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GUIDELINES FOR EXTENDED ABSTRACTS
The length of the Extended Abstract should not be more than 1000 words on A4 size with standard margins of 1 inch on each side in Times New Roman with 11 Font Size. The extended Abstract should contain the full name, affiliations, along with the e-mail of the author(s), abstract, keywords, author biography, and a few relevant references, cited correctly in the text of the article as per the APA 7 referencing style. The extended Abstract should be divided into a minimum of the following parts.
Background: Provide a brief overview of the work. You may want to highlight the advantages of ETDs, such as increased accessibility and ease of sharing.
Objectives: State the specific goals and objectives of your submission, e.g., related to ETD production, hosting, and metadata. This may include evaluating the effectiveness of different ETD platforms or exploring ways to improve ETD metadata standards.
Methods: Describe the methods you used to conduct your study, including any data collection and analysis techniques. For example, you may have conducted surveys or interviews with ETD stakeholders or analyzed data from ETD repositories.
Results: Present the main findings of your research, including any key trends or insights you uncovered.
Conclusion: Summarize the main points of your research and explain the implications of your findings for ETD production, hosting, and sharing. Consider the broader implications of your study for the field of digital scholarship and scholarly communication.
References: Include a list of any sources you cited in the extended abstract, using APA 7 referencing style. (max. 5 references for the abstract)
To give young library and information professionals and researchers an opportunity, Poster presentations highlighting the outcomes of successful studies or innovative practices are invited, especially on the conference theme and sub-themes.
Guidelines for Posters
- Poster submissions will first be evaluated as extended abstracts as above.
- On acceptance, the poster presenters should address their topics using text, graphics, photographs, illustrations, etc.
- Posters must be written and presented in the English Language.
- Posters should be in the standard size i.e., A0 vertical (841mm x 1189mm).
- Posters will be displayed in a designated space at the Conference venue. Display stands will be provided; they will be ready by 22nd October 2026.
- The presenter is required to bring the printed poster; however, the campus also has a poster printing facility that can be used if suitable payment is made.
- A final abstract of the accepted poster, as well as the author’s profile, will be published in the conference programme schedule and on the conference website.
- A soft copy of the poster will be hosted post-conference on the conference website.
- The deadlines for posters will be the same as for the main presentations.
All submissions should be in English and must be based on the original work carried out by the submitter and have not been published or presented before. The submissions will be checked with Plagiarism and AI Detection software such as Turnitin and DrillBit, as needed, and any content with similarity/AI-generated content exceeding 10% will be summarily rejected.
Authors of accepted submissions will be invited to present at the conference and submit full papers in APA 7th edition professional paper format as per the above submission categories.
Submission Limit Policy
Each participant is permitted a maximum of two submissions for the conference:
One submission as a co-author
One submission as the corresponding author
Publication and Dissemination Policy
The organizers intend to publish a pre-symposium proceedings volume to document and disseminate the scholarly contributions presented at the symposium with ISBN and to be released on the occasion of the Inauguration Ceremony of ETD-2026. Authors of selected submissions may be invited to submit extended or revised versions of their papers for possible consideration in the NDLTD’s The Journal of Electronic Theses and Dissertations (J-ETD). All such submissions will be subject to the journal’s independent editorial review, peer review process, and compliance with its established policies, ethical standards, and publication requirements. An invitation or submission for consideration shall not be interpreted as a commitment to or guarantee of publication.
By submitting a paper or participating in the symposium, authors grant permission for accepted materials including papers, abstracts, presentations, and related content to be included in symposium publications and disseminated through official symposium channels and platforms used for academic outreach and communication. Where appropriate, and with the author’s consent, these materials may also be archived or made publicly accessible through the NDLTD repositories and associated channels, in accordance with copyright regulations, licensing terms, and applicable repository policies. All submissions, including presentations, posters, and related content, must be made under the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) License. This approach supports open knowledge dissemination, enhances research visibility, and aligns with the principles of open scholarship and collaborative learning.
The organizers reserve the right to determine the selection, format, timing, and mode of publication or dissemination of symposium materials in accordance with applicable academic, institutional, and publishing guidelines.
Disclaimer: The Host Institution, IIT Delhi, and its partner, the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations (NDLTD), reserve the right to amend, modify, or update the conference terms, conditions, and guidelines as necessary in response to prevailing circumstances. The organizers shall not be held liable for any loss, damage, inconvenience, or expense incurred by submitters, participants, sponsors, or other stakeholders arising from such changes or from circumstances beyond their reasonable control.