Integrating Oral Society Globally, Innovation and Contemporary Library Trends and Practice

The Athens Institute is organizing a Microsymposium on “Integrating Oral Society Globally, Innovation and Contemporary Library Trends and Practice” as part of the 12^th Annual International Conference on Library and Information Science, 28-31 July 2025, Athens, Greece sponsored by the Athens Journal of Mass Media and Communications (Editor: Dr. John Pavlik, Head, Mass Media and Communication Unit, Athens Institute & Professor, Journalism and Media Studies, School of Communication and Information, Rutgers University, USA). 

Libraries are regarded as the backbone of their parent bodies in which they exist in. As a result, no institution can operate quite well without the library, from schools, colleges, universities, research institutions, companies, hospitals governments departments as well as non-governmental organizations etc. All the above-mentioned institutions need information at their disposal to succeed. Learners, students, teachers, doctors, researchers, just a few to mention, also need information to have breakthroughs.

The academics, researchers, students, government officials, policy makers, international organization and other stake holders are therefore invited to participate in the discourse on library innovation in the 4^th industrial revolution through and not limited to the following subthemes:

• Transformative library services
• Contemporary libraries practice and the oral society
• Bridging the digital divide in rural libraries
• Libraries fostering digital inclusion through innovation
• Libraries and the economic development
• Libraries and the promotion of health care
• Libraries and the acceleration of sciences
• Libraries and the development of society
• Libraries and research
• Library preserves cultural heritage
• Libraries support initiatives in education, agriculture, information literacy

You may participate as a presenter of one paper and/or an attendee. 

Please submit an abstract (by email only) to: atiner@atiner.gr, using the abstract submission form by 24 December 2024 to: Dr. Nkhangweni Mahwasane, Information Librarian, University of Venda, South Africa. Abstracts should include the following details: Title of Paper, Full Name (s), Affiliation, Current Position, an email address, and at least 3 keywords that best describe the subject of your submission. Decisions are reached within 4 weeks.

Fee structure information is available on www.atiner.gr/fees.

Special arrangements will be made with a local hotel for a limited number of rooms at a special conference rate. In addition, a number of special events will be organized which give a great opportunity to further discuss the issues presented at the conference. From Athens Institute’s long experience these events bring together scholars from different countries and disciplines which may result to research collaborations and joint publications. These events include a pragmatic symposium (as organized in Ancient Athens but fine-tuned to synchronous ethics), a special one-day educational island tour, a Mycenae and island of Poros visit, an Athens educational walking tour, a day trip to Delphi, and an ancient Corinth and Cape Sounion visit. Details of the social program are available here.