#SANLiC2023 – SANLiC 2023 CONFERENCE FEES and CALL for PAPERS

Theme: Breaking the mould: change, disruption, reflection

Change and disruption is commonplace for academic and research libraries. Fake news and digital pollution make it hard to analyse what is really happening and accordingly to adjust well to the change. With the impact of 4IR, war, fires, loadshedding, COVID, and new work demands, it is a mad hatter’s party for academic and research libraries. As we transition toward open access, work structured purely around the subscription paradigm requires new ways of working to be figured out. Transformational agreements, incorporating reading and publishing services as well as researcher support require a rethink of the roles played by libraries and research offices in relation to the research cycle.

This conference will assist knowledge workers to take stock, take heart, evaluate, share ideas for excellence and explore new ways to collaborate.

The SANLiC 2023 Hybrid Conference will take place at the Radisson Hotel & Conference Centre, O.R. Tambo, Johannesburg, and online, from 23-25 May 2023. There will be a pre-conference training workshop for personnel from member institutions only on Monday, 22 May.

Every second year, SANLiC hosts a member conference primarily for e-Resource librarians. This year’s conference will be of particular interest to all librarians and research office practitioners needing to manage the transition to open access publishing. It is also an ideal opportunity for e-Resource Librarians, library directors and librarians in general to gather, share, learn about latest developments in the field, recharge and have loads of fun.

We anticipate that the #SANLiC2023 conference will offer an excellent conference experience and will include:

A pre-conference training workshop
Top quality, relevant presentations
Opportunities to present and share findings and experiences
Engage with publishers and other vendors
Entertainment and fun including

Exhibitor’s cocktail dinner
Gala Dinner

Networking

The conference seeks to explore the theme through presentations, discussions, and posters on the following aspects:

Exploring disruption and understanding the impact.
Informing, measuring and demonstrating value.
Forming and optimising relationships.
Workflow challenges.
Open science and the library.
Tools, skills and competencies for e-resources librarians.
Resources, services and service provider engagement.

Registration

A registration link will be available soon.

If you have any queries in the meantime, please contact conference@sanlic.org.za

Call for papers

This is the first call for papers. We invite you to submit your abstracts to licensingmanager@sanlic.org.za for:

Presentations (15 mins.).
Lightning talks (5 mins.), accompanied by a single electronic slide.
Posters

The deadline for submission of abstracts is 10 April 2023.

Speaker bios and photos will be obtained from the authors of accepted papers. By submitting your abstract, you agree to it being published on the SANLiC website. No correspondence will be entered into about acceptance or non-acceptance of papers.

Please note that presenters must be registered for the conference, and they are responsible for their own expenses to attend the conference.

Timeline:

10 April – Deadline for submission of abstracts.
17 April – Notification of acceptance/rejection.
8 May – Deadline for recording of virtual presentations. Virtual presentations will be pre-recorded in the week of 8-12 May 2023.
15 May – Deadline for submission of presentation slides.

In-person Registration Fees − Members

Item	Cost (Excluding VAT)	Detail
Full conference Early Bird Fee (registration up to 30 April 2023)	R4 488.00 per delegate	Includes: Registration, teas, lunches, gala dinner and a cocktail dinner. Excludes: pre-conference registration fee
Full conference Regular Fee (registration from 1 May 2023)	R5 280.00 per delegate
Single Day registration	R2 838.00 per delegate per day	Includes: Registration, teas, lunch and evening function (gala dinner or cocktail dinner).
Members only pre-conference workshop	R1 064.80 per delegate	Includes: Registration, tea and lunc

Note that prices exclude:
1. Bed and breakfast, cash bar, and travel
2. 15% VAT which will be added.

In-person Registration Fees – Non-Members

Item	Cost (Excluding VAT)	Detail
Full conference Early Bird Fee (registration up to 30 April 2023)	R5 184.00 per delegate	Includes: Registration, teas, lunches, gala dinner and a cocktail dinner.
Full conference Regular Fee (registration from 1 May 2023)	R6 048.00 per delegate
Single Day registration	R3 312.00 per delegate per day	Includes: Registration, teas, lunch and evening function (gala dinner or cocktail dinner).

Note that prices exclude:

Bed and breakfast, cash bar, and travel.
15% VAT which will be added.

Virtual (online) Registration Fees

Item	Cost (Excluding VAT)
Virtual Membership Registration – Early Bird (1-10 delegates)	R9 880.00
Virtual Membership Registration – Regular (1-10 delegates)	R10 400.00
Virtual Non-Membership Registration – Early Bird (1-10 delegates)	R14 250.00
Virtual Non-Membership Registration – Regular (1-10 delegates)	R15 000.00
Single person virtual registration – Early Bird	R2 000.00
Single person virtual registration – Early Bird	R3 000.00

Note that prices exclude 15% VAT which will be added.

Exhibitors and Sponsors

Anyone interested in exhibiting at the conference or sponsorship should contact the SANLiC office at conference@sanlic.org.za