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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.