Dear Professionals, We are pleased to inform you that Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University, in association with Karnataka State College Librarians Association (KSCLA) and Alumni Association of Library and Information Science, Tumkur University (AALISTU), is organizing the 9th KSCLA two-day National Conference on "LIBRARY IN THE LIFE OF THE USER" on 1-2 March 2019. The Conference will be held at Sir M Visvesvaraya Auditorium, Tumkur University. CALL FOR PAPERS Papers are invited on the main theme or any of the sub-themes of the Conference. The last date for submission of paper is 15th January 2019. Papers may be emailed to liblife2019@gmail.com. For submission guidelines, visit www.sampathkumar.info/conference.htm. Select papers will be published in the form of Conference Proceedings with ISBN. Distinguished papers will be published in a reputed journal. Theme of the Conference Library in the Life of the User Sub-themes LIS Education, Research and Training LIS Curriculum: Experience and Expectations, Innovative technologies for teaching, Research Trends in LIS, MOOCS and Role of Libraries, Role of associations in development of LIS, Future Prospects of Library Science Trends and Technologies in Libraries Cloud Computing and Linked Data, Trends in Digitization, Data Curation and Archiving, Mobile Applications for Libraries, Information & Data Analysis Tools and Technologies, Library automation, Library Security, Library as a social space , Taking libraries to the users, Green Libraries Information Storage and Retrieval Systems Digital Libraries, Metadata Interoperability and Standards, Digital Conservation and Preservation, Big Data and Data Mining, Semantic Web, Development in Open Source Technologies, Internet: Affordability and Access Knowledge Organization & Management Knowledge Commons and Research Commons, Organization of e-resources, Research Data Management, Digital information seeking behavior Management of Library and Information Centers Best practices in Library & Information Science, Outreach Services, Transition from print to electronic, Information literacy and lifelong learning, Free and Open source software, User Relationship Management, Social Networking sites and their applications in Libraries IPR: Role of Libraries Plagiarism: Issues and Challenges, Digital Rights Management, Ethics in Publishing Metric Studies Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Webometrics, Altmetrics, Infographics For details contact: Dr. B T Sampath Kumar Organizing Secretary National Conference on Library in the Life of the User Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science Tumkur University, Tumakuru, Karnataka 572 103, INDIA Ph: +91 9448320187 e-mail: liblife2019@gmail.com website: www.sampathkumar.info/conference.htm -- With regards, Rupesh Kumar A Assistant Professor Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science Tumkur University, Tumakuru 572 103 INDIA -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.