[LIS-Forum] National Seminar On Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS) on 16th - 17th January, 2009.

[krishna nand singh]

Dear All,

Department of Library & Information Science, BHU & Indian Council of Social
Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi are jointly going to organise *National
Seminar On Open Source Library Solutions (OSLS)* on 16th - 17th January,
2009.

*About Seminar:* The rising cost of technology has compelled the libraries
to use Open Source Software (OSS) for library automation, digital library
and so on. OSSs are developed in public domain by the technology experts for
the libraries. The professional community implements the software solutions
and renders feedback to developers, which is a real time testing of
software.

The OSS products are provided with source code for implementation level
customization and future development of software. These solutions are often
free for use and could be redistributed. Today, there are OSSs available for
different library activities which are better than the commercial solutions
using cutting age technology. These solutions range from Operating System to
specialized institutional repositories.

This has made the library services more cost effective and least dependent
on commercial software and vendors. However, there is a concern of the
professionals over stability of software implementation and continuing
support to these OSSs. There is an equal and opposite concern from the end
of developers also towards having a sustainable funding for running the
software development projects. Whatever the concerns may be, the increased
use of open source software among the library community is very encouraging
for open source solution developers.

The Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University,
Varanasi proposes to conduct two days National Convention on Open Source
Library Solutions (OSLS), 16th – 17th January, 2009. The proposed seminar
would provide a common platform for library professionals to share their
experience.

Research papers, demonstration and case-studies are invited for presentation
and discussion during the convention in following areas:

Implementation of OSS in:- Library automation, Digital repositories, Digital
preservation, Consortium planning, Community education, Office management,
Content development, Event management, E-publishing, Knowledge management,
E-governance, Community networks.

*Target Participants:* Practicing Librarians and Information Scientists,
Faculty Members, Researchers, Students, Information System Personnel,
Managers, etc.

*Call for Papers:* Full texts paper(s) in English (in A4 size, double space,
not more than 10 pages) should be sent to the *Organising Secretary, Deptt.
of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi -
221005*. adityatripathi at hotmail.com aditya at bhu.ac.in Last date for
submission of full texts of paper(s) is 20.12.2009.

*Registration:* Rs. 500/- per participant. The DD / Cash payable in favour
of *"National Seminar on Open Source Library Solutions"*, payable at
Varanasi. The Registration Fee includes -Conference Kit & Working Lunch /
Tea.

*Accommodation:* Limited accommodation is available on payment basis on
first come first basis.

For further enquiry please contact:

Coordinator
Prof. H. N. PRASAD
Head, Deptt. of Library and Information Science
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- 221 005
Tel: +91 542 6701028 (Off.) +91 9415336709 (Mob.)
E-mail: hnprasad.bhu at gmail.com

Organising Secretary
Dr. ADITYA TRIPATHI
Lecturer, Deptt. of Library and Information Science
Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi- 221 005
Tel: +91 542 6701027 (Off.) +91 9450710628 (Mob.)
E-mail: adityatripathi at hotmail.com; aditya at bhu.ac.in

*Registration Form:* Registration form can be downloaded from the
Department's website http://www.bhu.ac.in/lis.html or directly from the URL
http://www.bhu.ac.in/dlis/osls.pdf

-- 
KRISHNA NAND SINGH
MLIS(BHU)

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