Papers on the following sub-themes are invited for submission. The papers should be based on research surveys, case studies or action plans.

Sub-Theme 1

Managing Digital Libraries and Resources
Digital Library Technologies
Digitisation
Modern Library Management
Content Management
Knowledge Management
Digital Preservation
Open Access to Knowledge
Managing Web Resources: Crossing the Barriers
Managing Change in Libraries
Institutional Repositories
Indigenous Knowledge
Public Libraries as Knowledge Centres
Open Access to Knowledge

Sub-Theme 2

Knowledge Networking and Consortia
Networking Libraries and Information Centres
Sharing of Digital Resources
Best Consortia Models
Archiving Consortia-based Resources

Sub-Theme 3

Technologies Affecting Libraries
ICT
Web 2.0
Mobile Technologies
Library Portal
Web-based OPAC
RFID
Open Access
Open Source Software
Archiving of E-resources
Electronic Publishing
Semantic Web
Multilingual Technologies
Storage Devices: Emerging Technologies

Sub-Theme 4

Library Services and Users’ Needs
Library Services: Best Practices
ICT-based Services
Marketing LIS Products
User Satisfaction
User Studies

Sub-Theme 5

Copyright and IPR
IPR and Digital Environment
Open Access and Copyright Infringement
Digital Rights Management
Digital Libraries and IPR
Copyright Management : International Efforts

Sub-Theme 6

Human Resources Management
Skill Competencies in LIS Education
Information Literacy
E-learning
Leadership Qualities
E-governance
Lifelong Learning

Papers should not normally exceed 5,000 words or 16 double-spaced pages, besides tables, diagrams, etc. Also, each paper should contain an abstract and a keyword list. The abstract should state in about 150 words the sum and substance of the paper and the main conclusions made. Not more than ten key words should be given in alphabetical order, which describe the main issues discussed, empirical investigation, and conclusions. The paper should also contain the authors’ names, title, organisation, address, telephone, fax, and E-mail address. All references should be presented according to the Chicago Manual of Style (http://www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citationguide.html). The following examples are cited from the Manual to ensure that the referencing model is strictly followed

Book

One author
Doniger, Wendy. 1999. Splitting the difference. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Two authors
Cowlishaw, Guy, and Robin Dunbar. 2000. Primate conservation biology. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Four or more authors
Laumann, Edward O., John H. Gagnon, Robert T. Michael, and Stuart Michaels. 1994. The social organisation of sexuality: Sexual practices in the United States. Chicago: University of Chicago Press.
Editor, translator, or compiler Lattimore, Richmond, trans. 1951. The Iliad of Homer. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Editor, translator, or compiler in addition to author Bonnefoy, Yves. 1995. New and selected poems. Ed. John Naughton and Anthony Rudolf. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Chapter or other parts of a book Wiese, Andrew. 2006. “The house I live in”: Race, class, and African American suburban dreams in the postwar United States. In The new suburban history, ed. Kevin M. Kruse and Thomas J. Sugrue, 99–119. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Book published electronically Kurland, Philip B., and Ralph Lerner, eds. 1987. The founders’ Constitution. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. http://press-pubs.uchicago.edu/founders/. (accessed June 27, 2006).

Journal Articles

Article in a print journal Smith, John Maynard. 1998. The origin of altruism. Nature 393: 639–40. Article in an online journal Hlatky, Mark A., Derek Boothroyd, Eric Vittinghoff, Penny Sharp, and Mary A. Whooley. 2002. Quality-of-life and depressive symptoms in postmenopausal women after receiving hormone therapy: Results from the Heart and Estrogen/Progestin Replacement Study (HERS) trial. Journal of the American Medical Association 287, no. 5 (February 6), http://jama.ama-assn.org/issues/v287n5/rfull/joc10108.html#aainfo (accessed January 7, 2004). Papers should be typed in the following document setup : 8.5” x 11” page size, 1.25” margins, 12 point Times Roman and double spaced. Papers may be typed as Text, Word or in RTF format. Every paper has to be accompanied by copyright declaration according to the format in the conference website www.naclin.org At least one of the authors listed in the paper must register for NACLIN 2011 within one week after the paper has been accepted for presentation in NACLIN.

 

The completed paper may be sent electronically to hkkaul@gmail.com
Also a hard copy of the same along with the copyright declaration may be sent to Dr. H. K. Kaul, Director, DELNET, JNU Campus, Nelson Mandela Road, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi 110 070 Last date for submission of papers: October 10, 2011.