[Sigiii-l] IASLIC Seminar at University of Kashmir

Sat Apr 30 14:16:22 EDT 2011

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28th National conference of the IASLIC (Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres) to be held at The University of Kashmir, Srinagar, Jammu & Kashmir during October 10-13, 2011. 
The main theme of the conference is Library Vision 2020. 
Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberations 

Information and Development : A Vision for Emerging Infrastructure 
Information Flows and Gaps: Measuring Tools and Techniques for Library Growth in Future
Intellectual Property Rights in the Digital Millennium
Social networking : use of Web 2.0 tools and Services in Designing New Generations Library Service
National Library and Information Policy 
Exploiting New technologies for empowering researchers in LIS to become effective and self-sufficient Information Seekers
Management of Library and Information Centers: Emerging issues
Knowledge Organization Innovation: Design and Framework of organization of Information
Issues of Digital Divide in Knowledge Society of the Future.
Mobile Commerce: Application for LIS Professional
LIS Education and Changing Information Landscape
Role  and Responsibilities of Library Associations  

SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP (SIG) MEETINGS
SIG in Social Sciences
Theme : Change Management                                   Convener : Prof. S B Bannerjee
Ø  Factors, Circumstances and Forces lending to change
Ø  Rationale for successful and unsuccessful changes in LICs
Ø  People’s psychology towards change 
Ø  Changing patterns of attitudes and behaviors of attitudes and behaviors of LIS Professionals in the 21st Century
Ø  Organizational Changes in LICs of the Present Century
Ø  Nature, processes and principles of change management 

 SIG in ICT in LIS
Theme: Institutional Digital Repository             Convener: Shri Abhijit Kr Bhowmick
§  Indian scenario
§  Policy and Recommendations
§  Best practices and Work flow
§  Managing Indic scripts
§  Software and Standards

Important dates
Conference:                           October 10-13, 2011
Paper Submissions:                 July 15, 2011
Acceptance:                            July 31, 2011
Camera-ready copy:                August 16, 2011

General Instructions
1.  Both invited and contributed papers will be considered. Submitted papers will have participative peer-to-peer reviews.

A generalised presentation should be avoided.
Full Paper with abstract (within 500 words) not exceeding 2500 words (not more than 10 pages of A-4 Size paper single sided with margin of 1.25" in left / right / top and bottom and duly signed by the author(s) and typed / printed in double space (in duplicate) should reach IASLIC office by 15th July, 2011 . Photographs, graphs, charts, if any should be submitted along with the negative copy/ print / tracing paper. 
In addition, softcopy of the full paper should also be composed in MS Word and submitted on diskette or as an attachment through e-mail (iaslic at vsnl.net).
Author should indicate the sub-theme of the paper
The paper should be accompanied with an amount of l000.00 (Rupees one thousand only) (600.00 (Rupees six hundred only) for students and retired person) which will be adjusted with Registration Fees. Payment may be made by DD in favour of IASLIC, payable at Kolkata and send to the Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. GM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054. If the paper is not accepted, the amount will be refunded.  
Pre-Conference volume will have only Abstracts (within 500 words) of accepted papers.
Accepted papers which are presented in the Conference, will only be published in the Post Conference volume within three months of the Conference held. 
Pre-declaration by the author(s) should be made separately that the paper(s) has I have not been sent elsewhere for publication I presentation. This has to be sent by hard copy.
10.  All accepted papers will be invited for presentation either in the main thematic session of the Conference or in the SIG Meetings. Presenter will be allowed maximum ten minutes for presentation including introduction and conclusion.
11.      There will be provision for Poster presentation. All papers accepted for poster presentation will be allocated time for display of full papers. Abstract of all papers accepted for poster presentation will be included in the pre-conference volume. Such papers will not be published in the post conference volume.
12.      All registered participants will receive Post Conference volume free of cost from IASLIC office. Additional Rs.150/- will be charged for postage and handling those who wish to receive the volume through post.
13.      First author is entitled to get ten copies of reprints of full paper.
14.      The decision of the Editorial Committee will be final and no correspondence regarding the acceptance of papers for presentation in the Conference or otherwise will be entertained.
15.      Correspondence regarding papers should be addressed to the Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. GM, Kankurgachi, Kolkata- 700054 iaslic at vsnl.net   and for conference update  please visit www.iaslic1955.org.in

Prof. J. K. Sarkhel
Editor,
Indian Library Science Abstracts,
P-291 C.I.T. Scheme 6M, Kankurgachi
Kolkata--700054
West Bengal; India
Mobile: 09433175705  

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