*International Conference on Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization (ICDK 2011) *14-16 February 2011
*Organizers* Management Development Institute (MDI) Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) INDEST-AICTE Consortium, Ministry of HRD, Government of India *Associates* UNESCO Goethe-Institut, Max Mueller Bhavan *Conference Highlights* · Galaxy of International Speakers · Pre-conference Workshops/Tutorials on cutting-edge digital library topics · Emerald’s international journal *Program: Electronic Library and Information Systems* to bring out a special issue with selected articles from the conference · *Macmillan Publishers* to publish the conference proceedings as an edited book with ISBN · Most convenient location, in the millennium city Gurgaon (National Capital Region- Delhi), just 10 kms away from Delhi IGI airport and 30 kms from New Delhi railway station · Strategic partnership with national and international agencies *Conference Objectives * · To provide a forum for scholars from different fields and backgrounds to share their views and perspectives on how to advance research in the area of digital libraries and knowledge organization tools and techniques. · Identifying best practices in all the spheres of digital library development and knowledge organization. · To provide strategic directions for the development of digital libraries · To prepare a sustainable knowledge organization framework for digital library development *Pre-Conference Workshops / Tutorials* Semantic Digital Libraries: Bringing Libraries to Web 3.0 By Dr. Sebastian Ryszard Kruk, CEO & Co-founder, KnowledgeHives.com, Poland How to Improve Access to Information? A Tutorial Workshop By Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Social Media in Information Services: A Workshop By Waltraut Ritter, Director (Research and Innovation), Knowledge Dialogues, Hong Kong Developing Digital Libraries Using DSpace: A Workshop By Prof. ARD Prasad, Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Developing and Managing a Virtual Reference Service: A Tutorial-Cum-Workshop By Dr. H.P.S. Kalra, Punjabi University Digital Libraries and Building DLs using Greenstone By Dr. M.G. Sreekumar, (UNESCO Coordinator, Greenstone Support for South Asia), Indian Institute of Management, Kozhikode * Eminent Speakers* Dr. Ellen R. Tise, President, International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Prof. Anna Maria Tammaro, (Chair IFLA Education and Training Section), University of Parma, Italy* * Prof. ARD Prasad, Documentation Research & Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore Carol Priestley MBE, Director, Network for Information & Digital Access (NIDA), UK Prof. Chutima Sacchanand, School of Liberal Arts, Sukhothaim Thammathirat Open University, (Former President - Thai Library Association), Thailand Prof. Fausto Giunchiglia, Department of Computer Science, University of Trento, Italy Dr. Fazlul Alam, Executive Director, Bangladesh Research and Development Association (BRADA), University of Dhaka Dr. Frederick J. Friend, Honorary Director, Scholarly Communication UCL Prof. G. P. Agarwal, National Cordinator, INDEST-AICTE Consortium, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi Prof. Gary Marchionini, Dean & Cary C. Boshamer Professor, School of Information & Library Science, North Carolina University Dr. H K Kaul, Director, DELNET-Developing Library Network Heather Brown, Assistant Director, Artlab Australia Prof. Hussein Suleman, Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town, South Africa Prof. Ingeborg Torvik Solvberg, Dept. of Computer and Information Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET, Ahmedabad Dr. John B. Rose, Honorary Research Associate, University of Waikato, New Zealand. Prof. Joyce Chao-chen Chen, Professor and University Librarian, Graduate Institute of Library and Information Studies, National Taiwan Normal University Prof. Mitsuhiro ODA, Department of Education, Aoyama Gakuin University, Japan Patricia Liebetrau, Director, DISA: Digital Innovation South Africa Prof. Paul Nieuwenhuysen, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Belgium Dr. Ramesh C. Gaur, IGNCA, New Delhi Dr. Ravinder Kumar Chadha, Joint Secretary, Parliament of India Dr. Sebastian Ryszard Kruk, CEO & Co-Founder, KnowledgeHives.com, Poland Prof. Subbiah Arunachalam, Distinguished Fellow, Centre for Internet and Society, Bangalore Dr. Sujin Butdisuwan, Faculty of Informatics, Mahasarakham University, Thailand Dr. Suzie Allard, School of Information Sciences, University of Tennessee *Themes *(but not limited to) - Digital Libraries Development - Tools and Techniques for Managing Digital Repositories - Digital Resource Management Strategies - Evaluation of Digital Libraries - Content Development: Tools and Techniques - Digital Library Consortia - Cultural Issues of Online Services - Technology Issues in Online Services - Standards and Specifications for Digital Objects - Metadata Standards, Interoperability and Crosswalks - Case Studies of Digital Libraries and Institutional Repositories - Multilingual Digital Libraries - Digital Preservation Strategies - Web Retrieval Tools and Strategies - Information Retrieval in Indian Languages - E-learning - User Interface and Patron Interactions Tools - Open Source Software Tools for Digital Library Development - Open Access Initiatives, Open Access Repositories - Open Access for Scholarly Contents - Information Management Using Web 2.0/3.0 Technologies - Social Networking Tools for Information Services - Knowledge Organization Techniques - Knowledge Representation Models - Knowledge Management - Emergent Techniques for Search Algorithms and Context Sensitive Indexing - Semantic Web Technologies for Knowledge Representation and Management - Ontologies and Approaches to Building Ontologies *Last date for submission of full paper: **20th October 2010*** Please visit the conference site at: *http://www.mdi.ac.in/ICDK/Home.html*<http://www.mdi.ac.in/ICDK/Home.html>for more details paper submission guidelines, registration, etc. A copy of the conference brochure is also attached herewith. -- Dr Antony Jose Convener ICDK 2011 Management Development Institute Mehrauli Road Gurgaon – 122007, INDIA Phone No: +91 - 124 – 4560324 +91 – 99682 63589 E-mail – [email protected] <[email protected]> Conference URL: http://www.mdi.ac.in/ICDK/Home.html -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Filipino Librarians" group. 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