Dear All, Institute of Scientometrics (http://www.instmetrics.org/) in association with NCSI-Net Foundation (http://ncsinet.org), will be organizing a two-day conference on Scientometrics during 24-25th July 2015 at the Choksi Hall, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru. The organizing committee solicits your participation and thematic papers on the themes and sub-themes mentioned below. Two pre-conference tutorials will be held on the opening day of the conference Date & Venue: Friday, 24th July, 2015 @ Choksi Hall, IISc, Bengaluru. Tutorial I: Effective use of Databases for Scientometric Research, Time: 10.00 AM to 1.00 PM Resource Person: Dr. I.R.N. Goudar , Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, Bangalore University, Bengaluru - 560056, India Tutorial II: What Altmetrics is all about?, Time: 2.00 PM to 5.00 PM Resource Person: To be announced shortly What to expect from the Tutorial? - Identify & explore databases for Scientometrics Research - Deep dive into search, retrieval & analysis - Tips, techniques & insights... - Demo access to the actual bibliographic and citation database(s). Conference Theme: Scientometrics & Internet of Things (IoT). Sub-Themes Scientometrics: Historical development - Librametrics to Webometrics, Bibliometrics Laws - Application in collection development, Altmetrics, Obsolescence studies , National Science Policy Indicators, Collaborative Studies, Citation Analysis, Ranking of Universities and Institutions, Ranking of Institutional Repositories (IR), etc. Internet of Things: Machines, Applications/Software, Data Date and Venue: Saturday, 25 July 2015; Choksi Hall, IISc, Bengaluru. 9.00 AM onwards. Registration Details: LIS Professionals and others Tutorial only: Rs. 1000/- Main Conference Only: Rs. 1000/- Tutorial and Conference: Rs. 1750/- Research Scholars and Students Tutorial only: Rs. 750/- Main Conference Only: Rs. 750/- Tutorial and Conference: Rs. 1250/- Registration Fee includes, conference kit, high-tea and lunch. Registration fee should be paid by way of Demand Draft favouring: “NCSI-Net Foundation, payable at Canara Bank, IISc branch”. Or It can be transferred online to: NCSI Net Foundation A/c No.: 0683101029636 IFSC Code: CNRB0000683 Canara Bank, IISc Branch Call for Papers The organizing committee invites good quality papers on research and technical works, case studies, technology updates, etc. related to the themes and sub-themes of the conference mentioned above. Important Dates Receipt of Abstracts: 15th June 2015 Acceptance: 25th June 2015 Full Paper submission: 15th July 2015 Those interested in submitting conference papers may please send the abstracts to: Prof. S.L. Sangam (slsangam@gmail.com) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Registration Form: (E-Mail the following Details to info@ncsinet.org ) Name: Institution/Organization & Address : Designation: E-mail: Registration Type: LIS professional/Research scholars or Student (carry Identity card) Payment Details: Bank: DD No. & Date: (Demand Draft favouring:NCSI-Net Foundation, payable at Canara Bank, IISc branch) Amount: Online Transfer details (In case of Online Transfer): Online Transfer Details: (NCSI Net Foundation, A/c No.: 0683101029636, IFSC Code: CNRB0000683, Canara Bank, IISc Branch) SD/- On behalf of Institute of Scientometrics and NCSI-Net Foundation Shivaram BS -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.