2023 UNILISA Conference
Third University of South Africa Biennial International Conference on Library and Information Science Research in Africa (UNILISA)
06 – 10 MARCH 2023
Doctoral forum: Unisa -Bamboo Auditorium Kgorong Building, Muckleneuk Campus
Main Conference: Protea Hotel Fire and Ice – Menlyn, Pretoria
Time:08h00
THEME: Information practice and research for development in times of uncertainties
Virtual Platform:[To be announced]
Doctoral Forum
Venue: Bamboo Auditorium Kgorong Building, Muckleneuk Campus (https://goo.gl/maps/17m6ckMouDEEH6oZ6)Date: 06 - 07 March 2023
Doctoral Forum Fee:
Pretoria: ZAR 1000 ($62,32)
Virtual: ZAR 500 ($31,66)
Free (for students presenting)
Main Conference
Venue: Protea Hotel Fire and Ice -Menlyn, Pretoria (https://t.co/14OJSehZmX)
Date: 08-10 March 2023
Conference Fee:
Pretoria: ZAR 3000 ($189,96)
Virtual: ZAR 1500 ($94,98)
Deadline for submission of abstracts: [CLOSED]
All authors will be notified of the acceptance/rejection of their abstracts by 15 November 2022
Abstracts for Doctoral Forum should be e-mailed to Dr Karin McGuirk at mcguik@unisa.ac.za and copy unilisaconference@unisa.ac.za
Abstracts for the Main Conference should be e-mailed to Prof Maned Mhlongo at mhlonma@unisa.ac.za and copy unilisaconference@unisa.ac.za
About UNILISA
The University of South Africa Biennial Conference on Library and Information Science Research in Africa (UNILISA) strives to provide a forum for scholars from different countries to reflect on original and innovative ways of enhancing the role of information science and libraries and information services in addressing the socio-economic developmental issues globally and on the African continent. The UNILISA conference series also provides a platform through the Doctoral Forum for capacity building, support and mentoring of doctoral students by senior academics in Library and Information Science.
The first successful UNILISA conference, held in 2019, was attended by academics and information professionals from across Africa and further afield. Conference papers were peer reviewed and subsequently published in Mousaion, an accredited journal devoted to Information Science.
The second successful UNILISA conferences took place in 2021 and was attended by academics and information professionals from across Africa and further afield. Similarly, conference papers were peer reviewed and published in the Mousaion journal which is an accredited journal in Information Science. The second UNILISA conference proceedings will also be published as an edited book in IFLA publication series Volume 183 on September 30, 2022.
UNILISA Conference Partners
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