30thAll India Conference, 2015 - Call for Papers The IASLIC30th All India Conference 2015 is schedule to be held at theDepartment of Library and Information Science, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad,during December 28 -31, 2015.  Papers are invited on the following areas ofthe main theme of the conference and the themes of SIG Meetings fordeliberations during the conference. LIBRARY LEGISLATION AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION SERVICES 1     Library Legislation and its Role inCreating Community Learning Space for the Common People   ¾         Concept, need and importance of CIS in thelives of citizens ¾         Prerequisites and factors to be consideredfor efficient CIS, barriers of CIS ¾         Role of different sectors in CIS – publiclibraries, government, NGOs, business houses, professional bodies   2    Identification of Community InformationNeeds in Providing CIS ¾         Mobile service,Trainer in Community empowerment, Interdependence  3    Staff Development in Libraries: ACrucial Element for the Success of  CIS Programme ¾        Library personnel,Library legislation in the context ofLibrary and Information Service Cadres 4     Library Legislation and the Role ofCommunity Learning Centres ¾         Community MultimediaCentres ¾         Community Tele-Centres ¾         Community LearningSpace   5     Roleof CIS in Harnessing the Resources across Communities and MinimizingCultural Divide ¾         Content Preparation,Distribution of Govt. Information 6     Library Legislation and its Role inEnhancing the Community's   Creative Capacity ¾         Library governance -       Establishment of State Public Library and Information Service ¾         State LibraryAuthority -       State library Council -       Directorate of Library Service -       District Rural Library Council -       Voluntary Libraries    7      Role ofProfessional Associations ¾          Compliance withconstitutional provision 8     Evaluation Mechanism of CIS: A roadmap ¾          State Public Library Fund, Coordination andIntegration/ Consolidation among various Departments (especially Dept. ofCulture); Professional Bodies       Special Interest Group Meeting Convenor : Shri Harendranath Bose SIG01 : Social Sciences Information Theme: Library and Research Coordinator: Dr. Jayati Ghosh A    Role of library in -   Selecting topic for research -   Framing hypotheses -   Literature review -   Collection of data -   Interpretation of data -   Research report writing -   Evaluation of researchreport B     Tenets for QualitativeResearch ¾         Checking of plagiarism ¾         Transmission of researchresults to research workers C     Role of library in research in different fields D    Role of library inLIS research E     Tools andreference styles ¾         Metrics/Altmetrics/Scientometrics,Impact factor, H-index SIG02 : Computer Applications in LIS Theme: Library Security Technology Coordinator: Shri Abhijit Bhowmick I      Preservation of LibraryMaterials II     EnvironmentalFactors (climatic factors) ¾         Biological factors –micro organisms, insects & rodents, Chemical factors,   Humanfactors              III    Disaster Management and Green Library IV    Application of new technologies ¾         RFID, CCTV, Web 3.0,MOOCs, ETD V     Library Security Guidelines Important dates Seminar:                          December 28-31, 2015 PaperSubmission:            September 30, 2015 Acceptance:                     October 30, 2015        Venue:                              Department of Library and InformationScience, Gujarat             University,Navranagpura, Ahmedabad, India, PIN Organizing Secretary:        Smt. Geeta Girish Gadhavi,  Department of Library & InformationScience, Gujarat University, Navranagpura, Ahmedabad GeneralInstructions 1.     Contributed papers will have to be ofqualitative value for publication in peer review journals. - A generalised presentation should be avoided. - Full Paper with an informative abstract (between 300 and 400 words) within 2500 words (not more than 10 pages of A4 size paper) typed in single side, double space with Times New Roman font, 12 pt size, margin of 1.25" in left / right / top and bottom and duly signed by the author(s) should be submitted in triplicate by September 30, 2015 along with the “Author’s Declaration Format”. - In addition, softcopy of the full paper composed in MS Word should be submitted on CD/DVD disc or as an attachment through e-mail iaslic.sem@gmail.com. - Author should indicate the sub-theme of the paper distinctly. - The paper should be accompanied with an amount of  l000.00 (Rupees one thousand only) as paper submission fees which will be adjusted only with the Registration Fees by the Organizing Secretary subject to the production of the respective original receipt of IASLIC. Payment may be made by DD in favour of IASLIC-Seminar payable at Kolkata and sent to Prof.  Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata - 700054. If the paper is not accepted, the amount will be refunded.  - Pre-seminar volume will have only abstracts of accepted papers. - Accepted papers which are presented in the Seminar, will only be published in the Post- Seminar volume within three months of the Seminar held. - Pre-declaration by the author(s) should be made separately that the paper(s) has/ have not been sent elsewhere for publication/ presentation. This has to be sent in hard copy. 10.  Allaccepted papers will be invited for presentation either in the main thematicsession of the Seminar or in the SIG Meetings. A presenter will be allowedmaximum ten minutes for presentation including introduction and conclusion. - There will be provision for Poster presentation. All papers accepted for poster presentation will be allocated time for display of full papers. Abstract of all papers accepted for poster presentation will be included in the pre-Seminar volume. Poster papers will not be published in the post- Seminar volume. - There will be a provision for the Best Poster Presentation Award. - All registered participants will receive Post-Seminar volume free of cost from IASLIC office. Additional Rs.150/- will be charged for postage and handling from those who wish to receive the volume through post. - First author is entitled to get ten copies of reprints of full paper. - The decision of the Editorial Committee will be final and no correspondence regarding the acceptance of papers for presentation in the Seminar or otherwise will be entertained. - Correspondence regarding papers should be addressed to Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Hony. General Secretary, IASLIC, P-291, CIT Scheme No. 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata- 700054 or iaslic.sem@gmail.com and for Seminar update  please visit www.iaslic1955.org.in 13June 2015                                                                            ProfPijushkanti Panigrahi, GeneralSecretary         INDIAN ASSOCIATIONOF SPECIAL LIBRARIES AND INFORMATION CENTRES IASLIC 30thAll India Conference 2015 Author’s Declaration Format (To be submittedin triplicate along with the paper) - Name (s) (in case of joint author) :   - Address (all authors)      :   - Ph (M) (all authors)         :   -  Sub-theme of the Paper :   - Facet No.                                             :   - Title of the paper                             :   - Paper submission fees details : Amount Rs 1000.00, DD No.                  Date:   - Date of submission of three print copies and soft copy: (Pl. send print / hard copy (three sets) for processingof your paper)    I/We do herebydeclare that the paper has not been submitted elsewhere for publication/presentation.         (AUTHOR’s SIGNATUTRE) (AUTHOR’s NAME)  | ==========================================================================================================পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi,Professor , Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk@yahoo.com, panigrahipk11@gmail.com,   (M) : +91 94342 43522.  General Secretary, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ;     | | |   -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.