The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) and the Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries (QQML) Conferences are welcoming submissions for papers and presentations. The conferences bring together library and information professionals to explore the evolving roles, collaborations, research, creativity, and best practices that are shaping the future of libraries.

Nursing Librarianship Conference (RCN 2025)

Location: Free Online (Virtual Conference)
Date: Wednesday, 10 December 2025
Time: 2:00–4:30 pm (UK time)
Theme: Change, React, Adapt: Future-Proofing Nursing Library Services
Host: Royal College of Nursing

Target group

Library staff working in or interested in health and nursing librarianship across all sectors.

Presentation opportunities
 
Submissions are invited for:
 
- Short Presentations (20 minutes)
- Lightning Talks (8 minutes)

Please provide a summary of no more than 300 words outlining your presentation and email it to rcn.library@rcn.org.uk.
If you have an idea for a different presentation format, you are warmly encouraged to get in touch to discuss it.

Key dates

Submission deadline: Monday, 20 October 2025 (5:00 pm)
Notification of decisions: by 7 November 2025

18th Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries International Conference (QQML 2026)

Location: Bucharest, Romania
Dates: 26–29 May 2026
Theme: Participating in, Collaborating, Entertaining: The Humankind in the Future Library
Venue: Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, University of Bucharest
Address: Sos. Panduri Nr. 90
 
Target group

Professors, researchers, archivists, information scientists, librarians, records managers, taxonomists, subject and reference librarians, and others engaged in the field.

Call for submissions

Participants are invited to submit proposals for:

- Special sessions (4–6 papers)
- Workshops (1–3 sessions)
- Master’s Thesis Sessions
- PhD student sessions
- Individual abstracts or full papers 

Proposals should include the title and a brief description, and can be submitted by email to secretar@isast.org.

Submission guidelines

Contributions may take one of the following forms:

- Structured abstracts (up to 500 words) and presentation
- Full papers (up to 12,000 words)
- Posters

At least one author of each accepted submission must be registered for the conference. The abstracts and full papers should be submitted electronically in accordance with the timeline on the conference website.

Publication opportunities

The abstracts will be published in the Conference Book of Abstracts and on the QQML conference website. Accepted papers may be published in the QQML e-journal, which is indexed in the Web of Science and EBSCOhost.

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Introduction to Mixed Methods Research: From Theory to Practice (Instats 2025)

Location: Free Online (Livestream)
Date: Tuesday, 5 November 2025
Host: Instats
Lead: Professor Sergi Fàbregues, Department of Psychology and Education, Universitat Oberta de Catalunya & Mixed Methods Program, University of Michigan

Target group

Graduate students and early-career researchers interested in mixed methods research.

Seminar focus

This 1-day seminar explores how to combine qualitative and quantitative research to address complex questions. Participants learn practical approaches to:

- Developing purpose statements and research questions
- Designing core and advanced mixed methods studies
- Integrating data using joint displays and data transformation
- Applying quality frameworks for rigorous research

The workshop equips attendees to plan, conduct, and publish mixed methods research, whether for dissertations, grant proposals, or empirical studies.
Further information

Registration

Details about this seminar and future offerings can be found on the Instats website, or alternatively, use this link to register:https://instats.org/seminar/introduction-to-mixed-methods-research-f-1