NILISympo19: NILIS Symposium 2019 National Institute of Library and Information Sciences (NILIS), University of Colombo Colombo, Sri Lanka, November 30, 2019 |
Conference website | https://nilis.cmb.ac.lk/nilis-symposium-2019/ |
Submission link | https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=nilisympo19 |
Abstract registration deadline | August 9, 2019 |
Submission deadline | August 9, 2019 |
You may submit your paper under the following sub themes. | Sub themes |
CALL FOR ABSTRACTS
Annual Research Symposium – University of Colombo - 30th November, 2019
Track on Information Studies (Conducted by the National Institute of Library & Information Sciences (NILIS), University of Colombo)
Theme: Research for Building the Informed Society
The Editorial Committee for the Annual Research Symposium of the University of Colombo invites the academic staff members and postgraduate students of the University of Colombo to submit abstracts/extended abstracts to be considered for presentation at the Technical Sessions of the Annual Research Symposium in November 2019. The abstracts should be based on original research work and, if accepted, should be presented by a staff member or a postgraduate student of the University of Colombo. All accepted abstracts will be published in the Proceedings Book of the Annual Research Symposium 2019, University of Colombo.
The medium of submission is English. However, please ask assistance from Dr. Ruwan Gamage, Senior Lecturer, NILIS if assistance is required to translate from Sinhala to English).
All abstracts must be submitted through the EasyChair Conference Management System. The specific link for NILIS symposium is https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=nilisympo19 You must create an Easychair account (free) and register before submission.
Deadline for submission of abstracts: (19 July 2019)
To be considered for evaluation, each submission should include the following documents.
- Abstract - not exceeding 300 words (The file name should be: Abstract + EasyChair conference registration number)
- Extended abstract (inclusive of background, objectives, research design/materials and methods, results/ findings, conclusions) - not exceeding 1000 words (The file name should be: Extended abstract + Easychair conference registration number)
- The author’s declaration form.
Guidelines for preparation of the abstract and extended abstract are attached. Please follow the instructions carefully. Abstracts/extended abstracts that are not prepared according to the guidelines provided, or are submitted after the deadline, will not be considered for review. The Editorial Committee reserves the right to make alterations to the text of the abstract which will improve its quality.
Please note that your abstract will only be accepted for review if you have successfully registered for the conference (registration details will be provided later). All submissions should be done through EasyChair system only. Submission URL is https://easychair.org/conferences/?conf=nilisympo19.
Authors should send in their abstracts/extended abstracts to the Institute Editor (Link to NILIS Submissions) by 19 July 2019.
Dr. Dinithi Karunanayake (Editor)
Dr. Chamila Dalpathadu (Co-Editor)
If you have queries on the specific track (Information Studies), please contact Dr. Ruwan Gamage, Senior Lecturer, NILIS, University of Colombo.