Dear all -


You now have till December 22, 2022 to submit a paper or poster proposal for
the 43rd Annual IATUL Conference in the United Arab Emirates, 13-16 March
2023.



This conference will offer attendees the opportunity to reconnect,
re-engage, share ideas with and learn from colleagues and friends from
around the world. For the first time since 2019, the IATUL Annual
Conference will be held fully in-person.



Papers are invited on the following theme:



Libraries Pushing Boundaries



The 43rd IATUL Conference will be an exploration of forward-thinking in
academic libraries and information services and a chance to share
experiences of transforming and renewing services, spaces, and resources to
add value to our organizations.



Proposals should consider:



   -

   Vision, Leadership and Professional Growth
   -

      Highlighting value and quality, strategic partnership and
      collaboration, leading and transforming, work environments - problems and
      solutions
      -

   Digital and Service Delivery
   -

      Users as co-creators of services and spaces, spaces for discovery, AI
      and robots in the library, discovery services and systems, marketing for
      maximum returns
      -

   Developing Capable Citizens
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      Information and digital literacies, student success pathways,
      employability and career support, sustainability initiatives
      -

   Impact and Surfacing Research
   -

      Sharing and promoting research, managing openness,
      future-proofing/preservation, #Hashtag social media experiences, mapping
      Sustainable Development Goals



Proposals should reflect international perspectives and provide insight
into regional issues, with the aim of engaging attendees in networking and
relationship/capacity building. A written paper will be required for the
conference proceedings, however a range of presentation formats are
possible. Poster presentations are also invited.



The Call for Papers is open NOW! The deadline for proposals/abstracts is
December 22, 2022.



Registration and submission information is available at
https://iatul2023.zu.ac.ae and https://easychair.org/cfp/iatul2023


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Fiona Glasgow
Scholarly Communications Librarian
American University of Sharjah
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Sharjah
United Arab Emirates

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Fiona Glasgow
Scholarly Communications Librarian
American University of Sharjah
PO Box 26666
Sharjah
United Arab Emirates

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Ph        +971 (0)6-515-3327
ORCiD  0000-0003-1706-0141 <https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1706-0141>

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