Dear Professional Colleagues, Greetings from IISER Bhopal! We take great pleasure in informing you that the IISER Bhopal is organizing a National Conference on '*Role of Academic Libraries for Excellence in* *Research' (ROALER 2018)* at IISER Bhopal during Jan 18-20, 2018. http://roaler.iiserb.ac.in/ The objective of this conference is to bring together library professionals and researchers working in Science/Technology/Management/Engineering/Agriculture/Medical Sciences/Art & Humanities/ University Libraries in India and abroad on one platform and facilitate the exchange of innovative ideas, new initiatives, experiences, research work, best practices etc. Also, we intend to initiate/aid discussions on current issues, recent developments and their impact, and future challenges to prepare our libraries for the future. Conference website http://roaler.iiserb.ac.in/ Early Bird Registration: till 30 November 2017 Online Registration: https://docs.google.com/a/iiserb.ac.in/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSfRJfOW0WFf7D_Jo_Fv4... We are expecting the participation of library professionals and other academicians from premier academic institutions, research organizations & industries in the country. We will be having eminent library professionals as invited speakers to deliver talks on important themes and are expecting good participation. We are pleased to invite you to participate in this three days National Conference (ROALER 2018) during Jan 18-20, 2018 at IISER Bhopal. We are looking forward to meet you at Bhopal during conference. Thanking you. Sincerely, Sandeep Kumar Pathak, Ph.D. (University of Pune) Deputy Librarian, Central Library Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Bhopal Bhopal - 462023, M.P., INDIA Voice: 0755-4290305 / Mobile: 8120076827 Email: pathakkgp@gmail.com / cliitm@gmail.com / skpathak@iiserb.ac.in