The Asia-Pacific Library and Information Education and Practice (A-LIEP) Conference invites you to participate in the 2023 Conference to be held on December 5-6, 2023 hosted by the Graduate Institute of Library & Information Studies, National Taiwan Normal University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC, and the conference venue is National Central Library, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C. This year’s conference is co-located with the International Conference on Asia-Pacific Digital Libraries (ICADL) and the annual meeting of the Asia-Pacific chapter of iSchools (AP iSchools) under a collective title “2023 International Forum on Data, Information, and Knowledge for Resilient and Trustworthy Digital Societies”
The International Forum is mainly an in-person event but online participation (attendance and/or paper presentation) are available. To participate, you must have registered for you to access the online platform.
This year's theme
The 11th A-LIEP conference theme is: LIS Education, Research, and Practice: Resiliency, Equity, and Solidarity
This conference focuses on the challenges, opportunities, drivers and innovations in LIS education, research, and practice that were experienced and encountered by individuals and institutions to adapt and survive the recent pandemic and moving forward to the post-pandemic. The implementation of remote teaching and learning, application of alternative research methods, and dependency on online information services has brought about issues in inequalities of information access and use, injustices and abuses in creation and dissemination of information, misinformation, censorship, and control of the narrative by the powerful. On the other hand new practices and processes have emerged and alternative research and teaching methods have been effected during these times that showed the resilience of the field, the educators, researchers and practitioners. The conference provides the venue for the discussion of such issues, realizations, and innovations the context of information use, information professions, libraries, LIS education, and LIS research. The conference is an on-site face to face event, however, options to join and present online for those who cannot attend onsite will be available.
Tracks and Integration Sessions
The conference will feature full and short research paper presentations on the following main topics/themes: LIS Education, LIS Practice, and LIS Research. There will be two integration sessions and these are: a) Education and Pedagogy Panel and b) Student Research Ideathon where students can discuss potential research projects, collaborate, and learn from one another.
The track on Education and Pedagogy, which was introduced in 2021, provides a venue for discussions relating to pedagogy, curriculum, tenure, promotion, and other matters relating to LIS educators and teaching. This year’s conference features two Education and Pedagogy Panels, one is entitled Archival Education and Training in Southeast Asia: A Panel Discussion, and the other is entitled Librarians as Partners in Consumer Health Information: A Panel Discussion on Strengthening Health Literacy Instruction in the LIS Curriculum.
The Student Research Ideathon is a venue where students can participate and exchange ideas on how to draft research proposals and conduct research. This can be an opportunity for students to get research collaborators, or suggestions for improvement of their proposals, or ideas for their future research.
LIS Education
• LIS pedagogies
• Reading advisory
• Cooperative education
• Challenges in LIS education
• Collaboration among LIS schools/departments
• Curriculum design
• GLAM – Galleries, Libraries, Archives, and Museums
• Community engagement
• Digital education
• Quality assurance and accreditation of LIS programs
• Lifelong learning
• Impact of LIS education to society
LIS Practice
• Technology application for LIS
• Service design and design thinking in libraries
• Digital and data curation, Digital preservation, Digital stewardship
• GLAM – Galleries, Libraries Archives, and Museums
• Relevance of libraries to society
• Leadership development and strategic management in libraries
• Libraries as a place: physical and virtual
• New competencies in LIS
• Evaluation in LIS
• Evidence-based librarianship
• Mobile platforms of libraries
• Collaboration among libraries and with other professions
LIS Research
• Digital repositories
• Human Information Interaction
• Information literacy, Digital literacy, Data literacy, Media literacy
• Organization of Data, Information, and Knowledge
• Semantic web and linked data
• Knowledge management and knowledge services
• Text and data mining
• Digital humanities and digital cultural heritage
• Big Data and data science
• Information visualization
• Research evaluation in Science, Social Science, and Humanities
• Search as learning
• Gamification in libraries
• Digital scholarship
2023 A-LIEP Conference Proceedings
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A-LIEP Session Schedules
December 5 - 7, 2023
The full conference schedule for the International Forum on Data Information and Knowledge can be found in the conference website
The A-LIEP Sessions are as follows:
Day 2 (December 5th): 10:00-17:50, Taipei Time, UTC+8
Venue: National Central Library
Time | Agenda |
09:30–10:00 | Registration |
10:00–10:30 | IFDIK 2023 Opening
Venue: International Conference Hall (National Central Library) |
10:30—10:45 | Group Photo
Venue: International Conference Hall (National Central Library) |
10:45–11:45 | Keynote Speech 1: The impact of YOLOv4 and YOLOv7 in Digital Libraries Dr. Mark Liao (Distinguished Research Fellow/Professor, Academia Sinica)Moderator: Dion Goh (Nanyang Technological University) Venue: International Conference Hall (National Central Library) |
11:45–13:00 | Lunch
Ideathon Kick-Off (Conference Room 301, National Central Library) |
