International Summit of the Book
Western Balkans Information & Media Literacy Conference
LIT Limerick Institute of Technology
Ireland
10th International Summit of the Book 2021
Of all things, I liked books best, Nikola Tesla (1856-1943)
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Western Balkans Information and Media Literacy Conference
WBIMLC 2021
Epistemology: Opinion, Belief and the Reality
Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Hotel Opal - Exclusive
The official language of the Conference: English
Call for papers
The official Language of the Conference: English
The 10th International Summit of the Book 2021 welcome papers on any of the topics listed here
WBIMLC 2021 welcome papers on any of the topics listed here
Papers for both the International Summit of the Book and WBIMLC should be prepared using the WBIMLC template available here and submitted electronically to this email address wbimlc2019@wbimlc.org
After the second cycle of Peer-Review, selected papers will be published in the International Summit of the Book and the WBIMLC Proceedings Book and in the Peer Reviewed Education for Information (indexed by SCOPUS) ISSN print: 0167-8329; ISSN online: 1875-8649.
Paper Submission:
Submissions in any of the following forms are accepted:
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Full paper to be published in conference proceedings
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Presentation
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Roundtable discussion
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Poster session
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Workshops
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Symposia
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PechaKucha
Instructions for authors/download:
Papers should be written in English, prepared using the WBIMLC template, and submitted electronically to this email address wbimlc2019@wbimlc.org. After the second cycle of peer-review, selected papers will be published in the WBIMLC2021 Proceedings and in the peer-reviewed journal "Education for Information" (indexed by SCOPUS: ISSN print: 0167-8329; ISSN online: 1875-8649).
Registration Fees:
CONFERENCE FEES: 300€
(Online/Offline Participation)
The registration fee includes the following:
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Preparation of the Proceedings
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Promotional materials
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Welcome drink
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Refreshments during the conference
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Galla Dinner
Please note:
All expenses, including registration for the conference, travel, accommodation etc., are the responsibility of the authors/presenters. No financial support can be provided by the Conference Committee, but a special invitation can be issued to authors.
Important Dates:
Abstract Submission Deadline: 16th October 2021
Notification of Acceptance/Rejection: 28th October 2021
Full Paper Submission Deadline: 11th November 2021
Dissemination of Final Programme by: 30th November 2021
Conference dates: 9th-10th December 2021
Abstracts and Papers are to be sent to: wbimlc2019@wbimlc.org
Pre-Conference INNO3D WOrkshop PROGRAM,
December 8th 2021.
ERASMUS+ KA203 - Strategic Partnerships for Higher Education:
3D printing support service for innovative citizens Workshop.
(In association with the 10th International Summit of the Book & Western Balkan Information and Media Literacy Conference 2021).
Pre-Conference December 8th 2021
10:00 - 10:15
Opening address and welcome:
Jerald Cavanagh - INNO3D Project Leader, Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS), Ireland.
Followed by:
Greetings from INNO3D Project Partners from Romania, Greece, Spain, Portugal and Slovakia
10:15 - 10:30
Overview of the ERASMUS+ Strategic Partnerships 3D printing support service for innovative citizens, (INNO3D) project & INNO3D Blended Curriculum. Jerald Cavanagh INNO3D Project Leader & Padraig Kirby, INNO3D Project Coordinator.
10:30 - 10:50
INNO3D Modules Dissemination Plan in Romanian academic community, Angela Repanovici, Transilvania University of Brasov, Romania.
10:50 - 11:10
Best practices for 3D Printing in Libraries, Manolis Koukourakis, University of Crete, Rethymno, Crete, Greece.
11:10 - 11:30
Questionnaires on 3D printing services and competencies in Academic Libraries, José Moura, Ana Alves Pereira, Ana Roxo, Rosário Duarte, Filipe Silvestre, NOVA School of Science and Technology, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Portugal.
11:30 - 12:00
Break
12:00 - 12:20
3D Printer usage in teaching at UKF, Štefan Koprda and Daniel Tucek, Constantine the Philosopher University of Nitra, Slovakia.
12:20 - 12:40
Library makerspace. UPV and Spain evolution, Santiago Ferrándiz Bou, Polytechnical University of Valencia, Spain.
12:40 - 13:00
3D Printing Services as part of the re-engineering process at the UPT Library, Agneta Elisabeta Lovasz, Carmen Sticlaru, Anca Draghici, Simona Bursașiu, Politehnica University of Timișoara, Romania.
13:00 - 13:20
Developing 3D printing training material and courses for different audiences, Ageliki Oikonomou, Adamantia Psallidakou and Ioanna Tsimara, University of Piraeus Research Centre, Greece.
