The Third International Symposium on
Library and Information Science Education in the
Digital Age
First Announcement and Call for Papers
by
School of Information Management, Wuhan University,
China
March 1, 2010
Since the Second
International Symposium on Library and Information Science Education in the
Digital Age, which was successfully hosted by the School of Information
Management (SIM) of Wuhan University, China in the year of 2006, the Library
and Information Education (LISE) has been facing new challenges, and new
opportunities in the digital environment. It is also noticeable that the
iSchools movement has been fast developing in recent years. In 2010, the year
of 90th Anniversary of SIM (1920-2010), SIM will be holding the Third
International Symposium on Library and Information Science Education in the
Digital Age from October 9 to 11, 2010, as one of the celebration events of the
Anniversary. This Symposium will take place at Wuhan University, Wuhan, China.
With Wuhan University, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, University
of Pittsburg, and Association for Library and Information Science Education
(ALISE) jointly serving as co-organizers, SIM, the Center for the Studies of
Information Resources(CSIR) of Wuhan University, and the International
Collaborative Academy of Library and Information Science (ICALIS) of Wuhan University
will be co-hosting this venue.
The forthcoming Symposium
targets to facilitate the academic exchanges between LIS educators and
researchers at home and abroad, and to develop the relationships between China
LIS circles and iSchools and ALISE. It also aims to tighten the ties between
the education of Library Science, Information Science, Archival Science, and
the professional practice.
1. Theme and Topics
The theme of this Symposium
will be Challenges and Professional Future of Library and Information Science
Education in New Environment. The topics under the theme will include:
--Challenge and Models of
LISE in New Environment
-- iSchools and the Reform
and Innovation of LISE
-- iSchools Movement and Its
Impact on Asia LISE
--The Future of LISE in the
New Environment
-- The Education of
Librarians in the New Information Environment
--How can iSchools develop
quality and profession oriented LISE programs
-- How can LISE play an
active role in developing China Information Society and boosting the
Information Literacy of general public
--Challenges to Archival
Education and the Future of Archival Profession in the New Information
Environment
--Comparative Research of
Archival Higher Education in China and Other Countries
--Round-table Meeting of
Sino-U.S. LIS Deans and Chairs for a discussion
of the future and suggestions on cooperation opportunities
--The Future of iSchools
Graduate Education
We sincerely invite experts, Deans/Chairmen,
Directors, and students in the library science, information science and
archival science fields to attend.
2. Dates, Places and Fees
Registration Day:
October 8, 2010
Sessions:
October 9 – 11, 2010
Place:
University Lodge of Wuhan University
The registration fees are
waived. In addition to the local arrangements made by the organizers, the
participants will take care of their own transportation and accommodation
during the venue.
The Symposium will be
financially supported by the 211 Project of Wuhan University.
3. Requirements for Papers
and Deadline for Submission
Paper submission must not be
published, accepted for publishing, or under consideration for publication
elsewhere. It will be up to the Academic Committee of the Symposium to make the
decision on if your paper is accepted. The criteria for acceptance: (1) the
importance of your topic; (2) the originality of your paper; (3) informative,
reliable information in your paper; (4) presentation and expression of your
paper ; (4)if your paper has been published before. Paper matrix is designed to
A4. It should be with Word 2003 or Word 2007 version, and includes (in the
order): paper title, author, affiliations, mailing address and email address,
summaries and key words in both Chinese and English, main parts of your paper,
references and a profile of the author(s). For specific requirements for the
format of the paper, please also refer to the international standard. Please
provide us with an e-version of your paper, which should be easy for editing
and publishing.
The Proceedings will be
published. The deadline for paper submission will be September 1, 2010.
4. Contact Information
Contact Persons:
Ms. Li Zha
Prof. Ximing Xiao
Prof. Ruhua Huang
Mailing Address:
School of Information
Management
Wuhan University, Wuhan,
China
Postal Code: 430072
Phone: + 86 27 68754541
(Li Zha)
+ 86 18971378988(Ximing Xiao)
+ 86 13720116276(Ruhua Huang)
Fax:
+86 27 68754541
E-mail: [log in to unmask](Li Zha)
[log in to unmask](Ximing Xiao)
[log in to unmask](Ruhua Huang)
Website:
http://www.csir.whu.edu.cn
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