Conference Date: 25 to 27 November 2021
Keynote Address: Barbara Lison, President, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Valedictory Address: Tonia Arahova, President-Elect, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA)
Chief Guest: Prof Ajay Pratap Singh, Director-General, Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation and Director-General, National Library of India
International Resource Persons:
Dr. Rebecca Miller, Boehringer Ingelheim, GmbH, Germany
Prof. Maria G. N. Musoke, Professor of Information Science and Deputy Vice-Chancellor- Academics, Kyambogo University, Uganda, East Africa
Dr. Esmat Momeni, Associate Professor of LIS (Library and Information Science), Head of Research Group for Interdisciplinary Studies, Director of Information Resources Consulting, Allameh Tabatabai University, Psychology and Education Faculty, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran
Prof. Kazi Mostak Gausul Hoq, Prof. Kazi Mostak Gausul Hoq, Bangladesh
Dr. Ami Nath, University Library, Maldives
Prof. Bhim Bhoj Shrestha, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal
Prof. Clara Chu, University of Illinois, USA
Dr. John Akeroyd, University College London, UK
Prof. Bhim Bhoj Shrestha, Trivuban University, Kathmandu, Nepal
The theme of the conference: LIS Education and LI Services during and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
Suggested sub-themes include, but are not limited to:
· Digital divide and LIS education
· Preparedness of LIS teachers during the pandemic
· Ethics in online education and research
· LIS Curriculum: reviews and reflections, and effects of pandemic
· Capacity Building of Library and Information Professionals
· Collaborations in LIS Education and Research
· LIS education in the global South with a focus on South Asia
· Case studies of novel approaches to LIS education and services during the pandemic
· Open Educational Resources
· MOOCs
· Redefining the role and responsibilities of libraries and library professionals in the Covid-19 Pandemic
· Transformations and innovations in libraries
· Effect of pandemic on library services in different types of libraries · Effect of pandemic on LIS profession
· E-resources, Institutional Repositories and Digital Archives
· Use of Social Media, SNS, Blogs, Wikis and other tools in libraries
· Media and Information Literacy
· Life Skills and Literacy
· Research Data Management
· Knowledge Management – tools, techniques, case studies
· Sustainable libraries – Green Libraries and other sustainability matters
· IPR related issues in LIS
· Big data and linked data