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Call for Submissions: Information: Interactions and Impact (i3)
25 – 28 June 2007, The Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen, Scotland
http://www.i3conference.org.uk



i3 is concerned with the quality and effectiveness of the interaction
between people and information and how this interaction can bring about
change in individuals, organisations, communities and society. The
conference will look beyond the issues of use and accessibility of
technology to questions about the way interaction with the information and
knowledge content of today’s systems and services can make a difference to
people’s lives.


We invite the submission of high quality papers that report original
research or critically discuss underlying methodological issues associated
with the main themes of the conference. Papers may reflect ongoing or
completed research studies and should not have been previously published or
currently being considered for publication elsewhere. Preference will be
given to papers which address two or more of the following conference themes:


          o the quality and effectiveness of user/information interactions
(e.g. information literacy);
          o patterns of information behaviour in different contexts;
          o impact of information or information services on people,
organisations, communities and society (e.g. social, learning, cultural and
economic outcomes of engagement with information).




Criteria for acceptance


Criteria for acceptance will be based on the following elements:

          o the relevance of the paper/poster to the conference themes;
          o the extent to which the paper/poster demonstrates awareness of
the current state of knowledge in the field (i.e. in relation to theory or
practice);
          o the originality and significance of the arguments and results
presented (i.e. based on new findings and addressing a new problem or
focusing on a novel synthesis and in-depth discussion of existing research,
which provides a new perspective);
          o the appropriateness, validity and robustness of the methodology
chosen displaying awareness of limitations;
          o the contribution to knowledge and understanding of the issues
surrounding information interactions and impact;
          o the quality of the written abstract (e.g. organisation and clarity).

Submissions will be anonymously reviewed by two members of an international
programme committee specialising in one or more of the conference research
streams. Notification of acceptance will be emailed to authors and will also
include the comments of the reviewers. A list of titles of accepted papers
and posters will be published on the i3 website.



Types of submissions


Submissions are invited for full papers, short papers, posters and round
table discussions. The conference language will be English.



Full papers

Full papers will be allocated 40 minutes (35 minutes for presentation and 5
minutes for questions). Presenters of full papers should submit an extended
abstract of 1000 words. Authors who are accepted to give full papers at i3
are also invited to submit a full paper for publication in a special issue
for Libri (http://www.librijournal.org).



Short papers

Short papers will be allocated 10 minutes for presentation with
opportunities for questions at the end of each session. Presenters of short
papers should submit an abstract of 300-500 words.



Posters

Poster presenters will be allocated space for a poster, which should be no
bigger than A1 size (594 x 841 mm). The poster should include the title, the
author(s) name and affiliation(s) and a description of the research
findings. The size of lettering should be legible from a distance and the
inclusion of excessive amounts of information should be avoided. Printed
copies detailing the main elements of the research may be prepared for
distribution. Posters will be displayed throughout the conference (although
a specific poster presentation session will be allocated). Presenters of
posters should submit an abstract of 300-500 words.



Round Table Discussion

Proposals are welcome from persons interested in chairing a round table
discussion (of between 60 and 80 minutes) centred on the major conference
themes. Chairpersons should submit an abstract of 300-500 words, explaining
the background and goals of their discussion.



How to submit a paper

Contributors should submit abstracts electronically using the online
submissions form, located at:
http://www.i3conference.org.uk/call/abstractsubmission.htm .Papers will not
be accepted via email or by post.



Important Deadlines:


          o All abstracts should be submitted by 22nd January 2007.
          o Notification of acceptance will be emailed in early March.
          o The final copy of full papers for Libri should be received by
1st August 2007. Acceptance of a paper for the conference does not
necessarily mean acceptance of the full paper for publication.


Further details about the conference are available from
http://www.i3conference.org.uk


Dr Konstantina Martzoukou, on behalf of the i3 Organising Committee.