[Asis-l] Call for Papers, Int'l COnf Digital Scholarship, U of Botswana

[Richard Hill]

[Forwarded by request.  Dick Hill]

CALL FOR PAPERS
International Conference on Digital Scholarship and Emerging Technologies
(Organized Jointly by University of Botswana, University of Pretoria (South
Africa) and Council for Scientific and Industrial Research CSIR (South
Africa) from 25-27 May 2010. 

The rapid development of  new and emerging technologies and services for
information and knowledge management such as institutional repositories,
cloud and grid computing, digital archiving and curation, Web 2.0
technologies among others are revolutionizing scholarship, publishing, and
the storing and preservation of information.  A different kind of student is
also emerging ("the iPod generation") with greater computer literacy and
different kinds of expectations from the university experience. The
deployment of powerful computers, high-speed networks, and large scale
storage technologies has made the academic and research landscape
increasingly dynamic. These transformations oblige us in academia, research
and the general information service provision industry to seriously seek and
develop strategies and solutions to effectively harness the new
opportunities occasioned by these paradigm shifts while mitigating the
challenges.  The 3-day conference  organized under the joint banner of the
University of Botswana, University of Pretoria (South Africa) and the
Council for Scientific and Industrial Research, CSIR (South Africa) will
address various issues of digital scholarship, digital curation  and
emerging technologies within the theme 'Mapping and Demystifying Digital
Scholarship: Trends, Challenges and Opportunities.' Papers well researched
are welcome. All papers will be peer reviewed and selected ones will be
published in a high impact international refereed journal.  Papers in
electronic format should be submitted to:
  Prof Stephen M. Mutula
  E:mail: mutulasm at mopipi.ub.bw or smutula at hotmail.com

Conference Dates and Venue
Dates: 25-27 May 2010
Venue: University of Botswana New Conference Complex

Conference theme
Main theme:  Mapping and Demystifying Digital Scholarship: Trends,
Challenges and Opportunities 
Sub-themes
.	E-learning & E-research  (mobile e-learning/ mobile e-research)
.	Institutional repositories
.	Federated search engines
.	Web 2.0 technologies & applications
.	Web 2.0  service providers and consumers
.	Virtual collaborative research  environments
.	 Africa's undersea fibre infrastructure
.	Cloud  and grid computing 
.	Open source & open access
.	Digital commons
.	Podcasting scholarship
.	Quality assurance and best practices in digital scholarship
.	Content and knowledge management
.	Data mining, digital data management
.	Digital curation and digitization
.	Communities of practice
.	Digital divides
.	Ethics, trust and intellectual property 
.	Tenure, promotion and digital scholarship
.	Commercialization of research outcomes
.	Policy frameworks for digital scholarship
.	Research management in a digital environment
.	Scholarly communication, peer review and publications in a digital
environment
.	E-resources and information literacy
.	Second generation libraries and patrons
.	Second generation service providers and consumers
.	Emerging technologies and Digital scholarship
.	Technological capability for DS in Africa
.	Data and information security
.	Remote hosting services
.	DS financing and sustainability
.	Local content and indigenous knowledge capability
.	Research output ownership and access to outcomes
.	Needs of digital natives and digital immigrants 
.	Digital scholarship readiness
.	Information seeking and end user needs in digital scholarship
.	Open and distance learning in a digital environment
.	Attitudes and awareness in developing a Digital Scholarship
environment
Target audience
.	Educationists, scientists  researchers
.	Information scientists
.	Innovation hubs and science parks managers 
.	Content and knowledge managers
.	ICT infrastructure service providers and managers - mobile services,
computing and software 
.	Librarians and other information professionals
.	Archivists & records managers
.	Research managers
.	Curators 
.	Policy makers - in tertiary education, science and technology
centres
.	Students
.	Teacher training colleges
.	Document banks
Activities
.	Paper presentations
.	Poster presentations
.	Exhibitions
.	Workshops on - institutional repositories, web 2.0, digital
archiving, federated searching
.	Excursions 
Conference fees
.	Registration fee (International participants) - US$ 350
.	Registration fee (Local  participants) - US$ 100

Mode of Payment

Payment to be made to the following account details:

Account Name: University of Botswana
Bank Name: Standard Chartered Bank
Bank Postal Address: PO BOX 1529, Gaborone, Botswana
Account Number: 0100110109600
Transfer Ref: WS53-Digital Workshop
Branch Name: Mall Branch
Branch Code: 662167
Swift Code: SCHBBWGXAXXX
Contact Person: Thabo Abram
Tel: 002673554071
Fax: 002673959390
Email: abramtj at mopipi.ub.bw

Papers/abstracts

Paper length - maximum of 5000 words inclusive of references
Abstract lengths - 300 words
Citation Format - use APA (American Psychological Association Format)
Format of the paper - Introduction (providing context of digital scholarship
issue), research problem, methodology, findings and discussion, policy and
managerial implications, conclusions and recommendations

Key Deadlines
.	Submission of abstracts by prospective presenters = 15 October 2009
.	Reply  to presenters about decision on abstracts (accepted/not
accepted) = 15 November 2009
.	Inform  selected presenters based on acceptance of their abstracts -
30 November  2010
.	Deadline for paper submission by presenters = End of January 2009  
.	Review of papers completed - 15 March 2010
.	Programme for the conference released  30 March 2010

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Richard B. Hill
Executive Director
American Society for Information Science and Technology
1320 Fenwick Lane, Suite 510
Silver Spring, MD  20910
Fax: (301) 495-0810
Voice: (301) 495-0900