Dear Moderator, I request you to kindly forward the workshop on 'Organizing Research with Reference Management Tools' organized by BLDEACET, Vijayapur B L D E Association’s *V P Dr. P.G.Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology* *Vijayapur-586 103* *Two days Workshop on” Organizing Research with Reference Management Tools” *on the occasion of *Institute Research Day* May 25th and 26th , 2018 Organized by Research and Development Cell and Library and Information Centre *About BLDEACET, Vijayapur:* Vachana Pitamaha Dr. P.G. Halakatti College of Engineering & Technology, Vijayapur is a premier technical institute located in Northern part of Karnataka on a scenic stretch of land spread over 20 acres in Vijayapur. BLDE Association started this esteemed college in year 1980 as a private Institute. The Institute is the result of the BLDE Association’s recognition of the need for quality technical education in the country. To achieve this objective, it has striven hard to create an environment and infrastructure that enables it to produce qualified, practical engineers who are ready to face the challenges in the industries. The college is affiliated to Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU), Belagavi. The college is recognized by AICTE New Delhi and the 5 Programmes have been accredited by National Board of Accreditation (NBA), New Delhi during the year 2015 for the period 3 years. At present institute is offering 8 UG programmes and 5 PG programmes in Engineering along with MCA & MBA programmes. Five departments are recognized as Research Centres by VTU, Belagavi to offer Ph.D.and M.Sc. Engg. (by research) programmes. *Research and Development Cell:* While doing wonderful innovations in Teaching- Learning, the importance of Research & Development has not gone unnoticed. The institute has Research and Development cell and well established mechanism through which all R&D activities are promoted, encouraged and appraised .The R&D cell implements activities such as basic research, establishing centers of excellence, cultivating research skills in faculty by deputing for Ph.D, Conferences, workshops, Short term Training programs, & promoting faculty to submit research proposals to different funding agencies. *Library and Information Centre*: The Central Library functions as the primary information resource centre, and repository of all printed and e-resources for teaching and research activities at the institute. The Library occupies an area of 3000 Sq.m an independent block and it caters to the information needs of the students and faculty members of the institute. It has more than 87,000 volumes of books, 23,000 unique Titles, 100 technical journals and 13700 E-Books. Library is also subscribing E-Resources viz, Elsevier Science Direct, Springer, Taylor and Francis, IEEE, ACSE, ProQuest and Knimbus through VTU Library Consortia. The Central Library is providing extensive research support services to the research scholars and faculty members of the Institute. *Aims and Objectives of the Workshop:* The aim of this workshop is to give the participants a broad overview of research activities with special emphasis on reference management tools and their usefulness in organizing and managing research literature. Use of reference management tools such as Mendeley, Zotero, will be helpful in creating & organizing bibliographies, construct references while writing research, collaborating and discovering new research. The advanced features of these tools help in automatic insertion of error free standard references and bibliographies through plug-ins, thereby saving the time, energy & efforts of research scholars. *Major Topics Covered:* The following major topics will be covered in the workshop: Ø Introduction to Research and Research Ethics Ø Selection of Journals for research output Ø Quantifying Research output Ø Analysis of publications of BLDEACET based on the listing of Scopus abstract and citation databases. Ø Information Discovery: Tools, Tips & Technologies Ø Reference Management Tools for management of literature Ø Reference Management Tool- Mendeley with "hands-on-practice *Target of Participants*: *60 Nos*. Academicians, faculty members ,research evaluators, current and prospective research scholars and LIS professionals. The number of seats is limited and the selection will be based on 'first come first served' basis. *Resource Persons:* The resource persons are eminent professional experts / scientists from the field of LIS & IT. They have an extensive experience with the use of such reference management tools. *Duration:* (May 25th and 26th, 2018) Two days workshop includes theory & Hands- on practice. (Participants are requested to bring their laptops preferably with Internet connectivity) *Venue:* Seminar Hall, Library Building and Hands on Sessions will be handled in Computer Centre *Workshop Fee:* The Registration fee for the workshop: Rs 250/- *Registration of Workshop:* The application for registration in the workshop should be online www.bldeacet.ac.in/rmt/ before 15th May, 2018. Contact Person: Dr.M.M.Bachalapur, Chief Librarian -- Dr. M M Bachalapur Ph.D Librarian BLDEA'S Dr.P.G.Halakatti College of Engineering and Technology Ashram Road, VIJAYAPUR-586103 Mob: 9740016911 ORCID ID:0000-0003-2402-2477 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.