*Library and Information Professionals Summit (LIPS) 2016* On *From Ownership to Access: Leveraging the Digital Paradigm* Thursday-Friday, 19-20 May 2016 New Delhi, India Jointly organized by *Ambedkar University Delhi*& *Society for Library Professionals (SLP)* Conference Venue: *Ambedkar University Delhi* *Lothian Road, Kashemere Gate* *New Delhi- 110006, India* It gives us great pleasure to inform you that next Library and Information Professionals Summit (LIPS) 2016 on From Ownership to Access: Leveraging the Digital Paradigm will be held Thursday-Friday, 19-20 May 2016 at Ambedkar University Delhi, Delhi LIPS 2016 will be an excellent opportunity for all including Librarians, Information Professionals, Researchers and Practitioners to share experiences, ideas, research results, meeting and networking. Don’t miss out on the many opportunities which will allow you to share your experiences and learn from other professionals. The principle objective of this event is to provide a platform for the exchange of knowledge and skills relevant to students, professors and Information professionals. This conference will offer an opportunity to put forward innovative plans, debate classic ideas, and promote closer cooperation among colleagues. It will solicit high quality research papers and provide an international forum for researchers, developers and practitioners to present applied and theoretical research findings. *Conference Theme* The conference aims to address the main issues of concern within the framework of *From Ownership to Access: Leveraging the Digital Paradigm* issues. Some of the important areas, which conference intends to engage itself with are listed below: 1. *E-**Books Access in Libraries* · New ways for Library Resource Access · Procurement and Management including Right management of E-books · Trends, New models and tools · Impact of eBooks on learning · E-books Accelerating - Will print books disappear? · Future of eBooks *2. **Web Based Access in Libraries* · Semantic Web · Text mining · Cloud Computing and Libraries · Social Media and Applications in Libraries · Social Networks, Virtual Organization and Networked Information · Web Archiving and Preservation · Next-generation web services *3. **Future Models of Accessing the Libraries * · Acquisitions and Collection Development · Access, Ownership and Resource Sharing · Economics of access versus ownership · Licensing Pricing IPR & Privacy Issues · Threats to Digital Lending · Database Ownership: Myth or Reality · New & Emerging Resources, Products, & Services · Library Outreach, Marketing & Advocacy · Open Access Participants are invited to contribute papers for presentation on the above themes and related aspects. The papers should be based on research surveys; case studies or action plans rather than theoretical explanations. Papers are to be sent to Conference Secretariat at: *LIPS2016may@gmail.com* Submission of full papers (not more than 6 pages) with an abstract in approximately 200 words, keywords and references on A4 size paper with margin 1.5 cm on all sides in MS Word format in 10 points New Times Roman type single line spacing. Length of the paper should not exceed 4000 words. Details such as name of the author, designation, title of the article, abstract, name of the affiliating institution, mailing address, telephone number, fax number and E-mail address are to be included. The paper submitted must not have been previously published or presented elsewhere. The Programme Committee will have the right to edit the papers. Selected papers will be published in the proceedings. The selected papers will be published as edited book with ISBN number in print or digital format. *Registration Fees* Early Bird Registration till 31st March 2016 1st April 2016 onwards Indian Delegates Rs.1500/- Rs.2000/- Students/ SLA Members / Accompanied Person/ Retired Professionals Rs. 1000/- Rs.1200/- Foreign Participants US$50 US$60 *Date to Remember* Last Date for Submission of full paper February 15, 2016 Authors to be intimated of accepted papers March 15, 2016 Early Bird Registration March 31, 2016 Accepted papers will be included in the proceedings, only if Registered on or before March 31, 2016 Conference Secretariat *Dr. Debal C. Kar* *Organising Secretary * *Library and Information Professionals Summit -2016* Ambedkar University Lothian Road, Kashmere Gate, New Delhi-110006 Ph. 23865084, 9811392242 Email: debal@aud.ac.in http://www.aud.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.