Dear Professionals, With great pleasure we would like to inform you that Department of Library & Information Science, Mangalore University, Mangalore is organizing two days National Conference on “Professionalism in Library and Information Services for User Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges” (PROFUSE 2017) on April 27-28, 2017 at Mangala Auditorium, Mangalore University Campus, Konaje, Mangalore *Call for Papers*: Original Papers focusing on the theme /Sub theme of the Conference are invited for the presentation as well as for the Posters. The conference theme/ sub theme of the topics are listed below: *Theme of the Conference* “Professionalism in Library and Information Services for User Empowerment: Opportunities and Challenges” *Sub-Themes includes the following but not necessarily confined to the following.* · LIS education and Research · Library and Information Profession · Ethics in Academic Writing and LIS Research · Trends and innovations in LIS studies · Information Resources, Services and Search strategies · Information Literacy · Information Literacy Instructions · Standards and Best Practices · Digital Resources · Procurement and Management · Content Management System · Social Networking · Big Data · Marketing of Information Resources and Services · Search and Web Scale Discovery · Accessibility to information resources · Librarian as Access facilitators · User Collection, User Studies · Evaluation of Library and Information Services · Numeric Scholarly Output · Open Access · Institutional Repositories · Managing change in Library and Library Services · Higher Education, innovative practices in libraries, librarianship and library services · Cloud Competing · Cyber Security/IPR issues *Important dates to remember:* Last date of Submission of Full text Papers on or before : 5th April, 2017 Acceptance Notification : 7th April, 2017 *Mode of paper (s) submission:* Conference paper should be sent to the E-mail: *profuse2017@gmail.com <profuse2017@gmail.com> * for peer review. ​ ​ Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceeding with ISBN. *Registration Details:* *EARLY BIRD OFFER:* *Registration before*20/04/2017 Rs.1,500.00 (without accommodation) Rs.2,000.00 (with accommodation) Rs.1000 ( for accompanying person with accommodation & without kit ) Students/Research Scholars/Retired Professionals Rs.600 (without kit and accommodation) *Registration after *20/04/2017 Rs.2,000.00 (without accommodation) Rs.2,500.00 (with accommodation) Rs.1200.00 (for accompanying person with accommodation & without kit) Students //Research Scholars/Retired Professionals Rs.800 (without kit and accommodation) The brochure & registration form has been attached to the google drive. The details of the conference are available at the below given link: *http://profuse2017.weebly.com/ <http://profuse2017.weebly.com/>* We request you to actively participate in the conference and make a successful event. *​**Conference Communications:* *Organizing Secretary* *Dr. Khaisar Muneebulla Khan* Professor & Chairman Dept. of Library and Information Science Mangalore University, Mangalore -574 199. E-Mail: khaisarmk@yahoo.com Phone: 09845504886, 0824-2287316 (O) *&* *Joint- Organizing Secretary* *Dr. T. Y. Mallaiah* Dy. Librarian Mangalore University Library, Mangalore -574 199. E-Mail: mallaiahty@yahoo.com Phone: 09448004946, 0824-2287394(O) -- With regards *K. S. Ali, * MLISc, (PhD) Research Scholar Dept. of Library and Information Science Mangalore University, Mangalore -574 199. Mobile no. 9686618671​ ​ Conference Brochure.pdf <https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7U_a-N_jQ1QOGhDbWpUeTYzaGM/view?usp=drive_web> ​​ Conference Registration Form.doc <http://drive.google.com/views/app.html?state=%7B%22ids%22:%5B%220B7U_a-N_jQ1QSHYwTXowR3Y1QUk%22%5D,%22action%22:%22open%22,%22userId%22:%225650465452052467777%22%7D> ​ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.