TERI is organizing ICDL 2013 (International Conference on Digital Libraries) during 27–29 November 2013 at India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi. The conference would be inaugurated by Hon'ble VICE PRESIDENT OF INDIA. The major objectives of this mega event are: • To bridge the digital divide between developed and developing countries • To create a platform through capacity building on Digital Library, • Knowledge Management and applications of Social Media ICDL 2013 is also expecting an august gathering of over 500 participants drawn from cross-disciplinary areas etc. We have received confirmations from several renowned international experts for participating in the deliberations. Some of the highlights of the conference would be: • Thematic Workshop addressing on contemporary issues to a focused group of clientele • Tutorials by leading DL experts of the World • Conference deliberation by the luminaries of Digital Library • Exposition by National and International Publishers, Knowledge Vendors Tutorials@ ICDL 2013 1) Introduction to data mining with Weka by Ian H Witten Professor,University of Waikato, New Zealand 2).Imagine! Information retrieval from the WWW by images by Paul Nieuwenhuysen Professor, Vrije Universiteit, Brussels 3) Content-based Image Retrieval: Concepts, Challenges, and Research Opportunities by Ricardo da Silva Torres Associate professor, Institute of Computing (IC) University of Campinas (UNICAMP) Brazil 4) Ontological Engineering by Kavi Mahesh, Professor, PES Institute of Technology, Bangalore, and Principal Consultant, Knowledge Management Group, Infosys Technologies Ltd. Bangalore, India 5)Using XML and TEI to produce digital books for digital libraries by Alejandro Bia Associate Professor, Miguel Hernández University, CIO - DEMI, Spain 6) Open Data Repositories & Linked Data by ARD Prasad, Professor & Head, DRTC, ISI, India Workshops cum panel discussions@ICDL 2013 1) Applying Standards and Addressing Interoperability Digital Libraries in a Networked World by UNESCO Visit: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/unesco.php 2) National Mission Libraries by Ministry of Culture Visit: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/nml.php 3) National Virtual Library Initiative (NVLI) by Ministry of Culture Visit: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/nvli.php 4) Open Access by Nature Publishing Group Visit: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/openaccess.php 5) New Trend in e-Publishing: Unlocking More Value for the Researcher by Elsevier Visit: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/Elsevier.php 6) Digitization and Digital Preservation by Contentra Technologies Informatics Limited Visit: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/contetra.php 7) Revolutionizing the Publishing Model by JoVE Visit: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/job.php 8) Audio-visual Archives: Focus and Challenges by Prasar Bharati Visit: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/multimedia.php 9) Technology for Libraries: Highest-Technology & Best Features, Yet Affordable & Future Proof Visit: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/koha.php For registration, kindly visit our website: http://www.teriin.org/events/icdl/register.php Mailing Address: ICDL 2013 Secretariat The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI) India Habitat Centre Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India Tel: +91 11 24682100 or 41504900 Fax: 24682144 Email: ICDL2013@teri.res.in Website: www.teriin.org/events/icdl With warm regards, Ranjan Karmakar ================================== Ranjan Karmakar, UGC - NET, NISCAIR, Information Analyst, Library and Information Centre, Knowledge Management Division, The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI), India Habitat Centre Complex, Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003, India. Website: www.teriin.org; www.teriin.org/events/icdl (Mob: 08882519628) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.