World Congress of Muslim Librarians and Information Scientists in Malaysia
The Faculty of Information Management (UiTM) will be hosting the 7th international WCOMLIS conference, WCOMLIS 2014: World Congress of Muslim Librarians and Information Scientists 2014 on 25-26 February 2014.
The World Congress of Muslim Librarians and Information Scientists (WCOMLIS) was formerly known as the Congress of Muslims Librarians and Information Scientists (COMLIS) and it was first held in 1982 in the United States. Following that in 1986, the second conference took place in Kedah, the third was in Istanbul, Turkey (1989), and the fourth was in Tehran, Iran (1995). Later in 2008, the 5th WCOMLIS conference took place in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and recently in 2011, the International Islamic University (IIUM), Malaysia, hosted the 6th WCOMLIS conference. The Faculty of Information Management, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia, is being given the opportunity to host the 7th WCOMLIS conference in 2014.
WCOMLIS is one of the congresses that gather information professionals consisting of librarians, information scientists, information managers, records managers, archivists and all information management related professions from countries all over the world. WCOMLIS acts as a medium that provides opportunity to uplift and enhance the quantity and quality of information resources and services in line with changing times. WCOMLIS would be the best platform for information professionals particularly, in the Islamic world to share their knowledge, experience and visions for the benefit of the universe.
The main theme of this conference is Information Governance: Trends, Challenges and Future. The following sub-themes provide some focus and scope of the papers for the conference: Information Governance, Knowledge Management in Organizations, Networking and ICT in information services, Records Management and Accountability of Governance, Research and Best Practices in Libraries and Information Agencies, Marketing and Promoting Libraries and Information Agencies, Islamic Manuscripts and Archives, Preservation of Records and Archives, Ethics and Values of Information Professionals and Continuing Professional Development of Information Professionals.
Source: fim.uitm.edu.my
WCOMLIS is one of the congresses that gather information professionals consisting of librarians, information scientists, information managers, records managers, archivists and all information management related professions from countries all over the world. WCOMLIS acts as a medium that provides opportunity to uplift and enhance the quantity and quality of information resources and services in line with changing times. WCOMLIS would be the best platform for information professionals particularly, in the Islamic world to share their knowledge, experience and visions for the benefit of the universe.
The main theme of this conference is Information Governance: Trends, Challenges and Future. The following sub-themes provide some focus and scope of the papers for the conference: Information Governance, Knowledge Management in Organizations, Networking and ICT in information services, Records Management and Accountability of Governance, Research and Best Practices in Libraries and Information Agencies, Marketing and Promoting Libraries and Information Agencies, Islamic Manuscripts and Archives, Preservation of Records and Archives, Ethics and Values of Information Professionals and Continuing Professional Development of Information Professionals.
Source: fim.uitm.edu.my
