The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) is organizing International
Conference on Digital libraries (ICDL 2013) during 27-29 November 2013 at
New Delhi. The conference will also aim at further strengthen the academic
collaboration and strategic alliance in development of DL in the world.
Theme of the conference is *Vision 2020: Looking back 10 years and forging
new frontiers.*
In recent past TERI had organized three major ICDL conferences during 2004,
2006 and 2010 which were proved to be useful tools to bridge digital divide
between developed and developing countries. It was able to create awareness
and enthusiasm among the community. Please visit *www.teriin.org/events/icdl
* http://www.teriin.org/events/icdlfor further details.
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Aim*: ICDL 2013 is expected to be a major forum focusing on digital
libraries and related technologies and issues. This conference would
facilitate exchange of ideas and experiences to bridge knowledge gaps in
these areas and sustain the knowledge thus gained. It is expected to become
a platform to bring together a galaxy of experts, researchers, academics,
students, and others.
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Who should participate*: The conference participants will be drawn from
researchers, educators, practitioners, and policy makers from a variety of
disciplines. About 600 participants are expected to participate in the
conference. The following categories of professionals are expected to
benefit from the conference:
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Library and Information Science professionals.
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Policy makers.
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Educationists, Museologists, Archivists.
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Content and knowledge managers.
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Electronic publishing and virtual electronic communities.
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All stakeholders in the digitization and knowledge business.
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Programme design:* ICDL 2013 will be organized in multiple tracks covering
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Tutorials
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Plenary and Conference sessions
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Thematic workshops
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International DL Exhibitions
*Key Thematic Areas*
ICDL 2013 invites original submissions focusing on
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Digital library future
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Knowledge collaboration and social media
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DL best practices
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Social computing
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Sustainable business model for digital libraries
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Digital rights management
Papers may be submitted to the ICDL secretariat by *20 July 2013 *in
softcopy online, using the conference website or electronically at <*
ICDL@teri.res.in*