IASLIC 2015: IASLIC 30th All India Conference 2015

Theme

Library Legislation and Community Information Services

  

Special Interest Group Discussion

SIG01 : Social Sciences Information

Library and Research

SIG02 : Computer Applications in LIS

Library Security Technology

Organised by

Department of Library & Information Science & Gujarat University Library

Gujarat University

   

Venue

Department of Library & Information Science

Located at Gujarat University Library

Gujarat University,  Navranagpura,

Ahmedabad – 380 009, Gujarat, India

Organising Secretary

 Smt. Geeta Girish Gadhavi

 Department of Library & Information Science

Gujarat University Navranagpura, Ahmedabad

Contact: +9179 2630 1363 (m) 98257 85008

geetagadhavi@gmail.com 

Date

December 28-31, 2015

For further details, please contact: Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi, General Secretary, IASLIC, P 291 CIT Scheme 6M, Kankurgachhi, Kolkata - 700054iaslic.sem@gmail.com

30^th All India Conference, 2015 - Call for Papers

The 30^th All India Conference of IASLIC is schedule to be held at the Department of Library and Information Science, Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, during December 28 -31, 2015.  Papers are invited on the following areas of the main theme of the conference and the themes of SIG Meetings for deliberations during the conference.

LIBRARY LEGISLATION AND COMMUNITY INFORMATION SERVICES

1     Library Legislation and its Role in Creating Community Learning Space for the Common People  

¾         Concept, need and importance of CIS in the lives of citizens

¾         Prerequisites and factors to be considered for efficient CIS, barriers of CIS

¾         Role of different sectors in CIS – public libraries, government, NGOs, business houses, professional bodies 

 2    Identification of Community Information Needs in Providing CIS

¾         Mobile service, Trainer in Community empowerment, Interdependence

 3    Staff Development in Libraries: A Crucial Element for the Success of  CIS Programme

¾        Library personnel, Library legislation in the context of Library and Information Service Cadres

4     Library Legislation and the Role of Community Learning Centres

¾         Community Multimedia Centres

¾         Community Tele- Centres

¾         Community Learning Space  

5     Role of CIS in Harnessing the Resources across Communities and Minimizing Cultural Divide

¾         Content Preparation, Distribution of Govt. Information

6     Library Legislation and its Role in Enhancing the Community's   Creative Capacity

¾         Library governance

-       Establishment of State Public Library and Information Service

¾         State Library Authority

-       State library Council

-       Directorate of Library Service

-       District Rural Library Council

-       Voluntary Libraries   

7      Role of Professional Associations

¾          Compliance with constitutional provision

8     Evaluation Mechanism of CIS: A roadmap

¾          State Public Library Fund, Coordination and Integration/ Consolidation among various Departments (especially Dept. of Culture); Professional Bodies

Organizing Secretary:      Smt. Geeta Girish Gadhavi,  Department of Library & Information Science, Gujarat University, Navranagpura, Ahmedabad

========================================================================================================== পীযূষকান্তি পাণিগ্রাহী Dr Pijushkanti Panigrahi,  Dean, Faculty for P G Studies in Education, Journalism and Library Science, University of Calcutta & Professor , Dept of Lib and Inf Science, 3rd Floor Asutosh Building, University of Calcutta, 87/1 College Street,Kolkata - 700 073, West Bengal, India, email : panigrahipk@yahoo.com, panigrahipk11@gmail.com,   (M) : +91 94342 43522.  General Secretary, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), P-291, CIT Scheme No 6M , Kankurgachi, Kolkata – 700 054, India; Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin ;