[Asis-l] International conference of Asian Special Libraries on Shaping the future of special libraries: beyond boundaries

[Debal Chandra Kar]

Special Libraries Association-Asian Chapter 
 
SLA (Special Library Association, USA) - Asian Chapter 2008 in association 
with Society for Library Professionals and Indian Association of Special 
Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) is organizing an ?International 
conference of Asian Special Libraries on Shaping the future of special 
libraries:  beyond boundaries? to be held at India Islamic Cultural 
Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, India from 26-28 November 2008. 
Some of the objectives of the Conference are to bring together special 
library professionals to a common platform, to promote special libraries, 
and facilitate the exchange of ideas and help to bridge the knowledge gap 
amongst the professionals associated with special libraries and to develop 
the professional competent. 
This seminar is expected to attract more than 1000 participants from 
India, Asia and the globe. You are invited to attend the same. For details 
please visit: 
http://units.sla.org/chapter/cas/ICoASL2008.html 
Thematic areas  
The conference will discuss all aspects of special libraries. Each theme 
is divided into several sub-themes as detailed below, but not necessarily 
limited to: 
 Information Resources and Services 
·     Managing Information overload 
·     Customizing Information Services 
·     E-Referencing and New Referencing Techniques. 
·     Benchmarking Techniques 
·     Measuring Service Quality 
·     Sustainable Information Resources 
·     Offshoring and Outsourcing 
·     Key reference tools for Asian source 
·     Content Creation and Management 
 Information Society: Emerging Paradigm 
·     Information Society: An Asian Perspective 
·     Information Society: Sustainable Models 
·     Community Information Systems 
·     The Design and Role of Information Centres 
·     Delivery of Information Services 
·     Information Systems: Case Studies 
·     E-Governance and  Public Information 
·     Information Literacy and Competency: Capacity Building 
·     Mapping Community Participation Patterns 
·     Information Divide and Deprivation 
·     Private and Public Participation 
·     Funding Opportunities 
Information Communication and Technologies 
·     Delivery Methods and Mechanisms 
·     Information Generation and Cultivation 
·     Information Warehousing and Storage 
·     Information Harvesting and Dissemination 
·     Retrieval and Access Mechanisms 
·     Information Tools/Technology: State of the Art 
·     Development of Information Portals and Information Gateways 
·     Applications of Web 2.0 in Asia 
 Information Objects, and Products
·     Information Portals 
·     Digital Libraries/Repositories 
·     E-journals Management 
·     Information Sharing Models/Consortia 
·     Information  Networks and Protocols 
·     Standards, Copyright, licensing and IPR Issues 
·     Publisher/Vendor/Library Relations 
Information and Business 
·     Information Entrepreneurship : Scope and Prospects 
·     Information Marketing 
·     Employment opportunities 
·     Skill Upgradation and Career Advancement 
·     Recruitment and Hiring Techniques 
·     Creating Lobbies and Pressure Groups 
·     Role of library Associations 
·     Special libraries after 20 years 

LIS Education, Training & Research 
·     Course material and Content Contemporarising 
·     Continuing and Life Long Learning and role of SLA 
·     E-learning  Modules 
·     Skills and Competency Development 
·     Incubation and Training Centres 
·     Research Relevance LIS 
·     LIS Education, Research and LIS School 
 
Submission of Papers 
Participants are welcome to contribute papers for presentation on the 
above themes and related themes. The Papers should be based on research 
surveys; case studies or action plans rather than theoretical explanations 
and should not publish earlier. Papers should be sent to to 
asiansla at gmail.com 
 
Dates to Remember  
Last Date for Submission of Abstract/ Proposal
July 15, 2008
Last Date for Submission of Final Papers
September 15,  2008
Early Bird Registration 
September 30, 2008
Last Date for Registration 
November 15, 2008

 
For further information, please contact to:  
P.K.Jain, Organising Secretary, ICoASL 2008. C/o. Institute of Economic 
Growth, University of Delhi Enclave, DELHI- 110007. India Ph. 
91-11-27667463; 27666364; 27666367. Fax: 91-11-27667463; 91-11-27667410. 
Cell: 09899110787 Email: asiansla at gmail.com ; asianchaptersla at yahoo.com
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