SoFerence is a bi-annual conference organized by TCS Information Resource Centre for sharing experiences in Library & Information Science (LIS) and related areas. The First and Second editions of SoFerence were held in 2011 & 2013 at TCS Bangalore. Both were in collaboration with Karnataka State Library Association (KALA). In 2015, TCS IRC organized the Third SoFerence in Hyderabad in collaboration with Academy of Library Science and Documentation (ALSD). The Fourth SoFerence was hosted by IRC in collaboration with Odisha Library Association (OLA) in 2017 in TCS Bhubaneshwar.
SoFerence 2019 invites deliberations on “Emerging Technologies & Innovative Practices in Libraries”.
It will be held on Saturday, 7th December 2019 at Tata Consultancy Services’ campus at Olympus, Thane, Mumbai.
About TCS
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) is an IT services, consulting and business solutions organization that delivers results to global business, ensuring a level of certainty in consulting-led, integrated portfolio of IT, BPS, infrastructure, engineering and assurance services. For more visit: www.tcs.com.
TCS Information Resource Center (IRC) is a specialized knowledge center, with a mandate to provide timely access to information and build a comprehensive pool of resources in line with the organization’s business needs. The IRC has world-class facilities across 14 cities in India and presence in 6 overseas locations. TCS IRC won the Special Library Association (SLA), B & F Division, and Centre of Excellence Award in 2009 for its high quality processes and benchmarks and an exemplary application of management techniques and tools. It has also won the Best Technology Enabled Library Award at LTC 2018.
SoFerence 2017, Bhubaneswar
SoFerence 2015, Hyderabad
SoFerence 2013, Bangalore
SoFerence 2011, Bangalore