The general aim of the annual conference and course Libraries in the
Digital Age (LIDA), started in 2000, is to address the changing and challenging
environment for libraries and information systems and services in the
digital world, with an emphasis on examining contemporary problems, advances
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 seeks to bring
together researchers, practitioners, and developers in a forum for personal
exchanges, discussions, and learning, made easier by being held in memorable
locations.
Themes LIDA 2006
Part I. Cultural, social and institutional effects and place
of digital libraries
Digital libraries are a world wide success, even though they are barely
a decade old. Technology provides unprecedented access to a growing number
of digital resources and library services. Digital libraries have spread
in many fields, areas and institutions. Growth in their use is extraordinary.
Numerous innovative practices have been developed and more are underway
that account for this success and increased use globally. In fact, digital
libraries are becoming a phenomenon with wide spread effects above and
beyond libraries proper.
The goal of the first part of LIDA 2006 is to explore the place and role
of digital libraries in the wider realm of culture and society, as well
as in the specific realm of organizations or institutions where they are
housed. Of interest is to examine the effects that digital libraries have
on social and cultural environment and on institutional practices. Included
are role and effects of digital libraries in specific areas, such as education,
science, humanities, scholarship, publishing or given disciplines and
professions, and as related to specific cultural and social institutions,
such as museums, academies, historical societies, or government, as well
as specific institutions, such as universities, academic departments,
research institutes, hospitals and the like. Contributions cover research
and scholarly papers and posters. Invited are contributions (types described
below) covering the following topics:
social and global aspects of digital libraries; effect of digital
libraries on scholarship, education, arts, and culture in general or
on specific institutions in particular
cultural, social, and institutional roles of digital libraries
contributions to these roles of innovative features, services, practices,
modes of access, and structures in digital libraries
changes in cultural, social and institutional practices due to digital
libraries e.g. changes in education, professional practice, research,
universities, etc.
projects that cross digital libraries, museums, archives, and/or
other institutions
studies of impact, value or significance of digital libraries
barriers and obstacles to success of digital libraries in society
and institutions.
Part II. Building a digital library for children and young adults
A variety of libraries (and not only libraries but other institutions
and organizations of all shapes and sizes) are concerned with building
or improving a digital library in their own domain, and for their users.
As a consequence, digital libraries are reaching out to specific
audiences and providing digital resources and services geared toward that
audience. Traditionally, libraries all over the globe have successfully
developed and provided collections and services for children and young
adults. Now they are moving in a big way to develop and provide digital
library resources and services for that audience. Besides being challenging,
this is a highly motivated area, with great potential and prospects, some
of them already realized.
The goal of the second part of LIDA 2006 is to share experiences from
practice and research in development and operation of digital library
resources and services specifically devoted to children and young adults.
This involves existing state-of-the-art resources and services, as well
s those that are on the drawing board or are contemplated for the future.
On the practical side included are statements of principles and examples
of best practices. On the research side, invited are examples of use of
study results in areas such as literacy in information age in development
of digital libraries for children and young adults. Contributions cover
papers, posters, workshops and demonstrations.
Contributions are invited that approach building, maintaining, and improving
digital libraries for children and young adults from a number of perspectives.
These include:
types of contents and services provided by digital libraries for
children and young adults in public and other libraries and all schools
from preschools to high schools
steps in design, development, and implementation of a digital library
for that audience
enabling the use of digital libraries for children and teens
student learning in libraries in the digital age; implications for
information literacy
cultural heritage digital libraries in variety of institutions (museums,
archives, variety of cultural institutors, government, etc.), oriented
toward that audience
digital libraries and special education
experiences in establishing digital libraries in schools and public
libraries in small or isolated library environments; cooperative approaches;
promoting and safeguarding the library; effects in their community
library web sites for children and young adults reaching out beyond
the library
if you build will they come? - needs, knowledge, skills of participant
population; experiences with involving potential users children, young
adults, parents, teachers - in building and operating a digital library
necessary competencies and continuing education for librarians and
information professionals in libraries or library services for children
and young adults
Posters: short graphic presentations on research, studies, advances,
examples, practices, or preliminary work that will be presented in a
special poster session. An award will be given for Best Posters. Proposals
for posters should be submitted as a short, one or two- page paper.
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.
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.
Submissions
Should be in electronic form (as attachments to email) to Prof.
Tatjana Aparac. Inquires can also be addressed to the co-chair of
the conference Prof. Tefko Saracevic and Program Chairs for Part II. Prof.
Carol Kuhlthau and Prof. Ross Todd. Full addresses are provided below.
All submissions will be refereed.
Deadlines
• For papers and workshops 10 January 2006. Acceptance
by 10 February 2006.
• For demonstrations and posters: 10 February 2006.
Acceptance by 1 March 2006.
• Final submission for all 15 March 2006.
Invitation to institutions
We are inviting libraries, information agencies, professional organizations,
publishers, and service providers to consider participation at LIDA by
providing a demonstration, workshop, or exhibit about their products,
services or advances, or by presenting a paper or poster about their activities.
Sponsorship of an event is also invited. Institutions can benefit as well:
We will provide course materials to participants so that they can communicate,
instruct, and transfer topics of interest to their institution. Thus,
we are organizing LIDA to reach a wider audience.
Organization and submission
addresses
Course co-directors and Program Chairs for Part I*:
TATJANA APARAC-JELUSIC, Ph.D
Department of Information Sciences. Faculty of Education. University of
Osijek
Lorenza Jaegera 9, 31000 Osijek, Croatia
Tel.: +385 1 6120111/231 Fax: +385 1 6156879
Email: taparac@ffos.hr http://www.ffzg.hr/infoz/biblio/nastava/taparac.htm
TEFKO SARACEVIC, Ph.D
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies. Rutgers University
4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08903 USA
Tel.: +1(732)932-7500/ extension 8222 Fax: (732)932-6916
Email: tefko@scils.rutgers.edu http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~tefko
Program co-chairs for Part II:
CAROL C. KUHLTHAU, PhD
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies. Rutgers University
4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA
Tel: +1(732)932-7500/ ext. 8217; Fax: +1(732)932-6916
Email: kuhlthau@scils.rutgers.edu http://www.scils.rutgers.edu/~kuhlthau/
ROSS TODD, PhD
School of Communication, Information and Library Studies. Rutgers University
4 Huntington Street, New Brunswick, NJ 08901 USA
Tel: +1(732)932-7500/ ext. 8223; Fax: +1(732)932-6916
Email: rtodd@scils.rutgers.edu http://scils.rutgers.edu/~rtodd
GENERAL CORRESPONDENCE AT THE ADDRESS OF Prof. TATJANA APARAC-JELUSIC
Venues
The first part of LIDA 2006 will be held in Dubrovnik and for the second
part the conference will move to island Mljet, less than a two-hour ride
from Dubrovnik on a fast catamaran. Pre-conference workshops are planned
for 29 May 2006 and post-conference workshops for 3 June 2006.
