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Call for Chapters

“The Changing role of Library Professionals & Libraries in the Digital Age”

Submission Deadline

30^th June 2014

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Dear Sir/Madam,

It gives us enormous pleasure and contentment to informing you that we are planning to publish a book on “The Changing role of Library Professionals & Libraries in the Digital Age” by the reputed publisher with ISBN. Your contribution in the aforesaid subject has been admirable and praiseworthy. No word seems to be adequate that can express your exemplary and ongoing efforts in this field. We take this opportunity to extend our invitation to you to contribute the research papers/Case studies related to theme and sub themes for the publication.

The book will include invited papers of eminent Academician’s / Library Professionals and Scholars in the field. The deadline for submission of paper(s) is 30^th June 2014.

Recommended sections/topics / subtheme include to the following:

1-        Emerging Technologies in Libraries and Information Services

• Collaborative models of library services
• Content Creation & Content management System in emerging trend.
• Digital Libraries and Future
• E –Resources Collection Development and Management
• E-Human Resources Management
• Institutional Repositories
• Mobile Technology and Its Application in Library Services
• New dimensions to Library services on the cloud computing
• Role of social networking site for library services
• Social Media and Applications in Libraries
• Social Networks, Virtual Organization and Networked Information
• Systems and technologies required for cloud computing applications
• Web 2.0 Technologies and its Applications

2-     Leadership, Ethics and Accountability in LIS

• Barriers to change management and library
• Change Management Issues and Strategies for libraries
• Ethics and professionalism in LIS
• Ethics in copyright and intellectual property rights/ fair use
• Leadership and management trait in LIS profession
• Managerial skills for Librarians
• New roles &identities for librarians
• Strategizing leadership to bring about changes to work Ethics and to build accountability

3-     LIS Profession: Growth, Development and Achievement

• Changing Role of Libraries and information Professionals
• Collaboration in library education, training and research at state and national level
• Curriculum development in LIS education
• InformationProcessingandKnowledgeOrganization
• Problems and Prospects of LIS education in current scenario
• Revamp LIS education, training and research facilities
• Skill DevelopmentIssues inLibraryandInformationScience

4-     ProblemsandSolutionsofLibrariesand LISProfessionals

• Factors responsible for current status of  libraries and Library professionals
• Job satisfaction in LIS Professionals
• Library empowermentthroughlibrarylegislation
• National Policy on Libraries and Information Systems and Services
• Role of RRRLF for promotion of Public libraries
• Status of Libraries and LIS Professionals in the Emerging Knowledge Society

5-     User Expectation, Experience in Modern Library System: Case studies

• Data and Information Management in Virtual Organizations
• E-GovernanceandLibraries
• Enterprise Information Services by Libraries
• InformationLiteracy,DigitalLiteracy,E-Literacy, ElectronicLearning
• Public Library, Academic Library, Special Library
• User Studies and Evaluation of Digital Library Systems and Applications.

Submission Procedure:

LIS Professionals, researchers and practitioners are invited to submit the manuscript clearly explaining the mission and concerns on or before 30^th June 2014. Authors will beacknowledged immediately and the acceptance of the contribution will be notified till 31^st July 2014. Authors may be required to help, if needed, in terms of proof, clarifications, etc. Manuscripts are accepted for consideration with the understanding that they are original and arenot under consideration for publication elsewhere.

Submissions can be forwarded electronically (soft copy) in MS Word document email to: booklib14@gmail.com

Contact us: Mohan Lal Vishwakarma: +917737120303 & Vijay Parashar: +919672999560