[Sigmetrics] QQML2017 Invitation

[Anthi Katsirikou]

Dear Friends, Dear Colleagues, 

With pleasure we invite you in Limerick, Ireland ((23-26 May 2017) for the
9th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International
Conference (QQML2017,  http://www.isast.org <http://www.isast.org/> ) which
is organized under the umbrella of ISAST (International Society for the
Advancement of Science and Technology). 

This is the ninth year of the conference which brings together different
disciplines on library and information science; it is a multi-disciplinary
conference that covers the Library and Information Science topics in
conjunction to other disciplines (e.g. big data, open data and open source,
innovation and technological transfer, management and marketing, statistics
and data analysis, information technology, human resources, museums,
archives, special librarianship, etc). 

The conference invites special and contributed sessions, oral
communications, workshops and posters.

Target Group

The target group and the audience are library professionals in a more
general sense: professors, researchers, students, administrators,
stakeholders, technologists, museum scientists, archivists, decision makers
and managers, information scientists, librarians, records managers, web
developers, IT specialists, taxonomists, statisticians, marketing managers,
philologist, subject and reference librarians et al.

Main topics

The emphasis is given to the models and the initiatives focus on the  Data. 

The conference will consider, but not be limited to, the following
indicative themes:

1.                   Data Mining, content analysis, taxonomies, ontologies

2.                   Open Data, Open Access, Analysis and Applications 

3.                   Big Data and its Management

4.                   Information Ethics 

5.                   Information and Knowledge Management

6.                   Synergies, Organizational Models and Information
Systems 

7.                   Multimedia Systems and Applications 

8.                   Computer Networks and Social Networks, 

9.                   Health Reference and Informatics 

10.               Information Technologies in Education 

11.               Decision making in service innovation 

12.               STM information development

Special Sessions - Workshops

You may send proposals for Special Saessions (4-6 papers) or Workshops (more
than 2 sessions) including the title and a brief description at:
secretar at isast.org
<mailto:secretar at isast.org?subject=QQML2014%20International%20Conference>
or from the electronic submission at the web page:
http://www.isast.org/abstractsubmission.html 

You may also send Abstracts/Papers to be included in the proposed sessions,
to new sessions or as contributed papers at the web page:
http://www.isast.org/abstractsubmission.html 

Contributions may be realized through one of the following ways 

a. structured abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) and presentation; 

b. full papers (not exceeding 9,000 words);

c. posters (not exceeding 2,500 words);

 

In all the above cases at least one of the authors ought to be registered in
the conference. 

Abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically within the
timetable provided in the web page: http://www.isast.org/. 

The abstracts and full papers should be in compliance to the author
guidelines: http://www.isast.org/ 

All abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and in
the website of the Conference. The papers of the conference will be
published in the website of the conference, after the permission of the
author(s).

Student submissions

Professors and Supervisors are encouraged to organize conference sessions of
Postgraduate theses and dissertations.

Post Graduate Student sessions for research are especially organized.

Please direct any questions regarding the QQML 2017 Conference and Student
Research Presentations to: the secretariat of the conference at:
secretar at isast.org  

Important dates:

2nd Call of abstracts Deadline: 20 January 2017

Reviewer's response: in 3 weeks after submission

Early registration: 30th of March 2017

Paper and Presentation Slides: 1st of May 2017

Conference dates: 23-26 May 2017

Paper contributors have the opportunity to be published in the QQML e-
Journal, which continues to retain the right of first choice, however in
addition they have the chance to be published in other scientific journals. 

QQML e- Journal is included in EBSCOhost and DOAJ (Directory of Open Access
Journals).

Submissions of abstracts to special or contributed sessions could be sent
directly to the conference secretariat at secretar at isast.org. Please refer
to the Session Number, as they are referred at the conference website to
help the secretariat to classify the submissions.

For more information and Abstract/Paper submission and Special Session
Proposals please visit the conference website at: http://www.isast.org
<http://www.isast.org/>  or contact the secretary of the conference at :
secretar at isast.org 

Looking forward to welcoming you in Limerick,

With our best regards,

On behalf of the Conference Committee 

Anthi Katsirikou, PhD

Conference Co-Chair
University of Piraeus Library Director
Head, European Documentation Center
Board Member of the Greek Association of Librarians and Information
Professionals

 <mailto:anthi at asmda.com> anthi at asmda.com

 

 

 

 

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