[Asis-l] FW: Call for papers: Asia-Pacific Conference on Library & Information Education & Practice (A-LIEP)

Thu Aug 4 06:50:40 EDT 2005

*** CALL FOR PAPERS ***

ASIA-PACIFIC CONFERENCE ON LIBRARY & INFORMATION EDUCATION & PRACTICE
(A-LIEP)

                  "Preparing Information Professionals for Leadership in
the New Age"

                                            Singapore, 4-7 April 2006

                                  (URL:
http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/A-LIEP/)

Organized by Division of Information Studies, School of Communication &
Information, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore

In collaboration with Department of Information Science, Faculty of
Computer Science and Information Technology, University of Malaya,and
Nanyang Technological University Library

The conference will take place on the garden campus of the Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore, on 4-7 April 2006.

This is the week after the CONSAL XIII conference in Manila
(http://www.consal.org/XIIIth_CONSAL_CONFERENCE.doc).

ABOUT THE CONFERENCE

* Is there a uniquely Asia-Pacific perspective of library and
information science? 

* What are the challenges facing librarians and information
professionals in the Asia-Pacific region? 

* How are library schools preparing LIS professionals for leadership
roles?

* What research is needed to support the LIS profession?

* How can practice, research and education be integrated to deliver
high-quality information services?

These and other questions will be addressed at the Conference, with an
emphasis on issues relevant to Asia-Pacific countries. The conference
will survey, accumulate and synthesize the experiences and insights of
LIS educators, researchers and practitioners, and provide opportunities
for scholarly exchanges and knowledge-sharing between academics and
practitioners through paper presentations, panel discussions and
workshops.

We invite educators, researchers, and professionals in library and
information science to submit paper proposals relevant to the three
themes:   

LIS EDUCATION

* Challenges in LIS education in the Asia-Pacific context

* Preparing LIS graduates for leadership and management roles to support
national and economic development in Asia

* Quality assurance and accreditation of LIS programs in Asia

* Collaboration and resource sharing among LIS schools

* E-learning in LIS education  

* Research-based teaching

* Survey of LIS graduates: impact of LIS education on the work and
career of graduates, competencies found useful

* The job market for LIS professionals. Careers in traditional and
non-traditional environments.

* Continuing education needs of LIS professionals

LIS PRACTICE

* Evidence-based librarianship. Grounding library and information
practice on research. Integrating LIS research and practice

* Case studies of innovative information services

* LIS professionals as teachers and trainers. User education and
information literacy for life-long learning

* Role of LIS professionals in non-traditional contexts. Changing roles
in traditional contexts.

* Collaborative projects between libraries and other institutions, such
as museums and archives

LIS RESEARCH

* LIS research issues in the Asia-Pacific context

* Multidisciplinary approaches to LIS research

* Evaluation of library/information services. Measurement of the impact
and value of information services and products to an organization

* Models and theories of user information needs and behaviour, and
application in the design of information services & systems

* Evaluation of digital libraries and new types of information systems

* Research-in-progress and completed LIS research relevant to the
Asia-Pacific region

IMPORTANT DATES

Deadline for submission of abstracts/paper proposals:  15 Sep 2005

Notification of acceptance:  15 Oct 2005

Full papers/short papers due:  15 Jan 2006

Paper proposals must include:

* an extended abstract of 500 to 1000 words

* a cover page listing 

   - the proposed paper title

   - the name(s), affiliations and email addresses of the authors

   - the postal address, phone number and fax number of the
corresponding author.

Paper proposals will be peer-reviewed, and will be accepted as full
papers (of length between 4,000 and 6,000 words, or 8-12 pages
single-spaced) or short papers (of length no more than 3,000 words).

Publication:

* Papers accepted for presentation will be published in a printed
conference proceedings.

* Selected research papers on LIS education will be published in a
special issue of the Journal of Education for Library and Information
Science.

* Selected papers in the LIS research track will be published in a
special issue of the LIBRES electronic journal.

* Selected papers on LIS practice will be published in a special issue
of the Singapore Journal of Library & Information Management.

Please submit paper proposals by email to both Dr Chris Khoo
(assgkhoo at ntu.edu.sg) and Dr Diljit Singh (diljit at um.edu.my). 

FELLOWSHIP AT NANYANG TECHNOLOGICAL UNIVERSITY, SCHOOL OF COMMUNICATION
& INFORMATION

Researchers and scholars are also invited to apply for the Asian
Communication Resource Centre (ACRC) Fellowship, which involves a
3-month stay at the Nanyang Technological University. More information
can be found at: http://www.ntu.edu.sg/sci/research/acrc.html.

CONFERENCE COMMITTEES

GENERAL CHAIR

Abdus Sattar Chaudhry (Head, Division of Information Studies, School of
Communication & Information, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore)

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

Abdus Sattar Chaudhry, Chair (School of Communication & Information,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Schubert Foo (Vice Dean, School of Communication & Information, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore)

Choy Fatt Cheong (University Librarian, Nanyang Technological
University)

Diljit Singh (Faculty of Computer Science & Information Technology,
University of Malaya, Malaysia)

Ngian Lek Choh (Director, National Library)

Sylvia Yap (President, Library Association of Singapore; Director,
National University of Singapore Llibraries)

PROGRAM COMMITTEE

Christopher Khoo, Co-chair (School of Communication & Information,
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore)

Diljit Singh, Co-chair (Faculty of Computer Science & Information
Technology, University of Malaya, Malaysia)

Anita Sundaram Coleman (School of Information Resources & Library
Science, University of Arizona, USA)

Chern Li Liew (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)

Chihfeng P. Lin (Graduate School of Information & Communications, Shih
Hsin University, Taiwan)

Kanwal Ameen (Department of Library & Information Science, University of
Punjab, Pakistan)

Kerry Smith (Curtin University, Australia)

Koti S. Raghavan (Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian
Statistical Institute,

India)

L. Sulistyo-Basuki (Faculty of Humanities, University of Indonesia,
Indonesia)

Laili Hj. Hashim (Faculty of Information Management, University
Technology MARA

Lee-Wang Cheng Yeng (Library Association of Singapore, Singapore)

Makiko Miwa (National Institute of Multimedia Education, Japan)

Mark Hepworth (Loughborough University, UK)

Paul W.T. Poon (University of Macau Library, Macau, China)

Ross Harvey (School of Information Studies, Charles Sturt University,
Australia)

Sajjad ur Rehman (Department of Library & Information Science, Kuwait
University, Kuwait)

Sam Oh (Sungkyunkwan University, Korea)

Shigeo Sugimoto (University of Tsukuba, Japan)

Sujin Butdisuwan (Faculty of Informatics, Mahasarakham University,
Thailand)

Susan Higgins (School of Library and Information Science, The University
of Southern Mississippi, USA)

Wang Yuguang (Department of Library and Information Management, Peking
University, Beijing, China)

LOCAL ORGANIZATION CHAIR

M. Shaheen Majid, Chair (School of Communication & Information, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore)

PUBLICITY & SPONSORSHIP CHAIR

Margaret Tan (School of Communication & Information, Nanyang
Technological University, Singapore)

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