International Conference on Academic Libraries (ICAL-2023)
Theme: Transforming Academic Libraries: Evolution, Innovation, Quality, Transfiguration
5-8 April 2023
Organized by Delhi University Library System, University of Delhi
Call For Papers Conceptual Framework: All stakeholders who would like to participate in the conference by contributing their valuable knowledge are advised to go through the Conceptual Framework to understand the thrust areas on which the conference intends to deliberate and accordingly make a choice of the relevant theme. Author/s are requested to submit their proposals which reflect Case Studies; State of the Art; Review Papers; Specific Proposals; Current Trends etc.
Scope of the Conference: Knowledge Sharing, ICT Management, New Education Policy 2020, Digital Repository, Indian Knowledge System, Library and Research Ecosystem, Library-Faculty Collaborations, and User-centric Services.
Sub-Themes
- Vision & Roles of the Future Academic Libraries: This should imbibe a comprehensive outlook of the academic libraries by 2030 and set the ball rolling for the conference.
- Technology, Policy and Innovation: ICT has a profound impact on all spheres of activities in the academic libraries. Its impact has been noticed on the way the libraries are to build its collection, its technical activities, its outreach activities, its budgetary strategies, its manpower development, its infrastructural requirement and the most important its services for the patrons.
- Change Management: We presume that change can have huge impact leading to catastrophic results or small and incremental results; change can be predictable or unpredictable; change can have positive or negative impact; it can be productive or unproductive; it will impact small adjustment in one's life or can collapse ones' world; last but the least, it can be easily managed or can be stressful. The theme has been introduced with a view to understand the challenges and opportunities to organizational change, the team approach to handling changes and applying change management strategies.
- Library and Research Ecosystem: Research output is one of the parameters for measuring the reputation of any university. Therefore, academic institutions always work on improving their research output. Accreditation agencies give significant weightage to research for ranking the institutions. Academic libraries are undergoing a paradigm shift to revamp their services keeping in view the changing research landscape and varied methods in multidisciplinary research. Consequently, libraries have been repositioning themselves to this situation and extending possible research support services addressing the information-seeking of readers. Therefore, technologists, librarians, information scientists and academicians should collaborate to make the available information resources more user-friendly, and properly organize as per the international standards for efficient and effective use. The theme has been introduced with a view to discuss the emerging issues on research support services, machine learning in research support services, publishing, research data management, open access resources, its sustainable models, institutional repositories, data repositories, massive open online courses, and research and development activities etc.
- Management Models and Framework, Library Services: The theme has been introduced with a view to identify different models, standards and tools which can be used to bring change in the ICT environment. It is expected to generate a large number of views from across the world which has a far reaching impact on developing the best out of all. We especially focus on faculty-student-library collaboration in all spheres of activities in the academic libraries. We underscore the collaboration of all stakeholders for holistic development of the academic library system. We also focus on the institutional involvement in providing better manpower, better financial outlay based on the emerging practices.
- Advocacy: The libraries of the developing nations are faced with a serious crisis of establishing its identity. The conference intends to coin an Advocacy theme 'Right to Read' which involves providing all possible facilities to the user community. This is due to lack of interpersonal relationship between the exchequers, users, and partners and between the informed citizens. While many of the developed nations have brought the libraries in the forefront of nation's activities, the developing nations especially India require to develop an advocacy model based on best practices that are indigenous based on cultural, social and economic conditions.
- Guidelines have been prepared to help those intending to submit and present the paper. The Authors desire to submit the paper should go through the details available as Authors' Guidelines. Papers should reflect the scope of conference, theme and subthemes.
- Abstract and the full paper should be submitted simultaneously for approval to the Editorial Board by the date announced. The full paper will be reviewed by the Editorial Board and the comments, if any, of the board will be communicated to the author/s for necessary action. The authors can use the on-line submission mode however it will be mandatory to send a copy of your abstract/paper additionally as an email attachment on ical2023@admin.du.ac.in. The abstract and paper received through e-mail must be captioned as: Submission of Abstract/Paper for ICAL 2023.
- Review Policy: Please follow the hyperlink to go through the detailed Peer Review Guidelines. The paper will be reviewed by the Editorial Board and the comments, if any, of the Board will be communicated to the author/s for necessary action.
- How The Papers Will Be Handled: The Conference intends to handle the entire academic exercise by inviting experts to deliver the keynote address on each day in Plenary Sessions followed by invitation to authors to present their paper in each session. We intend to conduct the poster sessions based on the themes of each day. The Poster Session has been introduced with a view to provide maximum opportunity to authors for maximum one-to-one interaction. Each session including the Poster Sessions will have an expert reviewer who will analyze the Proceedings of the session and report back to the Central Committee to frame the necessary recommendations. The recommendations ultimately will be developed into a Road Map for submission to all stakeholders by which the academic libraries will have their future.
- For Further Details Contact: Dr. P.R. Goswami, Director, Programme Steering Committee, ICAL on prgoswami[@]hotmail.com
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