Conference Theme
Library in the Life of the User

Conference Theme
Library in the Life of the User

Sub-themes

• LIS Education, Research and Training
LIS Curriculum: Experience and Expectations, Innovative technologies for teaching, Research Trends in LIS, MOOCs and Role of Libraries, Role of associations in development of LIS, Future Prospects of Library Science.

• Trends and Technologies in Libraries
Cloud Computing and Linked Data, Trends in Digitization, Data Curation and Archiving, Mobile Applications for Libraries, Information & Data Analysis Tools and Technologies, Library automation, Library Security, Library as a social space , Taking libraries to the users, Green Libraries.

• Information Storage and Retrieval Systems
Digital Libraries, Metadata Interoperability and Standards, Digital Conservation and Preservation, Big Data and Data Mining, Semantic Web, Development in Open Source Technologies, Internet: Affordability and Access.

• Knowledge Organization & Management
Knowledge Commons and Research Commons, Organization of e-resources, Research Data Management, Digital information seeking behavior.

• Management of Library and Information Centers
Best practices in Library & Information Science, Outreach Services, Transition from print to electronic, Information literacy and lifelong learning, Free and Open source software, User Relationship Management, Social Networking sites and their applications in Libraries.

• IPR: Role of Libraries
Plagiarism: Issues and Challenges, Digital Rights Management, Ethics in Publishing.

• Metric Studies
Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Webometrics, Altmetrics, Infographics.

Papers may also be contributed on any topic related to the main theme.

Guidelines for Paper Submission

• All papers will go through plagiarism detection for the originality of the content.
• Select Papers will be published in the form of Conference Proceedings with ISBN.
• Papers of registered delegates only will be considered for inclusion in the Proceedings.
• Distinguished Papers will be published in a reputed journal.
• All authors of accepted papers are request to submit an author declaration form.
• Papers may be sent to liblife2019@gmail.com on or before 15^th Jan, 2019.
• The first/corresponding author will be communicated regarding the status of the paper submitted.

Registration Fee

Working Professionals Rs. 1500
Research Scholars (without conference kit) Rs.1000
Students (without conference kit & proceedings) Rs.500

Note: Delegates have to make their own arrangement for accommodation. A good number of hotels are available in Tumakuru. Registration fee includes conference Kit, Proceedings, food & refreshments.

DD/Cheque should be drawn in favour of
"Organizing Secretary, National Conference", Tumkur University, Tumakuru, Payable at Tumakuru

Bank Details
Account Number: 38122937782
IFSC: SBIN0040850
MICR: 572002016
Bank: State Bank of India
Brach: Tumkur University Campus Brach
City: Tumakuru

For More Information Contact

Dr. B. T. Sampath Kumar,
Professor, Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science,
Tumkur University, Tumakuru-572103, Karnataka INDIA
Email: sampathbt2001@gmail.com, liblife2019@gmail.com
Phone: +91-94483 20187