NIT Silchar
Presents
SIS
2012
29thConvention & Conference of
SIS on
Information-Innovation-Technology: Creating Seamless Linkages
(26-28 November 2012)
NIT
Silchar is going to organize the Twenty Ninth National Convention of SIS on “Information-Innovation-Technology:
Creating Seamless Linkages” in
collaboration with
SIS, New Delhi. The convention will be held in 26-28 November
2012 at NIT Silchar.
BACKGROUND
New Paradigms are crafted by Contemporary Research in
Information Science through a multi-disciplinary approach with influence from
bordering disciplines such Education, Sociology, Psychology, Behavioural
Sciences apart from predominant perspectives from Computer Science. The theme
of this conference is to provide a platform to educationists, Information
specialists and Library professionals to explore this multi- disciplinary
approach by integrating technologies in understanding the implicit and explicit
functions of information, innovation and communication.
THEMES
Information, Innovation & Technologies: Creating Seamless
Linkages
SUB-THEMES
I: Information
New theories and paradigms in
information science; foundations of information science
·
Metadata,
·
Information
Retrieval and Information Access,
·
Information
Architecture and Organization of Information,
·
Information & Knowledge Management,
·
Distributed and
Collaborative Information Spaces,
·
Integration of Information
Resources,
·
Electronic Information
System,
·
Digital Rights
Management,
·
Patinformatics
and Copyright
·
Bibliometrics
and Infometrics, Data Analytics.
II: Innovation and Technology
New Innovations & Technologies Applications
in Information Science and Information Services
·
Web 3.0; New
Practices,
·
Cloud
Computing,
·
Smart Mobile
Applications in LIS,
·
Wearable
Technologies,
·
Blogs &
Wikis in LIS,
·
E-Learning and
Information Literacy
·
Scholarly Publishing, Open Access, Digital
Repositories, and Digital Libraries,
·
E-Books &
E-Journals,
·
E –Resources Access and Management,
·
Consortia and Networks,
·
Security of Library
Resources,
·
Quality Assurance & Best
Practices,
·
Innovative Library Products & Services
OBJECTIVES
• The principal objective
of this Convention is to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge, ideas
& learning experience among the Librarians, Information specialists,
Scientists, Information providers & persons related to LIS.
• To identify emerging innovations
in the field of Library and Information Science
TARGET
AUDIENCE
Practicing Librarians and
Information Specialists, Academicians, IT Professionals, Scientists, Students
and Faculties of LIS etc.
CALL FOR PAPERS
Papers based on Case
studies, Researches, Practical experiences, etc. on the main theme and
sub-themes of the Seminar are invited from the interested participants. The
Paper should be within 6000 word including Abstract of about 300 words with 4
keywords and typed in MS-WORD in 12-point Times New Roman. All the references
should be properly tagged and referred following Chicago Manual Style. The
authors should agree with the transfer of the copyright of the papers to SIS,
New Delhi and the NIT Silchar. All the received papers will be peer–reviewed.
Only the accepted papers will be published in an edited book format.
IMPORTANT DATES
Deadline for Paper
Submission : 30 Oct 2012
Notifications for
Acceptance : 5 Nov 2012
Camera Ready Paper
Submission : 10 Nov 2012
Conference Date : 26-28
Nov 2012
CONTACT PERSON
Dr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy
National Institute of Technology, Silchar-788010, Assam,
India
Telephone : +91-3842-240055 (Off)
+91-9435175531 (M), Fax: 91-3842-224797 (Off)
E-mail : ksatpathy@gmail.com
