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We cordially invite you to attend our 3rd European Conference on Information Literacy (ECIL 2015), to be held from 19-22 October 2015,  at Tallinn University in Tallinn, Estonia.

Information Literacy, Media Literacy, Smart Lifestyle and Environmental Sustainability being the main theme, ECIL aims to bring together researchers, information professionals, media specialists, educators, enviromentalists, sustainability experts, policy makers, employers and all other related parties from around the world to exchange knowledge and experience and discuss recent developments and current challenges in both theory and practice. 

In the Conference, additional to all aspects of Information Literacy (please visit the Conference website for a detailed list of topics) the contribution of information literacy to the smart lifestyle and green society issues will be focused and explored. All participants of the conference have an opportunity to participate and set an example in this process of smart and sustainable development for society.

The conference abstract system is open -

The abstract submission deadline is March 16, 2015.

Keynote speaker is Carol Collier Kuhlthau. She is Professor Emerita of Library and Information Science at Rutgers University. She is internationally known for her groundbreaking research on the Information Search Process and for the ISP model of affective, cognitive and physical aspects in six stages of information seeking and use. She has authored several books and has received numerous awards for outstanding contributions in the field of information science and library education and research.

Invited speakers are Gobinda Chowdhury from Northumbria University, Mark Hepworth from Loughborough University, Heidi Julien from the University at Buffalo, Mandy Lupton from the Queensland University of Technology, Eero Sormunen from the University of Tampere and Olof Sundin from Lund University

For more information please refer to conference webpage http://ecil2015.ilconf.org

If you have any questions after visiting the conference webpage, please email the conference secretariat at ecil2015@tlu.ee

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Looking forward to your contributions to and participation in the conference! 

ECIL 2015 organizing team:

Sirje Virkus, Co-chair of ECIL 2015 and Chair of the Local Organizing Committee
sirje.virkus@tlu.ee

Serap KurbanoÄŸlu, General Co-chair and Co-chair of ECIL 2015
kurbanogluserap@gmail.com

Sonja Å piranec, General Co-chair and Co-chair of ECIL 2015
sspiran@ffzg.hr