From: "Prof. N. Laxman Rao." <naglaxman@yahoo.com> Date: Mon, May 11, 2015 8:21 pm On Monday, 11 May 2015, 14:58, "Khoo Soo Guan, Christopher (Assoc Prof)" <chriskhoo@PMAIL.NTU.EDU.SG> wrote: Please note that the conference date has been moved a week later than was announced last year. The paper submission deadline has also been adjusted. Hope to catch up with you in Manila!  :-) Warm regards, -- chris *** Asia-Pacific Library and Information Education and Practice (A-LIEP) Conference 2015 *** Date: October 28 to 30, 2015 Venue: Manila, Philippines Conference theme: Asia-Pacific LIS: Exploring Unity and Diversity Conference website: http://www.a-liep.com/ *** CALL FOR PAPERS Paper and poster submissions are invited for the following 3 tracks: LIS Education, LIS Practice, and LIS Research. Three types of submissions: - Full Papers: length 8 to 12 pages, single-spaced, Times New Roman 11 pt. font - Short Papers: length 4 to 7 pages, single-spaced, Times New Roman 11 pt. font - Poster: abstract of 1 to 2 pages Document filetypes accepted: MS Office Word or Libre/Open Office Writer. Please consult the conference website for more format instructions. Submissions must be made by email to: aliep@slis.upd.edu.ph Please indicate in the email body: - Submission type: Full Paper, Short Paper, or Poster - Conference track: LIS Education, LIS Practice, or LIS Research (see below) *** Conference Topics The following list of topics for the 3 conference tracks are suggestive, and not exhaustive. LIS EDUCATION Challenges in LIS education nationally and/or internationally; Collaboration and resource sharing among LIS schools; Continuing professional development of LIS professionals; E-learning in LIS education; Future of information professions; Impact of ICT on LIS curriculum; Impact of LIS education on the work and career of LIS graduates; Industry feedback on LIS graduates; Multidisciplinary curriculum: a myth or reality?; Preparing LIS graduates for the new market; Quality assurance and accreditation of LIS programs; The job market for LIS professionals, and competencies needed LIS PRACTICE Collaboration among libraries and with other professions; Competency standards for library and information services; Customer-focused services; Efficiency vs. effectiveness of libraries; Evidence-based librarianship; Impact of ICT on libraries; Integrating research and practice; Knowledge management and librarians; Leadership development and strategic management in libraries; Library manager as strategic leader; LIS professionals as teachers and trainers; Organization and preservation of cultural heritage/indigenous knowledge; Outsourcing of information services; Records management; Role of LIS professionals in non-traditional contexts; Roles and challenges for school media specialists; Strategic use of information services; User education and information literacy for life-long learning LIS RESEARCH Advanced research methods in LIS; Digital libraries, digital archives; Evaluation of library/information services/user studies; Information behavior studies or model development; Information communication studies; Information literacy, media literacy; Information management vs. Knowledge management; Information organization, knowledge organization; LIS interdisciplinary research *** IMPORTANT DATES Paper/poster submission deadline: 15 June 2015 Notification of paper acceptance: 15 July 2015 Submission of camera-ready paper: 15 August 2015 *** CONFERENCE REGISTRATION FEE For paper presenters: USD 250 (1 per paper) Participant: early bird - USD 275, regular registration - USD 325 Student: early bird - USD 200, regular registration - USD 250 Early bird registration is from 15 August 2015 to 15 September 2015 Regular registration is from 15 September 2015 to 15 October 2015