Canadian Association for Information Science (CAIS) 2019 Annual Conference

Date

June 3, 2019 08:45 - June 5, 2019 21:00

Location

Vancouver

Details

Website: http://cais-acsi.ca/cais-conferences/2019-conference/

Theme: Information Studies in the World: Conversations Across Institutional Boundaries

The movement of information across borders is of particular interest to information studies, both as this movement occurs through our own scholarly work and as a key phenomenon of information in the world. Focusing on information as action, as becoming informed, we draw attention to how data, facts, misinformation, perspective, or stories circulate in society. How do contemporary modes of communication enable or distort the transmission of information? How does information generated through lived experiences among one group of people leave that context and become meaningful to people in another?

We see information flow and exchange as key elements of the Congress 2019 theme of “Circles of Conversation.” CAIS/ACSI 2019 seeks to feature work that explores information in the context of dialogue, conversation, and exchange. We are particularly interested in work that shows the effect of information studies outside the academy or work that connects with knowledge and voices from outside the academy.