Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 14:23:39 +0100 (BST)
From: "[iso-8859-1] Prof. N. Laxman Rao."
XX IATLIS National Conference 2003:
The XX IATLIS National Conference will be organized by
the DLIS, University of Madras, Chennai during 21 23
November, 2003. Prof. K. S. Raghavan, Head, DLIS,
University of Madras is the Organizing Secretary. Prof.
Harsha Parekh, SNDT Womens University, Mumbai is the
Director of the Conference.
Theme: Globalization of LIS Education:
FACETS:
Ø Identification / Study of LIS Education Needs and
Practices at Global level
Ø Informal and non-formal LIS Education
Ø Global Marketing of LIS Education
Ø Market Oriented Reorganization of LIS Education
Ø National and International Information Access Methods and
Practices.
Ø Comparison of Global and Local LIS Programmes
Ø Information Needs and Information Seeking Strategies
Ø Standardization and Cooperation for Globalization of
LIS Education.
Ø E-learning in Globalization of LIS Education
Ø Collaboration of Education and Research Activities-
National and International level- Inter institutional
collaboration and consortia approach.
Ø National and Transnational Information Policies
Ø Information Technology in Globalization of LIS
Education
Ø Teaching Aids / Tools / Techniques / Infrastructure
for Globalization of LIS Education
Ø Curriculum Innovations
Ø Design and Development of Curriculum in the context of
Globalization
Ø Faculty Empowerment and skills up-gradation.
Ø Instructional Management
Ø Practical Training / Exchange of Teachers and Students /
Internship for appropriate Human Resource Development
Ø LIS Education to meet the Changing Environments
and Manpower Requirements in Modern Libraries
Ø Role of Publishers and Book Sellers in Globalization
of Education
Ø Accreditation and Globalization
And any other relevant sub-themes / topics of the main
theme.
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Papers on the above facets of the basic theme
Globalization of LIS Education for the XX-IATLIS National
Conference should reach the General Secretary, IATLIS, c/
o Dept. of Library & Information Science, Osmania
University, HYDERABAD 500 007 so as to reach him on or
before 20th October, 2003. The Paper should not be more
than 3000 words. Please send your paper in print and
electronic form on a 3½ floppy in MS Word. The authors may
please avoid the historic aspects.
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Prof.N.LAXMAN RAO,
Dept.of Library & Information Science,
Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA)
President, Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science (IATLIS).
Ph:+91-40-27171565 (res): +91-40- 27682290 (off)
e:mail-- naglaxman@yahoo.com OR naglaxman@indiatimes.com
