Dear Colleagues and Professionals,
You are cordially invited to submit papers and presentations about your innovative ideas,
experiences and researches on the problems and prospects of library and information
services, and hence the question of sustainability. Please visit the seminar website
http://www.cudlis.net for details.
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The Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta will organize
the 2nd LIS_edu_Vision series seminar LIS_edu_Vision_2015 entitled Sustainability of
Library and Information Services on 30th and 31st January 2015 at the University of
Calcutta, College Street Campus, Kolkata, India. LIS_edu_Vision provides a platform
for leading academicians, researchers and professionals to exchange ideas and share
research findings. It generates valuable ideas for future research in this field.
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It aims to foster a spirit of thinking among knowledge and information sector in order to
attain the goal of long-term sustainability of the library and information services and
skills.
The tasks of knowledge creation and sharing are gaining momentum day by day. Skills
and techniques with electronic, digital, virtual system would play an important role in
these activities.
The duty of the professionals and the specialists are to design and deliver customized
services and products, assess the value and effectiveness of facilities, market the services
and products, determine the need of the user communities, use research skills for
betterment and innovation, facilitate the development of the information literacy and
many more.
The main motto of the LIS education is to impart knowledge to the future professionals
and to develop skilled manpower to serve the information requirement of the broader
groups of users in the society.
The changes in the scenario of the library and information system through the ages forced
changes in respect of the course, curriculum and methods of teaching, and incorporation
of new aspects in the education.
The skill development must include the modern technology based skills like data
computing and communication, data and information management and collaborative
ventures etc.
The ultimate aim of the professionals is to get the employment in various sectors,
including confidence building in entrepreneurship development.
The experts across the globe are projecting their philosophical, social-cultural, economic
and technological views of the past, present and the future, based on different
perspectives on the nature of sustainable development. The question how to develop
libraries and information centers and extend its services within the framework of
sustainable development is the crux of the problem.
LIS_edu_Vision_2015 will suggest effective strategies for creating sustainable culture of
innovations in institutions managing scientific and cultural heritage resources.
Topic
Sustainability of Library and Information Services
Sub-Topics

LIS Education through the Ages
o Global Scenario
o Indian Situation

Skills : Present and Future
o Data Computing and Communication
o Information Management
o Collaboration

Employability
o Government Sector
o Non- Government Organization
o Entrepreneurship
Venue:
University of Calcutta
Asutosh Siksha Prangan
(College Street Campus),
87/1 College Street
Kolkata- 700 073
Important Dates

Last date for submission of Proposal/ Paper: October 31, 2014 (Maximum word
limit 300)
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Intimation for acceptance of proposal: November 12, 2014
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Submission of full paper for accepted proposal: January 10, 2015
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Registration closes: January 21, 2015
Participation
Interested persons can participate with/without paper submission. All the participants
must register before on or before January 21, 2015.
Paper Submission
Original contributions based on applications / developments / research / surveys /
practices related to the topics and sub topics mentioned above, are invited for
presentations. Based on technical committees’ recommendations, papers for the seminar
shall be selected, and will be accepted after thorough plagiarism check for stage
presentation. Further, based on the editorial advice, papers will be selected for the
publication in Proceedings with ISBN number.
Authors are requested to mention the topic and/ or sub topic along with their paper.
Please send your proposal and paper at: [email protected]
Author Guidelines:
Unpublished and original papers should comply the following:
- in .doc format
- in single line spaced,
- Times New Roman font; font size: 12, and
-APA reference style
Paper should have Title, Author(s) Name (Three max.), Organization’s Address, E-mail
id, etc.
Seminar Kits:
All the registered participants will be provided with the seminar kits at the venue on the
day of the seminar.
Accommodation:
Accommodation will be provided to outside delegates with requisite charges. This
arrangement is provided only on the basis of their prior intimation.
Climate:
Normally the highest and lowest temperature of Kolkata lies in between 20-25°C and 1113°C respectively in January.
Registration Fees:
For working Professionals
: Rs. 1000.00
For Research Scholars
: Rs. 500.00
For Students
: Rs. 300.00 (current students with proper ID)
Others
: Rs. 500.00
Payment Details
The registration fees must be paid through cash or Demand Draft. The draft should be
made in favour of “LIS EDUVISION, DLIS, CU” and payable at SBI, Calcutta University
Branch.
Contact
Dr. Swapna Banerjee
Organizing Secretary
Mobile: +91 9830305624
Or
Dr. Arabinda Maity, DLIS, CU
Joint Organizing Secretary
Mobile: =91 9433403541
Or
Mail at [email protected]
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Seminar Organizing Committee
Patrons
Prof. Suranjan Das, Hon’ble Vice-Chancellor, University of Calcutta
Prof. Dhrubajyoti Chattopadhyay, Hon’ble Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Academic Affairs),
University of Calcutta
Prof. Sonali Chakravarti Banerjee, Hon’ble Pro-Vice-Chancellor (Business Affairs and
Finance), University of Calcutta
Advisors
Prof. Ratna Bandyopadhyay, DLIS, CU
Prof. Pijushkanti Panigrahi, DLIS, CU
Prof. Biplab Chakrabarti, DLIS, CU
Dr. Soumitra Sarkar, University Librarian, CU
Chairman
Dr. Dibyendu Paul, Head, DLIS, CU
Organizing Secretary
Dr. Swapna Banerjee, DLIS, CU
Joint Organizing Secretary
Dr. Arabinda Maity, DLIS, CU
Treasurer
Mr. Parikshit Mondal, DLIS, CU
Members
Dr. Sabuj Kumar Chaudhuri, DLIS, CU
Dr. Pubalika Bhattacharya Maitra, DLIS, CU
Dr. Susmita Chakraborty, DLIS, CU
Dr. Nimai Shit, Assistant Librarian, CU
Dr. Subal Kumar Barui, Assistant Librarian, CU
Mr. Tanmoy De Sarkar, Assistant Librarian, CU
Mr. Jitendra Nath Shaw, Information Scientist, CU
Mr. Safique Ahmed, Assistant Librarian, CU
About the University
The University of Calcutta was founded on January 24, 1857 by the incorporation of an
act of the Legislative Council of the then British India.
The University was established to promote western knowledge and learning in colonial
interest. But ultimately, it emerged as the nucleus of a range of academic activities which
contributed to the development of Indian science and technology and our own
understanding of the country’s past and the nation’s perceptions for the future. Besides,
the University has always remained alive to emerging political, social and economic
challenges of the nation and world.
About the Department
The Department had its root in 1945, when a Diploma in Library Training Program
started in the month of January under the control of University Library. In 1959 the
training Department was separated from the Library, and a separate Department of
Library Science was placed under an independent Faculty for Post Graduate Studies in
Library Science. From 1969-70 session, the Diploma was replaced by Post Graduate
Degree of Bachelor of Library Science (B Lib. Sc.) the Masters of Library Science (M.
Lib. Sc.) started in 1973. Till date it has been a 2 years course at par with other Masters
degree of the University. In 1998, the Department was renamed as the Department of
Library and Information Science and both the Bachelor and Masters degrees were
renamed as Bachelor of Library & Information Science (BLIS) and Masters of Library &
Information Science (MLIS) respectively. The Department is offering Ph. D programme
since 1982, and M. Phil programme since 2003. The Department, very recently, has
introduced a 5-years Integrated MLIS course of 10 semesters in 2010. The ex-students of
this Department have served and / are serving in various responsible professional,
academic and other positions in various prestigious institutions and organizations spread
all over the country.