SALIS 2015 - National Conference on Advancement in Library and Information Science & Technology - Announcement - reg

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Dear Madam/Sir,

== Call for Papers ==

You are invited to participate in the upcoming "National Conference on 
Advancement in Library and Information Science & Technology: Challenges 
and Opportunities (ALIST 2015)  July 10 - 11, 2015**to be held**BS Abdur 
Rahman University, Chennai, India


https://salis2015.wordpress.com/


=== Important Dates ===


Submission of full-paper                    :  15.04.2015
Communication of Acceptance         : 30.04.2015
Registration                                          : 31.05. 2015
Conference                                           : July 10-11, 2015 
Chennai, India

Below conference includes**Citation studies-Scientometrics.

National Conference on Advancement in Library and Information Science & 
Technology: Challenges and Opportunities (ALIST 2015)  July 10 - 11, 2015*
***
Organized by

Central Library, BS Abdur Rahman University, Chennai, India

And

Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science

About the Conference

The term Library Science is often referred as Librarianship, Library 
Studies, Documentation, Information Science and Library and Information 
Science (LIS). It is an interdisciplinary field that applies the 
concepts, practices, methods, techniques, applications and tools of 
other subjects such as education, mathematics, statistics, economics, 
psychology, management, linguistics, philosophy, IT, etc., for selecting 
evaluating, acquiring, organizing, storing, preserving information 
resources in print and electronic formats and disseminating to the users 
worldwide for learning, teaching and research using various channels 
such as intranet, internet, web, email, mobile and social networking tools.

Acquisition, classification, cataloguing, organization, documentation 
and management of information System and services are the core areas of 
LIS in the past as wells in the present. The Information explosion and 
the revolution in IT in this digital world made tremendous impact and 
changes in the traditional core activities and services of LIS in terms 
of how information is acquired, organized, retrieved, preserved and 
disseminated.

In the recent past, LIS uses the technologies and tools of computer, 
communication, electronic, database, barcode, RFID, network, wireless, 
web, digital, cloud, media and mobile technologies, Expert system, AI , 
E-publishing, etc for Information Storage and Retrieval (ISR) and also 
the principles and practices of modern management including KM for the 
managing the information systems, servcies and resources. LIS embraced 
these technologies to provide timely and high quality information 
services to the users of Google generation in the knowledge society 
whenever and wherever they are.

These technologies thrown many challenges and also employment 
opportunities in LIS and also in other fields to LIS professionals which 
resulted many advancements and developments in LIS. The LIS 
professionals have to update their knowledge and skills in the aforesaid 
areas not only to cope up with the fast developments in the digital 
world but also use the opportunities for the betterment of their lives.

Conference Objectives
The conference is intended to provide a forum for LIS professionals to 
discuss, deliberate and exchange knowledge and ideas about the 
advancement in LIS. The objectives are to discuss the:

• Advancements and developments in LIS
• Explorations and innovations in LIS
• New functions and innovative services of Libraries
• Changes that are required in Education, Research and Training
• New roles of LIS professionals
• Challenges and career opportunities in LIS
• Professional skills

Themes and Sub-Themes

I. Libraries and Society & Social Responsibility
New vision, mission and policy for creating knowledge society
Information to all - Freedom of access - Right to Information
Widening Access: Information rich and poor - the haves and the have-nots
Social, political, ethical and cultural context of Libraries
Information/Knowledge Society
Integration of Libraries and Media
Changes, challenges and opportunities in Public, Academic, R & D, 
Corporate-Media, Museum and Special Libraries
Green Libraries - Open Library

2. LIS Education, Research and Training for the Future
Advances LIS and Librarianship
Fission - Fusion of subjects - convergence of technologies with LIS
New Areas for LIS Education, Training and Research to meet the digital 
challenges
Information Work place- Digital Humanities- Social Media Tools
Semantic IRS and Web- Search Engines-Information behavior on the Web
*Citation studies-Scientometrics*
Digital Libraries-Open Source Software Technology

3. Innovative Library Services
Redefining the traditional Library services
Virtual Community services
Collaborative Campus Service
National Shared service
Knowledge based library services
Integration of Social Networking Tools and Digital Media Commons
Information Literacy Programmes

4. Technology Enabled Library Services
Bits to Bigdata- Web data mining- Storage and accessibility
Knowledge Discovery Tools- Web and Linked data
Integration of next generation social media tools-Web service
Web enabled cloud Library system and services
Email and SMS integrated services
Mobile Services
E-resource access and management

5. Exploration- Innovation and New Roles in LIST
New Avenues and Convergence: Psychology-Behavior 
Science-Education-Statistics- Marketing-Law-Management
IT-DBMS-Information Architecture-AI and Expert System
Media Common
E-commerce- Outsourcing
Event Management
KM-IPR and Copyrights-Plagiarism-RTI
Web editors - Meta data creators- aggregators

6. Collection Development and Resource sharing
Policy for Print and E-resources – accessibility and preservation
Collection to content relevant - Availability to Accessibility
New approached for ILL, Document Delivery and Resource Sharing - consortia
Networking and Collaboration: People- library - institutions- 
Regional-National – International

7. Challenges and Opportunities

Challenges and constrains of : budget - infrastructure - physical space
Lack of skilled manpower - training
Birth and death of new technologies -Convergence of technologies
Information explosion - availability and quality of resources and services
Deployment of other professionals

8. Management and Capacity Building
Professional Skill Development
Modern Management - Principles, Techniques and Practices - KM
Skills- Stress and Time Management
Evidence-based library and information practice (EBLIP)
Best and New Practices and Process, ISO and TQM

Submission of Papers

Original and unpublished papers on the conference themes (but not 
limited to!) are invited for presentation at the conference. Papers will 
be accepted only after strict review by the Editorial Committee. 
Accepted papers will be published in the Conference Proceedings with 
ISBN. Selected papers may be published in SALIS journals.

Author Guidelines

The full paper in word file (with an abstract not exceeding 200 words 
and at least 3 keywords) should be submitted as an e-mail attachment to 
alist2015 at gmail.com. Paper should not exceed 6 pages (line space: 1.5, 
font size: 12, font: Times New Roman, Reference style: APA).

Important Dates

Submission of full-paper 30.04.2015
Communication of Acceptance 15.05.2015
Last date for Registration 31.06.2015

Papers will not be accepted without registration fee.

Conference Websites
www.bssauniv.ac.in
www.salis2015.wordpress.com
www.salis.in

Target Participants

Librarians, Information professionals, LIS Teachers, Students and 
Research scholars.

Accommodation

The delegates will be provided accommodation in the University hostel on 
sharing basis against an advance payment of Rs.500/- on first cum first 
served basis. In case of non-availability of rooms in the hostel, 
accommodation will be arranged in the nearby hotels on extra payment. 
Participants can also make their own arrangements for accommodation at 
hotels available at Tambaram and Chennai.

Transport

The University is located in the outskirts of Chennai city on the G.S.T. 
Road, (Chennai-Trichy National Highway) 7 km from Tambaram, 2 km from 
Vandalur Railway Station, 17 km from the International Airport and 35 
K.M from Central Railway station. Being adjacent

Address for Correspondence

Dr. P. PANNEERSELVAM
Organizing Secretary, ALIST2015
Librarian
B.S.Abdur Rahman University
G S T Road, Vandalur
Chennai – 600048 Tamil Nadu, India.
Phone: 044-22759207 Fax: 044-22750250, Mobile: 0 9940614272
E-Mail: alist2015 at gmail.com
Web: www.bsauniv.ac.in


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