Proposals are invited for the 13th
International Conference on Performance Measurement in Libraries to be held in
Aberystwyth UK, 23-25 July 2019.
LibPMC (formerly the Northumbria
Conference), brings together practitioners, researchers, educators and students
interested in all aspects of performance and measurement in library and
information services in any context. The conference offers a mix of
invited keynote speakers, contributed papers, short papers and
workshops that stimulate discussion and provide workable ideas for measuring
and improving library performance and/or propose new concepts and techniques to
further advance the field.
The conference theme for 2019
is Data analytics: changing the information landscape. Submissions
are equally welcome on any aspect of performance measurement of
relevance to the library and information sector.
All proposals will be subject to double-blind
peer-review and should not have been published elsewhere nor submitted to
another journal or conference. Proposals from early career practitioners
or that outline current doctoral research at
whatever stage are especially welcomed.
Proposals are welcome for:
·
Full
papers, outline novel ideas/methodologies; case
studies applying novel methodologies; innovative and/or complex ideas (25
minutes).
·
Lightening
papers, case studies applying
existing methodologies; have niche applicability or a
single thread. Also suitable for testing initial stage
research/projects. (10 minutes).
·
Workshops, providing practical hand-on development and training
in any of the themes outlined below (1.5 hours)
Topics may
include but are not limited to:
Results of
performance measurement
- Digital
storage and transformations
- Diversity, equity,
and inclusion
- Learning and
teaching
- Organizational
culture and change
- Research
and scholarly life cycle
- Services,
collections (including specialized collections), and programs
- Space
planning and use
- Staff
and relationships
- Value
and impact
Performance
measurement techniques
- Analytics
- Data
management and visualization
- Frameworks
- Innovative
techniques
- Measurement
and measures/indicators
- Methodologies,
methods, tools and techniques
- Usability
- User
experience (UX)
Deadlines
For
an informal discussion on format, suitability or any other
queries, please contact info@libraryperformance.org
Judy Broady-Preston and Julie Hart
2019 Conference co-chairs
Frankie Wilson
Chair, Conference Board
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