SoFerence - 2021
We invite presentations from LIS professionals on the following themes:
Collection Development and Access Patterns: Impact on Library Services
Has the changing dynamics of publishing impacted the content acquisition strategies of libraries and the consumption behaviour at the user-end? Is Content still the King or is it now the Publisher? Know the impact of these inter-dependencies on library services from the stories in these section.
Trends in Collection Development
Subscription/Business Models
Platforms & DRMs
Innovative Library Services
LIS Professionals in the New Era: Extended Roles and Diffused Boundaries
Hands-down knowledge is important but no longer sufficient. Rapid and disruptive changes are opening new cross-functional avenues and opportunities, transforming the construct called 'Librarians'. Is it time to describe ourselves anew? Listen to stories that paint a new horizon for the LIS professionals.
Rebranding of Librarians
Collaboration: Resources and Services
Online / Collaborative / Group Learning
Social Media Analysis / Sentiment Analysis
Big Data & Analytics
The Transforming Library Environment: Priorities and Perspectives
Library environment has always seen incremental changes in the past. But today, libraries stand to witness a huge shift induced by the culmination of two forces - nature and technology. Stories here will tell us about new roads taken by some trailblazers.
Artificial Intelligence / Machine Learning / Robotics / Cloud Application in Libraries
Information Tools / Technology: State of the Art
Design Thinking in Libraries
User Experience: Self-help Kiosk, etc.
Remote Services / Touchless Access Nodes
Application of Gamification Techniques
Guidelines for Presentations
Presentation should be aligned to the Themes / Subthemes mentioned above.
Preferably covering learnings from experimentation (Success or Failure stories).
The number of slides should be limited to 15 and time allotted for presentation will be maximum 7 minutes.
Last date for submission of Presentation is 30th November 2021.
Selected submissions will be invited for presentation at SoFerence 2021
Features
Each technical session will have 1 Best Presentation Award.
There is no registration fee, however registration is mandatory and only registered participants will be accommodated in SoFerence.
Click Here to Register before 30 November 2021.
All participants will be rewarded with an E-Certificate.