Dear All. Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, Srinagar (J&K)in collaboration with Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Chandigarh is organizing "TWO DAY NATIONAL SEMINAR ON Electronic Information Resources: Boon for Libraries and Information centres" on March 26 – 27, 2020. Background: The electronic information resources are fast growing and gaining acceptance among faculty members, scholars and students as one of the best means towards facilitating access to qualitative educational resources for enriching modern teaching learning process. The availability of such resources provide new opportunities for libraries and information centers to redesign their services and activities for supporting more vibrant learning environment coupled with access to qualitative learning resources. This transition in the library settings has revolutionised whole society and much has been witnessed in resource description, access and delivery. New tools that have emerged over time are helping to gain better insights into the new unexplored areas of information consolidation and discovery that further improve library services enriching the modern education and research domains. The transition from conventional to the digital set-ups has brought the academic world to new edge where technology helped to have new channels of accessibility. The digital era in the libraries has set new trends of accessing the information and has also brought to light new services which are paving new ways for supporting teaching, learning and research in the academic world. Keeping into consideration the perceived impact of electronic resources on the academic efficiency, the Department of Library and information Science, University of Kashmir, in collaboration with Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), Chandigarh is going to organize two day national seminar on “Electronic Resources: Boon for Library & Information Centres” on March 26-27, 2020. The seminar will primarily focus on exchange of ideas, panel discussions, presentations, invited talks etc. relevant to the theme. The abstracts of original theoretical, conceptual and empirical research relevant to the theme/sub themes of the seminar are invited from academicians, research scholars, students and other interested parties from universities, colleges and other institutions to be submitted latest by March 17, 2020. Themes and Sub Themes Topics for the contributions (but are not limited to) include following: • Electronic Information Resources • Institutional Repositories (IRs) • Electronic Thesis & Dissertations (ETDs) • Open Access (OA) • Open Access electronic resources and Research • Open Access electronic resources and Education • Open Access electronic resources and Government • Research Data Management • Usage of E-Resources • Impact of E-resources • Search Engines • Online Databases • Digital libraries • Digital Cultural Heritage • Electronic Information Resources: Impact • Electronic Information Resources and Academic Databases. • Navigating the Research Information through Electronic Information Resources • Effect of Electronic Information Resources on Research and Academic Activities • Effect of Electronic Information Resources on Library Services • Challenges and Opportunities of Electronic Information Resources • Digital Era and Open Access • Intellectual Property Rights. Schedule Seminar Date: March 26 – 27, 2020 Important Dates Last date for paper submission/PPT: March 17, 2020 Notification of Accepted Papers: March 22, 2020 Softcopy of Abstracts/Papers can be mailed at dlis@kashmiruniversity.ac.in Registration The registration will cover conference kit, working tea and lunch. Additional charges for boarding and lodging will be based on first-come first-serve basis. Interested persons may contact conference coordinator(s) in advance for accommodation. For Working Professionals: Rs. 2000.00 For Students and Research Scholars: Rs. 1000.00 The Registration form is attached with this mail. Note: Payments can be also made in cash apart from the draft/cheque option. Drafts / Cheques should be drawn in favour of Head,Department of Library and Information Science University of Kashmir, 190 006 Conference Host: Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kashmir, Hazratbal Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, 190 006. Conference Director:Dr. Shabir Ahmad Ganaie (Head,Department of Library and Information Science). Conference Coordinators:Dr. Sumeer Gul( Sr.Asst.Professor),Nadim Akhtar Khan(Sr.Asst.Professor), Mrs. Rosy Jan(Sr.Asst.Professor),Dr. Zahid Ashraf Wani(Sr.Asst.Professor),Dr. Sabha Ali (Faculty), Mr. Irfan Ul Haq Akhoon (Faculty),Mr. Naiem A Usmani. For further details contact Dr Shabir Ahmad, Seminar Coordinator Mobile No: +919419040807 Email: shabir311@rediffmail.com Mr. Nadim A Khan (Mobile No: 9796715909) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.