13:00–14:20 | A-LIEP 2023 Session 1: Organization of Data, Information, and Knowledge Chair: Rhea Rowena U. Apolinario
Venue: Briefing Room (National Central Library) |
13:00–14:20 | A-LIEP 2023 Session 2: Information Seeking and Information Behavior Chair: John Hickok
Venue: Classroom 421 (National Central Library) |
14:20–14:40 | Break |
14:40–16:00 | A-LIEP 2023 Session 3: Information literacy, Digital literacy, Data literacy, Media literacy Chair: April Manabat
Venue: Briefing Room (National Central Library) |
14:40–16:00 | A-LIEP 2023 Session 4: Pedagogy Panel 1
Venue: Classroom 421 (National Central Library) |
Day 3 (December 6th): 09:00-20:00, Taipei Time, UTC+8
Venue: National Central Library
Time | Agenda |
9:00–10:00 | Keynote Speech 2: Data Cultures: Opportunities and Challenges for Information Studies Dr. Gillian C. Oliver (Monash University)Moderator: Atsuyuki Morishima (University of Tsukuba) Venue: International Conference Hall (National Central Library) |
10:00–10:20 | Break |
10:20–11:40 | A-LIEP 2023 Session 5: Leadership Development and Strategic Management in Libraries Chair: Iyra Buenrostro-Cabbab
Venue: Briefing Room (National Central Library) |
10:20–11:40 | A-LIEP 2023 Session 6: Digital Humanities, AI, and Big Data Chair: Shohei Yamada
Venue: Classroom 421 (National Central Library) |
11:40–13:00 | Lunch |
13:00–14:20 | A-LIEP 2023 Session 7: Service Design and Design Thinking in Libraries Chair: Ian Dominic Sipin
Venue: Briefing Room (National Central Library) |
13:00–14:20 | A-LIEP 2023 Session 8: Pedagogy Panel 2
Venue: Classroom 421 (National Central Library) |
14:20–14:40 | Break |
14:40–16:00 | A-LIEP 2023 Session 9: Information Institutions, Their Collections and Services Chair: Naya Sucha-xaya
Venue: Briefing Room (National Central Library) |
14:40–16:00 | A-LIEP 2023 Session 10: LIS Pedagogies
Chair: Songphan Choemprayong
Venue: Classroom 421 (National Central Library) |
16:00–16:20 | Break |
16:20–17:20 | Keynote Speech 3: Artificial Intelligence and libraries: Taking a strategic approach Dr. Andrew M. Cox (University of Sheffield)Moderator: Kathleen Lourdes Obille (University of the Philippines) Venue: International Conference Hall (National Central Library) |
18:00–20:00 | Banquet |
Day 4 (December 7th): 09:00-17:00, Taipei Time, UTC+8
Venue: National Central Library
Time | Agenda |
9:00–10:00 | Keynote Speech 4: Digital Archiving: What entities are we archiving?
Dr. Shigeo Sugimoto (University of Tsukuba) Moderator: Marcia Zeng (Kent State University) |
10:00–10:20 | Break |
10:20–11:40 | Ideathon Presentation
Venue: International Conference Hall (National Central Library) |
11:40–12:30 | IFDIK 2023 Closing
Venue: International Conference Hall (National Central Library) |
12:30–13:30 | Lunch |
13:30–17:00 | Workshop : Rich Semantics, Knowledge Graphs and Generative AI for Digital Libraries Moderator: Chris Khoo (Nanyang Technological University), Bob Allen (RichSemantics.org)Venue: Briefing Room (National Central Library) |

Conference Host
National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) is a prestigious institution of higher education located in Taipei, Taiwan. Established in 1946, NTNU has a long-standing reputation for excellence in education, particularly in the fields of teacher training and humanities. The university offers a wide range of undergraduate and graduate programs, attracting students from across Taiwan and around the world. NTNU’s commitment to academic rigor, innovation, and cultural diversity has made it a leading institution in Taiwan’s educational landscape. With its beautiful campus, vibrant student life, and dedicated faculty, NTNU provides a conducive environment for students to pursue their intellectual and personal growth.
This is the second time that A-LIEP Conference will be held in the beautiful country of Taiwan. The first one was during the 2nd A-LIEP Conference held at the International Conference Hall, Management Building, Shih-Hsin University, Taipei on 23-24 November 2007. The theme was Advancing Library and Information Education in Asian Countries: Convergence and Cooperation in Information and Communication Sciences.
Registration Fees
Onsite Early Registration (until 31 October 2023 UTC+8 – payment must be completed by the date) | Regular | International Participants | NT$ 7200 |
Taiwan Participants | NT$ 4300 | ||
Students | International Participants | NT$ 4800 | |
Taiwan Participants | NT$ 2400 | ||
Onsite Normal Registration (until 30 November 2023 UTC+8 – payment must be completed by the date) | Regular | International Participants | NT$ 9000 |
Taiwan Participants | NT$ 5400 | ||
Students | International Participants | NT$ 6000 | |
Taiwan Participants | NT$ 3000 | ||
Online Paper Presenter Registration Rate for ICADL and A-LIEP 2023 | NT$ 1500 | ||
Onsite AP-iConference 2023 Graduate Student Research Symposium Only Registration Rate | NT$ 750 | ||
Online Paper Presenter Registration Rate Only for AP-iConference 2023 Graduate Student Research Symposium | Free | ||
Online Participant Registration Rate | Free |
Registration Fee includes :
For Onsite participants :
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- Entry to ICADL 2023, A-LIEP 2023, AP-iConference, and workshops sessions
- Conference material including access to the e-proceedings during the conference
- Lunch and coffee breaks
- Banquet
For Online Participants :
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- Access to ICADL 2023, A-LIEP 2023, AP-iConference, and workshops online sessions
- Access to the e-proceedings during the conference
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Onsite AP-iConference 2023 Graduate Student Research Symposium Only participants :
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- Access to AP-iConference 2023 sessions
- Lunch and coffee breaks
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