13:20 - 13:30
Questions, Feedback and Discussion.
13:30 - 14:30
Plenary Roundtable Discussion, The Future of 3D Printing in Libraries and Information Literacy, facilitated by Special Guest Jeffrey “JK” Kelly, M.A.T., Expert teacher and Paul Zurkowski colleague, Information Literacy expert from the Universal Information Literacy Association (UILA), United States.
14:30 - 15:00
Final Discussion, Reflection and Wrap up. Close of Workshop
Thursday, December 9, 2021 (Day 1)
09:00 - 09:10
Opening Speeches and Welcome
Ratko Knezevic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jerald Cavanagh & Padraig Kirby, Ireland
09:10 - 09:15
Conference Opening
H.E. Myles Geiran, Ambassador of Ireland in Slovenia and Bosnia and Herzegovina
09:15 - 09:20
Welcome from Professor Vincent Cunnane, President of the Technological University of the Shannon: Midlands Midwest (TUS), Ireland
09:20 - 09:50
Keynote Speaker: Ismail Serageldin (Egypt)
Libraries and Archives: Custodians of History and protectors of Truth in the Digital Age
09:50 - 10:15
Guest Speaker: Dilara Begum (Bangladesh)
The Role of LIS Professionals in Attaining SDGs through MIL.
10:15 - 10:35
Marwiyah et al. (Indonesia)
Information Literacy: Evaluation Using Action Research Approach.
10:40 - 11:05
Jerald Cavanagh & Padraig Kirby (Ireland)
Libraries, Information Literacy and Online Learning in a post-Covid World.
11:10 - 11:30
Mary Sengati Zimba (UAE)
Information Literacy Across the University: Building an Information Literate Community at a University in the Middle East
11:35 - 12:00
Summing up/Discussion on morning session
Ratko Knezevic, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Jerald Cavanagh & Padraig Kirby, Ireland. Networking and discussion involving all delegates
12:00 - 13:45
Break
13:45 - 14:20
Elli Georgiadou et al. (UK)
Towards Narrowing the Socio-digital Divide During and Post the COVID-19 Pandemic
14:25 - 14:50
April R. Manabat (Kazakhstan)
We’re Getting Engaged! Fostering Student Engagement in a Virtual Library Instruction
14:50 - 15:20
Gordana Latinovic - Rauski (Canada)
Design Sprint and Information Literacy. Workshop
15:20 - 15:55
Amela Colic et al. (Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Linguistics Training as a Part of Lifelong Learning for Law Professionals
16:00 - 17:30
17:30
Ismail Serageldin (Egypt), Frode A. Hegland (UK) & Vinton G. Cerf (USA)
The Future of Text. Panel discussion
End of Day 1
Friday, December 10, 2021 (Day 2)
09:00 - 10:00
Keynote Speaker: Christine Bruce (Australia)
Information Literacy: Epistemology, Belief and Values – Ethical IL. Workshop
10:05 - 10:50
Keynote Speaker: Ismail Serageldin (Egypt)
Creativity and Transformative Innovation: From Tesla to Picasso and Rimbaud
10:55 - 11:20
Keynote Speaker: Tonia Arahova (Greece), IFLA President-Elect
11:25 - 11:50
Guest Speaker: Dilara Begum (Bangladesh)
The Role of LIS Professionals in Attaining SDGs through MIL
11:55 - 12:15
Jerald Cavanagh & Padraig Kirby (Ireland)
Libraries, Information Literacy and Online Learning in a post-Covid World
12:20 - 12:40
Marwiyah et al. (Indonesia)
Information Literacy: Evaluation Using Action Research Approach
12:45 - 14:00
Break
14:05 - 14:25
Joseph Yap et al. (Hungary)
Digital Civic Engagement and Youth Participation: A Survey Research
14:30 - 14:55
Guest Speaker: Jeff Kelly (JK) (USA)
Is Universal Information Literacy Possible?
15:00 - 15:25
Keynote Speaker: Paul G. Zurkowski (USA)
Disruptive technology: from the Book to Information Literacy.
15:30 - 15:55
Keynote Speaker: Sanda Erdelez (USA)
Information Encountering as a building block of metaliteracy.
