[Rdap] FW: 10th QQML INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE

Wed Nov 29 11:48:01 EST 2017

Dear Friends, Dear Colleagues, 

It is our pleasure to invite you in Chania, Crete, Greece ((22-25 May 2018)
for the 10th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International
Conference (QQML2018,  http://qqml.org) which is organized under the
umbrella of ISAST (International Society for the Advancement of Science and
Technology). 

A lot of QQML friends asked us to organize the Anniversary of the 10 years
of QQML Conference in Chania and we accepted the challenge.

The conference invites Special and Contributed Sessions, Oral Papers, Best
Practices, Workshops and Posters.

Details about the types of distribution please visit:
http://qqml.org/description-of-the-contribution/ 

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 Future of the Library and Information Science

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

1.       The effect of Humanities on the LIS, 

2.       The Effect of Library on Learning and Research              

3.       The effect of LIS on personalities.

4.       The effect of LIS on Society

5.       The effect of the ICTS on LIS, 

6.       Application of innovative ideas in the library

7.       Best Practices in the library

8.       Communication of R&D projects          

9.       Development of Information and Knowledge Services

10.   Human resources and competencies for the 21st century            

11.   Library and Information Science and Research

12.   LIS Education, Research and Training

13.   Preparing Library for Tomorrow

14.   Going Digital    

15.   Going Open

16.   Information and Knowledge Management 

17.   Information Behavior and Use

18.   Information Literacy     

19.   Intercultural Information Ethics

20.   Knowledge networking and consortia

21.   Library design

22.   Library management and marketing,      

23.   Scholarly communication          

24.   Methods and techniques

25.   Metrics Research (Altmetrics, Bibliometrics, Cybermetrics,
Scientometrics, Webometrics)         

26.   Qualitative and Quantitative methods in libraries, museums, archives
and information centres    

27.   Tools for Organizational Performance Measurement      

Special Sessions - Workshops

You may send proposals for Special Saessions (4-6 papers) or Workshops (more
than 1-3 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://qqml.org/call-of-proposals/

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://qqml.org/call-of-proposals/

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: http://qqml.org/registration/. 

Abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically within the
timetable provided in the web page: http://qqml.org/call-of-proposals/

The abstracts and full papers should be in compliance to the author
guidelines that are located in the above link. 

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 QQML e- journal after the permission of the author(s).

The QQML e-  journal moved to  http://www.qqml-journal.net

Doctoral and Postgraduate Sessions

Professors and Supervisors are recommended to encourage the contribution of
Postgraduate theses and dissertations of their students.

In the Doctoral and Postgraduate Sessions the contributors resent their
research, the topic, the objectives, the methodology and the ongoing work.  

Post Graduate Student sessions for research are especially organized.

Please direct any questions regarding the QQML 2018 Conference and Student
Research Presentations to: the secretariat of the conference at:
secretar at isast.org  

QQML 2018 Important Dates

Abstract submissions: December 20, 2017

Notification of acceptance two weeks after submission.

Deadline Paper Submission: 1st of May 2018

Deadline Presentation Submission: 1st of May 2018

Early bird Registration: up to 30th of March 2018

Submit a Proposal or a session to secretar at isast.org

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://qqml.org/ or
contact the secretary of the conference at : secretar at isast.org 

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 

Looking forward to welcoming you in Chania, Crete,

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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See you in Chania, Crete,

Kind regards, 

Anthi Katsirikou (Ms)

Librarian, PhD, MSc

QQML Conference co-chair

Adjunct Professor, Hellenic Open University

Director, University of Piraeus Library

Coordinator of European Documentation Centers in Greece

Member of the Board of the Association of Greek Librarians and Information
Professionals

IFLA Member

ALA/ ACRL Member 

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