IASLIC 26th National Seminar 2014 – Call for papers    IASLIC takes it as an opportunity to express its gratefulness to the Government of India for constituting the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) envisioning that creation, development and use of multidimensional knowledge are key factors for the steadfast growth of the economy. IASLIC also feels obliged for the report of the Working Group on Libraries under NKC, entitled “Libraries – Gateway to Knowledge: A Roadmap for Revitalization” and its recommendations for fostering the development of library and information science and services in India.  The report rightly indicates that ‘Libraries have a recognized social function in making knowledge publicly available to all. They serve as local centres of information and learning, and are local gateways to national and global knowledge’. As per the recommendation of the National Knowledge Commission (NKC), the National Mission on Libraries (NML), the first ever of its kind across the Globe, has been constituted as a High Level Committee for achieving the primary goals of LIS - Creating, disseminating, optimally utilizing and preserving knowledge. They are instrumental in transforming an unequal society to an egalitarian, progressive knowledge society. IASLIC has initiated a nationwide discussion and Library professionals across the country would actively participate in this discussion to find a roadmap which would help NML and the Govt of India to see the dawn of Knowledge Society in true sense. A delegation from IASLIC has given representation to the Minister of Culture, Govt of India and expressed its views to this regardt. Now IASLIC has decided to discuss and delve into “Roadmap to usher in Knowledge Society” as themain theme of its 26th National Seminar 2014 so that the outcomes of the deliberations can help formulating proper guidelines to usher in tomorrow’s Knowledge Society in India. Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberations. IASLIC (Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres) has scheduled its 26th National Seminar 2014 to be held at the Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University, Gopinath Borodoloi Nagar, Guwahati, Assam, India, PIN 781 014 during November, 25-28, 2014.  For details please visit http://www.iaslic1955.org.in/fckeditor/userfiles/file/IASLIC%2026th%20Semina...  http://www.iaslic1955.org.in/fckeditor/userfiles/file/IASLIC%2026th%20Semina...   General Secretary IASLIC ========================================================================================================== পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Professor , Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk@yahoo.com, panigrahipk11@gmail.com,   (M) : +91 94342 43522.  General Secretary,Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ; Member, Library Committee,The Asiatic Society, Kolkata.  -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.