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[Ágústa Pálsdóttir]

CALL FOR PAPERS

USE-2008. From Information Provision to Knowledge Production
23-25 June, 2008 at the University of Oulu, Finland

http://www.oulu.fi/silo/use2008



Extended submissions deadline for all contributions: January 15, 2008.

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Research on Library and Information Science has focused on knowledge
organization, users of information, uses of information, and provision of
information and development of library and information services for more
than 50 years. A new angle on these mainstreams of research can contribute
to the generation of new knowledge and innovations and thus enhance the
development of a knowledge society and a knowledge-based economy. The
underlying assumption of this development is that the knowledge creation
and generation of innovations are the primary sources of wealth and social
well-being in the contemporary society. Therefore there is a clear need to
explore the relationship between knowledge and information and how the
information behaviour and practices of individuals, groups, organizations,
and the wider community relate to various aspects of knowledge creation
and production.

The international conference USE-2008. From Information Provision to
Knowledge Production, aims at addressing issues related both to
theoretical conceptions and empirical applications of research on
information use in knowledge production processes at different levels of
activity in society.

Topics of interests include, but are not restricted to, information use in
knowledge production processes; for example:


·        knowledge management and the research of paradigms of information
studies

·        knowledge creation as a research object of information studies

·        theoretical aspects and models of knowledge creation and
production, the perspective of information studies

·        theoretical and empirical issues of information use

·        methodologies in knowledge behaviour, practices and use,
including aspects of information literacy

·        information seeking and interactive information retrieval in
knowledge production

·        innovativeness and knowledge processes

·        creativity and innovations

·        knowledge-based economy, knowledge production and information
professionals

·        knowledge production, information, content, documentation, and
their materialities



*********IMPORTANT DATES*********



Full papers, posters, panels: January 15, 2008.

Notification of acceptance: February 29, 2008.

Revised papers: May 15, 2008.



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Submissions may be of three types:

  1.. Papers. The submission should be of 4500 - 5000 words maximum,
including an abstract of 100 words. The duration of the paper
presentation is 20-25 minutes. Submissions are peer reviewed. 2.. Poster
presentations for doctoral research projects in progress. The
submissions should be of 500 - 750 words. Poster presentations are peer
reviewed. 3.. Panels. The submission should be of 1500 - 2000 words.
Submissions are peer reviewed.


The submissions should be in Microsoft Word format (.doc or .rft files)
and e-mailed to: USE2008 at oulu.fi



USE-2008 Doctoral Workshop will be organized on 22-23 June, 2008.



Keynote speakers:

Professor Blaise Cronin

School of Library and Information Science

Indiana University, Bloomington, USA



Professor Christine L. Borgman

Department of Information Studies

Graduate School of Education and Information Science

University of California, Los Angeles, USA



Co-Chairs of the Programme Committee:

Professor Maija-Leena Huotari, University of Oulu, Finland

e-mail: maija-leena.huotari at oulu.fi



Professor Elisabeth Davenport, Napier University, UK

e-mail: e.davenport at napier.ac.uk



Members of the Programme Committee:

Professor Chun Wei Choo, University of Toronto, Canada

Professor Elisabeth Davenport, Napier University, UK

Associate Professor Ronald Day, Indiana University, USA

Associate Professor Jonathan Furner, University of California Los Angeles,
USA

Adjunct Professor, Dr Mirja Iivonen, Tampere University Library, Finland

Associate Professor Claire McInerney, Rutgers University, USA

Professor Reijo Savolainen, University of Tampere, Finland

Dr Vesa Suominen, University of Oulu, Finland



Chair of the Local Organizing Committee:

Professor Terttu Kortelainen, University of Oulu, Finland

e-mail: USE2008 at oulu.fi



USE-2008 is organized in conjunction with the international Digital
Humanities 2008 Conference. (http://www.ekl.oulu.fi/dh2008/)



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Ágústa Pálsdóttir, PhD
Associate professor
Head of Department
Library and Information Science

e-mail: agustap at hi.is
phone: 525-4507
fax:  552-6806

Address:
Háskóli Íslands
Félagsvísindadeild
Oddi v/Sturlugötu
101 Reykjavík
Iceland


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