The deadline for submission of abstracts has been extended to 30 June 2008. The theme of the ZULC International Conference on Open Access and Quality Assurance in Higher Education libraries will include the following sub-themes for discussion: 1. Quality Assurance (QA) in higher education libraries in Africa 2. Open Access in higher education libraries 3. Library and Information Services (LIS) standards as quality assurance measures 4. Institutional Repositories (IRs) and quality assurance in higher education institutions 5. Quality Assurance in the preservation and archiving of digital documents 6. Open Access and quality information resources 7. Indigenous Knowledge Information Systems and Quality Assurance Deadlines: Submission of abstracts (approx. 300 words): 30 June 2008 Notification of selected abstracts: 16 July 2008 Submission of full paper PDF format (1500-2000 words) Plus 3 print copies: 31 August 2008 Abstracts must be sent electronically to: Mr. J L Maenzanise, Zimbabwe Open University: maenzanisejl [at] lis.zou.co.zw