Dear Professionals,<br />
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It is our great pleasure to inform you that Kuvempu University ,Department of Library and Information Science  is  organizing two day  National Conference on “Content Management in Digital Era: Opportunities and Challenges” during “ 12-13 March 2010. The present conference provides a forum to working librarians (academic, public and special libraries), teachers, research scholars and students of Library and Information Science. The conference also intends to bring together ICT agencies, ICT experts and the practicing librarians to share their expertise and experiences through interaction, demonstration and exhibitions.<br />
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Theme and Sub themes<br />
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Theme: Content Management in Digital Era: Opportunities and Challenges<br />
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Sub themes:<br />
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E-Publishing <br />
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·        E-Resources: New Models for Content Delivery and Deployment <br />
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·        Trends in Scholarly Communication: Challenges and Opportunities to Libraries <br />
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·        Electronic Resource Management Systems (ERMS) <br />
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·        Digital Rights Management (DRM) <br />
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·        E-books: Latest Trends <br />
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·        Software for Open Source Journal Publishing <br />
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·        Standards and Protocols <br />
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Open Source Software <br />
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·        Content Management Software & Semantic Web <br />
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·        Best Practices in Content Management Deployment <br />
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·        Open Source Library Management Software<br />
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·        Software for Blogs, Websites and subject portals<br />
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·        Case Studies <br />
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Digital Preservation and Digital Persistence <br />
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·        Digital Library Models<br />
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·        Knowledge Repositories<br />
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·        Managing Indigenous Knowledge Resources<br />
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·        Digital Preservation, Case studies<br />
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·        Standards & Protocols <br />
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·        PREMIS / OAIS Reference Model <br />
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·        Wi-Fi and RFID Applications in Libraries<br />
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Web 2.0/Library 2.0 <br />
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·        Building Communities using Web 2.0 <br />
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·        Case Studies, Beyond Web 2.0 <br />
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·        RSS Feeds and its Application in Library Services <br />
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·        Social Networks, Blogs, RSS, Wikis, Mashups <br />
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·        Moving from Web 2.0 to Enterprise 2.0 <br />
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·        Wireless Applications Using Web Services   <br />
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Copyright Issues<br />
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·        Digital rights management.<br />
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·        Intellectual Property Rights<br />
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·        Copyright Issues in Digitisation<br />
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·        Cyber crimes<br />
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Submission of Papers:<br />
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Original papers focusing on the theme of the conference are invited from the potential authors engaged in the area of content management and related issues. The authors are requested to send their full paper with abstract typed on MS-Word not exceeding 3000 words (not more than 12 pages in A4 size paper) should reach the Organizing Secretary before 31st   January 2010. The papers submitted will be reviewed by a panel of experts. Only well written papers will be accepted for presentation. <br />
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Note: Paper accepted for presentation on the theme of the conference will be included in conference volume only on receiving non-refundable Rs. 500 in advance only which will be adjusted with registration fees.<br />
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Important dates<br />
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Submission of full paper                                          :         31st   January 2010<br />
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Notification of acceptance of paper with comments :       5th February 2010<br />
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Submission of full paper after incorporating comments :  15th February 2010<br />
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Registration fee:<br />
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With accommodation :           Rs. 1500/-<br />
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Without accommodation        :  Rs. 1200/-<br />
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The registration fee covers conference kit, conference proceedings, meals and tea. <br />
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DD should be drawn in favour of Organizing Secretary, National Conference, payable at SBI, Shankaragatta (Code No. 8035) and send to:<br />
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Dr. B S Biradar,<br />
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Organizing Secretary, National Conference; and <br />
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Professor  & Chairman, Dept of Library & Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaragatta - 577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka, e-mail: bsbiradar53@rediffmail.com<br />
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Ph: 08282-257319 (O) 08182- 240083 (R)<br />
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Cell: 09449400725<br />
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For detais and latest inforamtion you may vist <br />
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www.freewebs.com/kulisc<br />
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www.kuvempu.ac.in<br />
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Dr. B.S.Biradar<br />
Professor and Chairman<br />
Dept. of Library and Information Science<br />
Kuvempu University<br />
Jnanasahyadri<br />
Shankaraghatta-577 451<br />
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