Venue: 4th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries, 22-25 May 2012 Limerick Ireland. [URL: http://www.isast.org/qqml2012.html].

Send a 100-word abstract and title of your paper by December 1, 2011, to Dr. Bharat Mehra ([log in to unmask]) for consideration in a session (4-6 papers) on Social Justice in Library and Information Science.

Deadline for full papers (not exceeding 7,000 words): March 30, 2012
Paper Template and Author’s Instructions available at URL: http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html

SESSION TITLE: Social Justice in Library and Information Science
[URL: http://www.isast.org/sessionsworkshops.html]

 

Coordinator: Bharat Mehra, PhD, Associate Professor, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee, USA

 

Scope & rationale:

Social justice in library and information science involves achieving action-oriented socially relevant outcomes via information-related work that furthers community-wide progressive changes partnering with, and, on behalf of people on society’s margins. This session will present speakers who engage in research and teaching while keeping their focus on social impact and community involvement in LIS practice, education, service design, and program implementation.

 

Feel free to get in touch with questions etc. Looking forward to reading your work!

My best regards, Bharat

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    Bharat Mehra, PhD
    Associate Professor
    School of Information Sciences
    University of Tennessee
    # 454 Communications Building,