Indian Statistical Institute Documentation Research and Training Centre 8th Mile, Mysore Road, Bangalore 560059 International Conference on Future of Libraries: From Promises to Practice 15-17 November 2017 For better or worse, libraries are part of the fabric of society. They cannot survive and thrive as alien bodies or, to use the language of systems theory, as closed systems with impermeable boundaries. The mission of academic libraries is to support research, education, and scholarship. Historically, libraries have supported this mission by organizing and providing access to information, special collections, and creating physical spaces for collaboration and scholarship. While the broad mission of academic libraries is largely unchanged, transformations in technology, media, and culture are driving fundamental changes in the production and consumption of information and the practice of scholarship. As a result, academic libraries are rethinking their strategies and services to meet the challenges of the digital world and the demands of the “born digital” generation. Libraries, in particular, are confronting these challenges as the nature of scientific practice is being dramatically transformed by information technologies. Promises and Challenges for Libraries The promises include the following: the potential for new scientific discoveries that are possible only through large-scale, computational analyses; a new era of transparency and replicability in scientific methods and results; and the potential for widespread democratization of scientific research, given the increasing ubiquity of open access data sources and protocols. However, hidden in these examples are several challenges for universities and their libraries. Libraries are increasingly being asked to play a leadership role in helping universities capture and organize their intellectual assets, such as faculty publications, student dissertations, project reports, and scientific data sets. To understand how libraries will change by the mid-21st century, people need to understand what function they currently serve. At their core, libraries in the information age provide a public means of accessing knowledge. The hallmark of future libraries, meanwhile, will be hyper-connectivity. They'll reflect our increasing reliance on social media, streaming content, and open-source data. The objective of the conference is to create a platform for exchange ideas of the library community related to current trends. Therefore, this conference will keep you updated and make it stimulating and enlightening experience. Call for Papers: General areas of interests include, but are not limited to, the following topics: Knowledge Management/ Information Management

From Meta Data to Data Semantic web and linked data Open Access and Open Science Ontologies and knowledge organization systems, networked information Applications of digital libraries

Sub themes: Digitization of Science and its Impact on Libraries Digital Preservation and Access Management Big Data Applications Use of Web-based Library Services Social Media (Research Gate, ORC IDetc.) Submission Guidelines Full papers (12 pages), must be written in English and submitted in PDF format. All submissions will be reviewed on the basis of relevance, originality, importance and clarity in a peer single-blind review process. Original Papers on the theme and sub-themes are invited. The papers have to be submitted electronically The paper should consist of the title of the paper, name(s) of the author/and their address with an E-mail ID and mobile No. The Abstract should be about 15-200 words followed by at least 5 keywords. All full papers should be prepared in MS Word format. , double spaced, 12 point font size, Times Roman font, not exceeding 3000-5000 words. Important Dates Last Date for submission of abstract : July 31, 2017 Last Date for submission of full paper: September 30, 2017 Registration Fee India and SAARC countries Rs. 3000.00 Other Countries USD 100.00 The Demand Draft (DD) should be made in favour of Indian Statistical Institute, payable at Bangalore. Venue: Platinum Jubilee Auditorium Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Centre Address: Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road, RVCE Post, Bangalore - 560059, Karnataka, India. Contact Person: Dr.M.Krishnamurthy(Convener) Associate Professor DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute 8th Mile Mysore Road Bengaluru- 560059 Email: icflfpp@gmail.com;mkrishna_murthy@hotmail.com Mob: 9980035933 Office: 80-2698493 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.