53 rd ILA All India Conference

53 rd ALL INDIA LIBRARY CONFERENCE (ILA CONFERENCE) organised by the Dept of Library and Information Science, Osmania University jointly with College of Engineering, Osmania University and College of Technology, Osmania University during the 13-16 December 2007.

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Organising Secretary

Prof N. Laxman Rao, Osmania University Dept.of Library & Information Science, & Director, UGC-Academic Staff College,Osmania University, HYDERABAD- 500 007 (INDIA)

:+91-40-27171565( res): +91-40-27682290, 27098102(off) 9246547599

e:mail-- naglaxman@yahoo. com OR naglaxman@gmail. com

New Doctoral Degrees Awaded in Indian Universities

1. An investigation of the effective use of integrated library software in Indian Universtiy Librraries / Sasacanyappa K Prakash awarded in DLIS, Karnatak University, dharwad under the Guidance of Dr. S.L Sangam 2. bibliometric analysis of Ph.D Theses awarded by Amaravati University, Amaravati: A study of information flow in some selective disciplines/ Revati Ramdas Khokale awarded in DLIS, Sant Gadge Baba Amaravati University, under the Guidance of Dr. D Rajyalakshmi 3. information services in agricultural university libraries and Indian Council of Agricultural University librariesa and Indian Council of Agricultural Research Institute libraris in Maharashtra Rokade, Shriram Motiram Gadge Baba Amaravati University, under the Guidance of Dr. D Rajyalakshmi

IATLIS National Conference

Main Theme of IATLIS National Conference 2007 Equity of LIS education in IT-based Pedagogical Environment of the Knowledge Society Sub themes are 1. The Educational environment 2. Governance and Policies 3. Pre-service and in-service teacher education 4. teaching practices5. Assessment practices 6. Evaluation of Personnel and Curricular Materials 7. Individualized Educational Planning 8. Data Collection and Accountability 9. Partnership Building among schools of library / information sciencesand industry. 10. Accomplishment of industry standards based on educational reform 11. Introducing specialty and super – specialty courses in varioussubjects in the IT environment 12. On demand education (or customized education) for the industry needs. Last date for submission of full text papers: 30th September 2007. Send your paper (s) to the following address: Dr. B.D. Kumbar Organising Secretary Department of Library and Information Science Karnatak University Dharwad - 580 003 E:mail: http://us.f515.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=bdkumbar%40yahoo.com

53rd All IndiaLibrary Conference Theme

13-16 December 2007 organised by Dept of Library and Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad THEME: Developing Library and Information Resources and Services in the Internet Era Facets Public Library as a Community Information Center/Knowledge CenterRole of Public Libraries in the Internet Era as access Points of knowledge and information era. Legislation for libraries in the Internet era Need, Issues, Provisions, implications etc. Library 2.0 and web2.0 Library 2.0 and its principles, Web 2.0 technologies and education, web2.0 technologies and library services, emerging technologies and user behavior, Library 2.0 and human resource development, Cases of Library 2.0 services, ICT & Internet impact and implications, and legal and ethical issuesCollection Development Policies Information needs assessment, Preservation and conservation, Print, digital document, Issues and concerns, Legal and ethical issues, IPR and digitization, Resource sharing Management and evaluation of collection Library Counseling, Leadership and communication, Capacity/Competency building.Management and marketing of Library resources and services, Change Management, Fiscal management and technology issues. Print and Digital Publication Issues Legal and ethical, IPR issues and digitization, Issues pertaining to plagarism and intellectual freedom, Censorship and intellectual freedomKnowledge Management, Knowledge Society Institutional repositories, Professional response to information and Technological deluge, Knowledge Creation, Knowledge Application, Knowledge Access, Knowledge concepts Open Sources Access versus ownership issues, Software and other peripherals, e-journals, e-books, v-books etc.