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1st Announcement of International Library Conference on "What’s Next in Libraries?
NIT Silchar, India - University
of Illinois Urbana Champaign, USA
Presents
International
Library Conference on
"What’s Next in Libraries?
Trends, Space, and Partnerships”
January 21-23,
2015
LOCATION:
NIT Campus,
Silchar, Assam, India
BACKGROUND:
Creating a
vibrant and sustainable library ecosystem requires that librarians and
libraries adapt, change, and innovate to stay relevant to users and home
institutions. What are the current trends in successful academic and public
libraries? How do we as professionals re-imagine library space that is flexible
and attractive? How do we develop
partnerships that advance the mission of our libraries?
These are among some of the
questions that will be examined and discussed by librarians from the United
States, India, and other countries who will interact during this three-day
conference to build skills, learn from colleagues, and return home with
practical ideas.
In this
Conference, library professionals from the University of Illinois will work
with librarians from the region and from other countries to discuss how new
technologies can open access to information and knowledge for library
users. The series of workshops and
papers will consider how to best build on the opportunities offered by the new
technologies.
The conference format will encourage
individual participants to become engaged in discussions and presentations
through a variety of sessions, including lectures, posters, “lightning” talks,
individual consultations, roundtable discussions and workshops.
THEME OF THE CONFERENCE:
I: Trends
·
New Trends, Innovations LIS
·
Lib 2.0: New Practices, Smart Mobile Applications in
LIS,
·
E-Learning and Information Literacy, Scholarly Publishing, Open Access, and Digital Libraries,
·
Quality Assurance & Best
Practices, Innovative Library Products &
Services.
II: Space
·
Recent
Trends in Library Space,
·
Space
Design, Positioning, and service
transformation,
·
Case studies on library building and space
planning,
·
Users Perspective of Library Space,
·
Green Library, Norms and Standards for
Library Space,
·
Security of Library
Resources,
·
Disaster Management in Libraries.
III. Partnerships
·
Networking among Professionals,
·
Collaborations, Joint Projects.
THEME OF THE WORKSHOPS:
·
Scholarly
commons
·
Library
Spaces
·
Library
& Community Development
LIST OF KEY EXPERTS:
Paula Toby
Kaufman
Interim
Director, Mortenson Center
University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1609 Lakeside
Drive, Unit A
Champaign,
Illinois 61821 USA
Jeffrey Mark
Schrader
Assistant Dean
for Facilities, University Library
University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1215 West
Church Street
Champaign,
Illinois 61821 USA
Susan Schnuer
Associate
Director
Mortenson
Center for International Library Programs
University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1402 W.
Gregory Drive, Room 142 Urbana, Illinois 61801 USA
phone
1-217-333-0031 fax 1-217-265-0990
William H.
Mischo
Head,
Grainger Engineering Library Information Center
&
Professor of Library Administration
University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
1301 W.
Springfield Avenue
Urbana, IL
61801 / MC-274
Email:
w-mischo@uiuc.edu
Phone: (217)
333-7497
Geeta Malhotra
Country Director
READ India
97, 3rd floor,
Sai Enclave, Sector 23,
Dwarka.
Bhim
Dhoj Shrestha
Head
Central Department of Library and Information Science
Tribhuvan University, Gandhi Bhawan, Kirtipur
Head
Central Department of Library and Information Science
Tribhuvan University, Gandhi Bhawan, Kirtipur
Kathmandu, Nepal
Mobile: 9851059075
Mobile: 9851059075
CALL
FOR PAPERS:
Original contributions based on application / research /
surveys / practices related to the theme and sub-themes mentioned are invited
for paper and poster presentations. Based on editorial committee’s recommendations,
papers for the international conference will be selected and published in the
Conference Volume (print version) with ISBN number. Registrations for all
authors are mandatory for paper presentation. All papers should be submitted
through email on or before 30 November 2014.
