Call for papers for the 7th COTUL Scientific Conference to be held in Mbeya region in November 2025

The Consortium of Tanzania University and Research Libraries (COTUL) is hereby announcing a Call for papers for the Call for papers for the 7th COTUL Scientific Conference to be held in Mbeya region in November 2025

Theme
Redefining Library Services in the Digital Age: Innovation, Collaboration, and Sustainability in Information Services
Sub-themes

•  Collaboration and partnerships
•  Digital etiquette/netiquette
•  Digital transformation and service delivery
•  Emerging technologies and their impacts on library services
•  Evolving role of librarians
•  Information literacy and digital competencies
•  Innovation in library and information services
•  Policy, legal and ethics in the digital era
•  Sustainable library practices
•  User experience and service design

Submission guidelines
All abstracts should be in English. Use appropriate words and correct grammar.
The abstracts should have a maximum of 300 words.
The abstracts should contain the following information in the order provided

i. Title of abstract
ii. Full author(s) details
iii. Background, purpose, methods, key findings, conclusion and originality or contribution

All abstracts should be sent in MS Word document format to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Important dates

•  30th May 2025 - Submission of abstracts
• 20th June 2025 - Notification of accepted abstracts
• 30th August 2025 - Submission of full papers
• 30th September 2025 - Notification of accepted papers

Conference Dates: 10th to 14th November 2025

Publication
All accepted/presented papers will appear in the COTUL Conference Proceedings