National Conference on "ROLE OF LIBRARIES IN INDIAN CULTURE AND MANAGEMENT (RLICM-2014)",April 11-12, 2014,Under joint auspices of Library, University College Of Science, Mohanlal Sukhadia University and Muni GyanSagar Maharaj 25th Initiation Ceremony Committee Shrut Samvardhan Sansthan, Meerut Call for Paper on Following Theme: Ancient manuscripts, a treasure that behold the glorious past of Indian culture are of great research value. But this unique invaluable pool of knowledge is under threat as these manuscripts are disappearing at an alarming rate. As libraries play a vital role in preservation and management of these manuscripts, they need to be revamped completely under latest technological facilities. Though libraries have witnessed drastic changes in past couple of decades, LIS professionals need to open up more broadly to innovative concepts for maximum utilization of its resources and services in digital environment. This conference is an attempt to bring forth all the concerns, innovative ideas and strategies of LIS professionals and managers that aim to make Indian libraries the most promising place. Rediscover the Indian in you in relation with being a part of library that preserves rich heritage of Indian culture. Give feathers to innovative ideas and redefine the "Role of Libraries in Indian Culture and Management" in this digital era. This major theme is further divided into sub-themes as detailed below:
Indian Manuscripts
Conservation and Preservation of Indian cultural literature
Digital projects for heritage
Digital Preservation, Automation
Content Creation, Collection development
Social and cultural networks
IPR, copyrights
Knowledge Management
Human Resource Management, Performance Evaluation
Change Management, Talent Development
Leadership and Communication
Total Quality Management
Marketing, Case studies, Carbon credit
IR, Open Access Movement, OSS and Data mining
Mobile, RFID, ICT and Web technologies
Information seeking behavior Internet based resources and services.
How to Submit Paper Original papers on the above sub-themes or related themes are invited from students, researchers, academicians, LIS professional, managers and interested IT professionals. You are requested to submit an electronic copy of the full length paper in English to the Conference Secretary Dr. P.S. Rajput at rlicm2014@gmail.com on or before March 25, 2014. Guidelines for Manuscript Preparation The papers should be based on research surveys, case studies or action plans between 3000-3500 words in length including tables, diagrams, etc. Text should be printed in Times New Roman with font size 12, typed in 1.5 spaces. Text should be typed in A4 paper with standard margins (2.54 cm in all four sides). Also, each paper should contain an abstract, up to ten keywords, body of the paper, conclusion and references. The paper should also contain the author(s) name, title, organization, address, telephone, and E-mail address. All references should be presented according to the APA Style only. All papers submitted shall be subjected to blind review by a technical committee. Based on paper evaluation report, paper shall be accepted for publication/presentation and best written and Best presented Paper Award respectively in below categories each. (A) For academician, professionals etc (B) For Student/Research scholars -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.