Theme: Modern Librarianship: Opportunities and Challenges

Sub Themes:

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Digital Libraries
 

• Architecture and Management of Digital Libraries

• Open Access and Creative Commons (OACCs)

• Electronic Publishing Systems

• Institutional Repositories (IRs) - Design andDevelopment

• ETDs: Tools and Techniques

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Library Technologies and Trends

• Open Source Software

• Web-based Applications, Standards and Protocols

• Library a MakerSpace

• Cloud Computing Applications

• Internet of Things (IoT)

• RFID and Security Systems

Copyright and IPR

• Copyright and Licensing

• IPR and Digital Environment

• Open Access and Copyright Laws

• Plagiarism : Issues and Concerns

• Ethics of Access: Copyright, Licensing and Privacy in Digital Environment

Scientometrics, Webometrics and Altmetrics

• Scientometric, Webometric and Altmetric Studies

• Evaluation techniques and tools of

• Institutions/ Universities/ Departments

• Evaluation of Individual Scientists - Citation Analysis & Tools

• Reference Management Tools

Library Resource Sharing and Consortia

• Resource Sharing in Digital Environment

• Consortia Practices and Models

• Networking and Collaboration: Local, National, International

• New approaches to ILL and DDS

• Web 3.0 and Library 3.0

• Librarianship and Social Networking

Harnessing Web Resources

• Resource Discovery Tools-Search Engines,Intelligent Retrieval

• Federated Searching

• Web Data Mining- Storage and Accessibility

• Metadata Harvesting, Extraction and Management

• Collaborative Content Creation & Content Management

• Semantic Web, Ontology

Human Resource Management

• Quality Assurance and TQM in LIS

• Skills Development and Training

• Change Management Issues

• Ethics and Social Responsibilities

• Marketing of Library and Information Services

 

Public Library System and Acts in India

 

• Public Libraries and Education

• Public Library Acts in India