[LIS-Forum] Call for Papers: SoFerence 2013, October 19-20, 2013 @ Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore

Nagappa B nagappa.b at tcs.com
Mon Jun 17 12:22:30 IST 2013


Dear Professional Friends,

Seasonal Greetings…!!!

Tata Consultancy Services, Bangalore in collaboration with Karnataka State 
Library Association, Bangalore is organizing two days SoFerence: A Social 
Conference on Failures, Learnings, Case Studies Best Practices, and 
Success Stories in Library & Information Science and related areas on 
19-20 October, 2013 at Bangalore.

Objectives:
ü       To create an environment for LIS professionals to come together 
and share their experiences.
ü       To discuss on the failures, learnings, success stories, best 
practices, recent trends, etc. in LIS & related fields.
ü       To enhance the competencies of LIS professionals to meet the needs 
of the changing environment.

Theme:
v       Case Studies on Failures, Learnings, Process Improvements, New 
Initiatives, Best Practices, Success Stories, Current Awareness Services, 
Information Retrieval & Repackaging Query Handling, Librarian as SME, 
Application of ICT/LMS, Marketing of Info Products, HRM, etc.*
v       Surveys on Users Satisfaction, Use of eBooks / Journals, Job 
Satisfaction, Career Growth, New Opportunities, etc.*
v       Classroom Teaching v/s Internship in LIS, Soft Skills, 
Professionalism, Recent Trends, Future of Libraries, etc.*
      * Specific to LIS and related areas.

Call for Papers:
Unpublished and original papers on the above theme are invited. Papers 
will be accepted after thorough plagiarism check for stage presentation. 
Further, based on the participant’s feedback and editorial advice, papers 
will be selected for the publication in SoFerence Proceedings (to be 
published after the event as a book with ISBN).

Authors to follow the below guidelines, otherwise paper may not be 
considered for presentation:
Ø       Unpublished and original papers should be 
-       in .doc format
-       in single-spaced, 
-       A4 page size, 
-       Times New Roman 12 font size, 
-       between 4-10pages and 
-       APA reference style
Ø        Scanned copy of Copyright Declaration letter (with the details of 
theme, title, author, etc.) duly signed by the author(s) should be sent 
along with the paper. 
Ø       Paper should have Title, Author(s) Name, Organization Address, 
Tel. No., E-mail id, etc.
Ø       Registration is mandatory for authors as well as participants.
Ø       The full paper should be sent to: soference at gmail.com

Who Can Participate?
LIS Professionals, Students, Research Scholars, Content Managers, 
Information Managers, Publishers, ECM and KM Professionals, Academicians 
and others.

Important Dates: 
ü       August 15, 2013: Full paper Submission
ü       August 20, 2013: Registration Closes
ü       August 30, 2013: Acceptance for stage presentation

Registration Fee*: 
- Working Professionals: Rs. 1500/- 
- Students & Retired Professionals: Rs. 1200/-
*Includes SoFerence kit, Tea/Coffee, Snacks, Lunch and SoFerence 
Proceedings (to be sent after publication).
# Registration is limited to 200 seats only (Including authors on first 
come, first serve basis).‎

Payment: 
The completed registration form (download from 
https://sites.google.com/site/soference) along with the registration fee 
in the form of Cheque/DD in favour of “Karnataka State Library Association
”, payable at Bangalore should send to:
Registration Committee-SoFerence 2013, C/o Information Resource Centre, 
LCenter, Tata Consultancy Services, Near Vydehi Hospital, Plot No.78, 79 & 
83, EPIP Industrial Area, Whitefield, Bangalore - 560066, Karnataka, India

Accommodation:
Participants are requested to make their own arrangement. There are many 
good hotels in and around the city. For more details, you may like to 
visit the following sites:
www.karnatakatourism.org/Bangalore/en/
http://karnatakatravelguide.in/bangalore-hotels.php

More details available @ 
https://sites.google.com/site/soference
Email: soference at gmail.com
Tel. +91 80 67251331 / 475 or +91 7760505296

SoFerence 2013 Brochure:
https://sites.google.com/site/soference/SoFerence%202013_Brochure%201.6.pdf

SoFerence 2013 Registration Form:
https://sites.google.com/site/soference/SoFerence%202013_Registration%20Form.docx

With Best Regards
Dr. Nagappa Bakkannanavar 
Head | Information Resource Centre | Tata Consultancy Services 
Pioneer Building, International Tech Park | Padandhur Agrahara | 
Whitefield Road | Bangalore - 560 066 | Karnataka | India
Ph:- +91 80 67251330 | Buzz:- 4851330 / 4224 | Cell:- 91-7760505296 | 
Mailto: nagappa.b at tcs.com
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