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Wednesday, October 15, 2014

National conference on "Trends in Management of Academic Libraries in Digital Environment (TMALDEN-2014), 19-20 December, 2014 at Jain Knowledge Campus, District Fund Road, Bangalore


Dear Professionals,

With great pleasure we would like to inform you that, the Learning Resource Centre (Library), Jain University, Bangalore is organizing a Two Day National Conference on "Trends in Management of Academic Libraries in Digital Environment (TMALDEN-2014)" on 19-20 December, 2014 at Jain Knowledge Campus, District Fund Road, Behind Big Bazar, Jayanagar 9th Block, Bangalore- 560 069.

Objectives of the Conference

* To explore the trends in management of academic libraries including Web-scale discovery systems with enhancements such as discipline-scoped searching and customized widgets, community-source Library Management Systems.
* To provide a platform to discuss how it continues to drive much of the futuristic thinking within academic libraries.
* To understand user's desire for information and access to social media and networks anytime/ anywhere; acceptance and adoption of cloud- based technologies; more value placed on collaboration; challenges to the role of higher education in a world where information is ubiquitous and alternate forms of credentialing are available; new education paradigms that include on-line and hybrid learning; and a new emphasis on challenge- based and active learning.
* To promote the libraries commonly provided digital repository services, author copyright advice, digitization services, and management of research datasets, as well as metadata creation, cataloguing and digital preservation.

Sub-Themes

1. Higher Education and Libraries
2. Emerging Technologies
3. Innovative Information Services
4. Best Practices in Library and Information Services
5. Digital Libraries
6. Information and Knowledge architecture
7. Knowledge Management
8. Information Standards in Library services

Call for Paper

* Original contributions based on applications/ deployments/ research/ surveys/ practices related to the theme and sub themes mentioned, are invited for conference presentation.
* The paper should not exceed 3000 words (not more than 10 pages) and should contain an abstract  100 to 200 words.
* Based on the technical committee's recommendations, selected papers will be published in the Conference Volume with ISBN Number.
* Registration of all authors is mandatory for paper presentation and publication. 
* Authors are requested to submit the full- text of their papers on or before 30th Nov 2014.
* The deadline for registering for the Conference is 15th Dec 2014
* All papers should be submitted through the email: tmalden2014@gmail.com for peer review.

Who may participate?

* Library and Information professionals from academia
* Special and Public Libraries
* Research Scholars
* IT Professionals and E-Learning communities
* Corporate participants
* Publishers and Authors
* Knowledge workers and Policy makers
* Teaching professionals and students
* Information providers and vendors
* Conservators

Registration Fee:

* LIS Professionals and others- Without Accommodation - Rs. 1000/- 
* LIS Professionals and others- with Accommodation- Rs. 2000/-
* Research Scholars & Students (Full Time) - Without Accommodation- Rs. 500/-
* Research Scholars and Students (Full Time) - With Accommodation- Rs. 1500/-

* Registration fee includes Conference Volume, Kit, Lunch and Coffee/ Tea/ Snacks.

* Registration fees should be paid by way of Demand Draft in favor of "Jain University? payable at 
Bangalore, Karnataka, India.

For more details, please visit the website-http://www.jainuniversity.ac.in/PDF/2014-15/TMALDEN-2014.pdf 

With Warm Regards,

Meeramani N
Organizing Secretary (TMALDEN-2014)
Librarian
Jain University
44/4, District Fund Road,
Behind Big Bazar
Jayanagar 9th Block
Bangalore- 560 069.
Ph: 080 43430920
Mob: 9845500343

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