About C. U. Shah University :

1st National Conference on Next Generation Librarianship (An attempt to explore and excavate the knowledge, information and contributions of Library systems to lead the humanity towards eternity) rd

3 October 2015

C. U. Shah University was established on 22nd April, 2013. It is promoted by Wardhman Bharti Trust - a Trust established in 1968, which is one of the best educational organizations in the Saurashtra region of Gujarat. It is a self-financed, nonaffiliating State Private University established under Gujarat Private Universities (Amendment) Act, 18 of 2013. University is spreaded over 45 acre campus is located in Wadhwan, which is the district head quarter of Surendranagar. The University offers more than 71 courses ranging from Engineering, Arts, Commerce, Science, Education and Management along with maximum exposure and opportunities to its students through various national and international seminars. The University is a member of American Society for Quality (ASQ) Education. The University is Government recognized electrical energy audit center.

About Department of Library and Info. Science:

Organized by Department of Library and Information Science Faculty of Arts and Humanities

C.U. Shah University Wadhwancity, Dist : Surendranagar

The Department of Library and Information Science is providing professional education to meet the needs of the global information society. The department contributes individual strengths to improve the quality of teaching, research, and services that uplifts the department to a center of excellence. The Department aims to prepare Library and information science professionals to demonstrate excellent in leadership, service, research, and education in this technology-driven world.

Chief Patrons Dr. Jitendra G.Sanghvi President C.U.Shah University

Er. Shri Kiran V. Mehta Member, Governing Body C.U. Shah University

Patrons Dr. H.J.Jani Provost C.U. Shah University

Dr. Ved Vyas Dwivedi Vice Provost C.U. Shah University Prof. R. N. Joshi Dean Faculty of Arts and Humanities

Keynote Addresses Dr. H. Anil kumar Chief Librarian, IIM, Ahmadabad

Dr. Mayank Trivedi University Librarian, M.S. University, Baroda

Venue Auditorium C. U. Shah University Campus, Near Kotharia Village,Wadhwancity, Dist. Surendranagar. GUJARAT PIN: 363030

About NCNGL 2015: The primary objective of this conference is to bring together Library and Information Science professionals from all over the country to discuss on changing dimensions of Library and Information services in the next generation Librarianship. This conference provides a platform to discuss various challenges and opportunities in the area of Library and information science.

Dr. T. S. Kumbar Chief Librarian, IIT, Gandhinagar.

Conference Director Mr. Kishor Sakariya I/c. Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science

Main Theme Next Generation Librarianship Sub Themes                   

Digital Libraries Library Automation Open Source Softwares Discovery tools Cloud Computing in Libraries Library Consortia E-Resources Management Digital Preservation & Archiving Content Management Plagiarism Copyright, IPRs and Fair Use of Information Resources Creative Commons Knowledge Generations & Management Librarian as a Knowledge Manager User Empowerment User Centric Services Role of Social Media in Library Innovative Practices in Librarianship Any other which related to main theme.

Guidelines for Paper Submission: 1. Author has to follow the instructions and format outlined submitting the research paper:  Title of the paper shall explicitly indicate the focus of the research work  Include name , affiliation and address of the author(s) with contact number and email  Informative abstract of about 100 to 150 words to be included.  At least three significant subject indicative keywords to be provided.  Length of the paper is limited to 2500 to 3000 words.

 Paper shall be in MS-Word format with Font – Time new Roman ( Title Size – 14 Below text -12 ), Line Space – 1.5, If in Gujarati Language, follow Terafont-Varun ( Title Size – 16 Bellow text -14 )  APA style guidelines to be followed for references 4. Paper should be sent to email: [email protected] on or before 30th August2015, along with the declaration stating that the work is original and not submitted / published elsewhere. 5. The accepted papers presented in this conference and selected by publication committee will be published in the proceedings with ISBN.

Registration: Rs. 500 for Professionals, Rs. 400 for Students and Retired Person. Registration fee after 15th September Rs. 600 Send registration fee by DD in favor of “C. U. Shah University” Payable at Surendranagar.

Important Dates: Conference Date: 3rd October 2015 Submission of paper: 30th August 2015 Notification of acceptance: 10th September 2015

Local Advisory Committee: Mr. Shamjibhai Parmar Mr. Shailesh Modi Mr. Harshad Patel Mr. Deepak Trivedi Prof. K. R. Gavande Mr. Nilesh Jadav Mr. J. D. Shah Mr. Nitin Gajera Mr. Harpal Gadhhavi

Dr. Nilesh Kantariya Mr. Kamlesh Dholakiya Mrs. Jagruti Patel Mr. Mahesh Solanki Mrs. J. M. Dave Mr. Sanjay Chauhan Miss Rachna Raval Miss Deval Oza Mr. Ashish Joshi

Publication Co-Ordination Committee: Mr. D. D. Dholakiya Mr. Parth Oza Mr. Rajesh H. Trivedi

Mr. Mitul Dave Mr. J. D. Mehta Mr. Pinkesh Shah

National Advisory Committee: Dr. Mayank Trivedi University Librarian, M. S.University of Baroda. Prof. Muttayya Koganuramath Head, Center for Lib. & Info. Science, CUG, Gandhinagar. Dr. Mallikarjun Angadi Deputy Librarian, TATA Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai. Dr. Hemantkumar Sahu Scientific Officer, IUCAA, Pune. Dr. Dhananjay Deote Librarian, Bar. Shesh Rao Wankhede College, Mohapa. Dr. Atul Bhatt Librarian, Institute of Law, Nirma University, Ahmedabad. Mr. Krishnan Yeri Former Librarian, IRMA, Anand. Dr. J. P. Gondaliya Librarian, Joshipura Arts and Commerce College, Junagadh. Mr. Champeshwar Mishra Librarian, Chandragupta Maurya Institute of Mngt. Patna.

Programme Executive Committee: Mr. Dinesh Patel, Librarian, CHARUSAT, Changa Mr. Mallikarjun Dora, Professional Asst. IIMA Mrs. Meghna Vyas, Dy. Librarian, Navrachna Uni. Baroda Miss. Kruti Trivedi, Scientist B, INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar

Organizing Secretaries: Mr. D. D. Dholakiya Mr. M. R. Parmar

Mr. Mitul Dave Mr. Parth Oza

Contact Persons: Mr. Kishor Sakariya Mr. D. D. Dholakiya Mr. Mitul Dave Mr. Parth Oza

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Website: http://ncngl2015.blogspot.in/