i3 Conference - Information: Interactions and Impact

i3 is concerned with the quality and effectiveness of the interactionbetween people and information and how this interaction can bring aboutchange in individuals, organisations, communities and society. The conference will look beyond the issues of use and accessibility oftechnology to questions about the way interaction with the informationand knowledge content of today's systems and services can make adifference to people's lives.

We invite the submission of high quality papers that report originalresearch or critically discuss underlying methodological issuesassociated with the main themes of the conference. Papers may reflectongoing or completed research studies and should not have been previously published or currently being considered for publicationelsewhere. Preference will be given to papers which address two or moreof the following conference themes:
* the quality and effectiveness of user/information interactions (e.g. information literacy);
* patterns of information behaviour in different contexts;
* impact of information or information services on people,organisations, communities and society (e.g. social, learning, cultural and economic outcomes of engagement with information).

Criteria for acceptance
Criteria for acceptance will be based on the following elements:
* the relevance of the paper/poster to the conference themes;
* the extent to which the paper/poster demonstrates awareness ofthe current state of knowledge in the field (i.e. in relation to theoryor practice);
* the originality and significance of the arguments and results presented (i.e. based on new findings and addressing a new problem orfocusing on a novel synthesis and in-depth discussion of existingresearch, which provides a new perspective);
* the appropriateness, validity and robustness of the methodology chosen displaying awareness of limitations;
* the contribution to knowledge and understanding of the issuessurrounding information interactions and impact;
* the quality of the written abstract (e.g. organisation and clarity).

Submissions will be anonymously reviewed by two members of aninternational programme committee specialising in one or more of theconference research streams. Notification of acceptance will be emailed to authors and will also include the comments of the reviewers. A listof titles of accepted papers and posters will be published on the i3website.

Types of submissions
Submissions are invited for full papers, short papers, posters and round table discussions. The conference language will be English

Full papers
Full papers will be allocated 40 minutes (35 minutes for presentationand 5 minutes for questions). Presenters of full papers should submit an extended abstract of 1000 words. Authors who are accepted to give fullpapers at i3 are also invited to submit a full paper for publication ina special issue for Libri ( http://www.librijournal.org).

Short papers
Short papers will be allocated 10 minutes for presentation withopportunities for questions at the end of each session. Presenters ofshort papers should submit an abstract of 300-500 words.

Posters
Poster presenters will be allocated space for a poster, which should beno bigger than A1 size (594 x 841 mm). The poster should include thetitle, the author(s) name and affiliation(s) and a description of the research findings. The size of lettering should be legible from adistance and the inclusion of excessive amounts of information should beavoided. Printed copies detailing the main elements of the research maybe prepared for distribution. Posters will be displayed throughout theconference (although a specific poster presentation session will beallocated). Presenters of posters should submit an abstract of 300-500words.

Round Table Discussion
Proposals are welcome from persons interested in chairing a round tablediscussion (of between 60 and 80 minutes) centred on the majorconference themes. Chairpersons should submit an abstract of 300-500 words, explaining the background and goals of their discussion.

How to submit a paper
Contributors should submit abstracts electronically using the onlinesubmissions form, located at: http://www.i3conference.org.uk/call/abstractsubmission.htm . Paperswill not be accepted via email or by post.

Important Deadlines
* All abstracts should be submitted by 22nd January 2007.
* Notification of acceptance will be emailed in early March.
* The final copy of full papers for Libri should be received by1st August 2007.
Acceptance of a paper for the conference does notnecessarily mean acceptance of the full paper for publication.

Further details about the conference are available from http://www.i3conference.org.uk
Dept of Information Management
Aberdeen Business School
Robert Gordon University
Garthdee Road
ABERDEEN AB10 7QE
Tel. +44 1224 263967
Fax + 44 1224 263553