UGC Sponsored Two Day National Seminar on LIS Education: Structure, Infrastructure and Superstructure February 20- 21, 2014 Organised by Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, West Bengal

UGC Sponsored Two Day National Seminar on

LIS Education: Structure, Infrastructure and Superstructure

February 20- 21, 2014

Organised by

Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University

Midnapore – 721 102 West Bengal 

Call for Papers

We invite articles on the mentioned sub-themes. Full paper in CD or by e-mail and a hard copy of the same must reach us on or before Friday, January 31, 2014. Paper specifications are:- MS-Word 2007 format and also a pdf file of the same, Font Face:- Times New Roman, Font Size:-14 (For headings, addresses, affiliations) and 12 (For abstract and text) Indentation:- Justified, Line spacing:- 1, Margin:- 1 inch on all sides and of maximum 3000 words using APA Style of citation. Authors of accepted

papers will be communicated through e-mail. The *full paper should be sent* to both the following addresses: vuseminar14@gmail.com and vuseminar14@yahoo.com 

Venue

B. C. Mukherjee Hall

Vidyasagar University

Midnapore

Accommodation

Accommodation may be arranged for the outstation participants if request is sent at least seven days before the Seminar and in that case participants will have to bear the charges.

Registration Fees*

Students (V. U.) Rs. 300.00

Others Rs. 500.00

Payment should be made by Cash/DD. Payment through demand draft can be made by an account payee demand draft in favour of “LIS Seminar” payable at Midnapore, West Bengal, India. Filled in Registration Form and Fees must reach on or before February 10, 2014. However, registration will also be made on spot.

All Communications should be addressed to:

Jt. Convenor(s)

Nivedita Bhattacharyya Sahu

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Library and Info. Sc. 

Vidyasagar University

Midnapore - 721 102

West Bengal, India

Mob. 9051837676

e-mail: nives.b22@gmail.com

Or

Snigdha Naskar

Assistant Professor

Dept. of Library and Info. Science 

Vidyasagar University

Midnapore - 721 102

West Bengal, India

Mob. 8900449442

e-mail: sn2086@gmail.com

Sub Themes

*Structure*

i) LIS Curriculum: Contents, Duration, CBSS, UGC- CDC Report etc.

ii) LIS Schools: Standards and accreditation

iii) LIS education: Intake capacity and standard of students

iv) LIS education and lifelong learning

v) Distance learning and LIS education

*Infrastructure*

i) Physical infrastructure

ii) Social infrastructure

iii) Human resource

iv) Internship facilities

v) In-service training

*Superstructure*

i) Demand and supply of LIS professionals

ii) Emerging trend in the job market

iii) Knowledge acquisition habits of the society

iv) National Knowledge Commission and national strategies towards a knowledge based society

v) Sociometric study of LIS professionals

vi) Community information and role of libraries

*Important*

> I) All manuscripts should be unpublished original work.

> II) An author can contribute more than one paper. However, an author will present only once throughout the seminar and for any one of his/her contributed articles.

> III) The author/authors should provide their name/names, address of the institution along with telephone no., fax no. and e-mail ID.

*Important dates*

• *Registration opens December 2, 2013
• Full paper along with abstract submission opens December 2, 2013
• Full paper along with abstract submission closes January 31, 2014
• *Registration closes February 10, 2014