From Promises to Practice to be held from 15-17th November, 2107 at DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), a unique institution devoted to the research, teaching and application of statistics, natural sciences and social sciences, founded by Professor P.C. Mahalanobis. Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) was established in January 1962 as a
Dear Professional Friends, A gentle reminder that International Conference on Future of Libraries : division of the Indian Statistical Institute OBJECTIVES OF THE CONFERENCE The major objectives of this conference are: To bring together library professionals and researchers from India and abroad to exchange their innovative ideas, new initiatives, experiences, research work, best practices etc. To share and discuss different set of library services offered to support the academic and research work at the parent institutions. To learn innovative management strategies, tools & technologies used to create and deliver research support services. To discuss current issues, recent developments and their impact, and future challenges to prepare science and technology libraries for the future. CALL FOR PAPERS General areas of interests include, but are not limited to, the following topics: Knowledge Management/ Information Management Metadata to Data Semantic Web and liked data Open Access and Open Science Ontology and Knowledge Organization Application of Digital Libraries Subthemes: Digitization of Science and its impact on libraries Digital Preservation/ Access Management Big data and Library Web bases library Services Application of Social Media ( Research Gate, ORI ID etc) TARGET AUDIENCE Library Professional from Science & Technology Institutions, Research Organizations and Industries. Publishers, Information intermediates and vendors. Information technology managers, educationalists, policy makers and other interested in the theme of the conference. SUBMISSION GUIDELINES Full papers (12 pages), must be written in English and submitted in MS word format. All Submission will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity in a peer single blind review process. Original Papers on the theme and sub-themes are invited. The papers have to be submitted electronically The paper should consist of the title of the paper, name(s) of the author/and their address with an E-mail ID and mobile No. The Abstract should be about 15-200 words followed by at least 5 keywords. All full papers should be prepared in MS Word format, double spaced, 12 point font size, Times Roman font, not exceeding 3000-5000 words. Important Dates Last Date for submission of Full Paper : August 30, 2017 Notification of Paper Acceptance : September 30, 2017 Registration Open from :Aug 1, 2017 Registration Fee Early Bird Registration Fee India and SAARC countries Rs. 3000.00 Other Countries USD75.00 Regular Registration Fee Rs 3500.00 Other Countries USD 100.00 Students/retired Professionals Rs.2000.00 The Demand Draft (DD) should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore.560059 Copy of DD should be sent to Convener, ICFL,DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road, Bengaluru-560059 Online Payment Details: Account Number: 02970200000702 A/C Holder Name: Indian Statistical Institute Bank Name: UCO Bank Branch Name: Kengeri, Bengaluru IFSC Code: UCBA0000297 PAN : AAAAI0345R Venue: Platinum Jubilee Auditorium Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Address: Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road, RVCE Post, Bengaluru - 560059, Karnataka, India. VISA INFORMATION https://indianvisaonline.gov.in/visa/ Write to us icflp2@gmail.com Contact Person: Dr.M.Krishnamurthy(Convenor) Associate Professor DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bengaluru- 560059 Email: icflp2@gmail.com;mkrishna_murthy@hotmail.com Mob: 9980035933 Office: 80-2698493 For more information: https://sites.google.com/site/icflfpp2017/home Accommodation may be arranged for the outstation participants if request is sent to organiser at least one month before the conference along with accommodation charges. Non-AC, shared accommodation shall be provided on first cum first serve basis in some of the research institute which is close to Indian Statistical Institute. Shanthi Sadhana Trust Near R.V.College, Bangalore 560056 http://shanthisadhana.org/( Rs 500-600 perday) Regional Institute of English, Bangalore University Campus, Bangalore 560056 ( Rs 200.00 Shared basis) Institute for Social and Economic Change ( Rs. 1500-2000) Chandra Layout, Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru-560072 National Law School of India University (Rs. 1500-2000) Nagarbhavi, Bengaluru- 560072 Bangalore University Guest House ( Rs 500) Jnanabharthi Bangalore 560056 National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) Rs 1000-1500) Opp Natiional Law School, Nagarbhavi Bengaluru- 560072 A list of Hotels is provided below, for those who wish to stay at their own. Such participants are advised to book the hotels online in advance. Hotel Kadamba,Kengeri,Bangalore ( Rs 700-1000) Honnu Residency, Nagarabhavi Road, (Rs 700-1000) Near NLSIU The club (Rs.3000-3500) Mysore Road Bangalore 560056 Eminent Speakers : 1.Prof. Gary Burnett School of Information Science, College of Communication and Information, 101 Louis Shores Building, Florida State University, 2.Prof. Dong-Geun Oh Professor and Chairperson, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Graduate School, Director, School of Library and Information Science, Keimyung University, Daegu 42601, South Korea 3. Dr. J. K. Vijaykumar Interim Library Director, Collections & Information Services Manager, King Abdullah University of Science and Technology (KAUST), Saudi Arabia 4.Ms. Kamani Perera Librarian,Regional Centre for Strategic Studies,20/73 Fairfield Gardens,Colombo 8,Sri Lanka 5.Dr. Ushamunshi, Librarian ,IIPA,New Delhi 6.Dr. Ramesh Babu , Emeritues Professor University of Chennai 7.Dr. Srinivasa Ragavan Professor and Head, Bharathidasan Univesity, Trichy,TN 8.Dr.Gopakumar, University Librarian, Goa University, Goa 9.Dr. K.S.Raghavan Professor (Rtd)DRTC,ISI 10. Dr. Kavi Mahesh 11. Dr. Meera, RRI -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.