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Call for papers, posters, workshops

Call for 3^rd Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2011) at 24 - 27 May 2011, Athens Greece.

Since 2009 QQML has provided an excellent framework for the presentation of new trends and developments in every aspect of Library and Information Science, Technology, Applications and Research.

Papers are invited for this international conference. The conference will consider, but not be limited to, the following indicative themes:

Advocacy, networking and influencing: methodologies for building the evidence base in library and information services (LIS)
Balanced Scorecard tools in libraries
Bibliometrics
Change of Libraries and the Managerial Techniques
Conceptual and Organizational Perspectives of Knowledge Communication,
Development and Assessment of Digital Repositories  
Development of new metrics
Distance learning and the role of the library
E-Learning and the contribution of the libraries, archives and museums
Financial Management for Excellence
Human resources management
Information and Knowledge Services
Information literacy: Information sharing, Democracy and lifelong learning
Innovative management
Intercultural management
Knowledge Based Systems and their Applications 
Knowledge  management concept and technology,
Knowledge mining
Library Cooperation: Problems and Challenges at the beginning of the 21st century
Library management and marketing
Library statistics
Open Access and Open Source 
Performance Measurement and Competitiveness
Publishing Models, Processes and Systems
Qualitative and Quantitative methodologies
Re-engineering change in higher education
Resource development policy
Scholarly Information and the new communication technologies
Strategic management
Team building and management
Technology in the Communication: an interactive tool for development
Technology transfer and Innovation in library management
User education

Special Sessions – Workshops

You may send proposals for Special Sessions (4-6 papers) or Workshops (more than 2 sessions) including the title and a brief description to the Conference Committee at: secretariat@isast.org or from the electronic submission at the web page: http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html

You may also send Abstracts/Papers to be included in the following sessions, to new sessions or as contributed papers at the web page http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html

Contributions may be realized through one of the following ways

a. structured abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) and presentation;

b. full papers (not exceeding 7,000 words); and

c. posters (not exceeding 2,500 words).

In all the above cases at least one of the authors ought to be registered in the conference. Abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically within the timetable provided in the web page: http://www.isast.org/importantdates.html
The abstracts and full papers should be in compliance to the author guidelines http://www.isast.org/abstractpaperregister.html

All abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and in the website of the Conference. The papers of the conference will be published in the website of the conference, after the permission of the author(s).

Dr. Anthi Katsirikou, Conference Co-Chair
University of Piraeus
Library, Deputy Director
Head, European Documentation Center
Board Member of the Greek Association of Librarians and Information Professionals

anthi@asmda.com ; secretariat@isast.org