37th Annual Conference
Carleton University, Ottawa, ON, Canada
May 28-30, 2009

Mapping the 21st Century Information Landscape:
Borders, Bridges and Byways

This year the CAIS/ACSI conference theme corresponds closely to the overall theme of Congress 2009 which is: Capital Connections: Nation, Terroire and Territoire.

The conference will address the following broad questions:

  • How are the traditional information institutions of the 20th century and the broader information landscapes within which they continue to operate responding to the real and perceived pressures of a 21st century information economy?
  • Has globalization and its effects on the information landscape produced a “sea-change” in our understanding of the role and function of information institutions, information services and information workers?
  • Does history help or hinder our ability to describe, analyze and interpret contemporary conditions?
  • What are the historical continuities or discontinuities that shed light on current issues in library and information science?
  • Many argue that “the local” matters more and more. What are the boundaries and bridges between the local and the global in existing and emerging information landscapes?

Important Dates

Proposals Due - January 16, 2009

Notice of Acceptance - February 27, 2009

Full Papers Submitted - April 17, 2009

Co-Chairs of the CAIS/ACSI Conference 2009

Dr. Paulette Rothbauer, Faculty of Information Faculty of Information & Media Studies, The University of Western Ontario

Dr. Siobhan Stevenson, Faculty of Information, University of Toronto

Dr. Nadine Wathen, Faculty of Information Faculty of Information & Media Studies, The University of Western Ontario

Registration

The conference will take place as part of the 2009 Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences at Carleton University. Registration should be done online through the Congress Website.