Friday, April 27, 2012

National Conference on “Trends in Developing and Managing e-Resources in Libraries” at Visvesvaraya Technological University

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is organizing National Conference on “Trends in Developing and Managing e-Resources in Libraries”, scheduled to be held on 25th & 26th May, 20012.
 Conference Theme: “Trends in Developing and Managing e-Resources in Libraries”.:-
 The following sub themes have been identified but not limited to them for submitting the papers
 Ø  Types of e-resources and its utilities;
Ø  Mandatory requirement v/s subscription of e-resources,;
Ø  Policies, selection and budgeting of e-resources;
Ø  Latest trends in collection development of e-resources;
Ø  Competitive skills and techniques of professionals in organizing e-resources;
Ø  Tools and techniques in organizing e-resources;
Ø  Organization of e-resources using Open Sources Software (OSS);
Ø  Need for management of e-resources;
Ø  Challenges, methods and impacts of e-resources;
Ø  Strategic planning and management of e-resources;
Ø  Provision to access virtual e-resources;
Ø  Effective usage of e-resources;
Ø  Optimum usage of e-resources;
Ø  Access patterns of e-resources using remote web portals;
Ø  Selecting patterns of e-resources for academic/research pursuits.
Who can Participate?
Library and Information professionals working in academic institutions, R & D Centers, Corporate and Public Libraries.


Important Dates
Paper Submission Deadline  : 30-04-2012
Notification of Acceptance   : 10-05-2012
Last Date for Registration      : 15-05-2012
Participation Fees
Library Professional          :  Rs. 500/-
Students of LIS Schools    : Rs. 300/-



 Accommodation:-
                Accommodation will be provided on request in VTU Campus.

Organizing secretory
Dr. K.R. Mulla

Librarian, Visvesvaraya Technological University,
“Jnana Sangama” Belgaum-590 018, Karnataka.
+91-9449873452 (M), +91-9448031969 (M)
+91-831-2498191 (O) +91-831-2498192 (Fax)

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