iSchool8thAnnualResearchDayUBC: iSchool’s 8th Annual Research Day Jack Poole Hall at Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre Vancouver, Canada, March 9, 2018 |
Conference website | http://slais.ubc.ca/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ischool8thannualrese |
Abstract registration deadline | February 3, 2018 |
Submission deadline | February 3, 2018 |
The iSchool@UBC's Annual Research Day 2018
Friday, March 9, 2018
The iSchool’s 8th Annual Research Day will be held on Friday, March 9th 2018 in the Jack Poole Hall, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre. Research Day showcases the contributions of iSchool students and faculty working at the intersections of archival, information, library and children’s literature studies. We welcome submissions from current iSchool students, faculty and adjuncts. Students are specially invited to submit products from their own research related activities, independent inquiries, or course-related projects.
Submission Guidelines
Presentations: Talks and Posters
The presentation category is divided into short talks and posters. The majority of submissions will be accepted as posters, with a representative few submissions presented as short talks. When submitting to this category, please indicate whether you would like your submission to be considered for a short talk. The interactive nature of the poster session is intended to encourage discussion and debate. Demonstrations Demonstrations may consist of digital tutorials, search interfaces, digital collections, software tools, applications, and so on that you wish to share with the community.
If you are interested in participating in the iSchool’s Research Day, please submit an extended abstract, 1-2 double-spaced pages in length (~400-500 words), in PDF format. Extended abstracts have to be submitted electronically via the EasyChair conference submission system (https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=ischool8thannualrese)
Participants who do not have an EasyChair account will need to create one following the instructions at: https://easychair.org/account/signup.cgi.
Extended abstracts should include:
- Title for your work and full name(s) of contributor(s)
- The motivation for the work
- An introduction to the idea and its context in the professional/academic literature
- Method or approach proposed/taken
- Actual or anticipated results or outcomes (if applicable), and
- Contributions of the work.
Extended abstracts are due: Friday, February 3rd, 2018, midnight PST
Venue
The conference will be held in the Jack Poole Hall, Robert H. Lee Alumni Centre.
Contact
Questions about Research Day can be directed to Drs. Heather O’Brien (h.obrien@ubc.ca), Muhammad Abdul-Mageed (Muhammad.mageed@ubc.ca), or Nathaniel Payne (nathaniel.joseph.payne@gmail.com)