IMPORTANT
DATES:
Deadline for Abstract Submission : 25 Nov 2014
Deadline for Paper Submission : 30 Nov 2014
Notifications for Acceptance : 01 Dec 2014
Camera Ready Paper Submission : 10 Dec 2014
Conference Date : 21-23 Jan 2015
CONTACT
DETAILS
Dr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy
Librarian & Organising Secretary
National Institute of Technology
(Institute of National Importance under Ministry of
HRD, GOI)
Silchar-788010, Assam, India
Telephone :
+91-3842-240055 (Off) +91-9435175531 (M)
E-mail : ksatpathy@gmail.com
https://www.facebook.com/WNL2015
REGISTRATION
Delegates are requested to
fill the registration form and return the same with conference fee and other
applicable payments to the Conference Secretariat latest by Dec 30, 2014.
Conference
Fee
|
Working Professionals
|
Students & Retired LIS
Professionals
|
Accompanying Person
|
Overseas Delegate
|
(Early Registration by Dec 10, 2014)
|
Rs. 2500
|
Rs. 1000
|
Rs. 1000
|
$ 100
|
Regular (After Dec 10, 2014)
|
Rs. 3000
|
Rs. 1500
|
Rs. 1500
|
$120
|
The
registration fee will cover registration materials, lunch, dinner, tea & snacks.
The demand draft should be drawn in favor of Director, NIT Silchar and payable
at State Bank of India, NIT Silchar Branch (code 7061), Silchar– 788010.
ACCOMMODATION
Delegates
requiring accommodation during the Conference are requested to fill in the
accommodation format in the registration form which can be downloaded from the
website. Accommodation will be provided in the institute guest house, other
guest houses, and hostels. Limited accommodation is available for Students. All
requests for accommodation must accompany demand drafts of required amounts
drawn in favor of Director, NIT Silchar and payable at State Bank of India, NIT
Silchar Branch (code 07061), Silchar – 788010. Tariff for accommodation per day
for different categories is shown below:
Type
|
Tariff
(Rs.)/Day
|
|
AC
|
Single
|
Double
|
Type – I
|
2000
|
3500
|
Type – II
|
500
|
1000
|
Non-AC
|
400
|
800
|
THE HOSTS:
UNIVERSITY
OF ILLINOIS, URBANA CHAMPAIGN (UIUC)
The
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is considered one of the finest
universities in the world. With a wealth of resources and highly ranked
departments, Illinois long has been recognized for accomplishments in research
and graduate education. This
university was started in 1867 by the “Morrill Act” which made the Federal
Government grant each state 30,000 acres of public land specifically in support
of higher education. This land grant paved way for education sector in USA. More than 77,000 students are enrolled at UIUC campuses
and thousands more take classes off campus and online.
MORTENSON CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL
LIBRARY PROGRAMS
The University of
Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is the proud home of one of the largest and
richest public research library collections in North America having more than
24 million items, the vast majority of which are paper and book-based, include
Medieval manuscripts, large collections of incunabula and early printed books,
literary manuscripts, maps and atlases, prints, and all sizes and types of
printed books and other paper objects. The University Library is committed to
sustaining and enhancing its capacity to treat and protect its important
paper-based collections, with the majority of conservation and
preservation-related investments focused on the care of its rare, unique, and
otherwise valuable objects. The University
of Illinois Library system is largely decentralized into the Main Stacks (over
5 million items!) and several departmental libraries located in the Main
Library and across campus. The Library's holdings are physically housed in
approximately 26 departmental libraries, area studies centers, and special
collections throughout the library system and in the central book stacks in the
Main Library.
Established in 1991, the Mortenson
Center for International Library Programs exists to strengthen international
ties among research libraries and librarians in order to facilitate access to
the collected knowledge of the world regardless of geographic location or
access to technology. Programs offered by the Center provide opportunities for
librarians and those engaged in library-related activities to come to the
University of Illinois for short visits of for extended stays of several months
to a year. Since 1988, 1200 librarians from 90 countries have participated in professional development programs offered by the
Mortenson Center, the only one of its kind in the world.
