Introduction to the TPDL 2016 Doctoral Consortium

Introduction to the 2011 TPDL Doctoral Consortium Issue

Research on digital libraries is a fascinating domain which changes constantly. It is very rich in the topics addressed over the last decade, as demonstrated in Nguyen, S.H. and Chowdhury, G. (2011). It is of particular interest to follow the work of early stage researchers since they offer unconventional ideas and come up with fresh ideas and approaches. From this point of view, the content of...

Introduction to the 2012 JCDL Doctoral Consortium Issue

This special issue presents a collection of papers written by participants in the Doctoral Consortium of the 2012 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), held in at George Washington University in Washington, DC. This event brought together a group of talented Ph.D. students engaged in digital library research to present and discuss their work with an Advisory Panel of internatio...

Introduction to the 2011 JCDL Doctoral Consortium Issue

This special issue presents a collection of papers written by participants in the Doctoral Consortium of the 2011 ACM/IEEE Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL), held in Ottawa, Canada. This event brought together Ph.D. students engaged in digital library research from around the world to present and discuss their work with an Advisory Panel of international experts. The aim of the annua...

Some Advice on Scientific Publishing from the Perspective of an Experienced Researcher

There are many possibilities for PhD students to publish research work: workshops, conferences, book chapters, journals, open access publications, etc. In many countries it is mandatory to have at least some publications before being able to finish a PhD dissertation. In a special session for the doctoral consortium participants at PoEM 2016 in Skövde (Sweden), an experienced researcher offered...

Introduction to the iPRES 2013 Doctoral Consortium Issue