CALL FOR PAPERS CALIBER (Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions), an International Convention organized by the INFLIBNET Centre at different parts of the country in collaboration with universities, invites high quality papers on research & technical works, case studies, technology updates etc. related to the themes and sub-themes of the convention mentioned below. The convention provides a unique forum to the library and information professionals, teachers, IT professionals, consultants and users involved in automation and networking of libraries as well as information providers to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest. The theme of the 8th International CALIBER is "Towards Building a Knowledge Society: Library as Catalyst for Knowledge Discovery and Management". The convention is being organized at the Goa University, Goa during 2nd to 4th March 2011. Theme: Towards Building a Knowledge Society: Library as Catalyst for Knowledge Discovery and Management Sub Themes · Knowledge Discovery Tools and Techniques o Web Data Mining and Analysis o Harvesting Web Resources o Federated Search and Discovery Tools o Standards and Protocols o Knowledge Architecture and Mapping o Interoperability · Web Resource Management and Semantic Web o e-Publishing and Open Access o Institutional Repositories and ETDs o Digital Libraries o Digital Preservation o Metadata and Social Tagging o Access Management o Knowledge Networks o Semantic Web o Ontology and Thesaurus · Information Literacy o Models of Information Literacy o Information Literacy Skills o Assessment Tools o Citation Styles o Government Policies o IPR, Copyright and Plagiarism o Information Seeking Behaviour · Measuring Research Productivity and ROI o Information Audit o Cost Benefit analysis and ROI o Research and Performance Evaluation o Citation Analysis o Usage Statistics o S & T Indicators IMPORTANT DATES Receipt of full papers : December 15, 2010 Intimation to Author(s) : December 31, 2010 Early Bird Accommodation & Registration : January 10, 2011 Convention Dates : March 2 - 4, 2011 Detailed Guidelines and Editorial policy for International CALIBER 2011 will be available at the INFLIBNET website http://www.inflibnet.ac.in. Contact Details Paper Submission Sh. Manoj Kumar K Convener, International CALIBER 2011 Scientist D (CS) INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/0002 Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail:caliber2011@inflibnet.ac.in; manoj@inflibnet.ac.in Sh. Rajesh Chandrakar Joint-Convener, International CALIBER 2011 Scientist B (LS) INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, (Gujarat) India Phone: +91-79-26304695/8528/5971/0002 Fax: +91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: rajesh@inflibnet.ac.in Registration and Accommodation Dr. Gopakumar V. Organising Secretary, International CALIBER 2011 University Librarian, Goa University Taleigao Plateau Goa - 403 206 Phone: +91-832-6519012 (O) +91-9447056713; 9421517535 (M) Fax: +91-832-2451184 E-mail: drgopakumar2011@gmail.com Chairman Dr. Jagdish Arora Director INFLIBNET Centre (An IUC of UGC) Gujarat University Campus PB 4116, Navrangpura Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Phone: +91-79-26304695/5971/8528 +91-79-26305702 (Direct) Fax:+91-79-26300990/26307816 E-Mail: director@inflibnet.ac.in; jarora@inflibnet.ac.in With best reagrds Rajesh ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rajesh Chandrakar, Commonwealth Professional Fellow Scientist - B (LS) INFLIBNET (INFormation and LIBrary NETwork) Centre An IUC of University Grants Commission Near Gujarat University Guest House, PB No. 4116, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad - 380 009, India Tel. +91-(0)79-26305971/ 8528/ 4695(O), 26873805(R) Mobile: +91-9427527894 Fax: +91-(0)79-26300990, 263007816 E-mail: rajesh@inflibnet.ac.in; rchandrakar@gmail.com Website: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in Weblog: http://www.inflibnet.ac.in/blog Video Gallery: http://www.youtube.com/INFLIBNET ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.