MAdras Library Association – Kalpakkam Chapter is organising two day National Conference on REcent Advances in Information Science & Technology” (READIT-2007) during July 12-13 2007. MALA-KC and Scientific Information Resource Division (SIRD), IGCAR have been conducting a series of conferences on “Recent Advances in Information Science & Technology” from 1995.  The proposed conference will have invited talks by experts in the field and contributed paper presentations from Researchers.  A pre-conference tutorial on “Web Tools and IT Enabled Services” is also being arranged for the benefit of Information Professionals on July 11 2007.

Call for Papers

The conference will consist of invited talks and contributed papers.  Contributed papers, on any of the following theme and the sub-topics are welcome.

Theme:

Information to Knowledge: Technology and Professionals

Sub-topics

Ø      Library as Knowledge Centers

Ø      Digital Infrastructure and Technology Integration

Ø      Document Management and Resource Generation

Ø      Digital Preservation Issues

Ø      Information Security

Ø      Knowledge Environment and Professionals

Ø      Knowledge – A Commodity

Important Dates

Pre-registration (with abstract)              :           23^rd May 2007

Intimation of acceptance                      :           30^th May 2007

Receipt of completed papers                :           22^nd June 2007

Last date for registration                       :           29^th June 2007

Address for Correspondence:

Shri M. Somasekharan

Convener, READIT-2007

Head, Scientific Information Resource Division (SIRD)

Indira Gandhi Centre for Atomic Research (IGCAR)

Kalpakkam - 603 102

Tamil Nadu, India

Phone :  (044) 2748 0281                  

Fax     :  (044) 2748 0096        

e-mail: readit@igcar.gov.in or soma@igcar.gov.in

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