Conference Venue: University of California, Los Angeles

Conference Dates: June 18 – 19, 2015

"Producing Knowledge Organization" offers a provocation to examine the assumptions we – as scholars and practitioners – encounter, produce, and communicate through the theories and practice of knowledge organization. As a field with a particular perspective on knowledge, cognition, language, interpretation, institutions, technological change, representation, meaning-making, and social organization, Knowledge Organization has long grappled with complex, multi-dimensional concepts and approaches. How, and to what extent, do our ontological commitments, epistemic assumptions, and ethical values shape the ways we represent and organize knowledge in our various systems? How do they shape our research, and can our research reveal the ways they operate in Knowledge Organization? What kinds of Knowledge Organization research and evaluation approaches should we pursue? What goals do we want to set for ourselves? What might the process of setting those goals entail? What partnerships should we build? What audiences should we seek? And how will the concepts and practice of knowledge organization change as we contend with radical shifts in information technology, the labor of knowledge organization, and the traditional authorities of knowledge organization?

Possible topics to explore include: Theory of KO, history and foundations of KO, legacy and emerging KOs, epistemological status of KO, sociocultural studies of KO, Domain Analysis approach to KO, socio-technical approach to KO, new challenges in teaching KO, the future of KO, and anything else.

Proposals for research papers, position papers, posters, and a doctoral symposium are welcomed. Acceptable languages for conference submissions include English, French, or Spanish. Graduate students are especially encouraged to submit proposals. Proposals should include the name(s) of the author(s), their complete mailing and e-mail addresses, and their telephone numbers. Please send proposals in Word format to the NASKO 2015 Program Committee: nasko2015@gmail.com.

Proposal categories:

Research and Position Papers:

Proposals should include a title and be no more than 1500 words with citations (citations not included in word count). Proposals should situate themselves within the extant literature of knowledge organization, and have a clearly articulated theoretical grounding and methodology. Those that report on completed or ongoing work will be given preference. Diverse perspectives and methodologies are welcome.

Posters:

Proposals should include a title and be no more than 250 words with citations (citations not included in word count).

Doctoral Symposium:

This is an opportunity for doctoral students to discuss their research in progress in a 15-minute presentation. Proposals should consist of a 500-word abstract with citations (citations not included in word count) and a one-page CV. Students will also have the opportunity to attend a general advising session to discuss their CVs, service commitments, and how to approach the job market. Students accepted into the doctoral symposium will have their conference registration fees waived.

Publication:

All accepted papers will be published online. Authors whose papers ranked highly during the peer-review process will be invited to publish their papers, in full, in a future issue of Knowledge Organization.

Important Dates

January 30, 2015: Submission deadline

March 27, 2015: Notification to authors

May 4, 2015: Final copy submission

Planning Committee:

Jonathan Furner, University of California, Los Angeles
Patrick Keilty, University of Toronto
Kathryn La Barre, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Gregory Leazer, University of California, Los Angeles
Hur-Li Lee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee

Program Committee:

Jihee Beak, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Julia Bullard, University of Texas at Austin
Grant Campbell, University of Western Ontario
Thomas Dousa, University of Chicago
Melanie Feinberg, University of Texas at Austin
Melodie Fox, University of Wisconsin, Milwaukee
Jonathan Furner, University of California, Los Angeles
Rebecca Green, Online Computer Library Center
Lynne Howarth, University of Toronto
Michèle Hudon, Université de Montréal
David A. Jank, Long Island University
Elin Jacob, Indiana University
Patrick Keilty, University of Toronto
Barbara Kwasnik, Syracuse University
Gregory Leazer, University of California, Los Angeles
Hur-Li Lee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Aaron Loehrlein, University of British Columbia
Shawne Miksa, University of North Texas
Christina Pattuelli, Pratt Institute
Richard Smiraglia, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Rick Szostak, University of Alberta
Joseph Tennis, University of Washington
Nancy Williamson, University of Toronto