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> CALL FOR PARTICIPATION Biennial International Conference LIBRARIES IN THE<br>
> DIGITAL AGE (LIDA) 2016<br>
> <br>
> Zadar, Croatia, 13-17 June 2016, University of Zadar, Zadar, Croatia<br>
> <br>
> Full CFP can be found here: <a href="http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/">http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/</a> Email: lida@unizd.hr<br>
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> Libraries in the Digital Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and challenging<br>
> environment for libraries and information systems and services in the<br>
> digital world. This year's theme „Digital Library Curation and<br>
> Collections“ is divided into two parts. The first part covers<br>
> research and development, and the second part addresses advances in<br>
> applications and practice. LIDA is an international biennial conference<br>
> that brings together researchers, educators, practitioners, and developers<br>
> from all over the world in a forum for personal exchanges, discussions,<br>
> and learning, made easier by being held in memorable environs.<br>
> <br>
> The LIDA conference is held at the University of Zadar (Croatia) and the<br>
> conference's Guest of Honour is Professor Tefko Saracevic, Distinguished<br>
> Professor Emeritus, Rutgers University, USA.<br>
> <br>
> LIDA 2016 Theme: DIGITAL LIBRARY CURATION AND COLLECTIONS<br>
> Part I: Digital Curation and Preservation.<br>
> Contributions (types described below) are invited covering the following<br>
> and related topics:<br>
> Advances in activities or technologies needed for digital curation and<br>
> digital preservation<br>
> Developments in systems and networks supporting long-term preservation and<br>
> access<br>
> Standards-based advances in digital curation and preservation<br>
> Cost models and long-term funding considerations<br>
> Risk management in digital curation<br>
> Preservation of and access to oral and other non-text content<br>
> Evaluation of systems, practices, or approaches used in digital curation<br>
> Stakeholders (contributors, users, etc.) and the use and users of<br>
> preserved digital content<br>
> Implementation of digital initiatives, systems, projects, etc., supporting<br>
> long-term access to digital content, including international and<br>
> intercultural initiatives<br>
> Education and training for the long-term management of digital collections<br>
> Discussion about general issues: How are we to understand digital curation<br>
> in its own right? How are we to respond in digital libraries? What are the<br>
> opportunities and challenges?<br>
> <br>
> Part II: Use Studies, Education & Training for Digital Library Collections<br>
> Contributions (types described below) are invited covering the following<br>
> and related topics:<br>
> Usage studies based on digital sources, including log file analysis,<br>
> social media, and bibliometric / infometric source analysis<br>
> Language sensitive and culturally sensitive user studies that include<br>
> online testing, videoconference-based interviews and/or focus<br>
> groups Statistical and/or qualitative analyses of digital collections<br>
> Training and curriculum plans to teach text mining, semantic web, triple<br>
> store databases, and tools using machine intelligence<br>
> Research integrity discovery and evaluation tools and training<br>
> Forms of training and education that help people engage actively with the<br>
> latest developments in information science<br>
> Discussion about general issues: How can we better understand users and<br>
> uses of digital collections? How do we educate and teach for digital<br>
> collections?<br>
> <br>
> Types of Contributions:<br>
> Invited are the following types of contributions:<br>
> 1. Papers: scholarly studies and reports on practices and advances that<br>
> will be presented at the conference. Both completed research and early<br>
> work/preliminary results are invited. Papers will be refereed in a<br>
> double-blind process. Submit 1,500 word abstract, plus references.<br>
> 2. Posters: short graphic presentations on research, studies, advances,<br>
> examples, practices, preliminary work and educational projects that will<br>
> be presented in a special poster session. Posters will undergo a<br>
> double-blind review. Awards will be given for Best Poster and Best Student<br>
> Poster. Submit 750 word abstract, plus references.<br>
