Dear All, I am pleased to inform that TOLANI COLLEGE OF COMMERCE , MUMBAI is organizing Two-Days UGC Sponsored National Conference on Digital Libraries:Reshaping Traditional Libraries into Next Generation Libraries(NCDL 2014) scheduled to be held during 16th and 17th January 2014. I hereby invite you all to attend and contribute quality research papers in large numbers to make this scientific event successfull. All the selected papers will be published in the pre-conference proceedings with ISBN number. Call for papers: NCDL 2014 invites original papers and case studies on various facets of the conference theme and related areas. Theme 1: Planning, development and management of Digital Libraries · Digital Library services · Web design and Interfaces · Digital Preservation · Content organization and knowledge management · Information Storage and Retrieval for global access · E-learning & Information Literacy Theme 2: Digital Library Development: Technical Issues · Organization of Electronic Resources: Cataloguing, metadata, XML, Dublin Core, Next Generation OPACs, etc. · Indexing and Classification in a digital Environment, Taxonomies, Information architecture, Ontology, Natural Language Processing, Intelligent Mediators, etc. · Resource Discovery Tools-Search Engines, Directories, Intelligent Retrieval, Multi and Cross Lingual Retrieval, Information audit, etc. · User studies and system evaluation Theme 3: Collection Development in Digital environment · Content management systems(CMS) · Collection development & Management of e-Resources · Software for Content management · Open Courseware · E-Publishing Theme 4: Resource sharing and Networking · Consortia · Open Archives · Digital Repositories · Open source software for library Management Theme 5: IPR issues in Digital Era · Digital Rights Management. · Library and information centers & IPR · IPR and Open Access Theme 6: New Technologies and adaptability · Library 2.0 & 3.0 · Semantic web · Semantic Digital Libraries · FOSS(Free Open Source Software) based library Services · E-Learning · Smart Mobile Applications in Library · Data Mining · Library services through Could Computing Theme 7: Change Management Issues & strategies. · Re-engineering of library collections and services in digital era · Library & Information Centre management in digital era. · Professional Ethics · Core Professional Competencies · Changing approach to information and meeting user expectations · Best practices in Digital Library environment. · Marketing of library services in digital era. For more details kindly visit http://www.tolani.edu/tcc http://www.tolani.edu/tcc/userfiles/files/NCDL2014%20Final(1).pdf IMPORTANT DATES TO REMEMBER: DEAD LINE: Submission of Abstracts with Full Papers: 1st October 2013 Notification for acceptance of papers15th October 2013 Registration for Authors: 10th November 2013 Last date of Registration:10th December 2013 IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Conference Dates 16th to 17th January 2014 Registration Fees Rs. 2000 (Only for conference) VenueTolani College of Commerce, Mumbai Accommodation Participants are advised to arrange accommodation of their own. On request the organizing committee will help to book the accommodation in nearby hotels on payment basis. A limited accommodation in the Institutional Guest Houses / Dormitories (furnished with minimum amenities) on first- come-first-served basis may be arranged with actual payment in advance. Contact Details:Mrs. Rasmita Mohanty Organizing Secretary & Librarian Tolani College of Commerce 150-151 Sher-E-Punjab Scoiety Andheri East, Mumbai-400 093. Phone (O) 022-61535442 E-mail: rasmita06@gmail.com, rashmitam@tcc.tolani.edu -- ----------------------------------------------------------- Mrs. Rasmita Mohanty [MLISc(Gold Medal), UGC-NET, PGDLAN, PGDCA] Librarian & Organizing Secretary (NCDL 2014) Tolani College of Commerce (NAAC Re-accredited with Grade-A) Mumbai-400093 Phone:022-61535442 E-mail: rasmita06@gmail.com, rashmitam@tcc.tolani.edu URL: http://www.tolani.edu/tcc/index.php http://www.tolani.edu/tcc/userfiles/files/NCDL2014%20Final.pdf -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.