http://www.delnet.nic.in
Libraries without Boundaries : Reaching the Unreachable in Knowledge Era

The enormous growth in the ICT has made the World as Global village and there is an apparent death of distance. The convergence of the computing and communications has also brought a radical change in the way libraries and information centres have been imparting information to the users. There is a paradigm shift from the information based services to the Knowledge based services as Knowledge is considered as a most powerful fact in the development of an economy of a nation and is the fourth wave experienced by the human lives. In these changing scenarios, the libraries have to take a proactive approach and to work for this tectonic change that the Knowledge Society will encompass in its domain. The library professionals can no longer keep themselves in the insulated state away from the challenges which needs to be addressed by them. The Government of India has constituted under the National Knowledge Commission a special group on Libraries and Informatics and has proposed a knowledge based society and the emergence of libraries and network centres as one of the contributing entities for developing a knowledge based society. There is a greater need to provide the citizen focused services and the library services must focus on the common man and we must ensure that the libraries are able to bridge up the gap between the two tiered society of ?Knowledge haves? and ?knowledge have-nots?

It is with this concern that the National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking (NACLIN 2007) being organized by DELNET at New Delhi in November 2007 to debate various issues on the subject.

DELNET

Posted: March 9th, 2001 under Education: Libraries.
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http://www.wla.lib.wi.us/WAAL/conf.html
WINDS OF CHANGE: SETTING SAIL FOR MANITOWOC

*Deadline for conference proposals: Friday, November 16*

The 2008 WAAL Conference Planning Committee invites proposals for sessions. Proposals and recommendations for presentations, panels, workshops, and poster sessions are welcome. Whether you?re a returning WAAL conference attendee or a new WAAL member please consider the opportunity to discover everything that WAAL 2008 offers by being an active participant!

The Winds of Change are constant in academic libraries. Today continuous changes in our users, technology, staff, environments, etc. create challenges and opportunities for libraries. Changes that you are experiencing in your library can lend itself to many great topics for a WAAL presentation, panel, workshop, or poster session. Below are just a few topic areas ideas:
?Methods in training and engaging student workers and staff
?Discovering new methods of outreach and marketing
?Identifying trends in collection development and acquisitions
?Understanding how libraries work together
?Mentoring programs that engage staff and/or students
?Workplace ergonomics

If you are interested in planning or presenting a program related to these suggested topics or another topic of your choice, please draft a brief proposal which details:

1.Abstract of the program (300 words or less)
2.Presenter names(s), institutional affiliation(s), and contact information
3.Format (presentation, panel discussion, poster session, etc.)
4.Equipment needs

Send your programming ideas and suggested speaker names to Sheila Stoeckel sstoeckel@library.wisc.edu by November 16th.
Registration: $85-$175
5250 E.Terrace Dr. Suite A-1, Madison, WI 53718-8345

Posted: March 6th, 2001 under Education: Libraries.
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http://www.augustana.ualberta.ca/library/workshop
This workshop provides an excellent opportunity to hear a high-profile person speak on issues of Information Literacy. It also provides an opportunity to share and explore ideas relating to Information Literacy in the context of academic libraries, as librarians come from across North America to participate. This workshop is also attended by many of our own teaching faculty members, which challenges them to always consider their methods of instruction and encourages them to become more involved in Augustana?s own Information Literacy process at any level and in many ways.

2007 Workshop:

Topic:
Student Engagement:
Connecting with Learners through Interest, Understanding, and Support

Speaker:
Lisa Janicke Hinchliffe
Head, Undergraduate Library
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaig

Other workshops to date include:

2006: Supporting Undergraduate Research Experiences
-Elizabeth Dupuis, Associate University Librarian for Educational Initiatives and Director of the Doe/Moffitt Libraries, University of California, Berkeley

2005: Intentional Information Literacy Strategies
-Judy Peacock, Information Literacy Coordinator, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane Australia

2004: Knowing Ourselves as Teachers
-Elizabeth Hutchins, Librarian (retired), St. Olaf College, Northfield Minnesota

