Special Issue Call For Papers: History of Documentation and Information Science in the Asia-Pacific Region

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Stay with the ancient Tao,
Move with the present.
Knowing the ancient beginning is the essence of Tao.
—Lao Tzu (ca. 571–471 B.C.)

Historical research is at the heart of our understanding of the disciplinary nature and developmental trends of documentation and information science. Contributions on the History of Documentation and Information Science in the Asia-Pacific Region are invited for publication in the Proceedings from the Document Academy. Submissions that creatively explore the historical aspects of documentation or information science that are specific to any Asia-Pacific culture (including Australia and New Zealand) are welcome, especially work comparing topics or traditions across regions and eras. The history of libraries or librarianship are not considered to be in the scope of this special issue.

This special issue is a collaboration between the Special Interest Group on the History and Foundation of Information Science of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T SIG HFIS) and the Document Academy. This special issue of the Proceedings from the Document Academy aims to provide to open a forum for the dialogue between Eastern, Southern and Western historical research on documents and information. Future special issues are planned that will be intended for other non-Western regions. This research will empower the field to expand beyond a focus on the West to give voice to documentation and information science in other regions, as pertinent to the global trends in the 21st century.

For this special issue, we welcome original research articles as well as English translations of relevant works already published in other languages.

Desired topics within the history of the Asia-Pacific region include, but are not limited to:

The Proceedings from the Document Academy is a green open access journal with no processing or submission fees. It is currently indexed in Scopus and the Directory of Open Access Journals. For the Proceedings policies for submission, formatting, and other related requirements see https://ideaexchange.uakron.edu/docam/policies.html.

Manuscript proposals of about 300 words should be submitted via email to Professor Lin Wang at wanglinpku@163.com. All submissions should be in English. The authors of accepted proposals will be invited to submit their manuscripts via the journal’s online submission system. Submitted manuscripts will undergo double-blind peer review.

Inquiries concerning content can be addressed to Professor Lin Wang (wanglinpku@163.com) and Professor Tim Gorichanaz (tjg68@drexel.edu). With formatting questions, please reach out to Tim Gorichanaz.

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