International Conference on Future of Libraries: from Promises to Practices (ICFL) DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute in association with The College of Communication and Information, Florida State University, Florida USA & Library and Information Science Society for Asia and the Pacific (LISSASPAC) 15-17 November 2017 INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), a unique institution devoted to the research, teaching and application of statistics, natural sciences and social sciences. Founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis in Kolkata on 17th December, 1931, the institute gained the status of an Institution of National Importance by an act of the Indian Parliament in 1959. The Headquarters of ISI is located in the northern fringe of the metropolis of Kolkata. Additionally, there are four centres located in Delhi, Bangalore, Chennai and Tezpur. Research in Statistics and related disciplines is the primary activity of the Institute. Teaching activities are undertaken mainly in Kolkata, Delhi and Bangalore. Offices of the Institute located in several other cities in India are primarily engaged in projects and consultancy in Statistical Quality Control and Operations Research'. Documentation Research and Traning Centre (DRTC) was established in January 1962 as a division of the Indian Statistical Institute. It developed as a result of social forces. Soon after independence, the Government of India created the Indian Standards Institution in 1947. In the same year, its Documentation (Sectional) Committee was formed with Prof.S R Ranganathan as chairman. A proposal was made to Union Ministry of Education for the establishment of a National Documentation Centre. The proposal was referred to a committee of professors which included Prof. S R Ranganathan. In 1949, the files were taken over by Dr. Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar. There was a keenly felt need for document services to support the work done in the national laboratories that were just being established. In 1950, Dr. K S Krishnan, the then Director of the National Physics Laboratory and Prof. S R Ranganathan were authorised to negotiate with UNESCO for aid in setting up a National Documentation Centre. The result was the establishment of Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre (INSDOC) in September 1951. By about 1955, some industries had been established. The research activities in the national laboratories had also begun to accelerate to a higher pitch. Specialist Libraries to support research activities were being established in some of these institutions. Thus the time appeared to be ripe for the formation of a special library association to support specialist library activity and documentation. Thus was born IASLIC. Prof. P C Mahalanobis, member of the Planning Commission and then Director of Indian Statistical Institute, had all along been engaged in perspective planning. He sensed the dependence of productivity of industries and of research in the country on prompt and pinpointed documentation services. As early as 1956, he requested Prof. Ranganathan, who was then in Zurich to come back to India and to establish a training school. Prof S R Ranganathan was imparting training in librarianship at Malleshwaram, later under the goodwill and support of Prof P C Mahalanobis, it was merged with Indian Statistical Institute. Thus, born DRTC at the Bangalore centre of Indian Statistical Institute. By leap and bounds, DRTC grown into a centre of higher learning, today it stands as advocacy centre for research and development of libraries. ABOUT THE CONFERENCE Information pervades our lives. Whether executing simple acts or making complex decisions, we depend on information to perform effectively. For better or worse, libraries are part of the fabric of society. They cannot survive and thrive as alien bodies or, to use the language of systems theory, as closed systems with impermeable boundaries. The mission and vision of academic libraries is to support research, education, and scholarship. Historically, libraries have supported this mission by organizing and providing access to information, special collections, and creating physical spaces for collaboration and scholarship. While the broad mission of academic libraries is largely unchanged, transformations in technology, media, and culture are driving fundamental changes in the production and consumption of information and the practice of scholarship. As a result, academic libraries are rethinking their strategies and services to meet the challenges of the digital world and the demands of the born digital generation. Libraries, in particular, are confronting these challenges as the nature of scientific practice is being dramatically transformed by information technologies. Promises and Challenges for Libraries The promises include the following: the potential for new scientific discoveries that are possible only through large-scale, computational analyses; a new era of transparency and replicability in scientific methods and results; and the potential for widespread democratization of scientific research, given the increasing ubiquity of open access data sources and protocols. However, hidden in these examples are several challenges for universities and their libraries. Libraries are increasingly being asked to play a leadership role in helping universities capture and organize their intellectual assets, such as faculty publications, student dissertations, project reports, and scientific data sets. To understand how libraries will change by the mid-21st century, people need to understand what function they currently serve. At their core, libraries in the information age provide a public means of accessing knowledge. The hallmark of future libraries, meanwhile, will be hyper-connectivity. They'll reflect our increasing reliance on social media, streaming content, and open-source data. The objective of the conference is to create a platform for exchange ideas of the library community related to current trends. Therefore, this conference will keep you updated and make it stimulating and enlightening experience. Call for Papers: General areas of interests include, but are not limited to, the following topics: Knowledge Management/ Information Management Metadata to Data Semantic Web and linked data Open Access and Open Science Ontology and Knowledge Organization Application of Digital Libraries Sub themes: Digitization of Science and its impact on libraries Digital Preservation/ Access Management Big data and Library Web bases library Services Application of Social Media ( Research Gate, ORI ID etc) Submission Guidelines Full papers (12 pages), must be written in English and submitted in MS word format. All Submission will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity in a peer single blind review process. Original Papers on the theme and sub-themes are invited. The papers have to be submitted electronically The paper should consist of the title of the paper, name(s) of the author/and their address with an E-mail ID and mobile No. The Abstract should be about 15-200 words followed by at least 5 keywords. All full papers should be prepared in MS Word format, double spaced, 12 point font size, Times Roman font, not exceeding 3000-5000 words. Based on Quality, relevance and free from plagiarism paper will be published in International Journal of Engineering Science and Research (IJESR) Important Dates Last Date for submission of Full Paper : August 30, 2017 Notification of Paper Acceptance : September 30, 2017 Registration Open from :Aug 1, 2017 Registration Fee Early Bird Registration Fee India and SAARC countries Rs. 3000.00 Other Countries USD75.00 Regular Registration Fee Rs 3500.00 Other Countries USD 100.00 Students/retired Professionals Rs.2000.00 The Demand Draft (DD) should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore.560059 Copy of DD should be sent to Convener, ICFL,DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bengaluru-560059 Online Payment Details: Account Number: 02970200000702 A/C Holder Name: Indian Statistical Institute Bank Name: UCO Bank Branch Name: Kengeri, Bengaluru IFSC Code: UCBA0000297 PAN : AAAAI0345R Venue: Platinum Jubilee Auditorium Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Address: Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road, RVCE Post, Bengaluru - 560059, Karnataka, India. For more Information: https://sites.google.com/site/icflfpp2017/home -- Dr. M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D Fulbright Fellow,University of Illinois,(USA) Associate Professor DRTC,Indian Statistical Institute Bengaluru 560059 email:mkrishna_murthy@hotmail.com; krish@isibang.ac.in www.isibang.ac.in~krish Secretary Finance Association of British Scholars -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.