Date: Mon, 29 Jan 2007 12:14:24 -0800 (PST) From: Pijushkanti Panigrahi IASLIC NASSDOC- ICSSR Workshop on Access to Social Science Information in Digital Era Social Science with its divergence groups of academic disciplines from arts to humanities, study the human aspects of the world emphasizing the use of the scientific method and rigorous standards of evidence in the study of humanity, including quantitative and qualitative methods. Social scientists engage in research and theorize about both aggregate and individual behaviours. In these present days, social science researches spread across a wide range of disciplines presenting new hoizons in the research methods. And with the emergence of web technology, Internet resources for education and research for the social sciences have much impact in the field. So the present workshop is planned to offer an easy to use and powerful tool for discovering the best Internet resources to enrich the services towards scientists/researchers by accessing social science information exhaustively. Objectives 1. To provide background knowledge of the Social Science Information System. 2. To offer hands on experience on Accessing Social Science Information in the Digital Era. Methodology The workshop lectures will be followed by demonstration and hands-on practices as far as practicable. The Lab facilities (with one computer for two participants) will be made available for practice. Resource Persons Resource Persons will be invited from different Social Science Research Institutions / Universities in India. Target Participants Library and Information Science Professionals, Research Scholars, and other interested persons. The Workshop is confined to twenty participants only and will be filled strictly on first come first served basis. Venue: Lecture theatre and the Computer Laboratory of the Department of Library and Information Science, First Floor, Integrated Building, Jadavpur University, Kolkata � 700 032. This location is about 16 kilometers from Howrah Railway Station, 12 kilometers from Sealdah Railway Station and 25 kilometers from Kolkata Airport. The Venue can be reached by Bus/Taxi from the railway station/airport. Date: March 20-23, 2007 Last date of Registration: March 01, 2007 if register in NASSDOC, New Delhi and March 07, 2007 if register in IASLIC, Kolkata. Climate The Climate in Kolkata during March will be moderately warm. The temperature is likely to be around 300 C. Registration Fee Registration fee of Rs. 200/- only per participant is to be paid by DD in favour of ICSSR payable at New Delhi. Accommodation Accommodations may be arranged, if requests are received by the Workshop Director at least fifteen days before the Workshop. However, participants will have to bear the charges for accommodation and food. For further details contact : Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Workshop Director & Secretary, Education Division, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M, Kankurgachi, Kolkata � 700 054. email: panigrahipk@yahoo.com, Mobile : +91 94342 43522 Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi, Reader, Dept of Lib and Inf Science, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk@yahoo.com, (M) : +91 94342 43522. Secretary, Education Division, IASLIC; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin, IASLIC, Kolkata-700 054