Call for proposals for the Concordia University Library Research Forum 2025

Call for proposals for the Concordia University Library Research Forum 2025 (Deadline: January 24, 2025)

About Concordia

You are invited to submit a proposal for the 23rd Annual Concordia University Library Research Forum. This year's Research Forum will be held on-site at Concordia University's Loyola Campus on Friday, April 25, 2025.

The Research Forum is an opportunity for librarians, archivists, graduate students, CEGEP and university professors and library practitioners to present their current or completed research projects or feedback. The Forum is also a place for researchers who wish to receive suggestions and comments to improve their research project, meet potential new partners, test the interest of their approach or promote research in university libraries. Registration is free of charge.

Our guest speaker this year is Sophie Montreuil. Sophie holds a master's degree from Université de Montréal and a doctorate and postdoctorate from McGill University. She has been Executive Director of Acfas since December 2019, having previously been Director of Research and then Senior Executive at Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec. She has been or still is a member of the board of directors of several organizations, and chaired that of the Cégep du Vieux-Montréal for six years. She has co-edited several collective works, including Faire connaissance: 100 ans de sciences en français, published in 2023 by Éditions Cardinal to mark the 100th anniversary of Acfas. In 2023, she was named Chevalier dans l'Ordre des Palmes académiques and, in 2024, became a mentor for the Trudeau Foundation.

Possible themes

You are invited to propose papers on research topics or feedback in the fields of library and information science. Themes may include, but are not limited to:

• library technologies
• free knowledge and open access
• social justice
• decolonization and indigenization
• accessibility and universal design
• community engagement and social impact
• scholarly publishing
• evaluation and impact methods
• information skills development
• special collections, archives and digital preservation

Format: A 15-minute presentation on site at Concordia University's Loyola campus, followed by a 5-minute question period.

Language of communications

Presentations may be given in English or French.

Communication submissions

Please submit your paper proposal by completing the online form.Deadline : January 24, 2025.

Selected presenters will be notified by February 27, 2025.

For further information: https: //library.concordia.ca/about/staff/forum/francais.php

Any questions? Please contact the Forum Committee at lib-forum@concordia.ca

The 2024-2025 Library Research Forum organizing committee: Tomasz Neugebauer, Kate Ripley, Pat Riva, Ellen Wright (committee chair)