2003: Assessment
- Deb Gilchrist, Dean of Library and Media Services, Pierce College, Washington

2002: Working with Faculty
- Ruth Dickstein, Social Sciences Librarian, University of Arizona, Tucson Arizona

2001: An Introduction to Information Literacy
- Tom Kirk, Library Director and Coordinator of Information Services, Earlham College, Richmond Indiana
Go to www.augustana.ualberta.ca/library/workshop for more information and to register
4901-46 Avenue

Posted: February 23rd, 2001 under Education: Libraries.
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http://rizal.lib.admu.edu.ph/2007conf/index.htm
The Conference Program is designed to encourage and appreciate the exchange of ideas and experiences on strategic plans that ensure responsiveness and relevance of libraries, librarians, and information professionals in the information society. Likewise, the conference pursues how library stakeholders create and manage library roadmaps in a constantly changing society. While it?s true that some libraries and information centers have accomplished great strides, they should continue to create new roadmaps to meet greater challenges.

The 2007 Rizal Library International Conference theme is ?From Classroom to Career: Roadmaps to a Library?s Success?. The Committee invites librarians, library educators, archivists, and information professionals to submit papers on the following sub-themes:
Service-Friendly Librarians: Challenges and Opportunities

The key to a library?s success is productive partnership between the client and the library. Every librarian/information professional faces the challenge of positioning his/herself in an ever-changing information environment. The topic seeks to demonstrate the importance of balance between professional competence and personal qualities in meeting the expectations of clients to attain service excellence.

Library Theory and Research: an Imperative Challenge

Libraries and information centers are in a period of remarkably challenging transition?as technology continuous to change the information environment. This topic aims to encourage librarians and information professionals to expand the knowledge-base of librarianship through research.

Adventures in Marketing Library Resources and Services

In a highly competitive information society, libraries compete with other information providers. The topic aims to present creative, practical and effective blueprints to promote resources and services of the library, thus, achieving the institution?s mission.

Collection Development in a Free Access Environment

The Internet opened the gate to free information in ways that no one has ever imagined. The increasing use of the Internet shows its stability and staying power. This paper will venture to discuss the equation: Internet = strong library resources = lesser cost, consequently, advancing this technology to the benefit of libraries and information centers.

Classification and Indexing: Changing Roles of Subject Access Tools

The proliferation and continuing rapid growth of all kinds of resources including electronic documents present ample challenges in providing appropriate access tools. Hence, catalogers and indexers are now encouraged to review and reevaluate existing tools in bibliographic control and subject access. Therefore, this topic explores and analyses the changing roles of subject access taking into consideration the characteristics and nature of the current information environment.
CALL FOR PAPERS

The Rizal Library Conference Committee invites proposals for papers for the ?Third Rizal Library International Conference to be held in Escaler Hall, Ateneo de Manila University, October 22-24, 2007.
Loyola Heights

Posted: February 19th, 2001 under Education: Libraries.
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http://www.kud.ernet.in
Department of Library and Information Science is going to conduct One-day seminar on Library Cosortia Movement: Some Indian Initiatives for the benefit of college librans affiliated to Karnatak University, Dharwad. Resource persons are
Dr. K.Mohan
Director
Learning Resource Centre
Indian School of Business
Hyderabad

Mr. Sudhakar Goud
Library Manager
The British Library
Hyderabad

Dr. P. Padhi
Professor
Dept. of Library and Information Science
Utkal University,
Bhubhaneshwar

Dr. I.R.N. Goudar
Head, Information Centre for Aerospace Science and Technology
NAL, Bangalore

Department of Library and Information Science, Pawate Nagar, Dharwad

Posted: January 31st, 2001 under Education: Libraries.
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http://www.squ.edu.om/mainlib/regform.html
The 12th SLA-AGC will be held in Muscat from 11th to 13th April 2005.
By this theme the conference intends to address the role of libraries and information centers in:

- Emphasize the importance of information literacy in developing the Arabian Gulf communities;

- Role of information literacy programs in fostering cooperation between GCC countries;

- Role of information literacy in interaction between the Gulf region and the rest of the world.

