[Sigiii-l] FW: Call for Submissions: Information: Interactions and Impact

[i.m.johnson at rgu.ac.uk]

 ***Apologies for Cross-Posting***
Call for Submissions: Information: Interactions and Impact (i3)
25 - 28 June 2007, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland
http://www.i3conference.org.uk 

i3 is concerned with the quality and effectiveness of the interaction
between people and information and how this interaction can bring about
change in individuals, organisations, communities and society.  The
conference will look beyond the issues of use and accessibility of
technology to questions about the way interaction with the information
and knowledge content of today's systems and services can make a
difference to people's lives.

We invite the submission of high quality papers that report original
research or critically discuss underlying methodological issues
associated with the main themes of the conference. Papers may reflect
ongoing or completed research studies and should not have been
previously published or currently being considered for publication
elsewhere. Preference will be given to papers which address two or more
of the following conference themes:

*	the quality and effectiveness of user/information interactions
(e.g. information literacy); 
*	patterns of information behaviour in different contexts; 
*	impact of information or information services on people,
organisations, communities and society (e.g. social, learning, cultural
and economic outcomes of engagement with information). 
	

Criteria for acceptance
Criteria for acceptance will be based on the following elements: 

*	the relevance of the paper/poster to the conference themes; 
*	the extent to which the paper/poster demonstrates awareness of
the current state of knowledge in the field (i.e. in relation to theory
or practice); 
*	the originality and significance of the arguments and results
presented (i.e. based on new findings and addressing a new problem or
focusing on a novel synthesis and in-depth discussion of existing
research, which provides a new perspective); 
*	the appropriateness, validity and robustness of the methodology
chosen displaying awareness of limitations; 
*	the contribution to knowledge and understanding of the issues
surrounding information interactions and impact; 
*	the quality of the written abstract (e.g. organisation and
clarity). 
	

Submissions will be anonymously reviewed by two members of an
international programme committee specialising in one or more of the
conference research streams. Notification of acceptance will be emailed
to authors and will also include the comments of the reviewers. A list
of titles of accepted papers and posters will be published on the i3
website. 

Types of submissions
Submissions are invited for full papers, short papers, posters and round
table discussions. The conference language will be English

Full papers
Full papers will be allocated 40 minutes (35 minutes for presentation
and 5 minutes for questions). Presenters of full papers should submit an
extended abstract of 1000 words. Authors who are accepted to give full
papers at i3 are also invited to submit a full paper for publication in
a special issue for Libri (http://www.librijournal.org).

Short papers
Short papers will be allocated 10 minutes for presentation with
opportunities for questions at the end of each session. Presenters of
short papers should submit an abstract of 300-500 words. 

Posters
Poster presenters will be allocated space for a poster, which should be
no bigger than A1 size (594 x 841 mm). The poster should include the
title, the author(s) name and affiliation(s) and a description of the
research findings. The size of lettering should be legible from a
distance and the inclusion of excessive amounts of information should be
avoided. Printed copies detailing the main elements of the research may
be prepared for distribution. Posters will be displayed throughout the
conference (although a specific poster presentation session will be
allocated). Presenters of posters should submit an abstract of 300-500
words. 

Round Table Discussion
Proposals are welcome from persons interested in chairing a round table
discussion (of between 60 and 80 minutes) centred on the major
conference themes. Chairpersons should submit an abstract of 300-500
words, explaining the background and goals of their discussion. 


How to submit a paper
Contributors should submit abstracts electronically using the online
submissions form, located at:
http://www.i3conference.org.uk/call/abstractsubmission.htm .  Papers
will not be accepted via email or by post. 

Important Deadlines: 

*	All abstracts should be submitted by 22nd January 2007. 
*	Notification of acceptance will be emailed in early March. 
*	The final copy of full papers for Libri should be received by
1st August 2007. Acceptance of a paper for the conference does not
necessarily mean acceptance of the full paper for publication. 
	

Further details about the conference are available from
http://www.i3conference.org.uk 

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Dept of Information Management
Aberdeen Business School
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee Road
ABERDEEN AB10 7QE
Tel. +44 1224 263967
Fax + 44 1224 263553
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