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ANNOUNCEMENT OF SIS 2008 Twenty Fifth National Convention & Conference of SIS on Role of the Librarian in 21st Century (5-6 December 2008) Organized by Indian Institute of Management, Indore In technical collaboration with SARDG, SIS, New Delhi, INDOLIBNET & INDORE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Information Technology has dramatically impacted the librarian and their relationship to the communities they serve. As we are at the threshold of year 2008, we librarians must reassess and reconsider the changing library environment. Librarians, individually and collectively, cannot ignore the changing shape of information services that are emerging. Everyone knows that the primary objective of libraries is to organize and provide access of information. This objective will never change, but the format and methods that we have used will change dramatically; thus, providing new opportunities and challenges. On this backdrop the Conference will focus on rethinking the role of a library professional, both in relationship to his personal identity and the community he serves. The principal objectives of this conference is to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge, ideas & learning experience among the Librarians, Information specialists, Information providers & persons related to LIS. PROGRAMME STRUCTURE The Conference program will include plenary sessions invited and contributed papers, posters sessions, product presentations, panel discussion and an exhibition. A series of parallel sessions will be held offering delegates a wide range of in-depth presentations by leading national and international experts. MAIN THEME & SUB THEMES 1. Emerging Technology Trends in Libraries 2. Emerging Management Trends in Libraries 3. Library Consortia, Networking and Resource Sharing 4. Libraries in the knowledge economy 5. Human Resources & Competencies Development 6. Open Access Initiatives & I R Movement 7. Marketing of Library Services 8. Digital Library & Library 2.0 9. Information Literacy 10. Legal Aspects of Librarianship 11. E-learning 12. Disaster Management & Libraries SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Paper on the themes enumerated above or any other issue related with the broad theme of the seminar based on research, practical experience or case study in the field may be submitted for presentation at the seminar. The length of the paper should be around 3000 words. Paper should be submitted in A4 size with a soft copy on CD/DVD and/or as e-mail attachment using MS-Word latest by 25th Oct 2008 to kishor_satpathy@yahoo.com & sis2008conf@gmail.com. Title page of the paper should contain title of the paper, authors name, designation and official address of the author (including telephone no and e-mail address); and an abstract of the paper in about 150 words. Authors are requested to prepare a power point for the convention and bring it on a CD/DVD or pen drive. Each paper will be evaluated and the Organizing Secretary will communicate to the authors the decision of the Editorial board latest by 28th Oct 2008. All the correspondence should be made to: Mr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy Librarian & Organising Secretary, SIS 2008 Indian Institute of Management Indore Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road Indore-453331, Madhya Pradesh, INDIA
E-mail: satpathy@iimidr.ac.in; ksatpathy@gmail.com Tel: 0731-4228626, 09425312746(M) For Further Information pl. visit: http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/pages/institute/sis2008.php __._,_.___
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