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Call for Papers

Theme: LIS Profession in India : Vision for 2010

Papers are invited in the following areas for deliberation

1. Strategic Planning and Implementation
Planning for new information systems and services Infrastructure development for future
Harnessing of new technology

2. Universal Availability of Information
Open access of Internet resources
Intellectual Property Rights implications

3. Internet and its Future
Evalution of Internet resources
Effective organisation( classification and indexing of Internet resources
Desiging of more user-friendly search engines
Advanced mark-up languages for Internet resources
Information explosion on Internet
Alternative world wide information network
Filtering systems for unwanted resources
Security and virus filtering systems

4. Digital libray/Resources Management
Open source software
Digital resource creation
Organisation of digital resources
Dissemination of Digital Resources

5. Knowledge Management in Digital Environment

6. National LIS Policy
Separate VS integrated policy for traditional and digital library and information services
Facets of LIS Ploicy

7. LIS Education and Research in Changing Context
Restructuring/reorienting LIS curricula
Continueing education for professional development
Research for future library and information services

8. Professional Association and Professional Ethics
Role of library associations in changing scenario
Ethics of LI profession in digital era

Special Interest Group (SIG) Meetings

SIG Computer Application : Access Mechanism & Usage of e-resources
SIG Lib.& Inf.Sc.Edu. : The way LIS Courses are offered
SIG Humanities Inf: Manuscript as a Source of Inf. for Contemporary History
SIG Social Sc.Inf.: Social Sc. Inf. in IT Environment
SIG Informaettrics: Cybermetrices
SIG Industrial Info: Industrial Info-the Source of Development

General Instructions

1. Both invited and contributed papers will be considered

2. A generalised presentation should be avoided

3. Full paper with abstract not exceeding 2500 words duly signed by the author(s) typed/printed in double space in duplicate also on diskettee in MS Word should reach to IASLIC Office by 16th August 2005. Photographs, graphs, charts, if any should be submitted along with the negative copy/print/tracing paper.

4. A declarartion by the author(s) should be made separately that teh paper(s) has/have not been sent elsewhere for publication/presentation.

5. All accepted papers will be invited for presentation in the main theme of the Conference and SIG

6. Papers accepted for presentation on main theme of the Conference as well as SIG Meetings will be included in the printed pre Conference Volume only on receiving non refundable Rs.800/- in advance which will be adjusted with registration

7. First Author is entitled to get ten copies of reprints

8. The decision of the Editorial Committee will be final and no correspondse regarding the acceptance of papers for presentation in the Conference or otherwise will be entertained.

Correspondence regarding papers should be addressed to the
Hony. General Secretary,
IASLIC, P-291, Scheme No.6M,
Kankurgachi, Kolkata-700 054.

iaslic@vsnl.net
Phone: 91-33-2352 9651
91-33-2354 9066