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From: Sue Burgess <isic2006@uts.edu.au><br>
Subject: ISIC 2006 Call for papers</blockquote>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>Dear Colleagues<br>
The<i> Information Seeking in Context 2006</i> conference to be held
in Sydney, Australia from 19-21 July, 2006 offers researchers and
practitioners the opportunity to hear results of the latest research
in the field of human information behaviour; to debate methodological
issues, and to the discuss emerging and further areas for
research.<br>
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<blockquote type="cite" cite>All participants in previous ISIC
Conferences are welcome to submit papers for ISIC 2006 as are other
researchers from information-related fields. We also invite doctoral
students to submit an application for participation in the Doctoral
Workshop held in conjunction with the Conference on July 18,
2006. We especially welcome submissions from researchers and
doctoral students based in the Southern Hemisphere.<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Themes of the conference include the
following:<br>
<blockquote>1.<x-tab> </x-tab>Theories
and models of information seeking</blockquote>
<blockquote>2.<x-tab> </x-tab>Research
approaches and methodologies, both interpretive and
positivist</blockquote>
<blockquote>3.<x-tab>
</x-tab>Information seeking and use in specific contexts e.g., health
care, education, business, etc.</blockquote>
<blockquote>4.<x-tab>
</x-tab>Organizational structures and processes and information
seeking and use</blockquote>
<blockquote>5.<x-tab>
</x-tab>Information behaviour in everyday life; in communities both
real and virtual, including the role of indigenous
knowledge.</blockquote>
<blockquote>6.<x-tab>
</x-tab>Integrating studies on information seeking and
retrieval</blockquote>
<blockquote>7.<x-tab>
</x-tab>Information use, the nature of information and how
information is used to help solve an original problem or satisfy an
initial need<br>
</blockquote>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite><b>Deadlines</b> (awaiting approval from
Permanent Committee)<b><br>
</b>Papers<br>
January 31,
2006 Submission
of papers for review<br>
March 15, 2006
Notification of acceptance of papers<br>
May 31,
2006 <span
></span> Submission date for final versions of accepted
papers<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>Doctoral Workshop<br>
March 31,
2006
Submission of Doctoral workshop application<br>
April 15,
2006 <span
></span> Notification of acceptance for Doctoral
workshop<br>
May 15,
2006 <span
></span> Final submission for Doctoral
workshop<br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>More details will be available on the
conference website at: <a
href="http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/isic2006"
>http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/isic2006</a><br>
Email inquiries to Jan Houghton, Conference Convenor, at: <a
href="mailto:isic2006@uts.edu.au">isic2006@uts.edu.au</a><br>
</blockquote>
<blockquote type="cite" cite>On behalf of the UTS ISIC2006 team<br>
Sue Burgess<br>
Coordinator, Information and Knowledge Management Program<br>
Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences<br>
University of Technology, Sydney<br>
Ph: +61 2 9514 2712<br>
Fax: + 61 2 9514 2723<br>
Email: <a
href="mailto:isic2006@uts.edu.au">isic2006@uts.edu.au</a><br>
<a
href="http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/departments/DIS/"
>http://www.hss.uts.edu.au/departments/DIS<span
></span>/</a><br>
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