Dear Sir / Madam, Greetings from the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur. It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that this Department in collaboration with the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF), Ministry of Culture, Government of India is organising a ‘ National Conference on Revisiting Public Library Services in Current Scenario’ (NCRPLS – 2019) on 12 - 13 October, 2019. The theme and sub-themes of the conference are: Theme - 1: Public Libraries: Growth & Development ➢ Public library movement in India and Abroad ➢ Management of public libraries ➢ Public library services ➢ Human resource development for public libraries ➢ Role of UNESCO, RRRLF, etc. in the development of public libraries ➢ Training and education of public library professionals Theme -2: Collection Development in Public Libraries ➢ Public libraries as depository libraries ➢ Resource sharing among public libraries ➢ Public libraries and grey literature ➢ Digitalization and local content creation ➢ Digital preservation ➢ Issues and challenges of bibliographic control Theme -3: Public Library Legislation ➢ Public library legislation in India and abroad ➢ Government initiatives towards improvement of public libraries ➢ IPR / Copyright / Digital Rights Management (DRM) ➢ Statutory provisions for public libraries Theme - 4: Public Libraries as a Social Hub ➢ Extension services in public libraries ➢ Public library services for the differently abled ➢ Modern management of Public libraries ➢ Public libraries and corporate social responsibility ➢ User communities and user satisfaction ➢ Preserving the past: Public libraries for preserving cultural heritage ➢ Public libraries to protect indigenous knowledge Theme - 5: Public Libraries in the 21st Century ➢ Challenges faced by Public libraries ➢ Innovative technologies for Public libraries ➢ Application of smart phones, etc. ➢ Green library design initiatives for public library buildings ➢ Disaster management in public libraries ➢ Marketing of public library services Paper Submission Guidelines~ The contributions are invited for presentation on the stated theme and sub themes. Papers should be based on research surveys; case studies, action plans, or theoretical explanations. Extended abstract containing gist of the paper enumerating the objective, methodology etc. in about 500 words and full paper with an abstract, keywords, and references in APA style, in MS Word format, should be submitted through e-mail only to *ncrpls.uniraj@gmail.com <ncrpls.uniraj@gmail.com>* . Length of the paper should not exceed 4,000 words. The contributors will get intimation about the acceptance of the paper. The paper submitted for presentation should not have been published/ presented elsewhere. The Organising Committee reserves the right to edit/ reject the papers. The updates about the conference will soon be made available. We look forward for your contribution and active participation in the Conference. Dr Purnima Kaushik Organizing Secretary - NCRPLS 2019 Department of Library & Information Science University of Rajasthan Jaipur- 302004 (Rajasthan) Contact: 9828453966 / 9509150519/ 9040022440/ 9815125487 Email: ncrpls.uniraj@gmail.com Important Dates: Last Date for Submission of Abstract/ Proposal: August 31, 2019 Last Date for Submission of Full paper: September 15, 2019 Last Date for Registration: October 1, 2019 Conference Dates: October 12 & 13, 2019 ---------------------------------------- Vijendra Kumar Assistant Professor Deptt. of Library & Info. Sci. University of Rajasthan, Jaipur Contact: 9509150519 -- <https://online.vmou.ac.in/General_Instruction.aspx> *वर्धमान महावीर खुला विश्वविद्यालय <http://www.vmou.ac.in>*Vardhman Mahaveer Open University रावतभाटा रोड | Rawatbhata Road कोटा - ३२४०२१ | Kota-324021 (राजस्थान) (Rajasthan) भारत | INDIA TOLL FREE : 1800-180-6166 Students One View <http://wiki.vmou.ac.in/index.php/Students_One_View> : One Solution to all Learner needs !!! AJMER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/ajmer>| BIKANER <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bikaner>| BHARATPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/bharatpur>| JAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jaipur>| JODHPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/jodhpur>| UDAIPUR <http://www.vmou.ac.in/udaipur>| KOTA <http://www.vmou.ac.in/kota> Youtube <http://www.youtube.com/user/vmouonline/videos> | Facebook   <https://www.facebook.com/vmouonline>| Twitter <https://twitter.com/vmouonline> <http://radio.vmou.ac.in:8000/iradio.m3u> *"Print this mail only if absolutely necessary. Save Paper. Save Trees." * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.