Submissions

The key focus of the ICIML2015 is on Education and Research Trends in Management of Information, Knowledge, Libraries and similar organizations. We aim to look into the past, analyze the present and foresee the future. You are very cordially invited to disseminate your research and experience in any of the following tracks:

1.   Juried Full Paper (5000-7000)
2.   Research in-progress (short paper 2000-3000)
3.   Best practices and Lessons Learned: Oral presentations

Authors will have the opportunity to publish their papers in conference proceedings, Library Management (Emerald) and Pakistan Journal of Information Management and Libraries.

Proposed Themes for Authors’ Guidance (though not limited to these):

Quality Assurance and Accreditation of Academic Programs
Curriculum Designing and Implementing in Evolving Scenario
Issues in National and International Collaborations
Job Market and Professional Education
Leadership Development Challenges for the Information Professionals
Social and Communication Skills for Information Professionals
Challenges to Library Associations in Developing Countries
Electronic Scholarly Communication
Open Access
Information Behaviors in the Emerging Information Environment
Information and Digital Literacy
Information Storage and Retrieval
Digital Libraries
Social Media and Information Organizations
Library 2.0
Metadata Schemas and Ontologies
Big Data; Linked Data
E-science; E-government; E-learning
Digital Preservation
Disaster Management in Information Organizations
Bibliometrics, Informetrics, Webometrics
Health Informatics
Digital Humanities
Re-positioning Libraries and Information Organizations in Google Era
Freedom of Information and Copyright Issues in Developing Countries
Access Management in Information Organizations
Personal Knowledge Management
Marketing and Customer Focused Information Services
Services Quality in Libraries and other Information Organizations
Human Resources Management for Information Organizations
Continuing Professional Development
Cloud Computing and Libraries
Re-defining Library as a Space
Media Librarianship
Archives and Record Management
Institutional Repositories
Professional Ethics

Author Guidelines:

Please follow APA Style Manual 6th edition, for preparing manuscript according to the following structure:

Abstract Submission (Structured): Purpose/Aim, Research Design, Key Findings (if applicable), Significance/implications, Key words.

Full Paper: Structured Abstract; Keywords (4-6); Background/Introduction; Purpose/Problem Statement; Research Objectives/Research Questions/Hypotheses; Literature Review; Research Design/Methodology; Findings; Discussion; Recommendations and Conclusion; Research Implications.

Criteria for Selection:

All submissions will be double blind peer reviewed against the following criteria:

Relevance to conference theme
Clarity, coherence, organization of writing
Academic or professional merit
Originality and innovation of the work

Important Dates:

Date has been changed.

Abstract Submission (Structured)	16th March, 2015
Acceptance	9th April, 2015
Paper Submission	24th July, 2015
Acceptance Notification	30th August , 2015 5th August, 2015
Revision	7th September, 2015 17th August, 2015
Camera ready final version	14th September, 2015 30th August, 2015