*Dear LIS Professionals *Department of PG Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Jnana Sahyadri, Kuvempu University, in association with Karnataka State College Librarians Association (KSCLA) jointly plan to organise two day National level conference on a theme "Libraries with no boundaries" on Februaruy 16th and 17th of 2018. *Theme**: Libraries with no boundaries* *Subtheme: Libraries and Information Centers (LICs)* · Libraries – move from collection-centric to service centric · Public library as your local information resources center · College library – as second classroom · College library – with interactive learning materials · Information literacy for college and university centers · Information seeking and searching behavior in web environment · Use of discovery tools – in college and university libraries · Collection development– in-time than in-case (patron driven acquisition) · Relevance of traditional skills of librarianship in web environment · Knowledge management in libraries · Relevance of data librarianship in present research environment · Trend in research: Evaluation of institution research output (Bibliometric, Informetrics, Scientometrics, Altmetrics) · Sustainability of Open access publishing (books and journals) · Core skills and knowledge for digital libraries *Sub-Theme: Teaching* · Core knowledge and skills needed in web-based environment · Quality-drivers for LIS education · Competitors of LIS domain in the web environment · Innovation – driven LIS education in web –environment · Need for specialization in LIS education *a. *Medical information system *b. *Corporate information system *c. *Knowledge capturing and management *d. *Information and research literacy · Merging or collaboration of LIS education with computer science or management field · Open Education Resources for LIS education · Participation of Indian LIS schools with MOOCs and iSchool · Future of choice-based credit system to address the market demand · Industry- university relation for LIS domain Guidelines for Paper SubmissionProspective authors are invited to submit there manuscripts reporting original unpublished research and recent developments in the topics related to the conference. It is required that the manuscript follows the conference standard camera-ready format (Times New Roman, 10-point font, single line spacing, justified, APA reference style). Submissions must include title, abstract (about 250 words), keywords, author and affiliation with email address. The size of the paper should not exceed 5000 words. The paper should not contain page numbers or any special headers or footers. The organizers consider plagiarism as a serious professional misconduct. All submissions are subjected for screening for plagiarism and when identified, the submission will be rejected. Accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings to be brought out during the conference. Important Dates Call for Papers November 5, 2017 Last Date for Submission of Papers January 10, 2018 Paper Acceptance Notification January 16, 2018 Onwards Last Date of Registration Conference Date February 16-17, 2018 Registration Fees Working Librarians and Teachers Rs. 1300/- (For registration on or before 31st January, 2018) Rs.1500/- ( On or after February 1, 2018 Research Scholars/(Full Time) (Need to produce respective ID proof) Rs. 1000/- Registration fee includes conference kit, working lunch, and high-tea. The delegates have to make their own arrangements for accommodation. However, on request, the organizing committee will provide a list of lodges with tariff and phone numbers. To facilitate outstation delegates, accommodation will be arranged on receipt of actual charges made by lodging people. Offline and online options are available for the registration. For offline payment, the DD drawn in favor of Organizing Secretary payable at SBI, Shankaraghatta should be sent to *Dr. B.S. Biradar* *Professor & Chairman* Organizing Secretary National Conference on Libraries With No Boundaries Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaraghatta – 577 451 The payment can also be made online to *“ National Conference, DLIS”* by bank transfer to account number 37275220757 payable at SBI, Jnanasahyadri (IFSC Code: SBIN0040759) -- *Dr. P. Dharani Kumar* Assistant Professor Department of Library and Information Science Kuvempu University Jnana Sahyadri, Shankaragatta, Shimoga Karnataka, India-577451 http://www.dharanikumar.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.