i-KOAL 2022 International Conference on Knowledge Organisation in Academic Libraries
22-23 April 2022 (Fri-Sat)
Venue: Tumkur University Tumukuru, Karnataka, India
Theme: Digital Transformation: Moving Towards Developing Smart Libraries
Jointly Organized by: Tumkur University, Tumukuru, Karnataka, India & Library Professionals Association, New Delhi
Introduction: In India, the implementation of technical infrastructure to improve access to the digital world and various e-government initiatives are empowering the country through an informed community and an efficient government. The times are changing with Internet access and electronic reading devices, visiting the library is no longer a necessity for today's academicians. The library has changed a great deal over the past decade, dueto changing demands from researchers, teachers, and learners and the onset of a digital revolution of library holdings. Digital transformation is powered by disruptive digital technologies, insights and processes. Tomanage with the changes, library professionals have to transform themselves and their activities using ICTand trends. The revolutions transformed different phases of libraries like: temple libraries (oral communications), manuscript libraries (primitive libraries), paper / print libraries (Traditional libraries),microform libraries, electronic libraries, digital libraries, virtual libraries, networked libraries, cloud libraries and now smart libraries etc. The 'smart' libraries and information services can support the development of 'smartcities', and also discuss the knowledge, skills, and personal attributes that 'smart librarians' will need. The High-quality information content and innovative service provided by smart libraries are capable of satisfying their needs. The overall purpose of conference is to examine this transformational process into smart libraries and positioning the Library as a key player for sustained engagement and capability building of Library staff,Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) development team and learners, working in partnership with stakeholders to embed academic skills development within curriculum and developing high quality learning resources and tools that are interactive, engaging, collaborative.
About Tumakuru: Tumakuru District is an administrative district in the state of Karnataka. It was formerly part of the old Mysore State. It was formed in 1832 during the days of British commissioner of Mysuru Sir Mark Cubbon. The district headquarters are located at Tumakuru. It is a one-and-a-half-hour drive from Bengaluru, the capital ofKarnataka. Tumkur city is governed by the Municipal Corporation. The city is well-connected to Bangalore and other cities in the state by trains and buses. The nearest airport to Tumkur is Kempegowda InternationalAirport in Bangalore which is around 85 km from the city.
About Tumkur University: Tumkur University was established in 2004 in Tumkur, Karnataka, India. It was carved out of BangaloreUniversity to accommodate the needs of the students from Tumkur district. Established under the KarnatakaState Universities Act, 2000, as a multi-faculty university, it has 21 postgraduate departments, 2 constituent colleges and 94 affiliated colleges. In 2012, the university was recognized under section 12(b) of the UGC Act,1956. In the same year, the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an inter-university council of the UGC, accredited the University with"B+" Grade in the three-grade rating scale.
About DLISc: Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science was established in 2005 with the objective of imparting high quality education in Library and Information Science with competence in meeting the challenge of the knowledge society. The Department has a well-equipped computer lab, information processing tools and well-qualified faculty members with rich academic, industrial and corporate experience.The faculty members have successfully carried out major and minor research projects funded by UGC andICSSR. They are actively engaged in publishing papers in reputed international and national journals and conferences, and have won several best paper awards. In the past seven years, the Department has organized an international and four national conferences. "Saturday Mirro" Special Lecture series is unique imitative of the Department.
About Library: The university has a spacious and well-ventilated library with a collection of 43755 print reference books and textbooks, and special collection in literature, 151e-books, 12458 e-journals under e-Shodhsindhu, 10 print journals, 15 Newspapers, 19 Magazines (periodicals), 01(E-Shodhsindhu-ISID News clipping and Indian Journals Indexed database) and 190 CD's/Videos. The central library and reading hall have a seating capacity of 120 user.The library provides access to e-books, e-journals, Urkund plagiarism detection software and computers withInternet facility for students, teachers and Research Scholars.
About Library Professionals Association (LPA): Library Professionals Association (LPA) is a registered society under The Society Registration Act 1860. It is a non-profit professional association constituted for encouragement, development and support to the Library and Information Science (LIS) professionals as well as LIS profession in India through free communication,organising seminars, conferences, meetings, training courses, practical workshops, providing manpower support and other short terms educations activities and orientation programs with the help of new emergingInformation Technologies. Training courses, Seminars, Workshops, Practical Orientation Courses, and Lecturesetc. are being organised for a sufficient workforce of competent professionals by the association from time to time. LPA has been organising its annual conference every year as "Knowledge Organization in Academic Libraries' '(KOAL) under different themes since 2012 in various reputed organisations. KOAL-2012, KOAL-2013 held in New Delhi and KOAL-2014 organised in Jalandhar, Punjab. First time we organized the International Conferenceon Knowledge Organisation in Academic Libraries (I-KOAL 2015) at Manipal University, Jaipur, Rajasthan and that was very successful. Again we conducted KOAL-2016 in Palakkad, Kerala, I-KOAL 2017 in collaboration with Goa University, I-KOAL 2018 at Hyderabad in collaboration with University of Hyderabad and I-KOAL2019 at Anand, Gujarat in collaboration with Sardar Patel University.
Conference Objectives: To provide an opportunity to put forward innovative plans, debates, classic ideas, and promote closer cooperation among professionals and encourage them for participation in future. To share innovative ideas and experiences to cultivate creativity and inventiveness. To offer specialized areas to encourage learning through experience and innovative research. To provide spaces to discuss current issues like smart libraries etc. with national and International Information professionals. To prepare recommendations for the common interest of the professionals and forwarded to the concerned and competent authorities for its implementation.
Important Dates
- Paper Submission Ends: March 20, 2022
- Notification of Acceptance: March 25, 2022
- Nomination for Awards: April 05, 2022
- Conference Dates: April 22-23, 2022
Sub-themes
- Copyright / IPR and Libraries
- Capacity Building & HR Management in Digital Age
- Collection Development Policies in Digital Age
- Digital Library initiatives
- Emerging Trends in Libraries
- Innovative Library Services
- Institutional Repositories
- Library Association & Networks
- Management of Digital Libraries
- Open Technology Movement
- Research Ethic, Plagiarism and Technology
- Smart Libraries: Concept & Processes
- Transforming Library as Educational and Cultural Hubs
RSVP: Dr. SALEK CHAND, Conference Convener, I-KOAL 2022 &
General Secretary, Library Professionals Association, M.: +91-9667356024(LPA PayTm/Payphone) | http://lpaindia.org | M. +91-9868803377
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