18th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML2026)
Bucharest, Romania
26 – 29 May 2026
Theme: Participating in, Collaborating, Entertaining: the
Humankind in the Future Library
Venue: Faculty of Sociology and Social Work of the University of Bucharest [website]
Address: Sos. Panduri Nr. 90
[submission form]
[short program table]
Selected Papers from the 16th QQML International Conference
Target Group
The target group and the audience are library professionals in a more general sense: professors, researchers, students, administrators, stakeholders, technologists, museum scientists, archivists, decision makers and managers, information scientists, librarians, records managers, web developers, IT specialists, taxonomists, statisticians, marketing managers, philologist, subject and reference librarians et al.
Abstract submissions: December 27, 2026
Notification of acceptance two weeks after submission.
Deadline Paper Submission: 1st of May 2026 (optional)
Deadline Presentation Submission: 1st of May 2026
Early bird Registration: up to 30th of March 2026
Submit a Proposal or a session to secretar@isast.org and anthi@asmda.com
Submissions:
– Special Sessions
– Workshops
– Master theses separate session
– PhD students with separate session
Special Sessions – Workshops
You may send proposals here:
1. For Special Sessions (4-6 papers)
2. Workshops (more than 1-3 sessions) including the title and a brief description at: secretar@isast.org or from the electronic submission
3. Abstracts/Papers to be included in the proposed sessions, to new sessions or as contributed papers.
Contributions may be realized through one of the following ways
– structured abstracts (not exceeding 500 words) and presentation;
– full papers (not exceeding 12,000 words);
– posters.
In all the above cases at least one of the authors
ought to be registered in the conference here.
Abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically
within the timetable provided in the web page here.
All abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and in the website of the Conference.
Please direct any questions regarding the QQML 2026 Conference and Student Research Presentations to:
the secretariat of the conference at: secretar@isast.org
The papers of the conference will be published in the QQML e- journal after the permission of the author(s).
The QQML e- journal www.qqml-journal.net is indexed by the Web of Science and the EBSCOhost.
A number of selected papers will be published in a volume which will be published by Springer Nature.
Theme: Participating in, Collaborating, Entertaining: the
Humankind in the Future Library
Subthemes
1. The Impact of AI on
o Democracy and Freedom
o Philosophical and Ethical issues
o Library Routines
o Research and Education
o Scholarly Communication
o Copyright
o Citizen Communities
o Social Inclusion
o Heritage
2. Future libraries: expanded boundaries
3. Sustainability, diversity and inclusion: the role of the libraries
4. Metrics and Assessment of Scientific Production in Academic
and Specialized Libraries
5. Library and Information Science Assessment
6. Tracing the Digital Future of the Library and Information
Science in theory and practice
7. Linking research and practice: the synergies and their
relevance to practice, policy and academia
8. Open Science: Access, Data, Tools.
9. Opportunities and Challenges for Information Managers.
10. Partnerships and Cooperation Networks among Libraries and
Archives
11. Innovative Tools for Innovative Services: synergies and
collaborations
12. Literacies (Information, Media, Digital, Economic, etc) in
Libraries
13. Added value services to Users: behavioral models, Tools and
assessment
14. Library Services to Research and Education
15. Health Information Services: Communication and Access
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15th : Hellenic Mediterranean University, Irakleion, Crete, Greece: Hybrid: 30 May- 3 June 2023
14th : National Hellenic Research Foundation, Athens, Greece: Hybrid: 24-27 May 2022
13th : Virtual: 25-28 May 2021
12th : Virtual: 26-29 May 2020
11th : European University Institute, Florence, Italy: 28-31 May 2019
10th : Cultural Center, Chania, Crete, Greece: 22-25 May 2018
9th : Limerick, Ireland: 23-26 May 2017
8th : Senate House, University of London, London, UK: 24-27 May 2016
7th : IUT Université Paris Descartes, Paris, France: 26-29 May 2015
6th : Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey: 27-30 May 2014
5th : “La Sapienza” University, Rome, Italy: 4-7 June 2013
4th : Limerick, Ireland: 22-25 May 2012
3rd : Athens, Greece: 24-27 May 2011
2nd : Chania, Crete, Greece: 25-28 May 2010
1st : Chania, Crete, Greece: 26-29 of May 2009