International Conference on “Information Literacy in the Knowledge Society” at NEHU, Shillong on March 6-8, 2014

The Department of Library and Information Science, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong, Meghalaya (India) is Organising an International Conference during 6-8, March 2014 on “Information Literacy in the Knowledge Society”

1. Information Literacy
   • Information Literacy Initiatives/Models
   • Computer Literacy
   • Information Technology Literacy
   • Internet Literacy
   • Digital Literacy
   • Media Literacy
   • Case Studies
2. Knowledge Society
   • Information Society and Knowledge Society
   • Knowledge Society in-
     1. Philosophical Perspective
     2. Sociological Perspective
     3. Economical Perspective
     4. Educational Perspective
     5. Political Perspective
     6. Librarian’s Perspective
   • Knowledge Management Models and Case Studies
3. Issues and Challenges for Librarianship in the Knowledge Society
   • Right Information to the Right Person at the Right Time and at the Right Place
   • Right to Information (RTI)
   • Open Access to Universal Knowledge Resources
   • Intellectual Property Rights (IPR)
   • Digital Libraries
   • Digital Divide and Knowledge Divide
   • Resource Sharing in a Networked Environment
   • Library Consortia
   • Librarianship and Social Networking
   • Librarianship and e-Governance
   • Continuing Education Programmes for the Library and Information Professionals
   • Professionalism and Professional Ethics in Librarianship
   • Information Literacy and Reading Habits
   • Communication Skills for Library and Information Professionals
   • Leadership in the Library and Information Profession
   • Social Responsibilities of the Library and Information Profession

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