> 3. Panels: up to 90 minute sessions that will be interactive and offer<br>
> different perspectives and approaches to a specific topic. Organizers<br>
> propose the format and invite up to five panelists (including the<br>
> moderator). Submit 750 word abstract, plus references.<br>
> 4. Demonstrations: live examples of working projects, services,<br>
> interfaces, commercial products, or developments-in-progress that will be<br>
> presented during the conference in specialized facilities or presented in<br>
> special demonstration sessions. Submit 750 word description.<br>
> 5. Workshops: two to four-hour sessions that will be tutorial and<br>
> educational in nature, and are intended to foster interactive discussions<br>
> for attendees who share common interest. Submit 750 word description, plus<br>
> references.<br>
> 6. PhD Forum: short presentations by doctoral students, particularly as <br>
> related to their dissertation, in a session organized by the European<br>
> Chapter of the American Society for Information Science and Technology<br>
> (<a href="http://www.asis.org/Chapters/europe/">http://www.asis.org/Chapters/europe/</a>). The PhD Forum provides doctoral<br>
> students the opportunity to present their work to senior faculty in<br>
> relatively informal setting and to receive feedback on their dissertation<br>
> by a panel of international educators. Submit 750 word description.<br>
> 7. Undergraduate/Graduate Student Showcase: short presentations by<br>
> undergraduate and graduate student, related to their research, practical<br>
> projects, etc. The showcase will provide students with opportunity to get<br>
> feedback on their work in informal setting and advice on how to develop<br>
> their work further and get published. Submit 750 word description, plus<br>
> references.<br>
> <br>
> Important dates:<br>
> Extended abstract submission deadline: 1 February 2016<br>
> Notification of acceptance: 15 March 2016<br>
> Deadline for submitting full-text manuscripts: 1 June 2016<br>
> Notification of acceptance for full-text manuscripts: 1 September 2016<br>
> Deadline for submitting final versions of full-text manuscripts: 1 October<br>
> 2016<br>
> Publication of conference papers in Libellarium: December 2016<br>
> <br>
> <br>
> All proposals should follow formal LIDA guidelines available at LIDA 2016<br>
> website (<a href="http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/submissions/">http://ozk.unizd.hr/lida/submissions/</a>). All work should be in<br>
> English, original and not previously published. Submission of<br>
> proposals/extended abstracts should be made using the EasyChair submission<br>
> system (<a href=""></a>https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=lida2016<br>
> <br>
> Following the double blind review process all accepted submissions will be<br>
> published in the scholarly journal Libellarium: Journal for the research<br>
> of writing, books and cultural heritage institutions. Libellarium is<br>
> indexed by EBSCO and Erich II and has applied for inclusion into Scopus.<br>
> <br>
> Conference contact information<br>
> Conference co-directors:<br>
> Martina Dragija Ivanović, Ph.D., Department of Library and Information<br>
> Science University of Zadar, Croatia, mdragija@unizd.hr<br>
> Sanjica Faletar Tanackovic, Ph.D., Department of Information Sciences<br>
> University of Osijek, Croatia, sfaletar@ffos.hr<br>
> Ross J. Todd, Ph.D., School of Communication and Information Rutgers<br>
> University, USA, rtodd@rutgers.edu<br>
> Marie L. Radford, Ph.D., School of Communication and Information Rutgers<br>
> University, USA, mradford@rutgers.edu<br>
> Program chairs:<br>
> For Part I: Heather Lea Moulaison, Ph.D, The iSchool at the University of<br>
> Missouri University of Missouri, USA, moulaisonhe@missouri.edu<br>
> For Part II: Michael Seadle, Ph.D., Institute of Library and Information<br>
> Science Humboldt-Universitaet zu Berlin, Germany, seadle@ibi.hu-berlin.de<br>
> <br>
> Zadar is one of the enchanting cities on the Adriatic coast, rich in<br>
> history. It still preserves a very old network of narrow and charming city<br>
> streets, as well as a Roman forum dating back to the first century AD. In<br>
> addition, Zadar region encompasses many natural beauties covering two<br>
> national parks nearby: Kornati Islands National Park and National Park<br>
> Paklenica.<br>
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