Dear Sir/Madam/Colleagues, Greetings from PLANNER 2026! We are pleased to announce that the *13th Convention PLANNER–2026* is being organised by the *INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat,* in collaboration with *Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam*, during *25-27* *November, 2026*. The theme of PLANNER 2026 is *“Empowering Knowledge Ecosystems: Collaborative, Inclusive and Sustainable Libraries”*, which aims to highlight the role of libraries in empowering knowledge ecosystems through collaboration, inclusivity, and sustainability. *The sub-themes include:* - Collaborative Library Services, Intelligent Discovery Tools and Digital Workflows for North-East Libraries - Digital Inclusion through Multilingual Tools, Accessibility Features and User-Centric Services - Sustainable Libraries through Digital Preservation and Long-term Knowledge Management - Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS), Best Practices, Research Metrics, Open Science, Library Technologies and Standards *Important Dates:* - *Paper Submission Deadline: 30 June 2026* - *Acceptance Notification: 10 August 2026* - *Registration Deadline: 15 October 2026 * *Venue:* *Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam* We encourage library and information science professionals, researchers, academicians, practitioners, and students to participate. Visit the official website for the latest updates: *https://planner.inflibnet.ac.in <https://planner.inflibnet.ac.in/?utm_source=chatgpt.com>*. The PLANNER 2026 poster is enclosed for your reference. *Kindly circulate this information among your colleagues, faculty members, researchers and professional networks.* -- *With Regards,* *प्लानर २०२६ || PLANNER 2026* इंफ्लिबनेट केंद्र || INFLIBNET Centre (विश्वविद्यालय अनुदान आयोग का स्वायत्त अंतर विश्वविद्यालय केंद्र, शिक्षा मंत्रालय, भारत सरकार) (An IUC of UGC, Ministry of Education, Government of INDIA) इंफ़ोसिटी, गांधीनगर - ३८२००७ || Infocity, Gandhinagar - 382007 गुजरात, भारत || Gujarat, INDIA फोन: ०७९-२३२६८३४१/८३२१ || Phone: 079-23268341/8321 स्थान: गौहाटी विश्वविद्यालय, गुवाहाटी, असम || Venue: Gauhati University, Guwahati, Assam दिनांक: २५–२७ नवम्बर २०२६ || Date: 25–27 November 2026 Web: https://planner.inflibnet.ac.in Thanks & Regards *Rajan Kumar *