- The role of librarians and information specialists in Information literacy.

Posted: January 30th, 2001 under Education: Libraries.
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http://www.geocities.com/itla_in/home.html
Adoption of Constitution of ITLA
Book Exhibition by prime publishers in India
Field Trips to interesting places
Presentations on various topics on Information Resources management in IT era.
Registration Fee:

Residential:
Before Sep 15 - Rs.750.00
After Sept 15 - Rs. 950.00

Non Residential:
Before Sept 15 - Rs.500.00
After Sept 15 - Rs.700.00
SAIACS

Posted: January 24th, 2001 under Education: Libraries.
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http://www.conferencepartners.ie/inuls
Event Description: Celebrating 40 Years - INULS
The Boole Library is hosting the annual INULS
Conference (Irish National and University Library Staff Conference) at
its campus University College Cork [Brookfield Complex] between 17th -
19th June, 2005. It is the major conference for professional and
non-professional library staff. There will be representatives and
speakers from Universities and the National Library across Ireland and
the UK.

This year’s theme is “Culture of Change: The Library as an Agent of
Change in the Learning and Research Environment.” The conference papers
will deal with the changing nature of information access, the way
libraries organize and present information and libraries response to the
change in the learning and research environment for students and
researchers.
Confirmed speakers:
Ms. Jan Wilkinson, Head of Higher Education, British Library
Mr. Thomas McCarthy, Poet, Novelist, Assistant Director Cork 2005,
European Capital of Culture.
Ms. Niamh Brennan, Research Support System Administrator, Library,
Trinity College Dublin.
Dr. Grace Neville, Department of French, UCC
Dr. Margaret Linehan, Lecturer in Management, Cork Institute of
Technology
Ms. Siobhan O Dwyer, Library Assistant, Boole Library, UCC
College Road

Posted: January 21st, 2001 under Education: Libraries.
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http://www.fotim.ac.za/conference.html
Organised by the Gauteng and Environs Library Consortium (GAELIC)

The academic library consortium, GAELIC, is hosting a two day symposium called ?The e-Services Environment: Changing to a Higher Gear? from 9-10 May 2005 at the CSIR International Convention Centre, Pretoria.

The focus of the symposium is to examine the challenges facing South African academic and research libraries in delivering e-Services especially within the emerging e-Research environment where our libraries find themselves at the centre of converging streams of technology, digital scholarship and changing research practices.

The symposium is an opportunity for both international and South African colleagues to share their insights and expertise so that our librarians are equipped to plan and act strategically. Find out how we can lead our institutions in addressing the new needs of digital scholarship (humanities, social sciences and physical sciences), and get to grips with what the e-Research infrastructure requires. The presentations and workshops will consider the implications of e-Research for our research libraries and research institutions, including data curation, open access, institutional repositories, digital expertise etc

The target audience is library and information professionals in research and academic environments, including academic libraries, research council libraries, national and provincial government department libraries, corporate research libraries, public & community library research sections, LIS teaching departments.

Seize the moment to network with international and South African experts and colleagues brought together by GAELIC to explore and share how the rapidly emerging e-Services will impact your library and organisation. Be part of the debate about the challenges facing South African academic and research libraries in delivering e-Services.

Diarise it now- join us at the GAELIC 2005 Symposium.

For more information & online registration, go to www.fotim.ac.za/conference.html

PO Box 418

Posted: January 19th, 2001 under Education: Libraries.
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http://www.sla.org/chapter/cag/callforpapers2005.htm
The conference session will cover the following:
1-Cooperation between librarians and other information professionals;
2-Collaboration and resource sharing among libraries in the Gulf region;
3-Improving access to information resources in Arabic;
4-Information access ?anytime, anywhere?;
5-Libraries in e-learning environments;
6-Library buildings and services for the 21st century;
7-Marketing library services to the region;
8-Preparing library staff for future challenges;
9-Connecting people with information resources.

P.O. Box 1441

Posted: January 17th, 2001 under Education: Libraries.
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