NIT
SILCHAR
The National Institute of Technology, Silchar (An
Institute of National Importance) is one of the premier national level
institutions for technical education in North-East India. The institute was
established as a joint venture between Government of India and Government of
Assam as Regional Engineering College, Silchar in 1967 with the objective of
imparting quality engineering education, providing cosmopolitan outlook among
students and fostering a spirit of National Integration. This institution has
been transformed and upgraded to National Institute of Technology, Silchar with
a Deemed University Status with effect from 28.06.2002. The institute has
subsequently been made into a fully Government funded institution of India with
the Institute of National Importance Status by an Act of Parliament. The
institute is situated in a campus which spans across 540 acres of undulating
land and lakes surrounded by tea estates and hillocks providing an ideal
environment for studies.
NIT
Silchar is a fully residential Institution. At present it offers six
undergraduate courses in Engineering and a number of Post-Graduate courses in
civil, mechanical, electrical, electronics & telecommunication and computer
science engineering apart from MSC, MBA & PhD programmes.
CENTRAL
LIBRARY@NIT SILCHAR
The
Central Library which is the heart of the Institute was established in 1977. It
provides one of the important academic services to the Institute. It is a well
equipped Library, centrally located with easy access and does provide right
impetus for the intellectual growth of the students, teachers, research
scholars & others around. Presently, the Library is a part of the LTT
building & having around 95,000 collections of documents of both print
& non print materials. The new library building is under construction.
The Central Library with its modern
collection of knowledge resources and innovative information services supports
a complementary role for students, faculty, and the surrounding community in
their intellectual pursuits. It is a hybrid library with the state-of-the-art
technological applications. The Library holds knowledge resources predominantly
related to Science and Technology, Social Sc & other allied subjects. The Library
is now fully computerized with an integrated system connected to the Campus
Network providing e-resource facility to the institutional community. The
entire Library collection including the CD-ROM databases and the online
databases are made available through Institute’s network. Users can access the
online databases through Institute’s network. Library collection can also be
searched through Web OPAC.
The Library offers a range of
information services to support the learning process set to the highest
professional standards. The Library is holding membership of DELNET New Delhi;
ACL (American Centre Library) Kolkata and British Council Library Kolkata for
inter library loan. National Institute of Technology Silchar Library is an
active member of INDEST Consortium through which online full text journals can
be accessed.
LOCATION
NIT
Silchar is located on the Silchar - Hailakandi road at a distance of about 8
K.M. away from the railway station/bus stand. Silchar is linked to the rest of
the country by road, rail and air. There are
daily flights from Kolkata, Guwahati and Imphal. Silchar is also well connected
by road. Deluxe Buses run every day between Guwahati / Shillong / Aizwal / Agartala
/ Imphal and Silchar.
CLIMATE
The state of Assam
experiences a maximum temperature of 36° Celsius and a minimum temperature of
as low as 10° Celsius in upper Himalayas. The annual rainfall is 2484.5 mm and
the rainy season is from June to October. The winter stretches from November to
February. The climate of Silchar will be moderately cool during January. The participants
are advised to bring some woolen clothes as during January
the weather will be moderately cold. The temperature will be
between 17 and 30 Degree Celsius.
International
Conference & Workshop on
"What’s Next in
Libraries? Trends, Space, and Partnerships”
(January 21-23, 2015)
Jointly organized by
NIT Silchar &
The Mortenson Center for International Library
Programs, University of Illinois, USA
REGISTRATION FORM
Name (in block letters): Dr./Mr./Ms./Mrs.................................................................
Designation:
..............................................................................................................
Organization:
.............................................................................................................
Address:......................................................................................................................
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City……………………………….State………….................Pin...................................
Phone:(O)......................................(M)……………...Fax:...........................................
Email............................................................................................................................
Accommodation required:
Yes/No...............................................................................
If yes, please mention the check-in
date & time: .........................................................
and check-out date & time:
.........................................................................................