16:00 - 17:30
Ismail Serageldin (Egypt), Frode A. Hegland (UK) & Vinton G. Cerf (USA
The Future of Text. Panel discussion
17:30
Closure of the Conferences
Committees
ORGANISATION COMMITTEE
Knezevic, Ratko Ph.D., President, Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Cavanagh, Jerald M.A. Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick, Ireland
Kirby, Padraig M.A. Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick, Ireland
Asma'a S. Assim Rabdan Academy, UAE
SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE
Asma'a S. Assim Rabdan Academy, UAE
Biscan, Frida M.A. National and University Library, Zagreb, Croatia
Cavanagh, Jerald M.A. Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick, Ireland
Erdelez, Sanda Ph.D., Keynote speaker, Professor and Director, School of Library and Information Studies, Simmons College, USA.
Halilagic, Dzenita B.A. Librarian, Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Kazachenkova, Lyubov General Director of the Publishing & Consulting Center 'The Modern Library', Editor-in-Chief of The Modern Library Magazine, the member of Russian Union of Journalists and Russian Library Association, Moscow, Russia
Kirby, Padraig M.A. Limerick Institute of Technology, Limerick, Ireland
Knezevic, Ratko Ph.D., Bihac, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Koukourakis, Manolis Ph.D., University of Rethymnon – Crete, Greece
Landøy, Ane Cand. Philol., Academic librarian at University of Bergen Library, Norway
Latinovic-Rauski, GordanaMLIS Manager, collections and information services KAUST - Saudi Arabia
Lau, Jesús Ph.D., Mexico
Meiramova, Saltanat Associate Professor, Candidate of pedagogical sciences, Saken Seifullin Kazakh Agrotechnical University, Astana, Kazakhstan
Milakovic, Natalja M.A. Head of Russian Corner at the National and University Library of Republika Srpska, Banja Luka, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Ostojic, Jovana MSc in English Language and Literature, Zagreb, Croatia
Penda, Petar Ph.D., University of Banjaluka, Dean of Faculty of Philology, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Pilipovic, Radovan Ph.D., Serb Orthodox Patriarchy Archive, Belgrade, Serbia
Popa, Daniela Ph.D., University of Transilvania, Brasov, Romania
Rai, Alka M.A. Ph.D., Deputy Librarian, Ambedkar University, Delhi, India
Repanovici, Angela Ph.D., University of Transilvania, Brasov, Romania
Sapro-Ficovic, Marica Ph.D., Dubrovnik Public Library, Croatia
Saracevic, Tefko Ph.D., Keynote speaker, USA
Serageldin, Ismail Ph.D., Egypt
Singh Jagtar, PhD, Former Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala (India)
Sobot, Pero M.A. IZUM, Institute of Information Sciences in Maribor, Slovenia
Soylu, Demet Ph.D., Research Assistant Department of Information Management Yıldırım Beyazıt University, Ankara, Turkey
Stankovic, Beba Senior Librarian, National Library of Serbia, Belgrade, Serbia
Telman, Fariza M.A. Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan
About the International Summit of the Book
The “International Summit of the Book” is a US Library of Congress initiative. The Summit discusses the development of books into electronic formats and its impact on reading; the challenges facing books and the publishing industry and the role of books and reading in societies. The Summit also discusses key issues on technology and manuscripts, including the role of translation in the preservation and transmission of culture, and books as an important tool in cultural exchange. In previous years, the Summit has been held across a number of continents in cities that have a global cultural impact in countries such as the United States, Singapore, France, Egypt, Ireland, Romania and Azerbaijan.
Amalgamation of International Summit of the Book with WBIMLC 2021.
This year, the International Summit of the Book will be held in conjunction with the Western Balkan Information and Media Literacy Conference (WBIMLC) for only the second time. Owing to unprecedented challenges encountered with Covid 19, during 2020 and 2021 we have decided to amalgamate these two important international conferences for the second consecutive year.
Despite this dreadful worldwide pandemic, these two important and far- reaching events still took place in December 2020. Now in 2021, we continue to fight to keep the International Summit of the Book, now in its 10th year, alive and thriving despite trials and tribulations in Beirut, Lebanon in 2019 when the Summit unfortunately could not take place owing to the political situation in Lebanon at that time and the more recent, unprecedented challenges presented by the pandemic in 2020 when both WBIMLC and the Summit were held virtually for the first time.
In 2021, we want to continue the momentum and tradition of holding our fantastic Information and Media Literacy conference in Bihać, Bosnia and Herzegovina, which last year was one of the few International Library or Information Literacy conferences that took place in 2020.
At last years International Summit of the Book and WBIMLC 2020, Online was the main expression of both conferences.
This year, we hope you can join us in Bihać, in person or online on the banks of the beautiful River Una, for these momentous and historic events in what will be another memorable year for the library community and all humanity.