(via Dr. Sue Yeon Syn, Catholic University of America)
The Department of Information Science at the Catholic University of America invites researchers, practitioners and students to join the 2025 Bridging the Spectrum Symposium, a forum for sharing research findings, best practices, and works in progress in library and information science. The 17th Symposium will be an in-person event. It will take place on Friday, April 11, at the Catholic University of America’s Pryzbyla Center in Washington, D.C.
For this Symposium, we are excited to feature a conversation with David Mao, Librarian of the Supreme Court of the United States as our keynote. The Symposium information is available here.
We are now accepting abstract submissions for presentations. The abstract is up to 3000 characters or 500 words. The abstract submission is due by Thursday, January 30.
The Symposium will include three types of presentations: briefings, posters and panels.
- Briefings are 15-minute presentations of an innovative practice, project, or research activity.
- Posters are exhibits describing a practice, project, or research activity.
- Authors can organize panels of speakers to present and discuss an emerging theme or topic.
Proposal topics may include, but are not limited to, the following:
- Community engagement and outreach, including marketing and advocacy for library and information services
- Information services against misinformation and propaganda
- New developments in information organization (linked data, semantic web, etc.)
- Preservation and management of born-digital and digitized resources
- Management and analysis of data and information
- Library networks and international collaboration
- Technology trends and impact on information services
- Management of information services in cultural institutions
Overviews of past Symposia are available on the Symposium website.
Please feel free to contact the Symposium Committee, at cua-lis-symposium@cua.edu, if you have questions.