"SIS 2012" 29thNational Convention and Conference of SIS on Information, Innovation & Technologies: Creating Seamless Linkages

"SIS 2012" 

29thNational Convention & Conference of SIS 

on 

Information, Innovation & Technologies: Creating Seamless Linkages 

(26-28 November 2012) 

Organized 

by 

Central Library, National Institute of Technology Silchar 

  

THEMES 

Information, Innovation & Technologies: Creating Seamless Linkages 

  

SUB-THEMES 

I: Information 

New theories and paradigms in information science; foundations of information science 

·         Metadata, 

·         Information Retrieval and Information Access, 

·         Information Architecture and Organization of Information, 

·         Information & Knowledge Management, 

·         Distributed and Collaborative Information Spaces, 

·         Integration of Information Resources, 

·         Electronic Information System, 

·         Digital Rights Management, 

·         Patinformatics and Copyright 

·         Bibliometrics and Infometrics, Data Analytics. 

  

II: Innovation and Technology 

New Innovations & Technologies Applications in Information Science and Information Services 

·         Web 3.0; New Practices, 

·         Cloud Computing, 

·         Smart Mobile Applications in LIS, 

·         Wearable Technologies, 

·         Blogs & Wikis in LIS, 

·         E-Learning and Information Literacy 

·         Scholarly Publishing, Open Access, Digital Repositories, and Digital Libraries, 

·         E-Books & E-Journals, 

·         E –Resources Access and  Management, 

·         Consortia and Networks, 

·         Security of Library Resources, 

·         Quality Assurance & Best Practices, 

·         Innovative Library Products & Services 

  

OBJECTIVES 

• The principal objective of this Convention is to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge, ideas & learning experience among the Librarians, Information specialists, Scientists, Information providers & persons related to LIS. 

•   To identify emerging innovations in the field of Library and Information Science 

  

TARGET AUDIENCE 

Practicing Librarians and Information Specialists, Academicians, IT Professionals, Scientists, Students and Faculties of LIS etc. 

  

CALL FOR PAPERS 

Papers based on Case studies, Researches, Practical experiences, etc. on the main theme and sub-themes of the Seminar are invited from the interested participants. The Paper should be within 6000 word including Abstract of about 300 words with 4 keywords and typed in MS-WORD in 12-point Times New Roman. All the references should be properly tagged and referred following Chicago Manual Style. The authors should agree with the transfer of the copyright of the papers to SIS, New Delhi and the NIT Silchar. The same should be sent as e-mail attachment to the Organizing Secretary on or before 30th August 2012. All the received papers will be peer–reviewed. Only the accepted papers will be published in an edited book format to be published under the aegis of SIS, India. 

  

IMPORTANT DATES 

Deadline for Paper Submission     :    30 August 2012 

Notifications for Acceptance        :    15 Sept 2012 

Camera Ready Paper Submission  :    30 Sept 2012 

Conference Date                        :    26-28 Nov 2012 

  

For details please contact: 

Dr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy 
Librarian & Organising Secretary 
National Institute of Technology 
(A Deemed University-Institute of National Importance under Ministry of HRD, GOI) 
Silchar-788010, Assam, India 
Telephone    : +91-3842-240055 (Off) +91-9435175531 (M) 
E-mail           :  kishor_satpathy@yahoo.com and ksatpathy@gmail.com