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The annual international conference and course Libraries in
the Digital
Age (LIDA) addresses the changing and challenging
environment for
libraries and information systems and services in the
digital world. Since
its inception in 2000, LIDA has emphasized the examination
of contemporary
problems, intriguing advances, innovative approaches and
solutions. Each
year a different and ‘hot’ theme is addressed, divided in
two parts; the
first part covers research and development and the second
part addresses
advances in applications and practice. LIDA brings together
researchers,
educators, practitioners, and developers from all over the
world in a
forum for personal exchanges, discussions, and learning,
made easier by
being held in memorable locations.
Themes LIDA 2008
Part I: Education and training in digital libraries
In a relatively short period of time, spanning less than two
decades or
so, digital libraries became a global phenomenon,
characterized by an
accelerated, explosive growth. Digital libraries are a
subject of great
many activities worldwide. These include diverse practical
applications,
research and development (R&D) on many fronts,
continuing innovation,
policy formulations, management changes, and more. A number
of fields are
involved, among the most prominent being information
science,
librarianship, and computer science.
Considerable and rapidly growing amounts of funds are spent
on practical
applications in building and operating a variety of digital
library
collections, components and service and on R&D in
digital libraries. Many
commercial enterprises are providing digital resources and
software for
digital libraries. This all creates demands for well
educated and trained
professionals in these areas.
However, the education and training for digital libraries is
most often
based on apprentiship and practical courses and conferences
without
receiving the same attention (and resources) of digital
libraries
applications and other areas mentioned. A number of
institutions are
teaching digital libraries modules and courses, or beginning
to, and
struggling with this relatively new and volatile educational
area. Many
practitioners are finding it hard to learn more and to keep
up.
The goal of the first part of LIDA 2008 is to explore
efforts, concepts
and ideas related to education and training of
professionals, dealing with
the academic quality standards and practical training
requirements for
digital libraries and in variety of fields and contexts
related to
knowledge, values and skills needed for digital librarians.
The general
aim is to help further development of current efforts, as
well as
development of frameworks within which diverse efforts could
be compared,
evaluated, and improved.
Contributions are invited covering the following topics
(types described
below):
•knowledge, values and skills of the digital librarian to be
reflected in
educational offerings
•conceptual frameworks and methodological approaches to
digital library
education
•instructional design, development, and evaluation of
programs of study
and specialization for digital librarians in a variety of
schools and on
different levels – existing and proposed
•convergence and place of digital library education in
broader curricula
of library and information science, computer science, and
other fields;
impact of digital library education on other parts of the
curriculum
•examples of good practices of specific courses (or sequence
of
courses)and programs related to various aspects of digital
libraries and
digital library technology; examples of various modes of
delivery
•continuing education and training in digital libraries
oriented toward
practicing professionals
•student evaluation of digital library education, as well as
expectations
and perceptions of professionals in continuing education
courses and
efforts
•international aspects and cooperative opportunities in
digital library
education
•benchmarking and evaluation of educational and training
programs in
digital libraries
•cultural and social elements in digital library education.
Part II: Reference in digital environments
As access to electronic information through library Web
pages has
proliferated in recent years, an increasing number of
libraries have added
digital reference assistance to their list of user services.
E-mail
reference has become an expected venue for asking reference
questions,
having been included among the suite of information services
for over 20
years. Live chat reference services are relatively
new-comers, but have
already been successfully operating for over 10 years.
Information seekers
are increasingly turning to virtual reference (also known as
digital
reference) for the anonymity and convenience of remote
access and for the
extended hours of operation, since many services operate
24/7/365. An
increasing number of libraries and information centers are
now
experimenting with Instant Messaging, Text Messaging (SMS),
and other
emerging modes for offering reference services to
increasingly tech savvy
library users. Web 2.0 applications are opening new vistas
for digital
library services including reference blogs and wikis.
Digital reference
desks are appearing in virtual worlds such as Second Life.
Although the
proliferation of these alternative methods for service
delivery highlights
the need for research focused on understanding users and
staff behavior
and impact on issues of satisfaction and success, their
assessment poses
new challenges for researchers.
The goal of the second part of LIDA 2008 is to explore the
totality of the
virtual reference environment (including live chat, e-mail,
IM, and Web
2.0 reference initiatives) and its relationship to digital
libraries.
Special attention will be on the evaluation of virtual
reference services
from a variety of research perspectives and approaches. The
general aim is
to concentrate on scholarship that increases our
understanding of the
needs, interests, and experiences of users as well as
librarians/information providers in the context of virtual
reference.
Invited are contributions (types described below) covering
the following
topics:
•evaluation of various modes of digital library services
•application of theories and models in study of users and
use of virtual
reference
•application of theories and user information needs
assessments for design
and development of digital reference systems
•assessment of the decision making process for users who
choose virtual
reference over other modes (e.g., face-to-face, phone)
•advantages and disadvantages of different virtual reference
modes •the
role of knowledge databases in digital reference
•sustainability and cost-effectiveness of virtual reference
services
•evaluation of virtual reference consortia and comparison of
service
models
•benchmarking service quality and development of evaluation
standards in
virtual reference
•evaluation of advantages and disadvantages of different
virtual reference
modes
•assessment of the quality of interpersonal communication
in virtual
reference
•studies of accuracy and efficiency in virtual reference
•explorations of question negotiation in virtual
environments
•issues in archiving digital reference questions.
Types of contributions
Invited are the following types of contributions:
1. Papers: research studies and reports on practices and
advances that
will be presented at the conference and included on the
conference Web
site. Papers of up to 4000 words in length should be
submitted, following
the American Psychological Association (APA) style,
followed, among
others, by the Journal of the American Society for
Information Science and
Technology (JASIST) and Information Processing &
Management (IP&M). The
papers will be refereed. All accepted contributions will be
published in
on-line proceedings, as well as provided in the conference
kit.
2. Posters: short graphic presentations on research,
studies, advances,
examples, practices, or preliminary work that will be
presented in a
special poster session. Awards will be given for Best Poster
and Best
Student Poster. Proposals for posters should be submitted as
a short, one
or two- page paper.
3. Demonstrations: live examples of working projects,
services,
interfaces, commercial products, or developments-in-progress
that will be
presented during the conference in specialized facilities or
presented in
special demonstration sessions. These should involve some
aspect of users
and use. Proposals for demonstration should provide short
description and
a URL address, if available.
4. Workshops: two to four-hour sessions that will be
tutorial and
educational in nature. Workshops will be presented before
and after the
main part of the conference and will require separate fees,
to be shared
with workshop organizers. Proposals for workshops should
include a short
description, with indication of level and potential
audience.
5. PhD Forum: short presentations by PhD students,
particularly as related
to their dissertation, in a session organized by the
European Chapter of
the American Society for Information Science and Technology
(EC/ASIST);
help and responses by a panel of educators.
Submissions should be sent in electronic format (as an email
attachment)
to Prof. Tatjana Aparac at taparac