---------------------------- Original Message ---------------------------- Subject: Fw: First Call for Papers: ReCO-PLI 2018 From: "Prof. N. Laxman Rao." Date: Mon, November 20, 2017 4:05 pm -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Partha Sarathi Das Please post this news in your forum Central Government Library Association (Kolkata Branch) In Collaboration with   Institution of Engineers (India) organises   International Conference of CGLA   ReCO-PLI 2018 Recent Trends, Challenges and Opportunities of Government and Public Libraries in India Venue: R N Mookerjee Auditorium 8 Gokhale Road, West Bengal, Kolkata-700020 Date: 9 & 10   February, 2018 CALL FOR PAPERS Dear Colleague, We are glad to inform you that the Central Government Library Association, Kolkata Branch will organise the International Conference in collaboration with Institution of Engineers (India), Kolkata at R N Mookerjee Auditorium of Institution of Engineers (India), on 9 & 10 February, 2018. It is indeed a great pleasure for us to organise this memorable International level professional event in Kolkata and invite you to participate in the conference and make it a grand success. Kolkata  Kolkata is the capital of West Bengal and cultural capital in Eastern India. Besides being an educational hub for Eastern India, Kolkata is the place of the largest library in Asia, National Library and many renowned libraries like Asiatic Society Library, Indian Museum Library, Geological Survey of India libraries, Botanical Survey of India libraries etc. Kolkata is a “City of Joy” and has several tourist attractions like Indian Museum, Victoria Memorial Hall, Science City, and Kalighat and Dakshnishwar Temple etc. Institution of Engineers (India) The Institution of Engineers (India) [IEI] is a statutory body to promote and advance the engineering and technology, established in 1920 and incorporated by Royal Charter in 1935. It is the largest multi-disciplinary professional body of engineers encompassing 15 (fifteen) engineering disciplines with a membership strength of above 0.8 million and serving the nation for more than 9 decades. The IEI has its headquarters located in Kolkata with national presence through more than hundred Twenty Centres and several Overseas Chapters, Foras and Organ. Central Govt. Library Association (CGLA) Central Government Library Association (CGLA) is a registered body under Society Registration Act, 1961. CGLA was established in the year 2004 with the basic aims of providing a platform to the Central Govt. Librarians and other librarians to share professional activities in this field. Central Government Library Association is has headquartered in Dehradun with branches in New Delhi, Kolkata and Nagpur. Kolkata Branch is looking after Eastern and North-Eastern regions of the country. Objectives The theme “Recent Trends, Challenges and Opportunities of Government and Public Libraries in India” aims to discuss burning issues with regard to professional and technical aspects of library professionals working in Central Government sector and formulate some recommendations to be placed before the Government of India for betterment of Library profession in India. The Conference will be a platform for mutual sharing of knowledge and ideas among the librarians, policy makers, library stakeholders, students, teachers and others. Subthemes Status of Central Government Libraries and Public Libraries in India Policies Decisions and Initiatives of Government of India in Library Development Categorization Formula of Government Libraries Cadre Structure of Central Government Libraries professionals Innovation and Leadership in Public Libraries Advocacy in Public Libraries Preventive, Restorative and Curative Conservation of Documents Planning, Development and Management of Digital Libraries New Technologies and its adaptability in libraries Resource sharing and Networking: Consortia, Open Archives etc in Central Govt. libraries. Content Organization and Knowledge Management Information Storage and Retrieval for global access IPR issues in Digital Era Multilingual information Retrieval System and Unicode Digital Library Services and Digital Literacy Grievances of Librarians of Govt. Libraries The list is indicative and not exhaustive in coverage. The contributors can send their papers on any of the subthemes given besides any topic of their interest relevant to the themes and sub-themes. Original papers on the areas of interest are invited. Important Dates Submission of Abstracts: 15 December 2017 Submission of Full text Paper: 15 January 2018 Confirmation of Acceptance: 20 January 2018 Last Date of Registration: 31 January 2018 Full paper may be submitted with an abstract in approximately 3000 words, keywords and references on A4 size paper with margin 1.25 cm on all side in MS Word format in 12 points New Times Roman type single line spacing.The paper should not exceed 3(three)pages. Bibliographic references should be given at the end of the article under the heading Reference in APA style. Papers should be electronically submitted at email id :cglaconference@gmail.com. Other details will be updated soon. Dr. Chittaranjan Patra ALIO & Organizing Secretary Contact: 9903124609President/Secretary Central Government Library Association, Kolkata Branch 09903124609/09434750133 -- PARTHA SARATHI DAS Assistant Library & Information Officer, Govt. of India,Ministry of Culture, National Library of India, English Serial DivisionBelvedere, Kolkata 700 027, West Bengal, India Tel. Ph. +91 33 2479 1381-1387(Ext.232)Cell : 9434750133;9007390978