Dear Colleagues,
Here is an opportunity to take part.
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Call for Papers
*2019 International Paper Contest*
ASIS&T SIG-III
Dear All,
The Special Interest Group on International Information Issues (SIG-III) of
the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T) invites
research papers for the 19th International Paper Contest (IPC) for library
and information science (LIS) professionals in developing countries, for
the 82nd Annual Meeting, which will take place in Melbourne, Australia,
from 19-23 October, 2019. The theme of the Annual Meeting is:
“Information…Anyone, Anywhere, Any Time, Any Way.” For more information
visit: *https://www.asist.org/am19/ https://www.asist.org/am19/*.
Papers submitted to the International Paper Contest can discuss research
problems, policies, practical issues in or outside of LIS work settings,
and case studies on any aspect of the 2019 ASIS&T Annual Meeting theme from
a local and/or international perspective.
Topics include, but are not limited to the following core areas:
● Role of information in changes in economic, social, scientific,
political, and personal behaviors
● Production, storage, sharing, preservation, management, and
consumption of data and information for benefitting individuals,
communities, organizations, or society
● Role of the place, time, and the way in which
data/information/knowledge is communicated in empowering individuals,
communities, organizations, or society
● Information and individuals: Information behavior, information
retrieval, human-computer interaction, social media use, information
literacy, etc.
● Information use in, for, or by organizations: Information
architecture, knowledge management, competitive intelligence, linked data
and big data, digital curation, records and archives management, etc.
● Information society: Digital citizenship, cultural engagement,
archival preservation, policy development, copyright, intellectual
property, info-metrics, information access, etc.
● Information and emerging technologies: Cloud computing, digital
libraries, automatic indexing, social tagging, classification, semantic
web, database design, web usability, etc.
*Judging Criteria*: The IPC papers will be judged using the following
criteria.
1. Originality of the research question
2. Ability to situate problem statement against existing literature
3. Rigor in research methods
4. Novelty and significance of research findings
5. Theoretical and/or practical implications and/or contributions
6. Quality of presentation and overall organization of information
7. Consistency in citations, references, and grammar
*Eligibility & Information for Authors: *Only papers by a principal author
who is a citizen of, and resides in a developing country are eligible.
Winners of the 2012-2018 contests are not eligible. The papers should be
original, unpublished, and submitted in English. We encourage submissions
from librarians, information and network specialists, and educators
involved in the creation, representation, maintenance, exchange, discovery,
delivery, and use of digital information.
*Style: *The IPC Committee requires that submissions follow the
International Information and Library Review instructions to authors.
Detailed information is available under the heading, Guide for Authors at:
http://www.tandfonline.com/action/authorSubmission?journalCode=ulbr20&page=instructions#.VOw5ZUex4k0
*ASIS&T Copyright Policy: *ASIS&T will have the non-exclusive right to
publish any of the papers submitted on its website or in print, with
ownership and all other rights remaining with the author.
*Deadline*: Authors are invited to submit manuscripts, not to exceed 5,000
words, by April 15, 2019 via email to *dpotnis@utk.edu