A-LIEP 2015 - Asia-Pacific Library and Information Education and Practice Conference 2015

The following 3 tracks, main themes and subthemes provide some focus and scope of the papers for the A-LIEP 2015 conference. These are by no means exhaustive nor exclusive of each other.
LIS EDUCATION
Challenges in LIS education nationally and / or internationally
Collaboration and resource sharing among LIS schools
Continuing professional development of LIS professionals
E-learning in LIS education
Future of information professions
Impact of ICT on LIS curriculum
Impact of LIS education on the work and career of LIS graduates
Industry’s feedback on LIS graduates
Multidisciplinary curriculum: a myth or reality?
Preparing LIS graduates for the new market
Quality assurance and accreditation of LIS programs
The job market for LIS professionals, and competencies needed
LIS PRACTICE
Collaboration among libraries and with other professions
Competency standards for library and information services
Customer-focused services
Efficiency vs Effectiveness of Libraries
Evidence-based librarianship
Impact of ICT on Libraries
Integrating research and practice
Knowledge management and librarians
Leadership development and strategic management in libraries
Library manager as strategic leader
LIS professionals as teachers and trainers
Organization and preservation of cultural heritage / indigenous knowledge
Outsourcing of information services
Records Management
Role of LIS professionals in non-traditional contexts
Roles and challenges for school media specialists
Strategic use of information services
User education and information literacy for life-long learning
LIS RESEARCH
Advanced research methods in LIS
Digital libraries, digital archives
Evaluation of library/information services/user studies
Information behavior studies or model development
Information communication studies
Information literacy, media literacy
Information management vs. Knowledge management
Information organization, knowledge organization
LIS interdisciplinary research