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Conceptions of Library and Information Science (CoLIS) is a series of international conferences aiming to provide a broad forum for the exploration and exchange of ideas in the field of Library and Information Science, Information Studies, and related disciplines. It welcomes diverse contributions offering empirical, theoretical and historical perspectives.

The 10th conference in the series will be organised by the Department of Library and Information Science and Book Studies at Faculty of Arts, University of Ljubljana and will take place in June 16-19 2019.

Conference themes

The theme of the conference is - as indicated in the name CoLIS - Conceptions (approaches, theories, etc.) of Library and Information Science (LIS). This concerns the well established LIS subfields, such as:

    Knowledge organization
    Knowledge management
    Library studies
    Information architecture
    Information behavior
    Information literacy and related literacies
    Interactive information retrieval
    Information systems
    Scholarly communication
    Bibliometrics, scientometrics, webometrics
    Interaction design and user experience
    Archival studies
    History and philosophy of information

We welcome submissions on all aspects of the subject, including information science, information systems, library science, archives, records management, and digital humanities.