4th International Conference on Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries
Conference Topics
Sub themes of the Conference: 1.Management ˇExcellence and innovation ˇQuality and benchmarking ˇMeasures and metrics 2.Financial strength and sustainability ˇFund raising ˇCost benefit analysis ˇCost assessment ˇValue analysis 3.Marketing ˇMarketing research ˇPublic relations ˇPublicity ˇCommunication 4.Communication strategies ˇWorking with faculty, students, and staff ˇUsers - Non users ˇAlumni, Partners, Stakeholders ˇGroups / teams ˇArchives, historical societies, museums and art galleries ˇConsortia
5.Data Analysis and Data Mining ˇContent analysis ˇOntologies ˇKnowledge discovery ˇMachine learning ˇDatabases ˇData visualization 6.Digital Libraries ˇDigitization ˇMuseum and art digital objects ˇArchival digital objects ˇPublic libraries digital projects ˇDigital content for teaching ˇDigital images ˇMetadata
Indicative Themes
Advocacy, networking and influencing: methodologies for building the evidence base in library and information services (LIS) Balanced Scorecard tools in libraries Bibliometrics Change of Libraries and the Managerial Techniques Conceptual and Organizational Perspectives of Knowledge Communication, Copyright and licensing Data mining Development and Assessment of Digital Repositories Development of new metrics Digital archives Digital preservation Digitization Distance learning and the role of the library E-Books E-Learning and the contribution of the libraries, archives and museums E-research E-science Electronic publishing Financial Management for Excellence Human resources management Information and Knowledge Services Information literacy: Information sharing, Democracy and lifelong learning Information retrieval Innovative management Institutional repositories Intercultural management Knowledge Based Systems and their Applications Knowledge management concept and technology, Knowledge mining Libraries and shared services Library Cooperation: Problems and Challenges at the beginning of the 21st century Library management and marketing Library statistics Measuring information literacy effectiveness Metadata creation New means of selecting, collecting, organizing, and distributing digital content Ontologies Open Access and Open Source Operational information systems Performance Measurement and Competitiveness Publishing Models, Processes and Systems Qualitative and Quantitative methodologies Re-engineering change in higher education Resource development policy Scholarly Information and the new communication technologies Semantics Semantics Web Software Strategic management Team building and management Technology in the Communication: an interactive tool for development Technology transfer and Innovation in library management Theoretical models of information media User education