We invite authors to submit research papers, short papers,
panels, workshops, alternative events and posters. Full papers are
given priority. All submissions should be in English - the official
language of the conference.
All accepted papers will be published in the journal Information Research and
they will be indexed in Web of Science (/Social Sciences Citation
Index and other important bibliographical databases).
Conference Themes
The theme of the conference is - as indicated in the name CoLIS
- Conceptions (approaches, theories, etc.) of Library and
Information Science (LIS).
Relatively well established subfields of LIS
include:
- Knowledge organization and information architecture
- Knowledge management
- Library studies
- Information architecture
- Information behavior
- Interactive information retrieval
- Information systems
- Scholarly communication
- Digital literacy
- Bibliometrics and scientometrics
- Interaction design and user experience
We are especially interested in papers discussing theoretical
aspects of LIS, for example, by putting such relatively well
established information science areas into interplay with broader
issues such as (but not limited to):
- rhetoric and communication theory,
- philosophy of information and language,
- social media and user generated innovation,
- persuasive design,
- cultural diversity in late modern societies,
- social and cultural theory.
- Etc.
Submissions
Research papers
The conference encourages the submission of high quality
research papers that have not been previously published and are not
under review for another conference or journal. Submissions are
welcomed in any of the topic areas indicated above. All accepted
papers will be published by the electronic journalInformation
Research. Information Research is a peer-reviewed, ISI-indexed
journal.
Submissions will be reviewed by at least two members of the
international programme committee on the basis of the originality
of the research presented in relation to conference themes, clarity
of presentation, the quality of the theoretical contribution made
by the research, the validity and rigour of the methodology chosen,
the significance of the results presented and the overall
contribution to the understanding of conceptions of library and
information science.
Research papers should be submitted as a Word-document and
contain at most 5,000 words. Please use the first author's surname
as the filename. If you are submitting more than one paper add a
number after the surname, e.g. smith1.doc, smith2.doc.
The first page must contain the title of the paper, an abstract
of not more than 250 words, and up to 2 topic areas taken from the
list of themes for CoLIS 8. Please add up to four keywords of your
own for specifying the content.
Topic areas are necessary to ensure that your submission is
reviewed by appropriate experts in your area of research. All
submissions should be anonymous. No page should identify the
authors or their affiliations. Authors who cite their previous work
should refer to themselves in the third person, e.g. "Newton and
Einstein (1905) demonstrated that…".
Short papers
Short papers should be submitted following the instructions for
full research papers, but should contain at most 3,000 words. As a
general rule short papers are used for presenting works in
progress.
Panels, workshops, and alternative events
Proposals should include:
- Type of event
- Title of event/session
- Short Abstract: Approximately 1.000 words
- Organizer(s): Names and affiliations of the organizers
- Length: Panels and alternative events are typically between 90
and 120 minutes in length. Workshops are either a Half or Full
day
- Participants: Expected/preferred number of participants
- Proposed format: Including draft schedule, explanation of how
it will appeal to the audience
- Purpose, goals and expected outcomes
- Value for R&D
- Special requests/equipment needs
Proposals will be reviewed by a sub-set of the programme
committee.
Posters
Posters are visual presentations of research in progress. They
should be designed to be presented in a common room or circulation
area, usually over a 90 minute period, during which participants
circulate and talk to individual presenters in an informal manner.
Poster submissions should consist of an extended abstract of
maximum 1,000 words, emphasising the research problem and methods
used.
Doctoral forum
Call for papers for the doctoral forum: http://www.iva.dk/english/colis8/doctoral-forum/
How to submit
Please use ConfTool for all submissions: https://www.conftool.net/colis8/
Deadline for all submissions: March 1. 2013
Queries regarding submissions should be directed to Jeppe
Nicolaisen (jni@iva.dk), Chair of
Publications and Proceedings.