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CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Biennial International Conference LIBRARIES IN
THE DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2018

LIDA 2018 Theme: Social Justice, Community Engagement and Information
Institutions: Access, Diversity, and Inclusion

Zadar, Croatia, 13-15 June 2018
University of Zadar, Croatia (http://www.unizd.hr/)
Web site: http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/
Email: lida at unizd.hr

Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and
challenging environment for libraries and other information
institutions in the digital world. LIDA is an international biennial
conference that brings together researchers, educators, practitioners,
and developers from all over the world in a forum for personal
exchanges, discussions, and learning, made easier by being held in
memorable environs. This year’s theme is "Social Justice, Community
Engagement and Information Institutions: Access, Diversity, and
Inclusion". We welcome papers that address critical and theoretical
examination of the theme; present current research and evidence, as
well as examination of best practices from the field, and practitioner
perspectives and applications.

Invited speakers:
Toni Samek, University of Alberta, USA
Nicole A. Cooke, University of Illinois, USA

LIDA 2018 Contributions

Papers, panels, workshops and posters (types described below) are
invited covering the following, and related, topics with regard to
libraries, archives, museums, and other information institutions:

- How to empower people in all walks of life
- Designing for diversity, inclusivity, equitable and flexible use
- Community needs assessment for design and development
- Understanding and developing services for underserved / marginalized groups
- Community building, activism and citizenry
- Inequities, questions of privilege, power, and social control
- Human rights
- Critical approaches
- Creating inclusive spaces
- Systems, structures and architecture for design and development in
the context of social justice and community engagement
- Transforming from provider-led agencies to community-led agencies of
social change
- Social justice, archives and preservation
- Cultivating promotion and practices that enable social justice
initiatives and avoidance of practices that hinder these
- International perspectives / research on community engagement
- Libraries and other information institutions for hosting civic discourse
- Developing countries and preservation of indigenous knowledge
- Information organization / metadata / search algorithms for
diversity, inclusivity, and flexibility
- Diverse cultural contexts, religious, political and value systems
- Social justice and community engagement
- Pedagogy for social justice
- Virtual communities affording access to different stakeholders
- Collection development for diversity and inclusion
- Intellectual freedom, information ethics
- Reflective assessment of best practices from the field, as related
to conference theme

Types of Contributions:

1. Papers: 20 minute presentations on scholarly research, practical
advances, best practices, and educational projects. Both completed
research and early work/preliminary results are invited. Submit 1,500
word abstract, plus references by January 15, 2018.

2. Panels: up to 90 minute sessions that will be interactive and offer
different perspectives and approaches to a specific topic. Authors
must propose the format and invite up to five panelists (including the
moderator). Submit 750 word abstract, plus references by January 15,
2018.

3. Workshops: up to 90 minute sessions that will be tutorial and
educational in nature, and are intended to foster interactive
discussions for attendees who share common interest. Submit 750 word
description, plus references by January 15, 2018.

4. Posters: short graphic presentations that will be presented in a
special Minute Madness session. Awards will be given for Best Poster.
Submit 750 word abstract, plus references by February 15, 2018.

5. PhD Forum: short presentations by doctoral students, particularly
as related to their dissertation. The PhD Forum provides doctoral
students the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty in
relatively informal setting and to receive feedback on their
dissertation by a panel of international educators. Submit 750 word
description, plus references by February 15, 2018.

6. Student Showcase: short presentations by undergraduate and graduate
students, related to their academic research, practical projects, etc.
The showcase will provide students with opportunity to get feedback on
their work in informal setting and advice on how to develop their work
further and get published. LIDA 2018 Outstanding Student Award will be
given for best presentations in this section. Submit 750 word
description, plus references by February 15, 2018.

All proposal will be refereed in a double-blind process and MUST
follow formal LIDA guidelines available at LIDA 2018 website
(http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/submissions/). Proposals will not go forward
for review if templates are not used. The conference language is
English and all work should be in English, original and not previously
presented or published.

Submission of proposals/extended abstracts should be made using the
EasyChair submission system
(https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lida2018)

Authors can chose to participate in the conference only with the
presentation OR both to present their work and submit a full-text
manuscript. In both cases, at least one author must be registered and
present at the conference. All full-text manuscripts will be
considered for publication in the open access, peer-reviewed scholarly
journal Libellarium: Journal for the research of writing, books and
cultural heritage institutions. Libellarium is indexed by EBSCO and
Erich II, and has applied for inclusion into Scopus. Full-text
manuscripts MUST follow author instructions provided by Libellarium
and be written in English (If English is not your first language,
manuscript MUST be edited by a native English speaker). Manuscripts
will be returned if they are not proof-read.

Deadlines:

Submission of proposals for papers, panels and workshops: 15 January 2018
Notification of acceptance for papers, panels and workshops: 15 February 2018
Submission of proposals for posters, PhD Forum, Student Showcase: 15
February 2018
Notification of acceptance for posters, PhD Forum, Student Showcase: 1
March 2018
Deadline for submitting full-text manuscripts for Libellarium: 1 June
2018 (OPTIONAL)
Notification of acceptance for full-text manuscripts: 30 September 2018
Deadline for submitting final versions of full-text manuscripts: 30
October 2018
Publication of peer reviewed conference papers in Libellarium: December 2018

Conference contact information

Conference co-directors:
Martina Dragija Ivanović, Ph.D., Department of Library and Information
Science University of Zadar, Croatia,  mdragija at unizd.hr
Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic, Ph.D., Department of Information Sciences
University of Osijek, Croatia,  sfaletar at ffos.hr
Ross J. Todd, Ph.D., School of Communication and Information Rutgers
University, USA, rtodd at rutgers.edu
Marie L. Radford, Ph.D., School of Communication and Information Rutgers
University, USA, mradford at rutgers.edu

Zadar is one of the enchanting cities on the Adriatic coast, rich in
history. It still preserves a very old network of narrow and charming
city streets, as well as a Roman forum dating back to the first
century AD. In 2016 Zadar has been elected Best European Destination.
In addition, Zadar region encompasses many natural beauties covering
several national parks nearby: Kornati Islands National Park, River
Krka Falls, Plitvice Lakes National Park, and National Park Paklenica
Canyons.

-- 
izv. prof. dr. sc. Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic
Odsjek za informacijske znanosti, Filozofski fakultet u Osijeku
L. Jaegera 9, 31000 Osijek
E-posta: sfaletar at ffos.hr

Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Information Sciences
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences
L. Jaegera 9, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
E-mail: sfaletar at ffos.hr
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