Library Gyan: Call for Participation and submission of Papers for the National Conference on "Excellence in Academic Libraries: Vision for Future" on 19th October, 2013 at ITM University, Gurgaon

Sunday 9 June 2013

Call for Participation and submission of Papers for the National Conference on "Excellence in Academic Libraries: Vision for Future" on 19th October, 2013 at ITM University, Gurgaon

ITM University Gurgaon Library and Information Resource Center in collaboration with

Society for Library Professionals (SLP) and

Special Library Associations-Asian Chapter (SLA)

is proudly announcing the

National Conference

“Excellence in Academic Libraries: Vision for Future”

(EIAL-2013)

Conference Date: 19^th October, 2013

Objective of the Conference

Libraries are the backbone of any organization. In academic environment, the library is called “Heart of the organization”. The success of any academic organization mainly depends on the services and information provided by the libraries. The theme “Excellence in Academic Libraries: Vision for Future” is very vibrant because users now-a-days are showing very mature approach and the queries can not be answered without excellence. Excellence is required in every area of libraries. The goal of the conference is to bring together librarians, information engineers, educators as well as experts and professionals in other related fields to exchange ideas and share research findings about excellence in libraries and come up with Vision for future for achieving the excellence in libraries.

Venue:

Conference Hall,

ITM University, Sector 23A,

HUDA, Gurgaon-122017

91124-2365811, 919015433756, www.itmindia.edu

Themes

Original papers in English are invited on a theme related to those mentioned below. A national review panel will review the papers based on originality of the work, quality and relevance to the main theme of the conference. Peer reviewed and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The conference proceedings will be published by Aakar Books, New Delhi as an edited book with ISBN.

International library standards for achieving excellence
Best practices of Total Quality Management (TQM) in Libraries
Information communication technology (ICT) and libraries
Library management systems (LMS) and digital libraries initiatives.
Content and knowledge management in libraries
E-Resources management
LIS curriculum development
Resource sharing among libraries for achieving excellence
Marketing of Library and Information science products
Security issues in libraries
Social networking sites and libraries
Emerging technologies and their impact on library and information services
Best practices of library services
Cloud computing applications in libraries
Human Resource Management of Libraries
Best practices of Management of Electronic Resource
Role of Governments in LIS development: International & National Scenario
Any other theme related to the main theme of the conference

Guidelines for Paper Submission

Papers should be submitted latest by 17^th Aug, 2013 mentioning Name/Names of author/authors, their addresses (postal and email), and mobile/phone/fax numbers. The papers will be accepted only through electronic mode and should be mailed to : eial2013ggn@gmail.com.The Paper should be sent in Times New Roman format with one and a half spacing and 12 font sizes with 1 inch along both sides. The length of the paper should not exceed 5000 words. The papers should strictly follow the submission guidelines.

Important Dates:

Submission of full paper: August 2^nd, 2013

Notification of acceptance with reviewers’ comments: August 17^th, 2013

Submission of the final paper: August 30^th, 2013

Registration Fee:
Rs. 500/- per Delegate
(This includes conference kit, Tea and Lunch).
Payment Details

Registration fee can be paid through Bank draft or Crossed Cheque in favor of ITM University, Payable at Gurgaon. The filled-in registration forms and the payment should be sent to the Conference Secretary. Brochure of the Conference with Registration Form is attached with this mail. Communication may be addressed to the Conference Secretary as per following details:

Mr. Deepak Sharma
Organizing Secretary
National Conference on Excellence in Academic Libraries: Vision for Future (EIAL-2013)
Assistant Librarian

ITM UNIVERSITY, HUDA, SECTOR 23 A,

GURGAON-122017

0124265811, 12, 13, (M) 919015433756 Fax No. 01242367488

E-mail: eial2013ggn@gmail.com

Deepak Sharma

Assistant Librarian

ITM University

Sector 23 A, Gurgaon

01242365811

9015433756.

ITM University Gurgaon Library and Information Resource Center in collaboration with Society for Library Professionals (SLP) and Special Library Associations-Asian Chapter (SLA) is organizing the the National Conference On “Excellence in Academic Libraries: Vision for Future (EIAL-2013) on 19 October, 2013

For Details click on the below link

library.itmindia.edu/eial2013.pdf