ugc sponsored national Level Conference
Empowering Library Professionals in MANAGING DIGITAL Resources AND Providing Extension Activiity
Venue: Conference Hall,
THEME: Empowering Library Professionals in Managing Digital Resources and Providing Extension Activities.
Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberations
A. Collection development through open access initiative: The role of the librarian
· Open access initiative in Arts and Humanities and Social Science
· Open access initiative in Science
· Open access initiative in Medical, Dental and Engineering Science
B. Institutional repositories-Empowering library Professionals in developing digital resources.
· Institutional repositories using DSpace - Observations or experience
· Institutional repositories using E-Print - Observations or experience
· Institutional repositories using any other open source software – Observations or experience.
C. Libraries Outreach activities/Extension activities through print and electronic collection
· Outreach activities of Academic Libraries: Impact on the users - Observations or experience
· Outreach activities of Special Libraries-: Impact on the users- Observations or experience
· Outreach activities of Public Libraries-: Impact on the users- Observations or experience
D. Management of digital collection: Empowering library professionals
· Preservations of Digital collections: Problems and resolve–Observations or experience
· Digital collections and Services: Observations or experience
· Web based services: Designing library websites or Blogs- Observations or experience
Articles on either of the above themes and sub themes or related topics are invited.
Objectives of the conference:
Professional and non professional colleges in India have been growing in different ways with the onset of new technologies and paradigms. Yet there is a long way to reach the status of the full fledged ‘digital library’ or library without wall. In this context the conference will be a forum for discussing the emerging issues like -
· Designing and developing Institutional repositories
· Identifying open access initiatives in Arts and Humanities, Social- Science, Science and Engineering, Medical and Dental Science
· Providing a forum for creators, processors, managers, library professionals to share their practical experience in designing and developing digital collectors in order to provide better service.
· Sharing outreach or extension activity of the libraries.
· Designing and developing library Websites and blogs.
Who can participate?
· Information Professionals / Librarians
· IT and knowledge service providers
· Academicians, Students and Distance learners
· And others who are interested in the topic
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