NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON NEXT GENERATION DIGITAL LIBRARIES AND WEB TECHNOLOGIES : CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES (SALIS 2010) 19.08.2010 – Pre-Conference Tutorial on Moodle 20 - 21.08.2010 - Conference Central Library Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology Coimbatore Jointly With Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS - 2010) CONFERENCE OBJECTIVE The Conference aims at providing a national platform to all stakeholders to address,discuss and debate issues related to the Next Generation Digital Libraries and Web Technologies for the benefit of all sections of the society. CALL FOR PAPERS THEMES & SUB THEMES 1. Digital Library Conceptual views, models, and architecture - Virtual Library, redefining the DL, DL initiatives, case studies of planning and implementation of DL projects using DSpace, GSDL, Fedora, etc. in academic, special and public libraries - Institutional Repositories/archives - data integration and interoperability, user interface, metadata harvesting, DL standards: Dublin Core, METS, W3 - strategic partnership with the Government, professional bodies and other stake holders for implementation and promotion of DL. 2. Digital Resource/Content E-resources, policy, consortia and sharing, models, pricing, e-learning/e-publishing, content management - standards, open source resources, OAI - preservation/ archival of contents - Issues in DL: IPR, copyright and Digital Right Management (DRM). 3. Digital Library Infrastructure HW, DL software and tools, DL infrastructure (RFID, Bio- metric, Wi-Fi, Smartcard, scanning and OCR, preservation, storage technologies, networks), Standards - z39.50, SRU, NCIP, etc 4. Digital Library Management DL resource collection policy, Security policy, budgeting and cost effectiveness, resource sharing, best practices, Total Quality Management (TQM) and Knowledge Resource Management. 5. Web Technology Application/web tools for social networking/digital library service - Web 2.0/3.0, Library 2.0, Web blogs, RSS, Podcast, Mashups, Semantic web - Web based library services and portals, impact of WT in LIS, youtube, Web OPAC, Web archives, search engine, google, wikipedia, webometrics, standards and tools, information retrieval 6. Digital Library and User User behavior in digital environment, user studies, users perception about digital libraries, digital natives, information requirements of google generation, marketing the digital resources, Information Literacy to promote usage of digital resources. 7.Capacity Building Soft skill, competency, training for the next generation library professionals to meet the challenges. 8.Curriculum Curriculum for DL and Web technology, e –Learning practices for next generation, HRD, training/courses 9.Research in Digital Libraries Current and future trends in research in India and other countries WHO SHOULD PARTICIPATE? Library and Information Science Professionals Professionals from IT and Knowledge sectors Policy makers and Knowledge seekers Educationists and Academicians Researchers, Students and distance learners E-publishers/Vendors Content Managers /Technology Managers/ Knowledge Managers Government Officials/Planners /Media experts. BEST PAPER AWARD N.P.K. Memorial Best Paper Award for LIS Professionals and Shri Rajunaidu Memorial Best Paper Award for LIS students will be given by SALIS for the best paper presented in the conference. REGISTRATION FEE Category Conference &Tutorial Conference Tutorial Sponsored Rs.1400/- Rs.1,000/- Rs.500/- Individual Rs.1200/- Rs. 800/- Rs.500/- SALIS member Rs.1100/ Rs. 800/- Rs.400/- Students Rs.1000/Rs. 800/- Rs.300/- CONFERENCE TIMELINE 1. Last date for submission of full paper - 16.07.2010 2. Intimation of acceptance - 20.07.2010 3. Last date for registration - 17.08.2010 Tutorial 19.08.2010 Paper presentation 20 & 21.08.2010 Pl visit www.skcet.ac.in for more details Send registration form along with DD to Mr. A. Fazlur Rahman, Organising Secretary/Librarian, Sri Krishna College of Engineering and Technology, Kuniamuthur, Coimbatore –641 008. Phone: 0422 – 2678001 (7 lines), Fax: 0422 – 2678012 , Mobile No :+919750007196 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.