Travel Plan: Arrival......................................................................................................
Dep..........................................................................................................
Travel Plan: Arrival......................................................................................................
Dep..........................................................................................................
Payment
Details:
Payment via DD/Cheque No……................dated…............... for
Rs……......... in favour of Director, NIT Silchar
payable at State
Bank of India, NIT Silchar Branch (code 7061), Silchar– 788010.
Mail the Registration
Form to
Dr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy
Librarian
National Institute of Technology, Silchar-788010, Assam,
India
Tele :
+91-3842-240055 (Off)
+91-9435175531 (M), Fax: 91-3842-224797 (Off)
E-mail : ksatpathy@gmail.com
|
You may also download the registration
form from the following URL: http://www.nits.ac.in
SCHEDULE OF THE
WORKSHOP
Schedule
Day 1
Morning Welcome ceremony
Opening session
Keynote speech -
Lunch
13:30 – 14:30 pm:
Invited presentations
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: TRENDS AND KEYS
TO SUCCESS – Paula Kaufman, UIUC
PUBLIC LIBRARIES: TRENDS AND KEYS TO
SUCCESS – Susan Schnuer, UIUC
14:45 – 15:45pm: Poster sessions: Participants in the
conference will submit applications to bring a poster session. During
this hour they will exhibit the posters and talk about them with other
participants.
15:45 – 16:15pm: Coffee
16:15 – 17:15pm: 10
“lightning” talks by participants - 10 participants will need to submit an
application to give a five minute presentation about a service, technology,
space or partnership in their library.
17:15 – 18:15pm: Invited
presentations
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: SERVICES AND DATA
– Bill Mischo, UIUC
ACADEMIC LIBRARIES: DESIGNING SPACE –
Jeff Schrader, UIUC
Evening reception/cultural event
Day 2
Morning
8:15 – 9:00am:
Training for Roundtable facilitators
9:00 – 9:45am: THE
MORTENSON CENTER FOR INTERNATIONAL LIBRARY PROGRAMS
All Mortenson Center
Associates, prospective Mortenson Associates and partners, and all other
conference attendees are invited to join Paula, Susan, and Kishor to learn
about the Center, the Associates and partner programs, and the value it offers
to professional development for you and your staff. This will be an interactive session.
9:45 – 10:45am: Round
table discussions – 10 round tables, each with an Indian facilitator. Participants will have to apply to facilitate
a roundtable discussion on a new service, space or partnership at their
library.
Individual
consultations – The team from the United States will be available for
individual consultations,.
10:45 – 11:15am:
Coffee
11:15 – 12:15am: Round
table discussions – 10 round tables, each with an Indian facilitator. Participants will have to apply to facilitate
a roundtable discussion on a new service, space or partnership at their
library.
Individual
consultations – The team from the United States will be available for
individual consultations,
12:15pm: Lunch
1:15pm: Closing
ceremony
Afternoon: Visit to
tea garden and/or tour of the Silchar library
Day 3
9am – 12noon: With a
coffee break - Participants would have to sign up in advance for the workshops,
only about 25 individuals in each of the workshops.
Workshop one: Research data support services. (William Mischo and Paula Kaufman)
Learn about these emerging services
and what it takes to make them successful, including the library’s role and
campus-wide collaborations, with case studies.
Workshop two: Library spaces (Jeffrey Schrader and Susan Schnuer)
Learn about the changing uses of
library spaces for learning, research, and interactions, and design principles
for new or repurposed space, with case studies.
Workshop Three: “Community Library and Resource Centers: Self-sustained
through Networking and Partnerships” By Read India (Geeta Malhotra, Nahid Jubair and Ruhie
Seth)
READ India has 15 Community Library
and Resource Centers in India in 8 States. The model is based on strong
partnerships with Community, Organisations, Corporations, Government and
Experts. The session will be dealt on sharing case studies, successful models
and impact of READ Centers on Education, Health, Livelihoods and small-scale
enterprises for self sustaining the programmes as well as the Centers.
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