* * Dear Friends, With reference to our mail on 16 June, 2011, Please find below detailed programme of the two day National Conference on Beyond Librarianship: Creativity, Innovation and Discovery” being jointly organized by BOSLA and C DAC, Mumbai on 16-17 Sept 2011 at CDAC, Mumbai. Your nomination for the seminar and help for wider publicity would be highly appreciated. *Introduction* Creativity, Innovation, discoveries are all powerful forces for positive and productive changes benefitting staff and users. Library Professionals are always facing challenging issues like declining budgets, keeping up with new tools and techniques, newer technologies and user demands. ICT skills are the basic requirements for the LIS professionals in today’s networked environment. In such a scenario, creative thinking, exercising innovative ways in the library profession becomes a necessity. Join us at a two day conference expected to bridge the innovations and creativities towards satisfying the user needs among the LIS professionals. *Objectives* - Boost the innovations and creativities in the Library science profession - Platform to share the individual’s professional experiences for others. Impart the ICT advancements among the LIS professionals. *About Host Institute: C-DAC, Mumbai* The Centre for Development of Advanced Computing, Mumbai is a premiere scientific society of DIT involved in R& D into the area of Software Technology. The main focus is to help create cutting-edge Information Technologies & offer training for government & Industry. It represents a unique facet to the nation’s policies and initiatives in IT. It is an institution for High End R & D. Institute has excellent infrastructural facilities. Website: www.cdacmumbai.in * * *About BOSLA* The Bombay Science Librarians’ Association (BOSLA) was formed in October 1975. The main objectives of the association are to: - Improve the services of the Bombay libraries.** - Cooperate actively so as to benefit mutually by the resources available to the libraries.** - Raise the professional standard of library staff in the Bombay libraries.** - Training and Research, betterment of Library personnel* *&* *provide a forum for professionals** Website: www.bosla.org.in *Call for Papers* * * Original works based on research/ practices/ applications related to the theme and subthemes are invited for the publication and presentation. All papers from authors who register for this conference will be included in the conference proceedings. All papers must be the original contributions and should be submitted through email only. The format and the references of the paper should be according to the guidelines mentioned on the BOSLA website: www.bosla.org.in http://ncbl2011.cdacmumbai.in/ * * *Major Topics* · Information Planning and Policies · Marketing of Library Services · Customer Service · Social Media · Library 3.0/ Web 3.0 · Mobile Computing and Libraries · Cloud Computing · Digital Libraries · CMS and Open Access · Open Access for Scholarly Content · Scientometrics / Webometrics · E-Learning · E-Resource Management · Human Resource Management *Submission deadline:* Last date for submission of full paper is August 15, 2011. Email your papers to library@cdacmumbai.in along with registration fees. *Organising Committee:* * * *Chairman** **Dr M Koganuramath*, TISS, Mumbai ** *Organising Secretaries** **Ms Trupti Shah,* CDAC, Mumbai *Ms Savita Rao,* CDAC, Mumbai * * *Editorial Committee* *Dr. B.S. Kademani, *BARC, Mumbai *Dr. Sangayya S. Sirurmath*, DIAT, Pune *Dr. Mallikarjun Angadi*, TISS, Mumbai *Ms. Truptee Shah*, CDAC, Mumbai *Ms. Savita Rao,* CDAC, Mumbai *Mr. Ishappa C. Bandi*, Tata Power, Mumbai * * *Members Mr. R. Prabakaran*, TIFR, Mumbai *Dr. H.S. Waydande* IIT, Mumbai *Mr. Om Prakash Bhendigeri*, IIT, Mumbai *Dr. Satish Kanamadi*, TISS, Mumbai *Ms. Sunita B. Kolekar,* KEM, Mumbai *Dr. A.N Bandi, NIFT,* Navi Mumbai *Mr. Prabhu Gaddimani*, TISS, Mumbai *Mr. N C Hugar,* IIT, Mumbai *Ms. Nita Bhaskar, *BARC *Mr. Satish Munnolli,* ACTREC, Navi Mumbai *Dr. Medha Joshi*, TMC, Mumbai *Mr. K Praveen Kumar,* IIPS, Mumbai *Mr. N. D. Raut, *TIFR, Mumbai *Mr. Anil Kumar, *BARC, Mumbai *Mr. Anil Sagar, *BARC, Mumbai *Mr. Dharmendra Sachan,* EXIM Bank, Mumbai *Mr. Girish Kunkur,* WIM, Mumbai *National Advisory Committee* *Dr. Jagdish Arora*, Director, INFLIBNET, Ahmedabad *Dr. B.D. Kumbar,* Professor and Head, DLISc, Karanatak University, Dharwad *Prof. Harsha Parekh*, Former Professor, SNDT Women's University, Mumbai *Prof. A.R.D. Prasad,* Professor and Head, DRTC, Bangalore *Prof. K, Bhanumurthy,* Professor HBNI and Head, SIRD, BARC, Mumbai *Prof. B. Ramesh Babu,* DLISC, University of Madras, Chennai *Prof. Ashu Shokeen,* DLISC, Kurukshetra University *Mr. Daulat Jotwani,* Librarian, IIT, Mumbai *Dr. M. Koteswara Rao, *University Librarian, University of Hyderabad *Dr. R. Samyuktha,* University Librarian, Pondicherry University *Dr. Usha Munshi,* IIPA, New Delhi *Dr. J. N. Satpathi, *President, IASLIC, Kolkata *Mr. B.P. Prakash*, GM & Global LIC Head, TCS, Mumbai *Mr. D.V. Singh,* President, ILA, Delhi *Dr. K.C.Ramakrishnegowda,* University Librarian, KU, Shimoga Registration Form Registraion fee: · Rs. 2,500/ · Rs. 2,000/- (For BOSLA Members) · Rs. 1,500/- (For Students) · Early Bird Discount: Rs. 200/- (Last Date: 5th Sept.2011) Name:____________________________ Designation:_______________________ Organization:______________________ Address:_________________________ ________________________________ ________________________________ Phone: _________Mobile:_____________ Email:____________________________ *Telephone : Office : ____________________________________________ : Residence : ____________________________________________ : Mobile : ____________________________________________ E-mail : ________________________________________________________ Do you require accommodation during the Workshop? Yes / No Payment mode : Cash / Cheque / Demand Draft Demand Draft / Cheque No: ____________________________________________ Name of the Bank: ____________________________________________________ Amount: ____________________________________________________________ Date: ________________________________________________________________ Date Signature of the participant * *Registration Form, guideline for paper submission and the Brochure can be downloded from* *http://www.cdacmumbai.in* www.bosla.org.in http://ncbl2011.cdacmumbai.in/ * * I am grateful to all the early birds. May I please request you to send your registration forms, papers at the earliest. Thanks and Regards Savita Rao Librarian CDAC (formerly NCST) Gulmohar Cross Road No 9 JVPD, Juhu Mumbai 400049 T: 91 22 26201606, 26201574 http:/www.cdacmumbai.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.