[Web4lib] International Conference on Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization (ICDK 2011), 14-16 February 2011 at MDI , New Delhi, India

[Sarvanan Siva chidambaram]

Dear All Library and Information Science Professional

We are pleased to announce the call for papers & registration of the
forthcoming International Conference on Digital Libraries and Knowledge
Organization (ICDK 2011) to be jointly organized by Management Development
Institute (MDI) and Indian Association for Special Libraries & Information
Centres (IASLIC) during 14-16 February 2011.

http://www.mdi.ac.in/ICDK/Home.html



Background & Objectives
The advancement of Digital Library technologies provide an effective medium
for Library & Information professionals to reach out to the users as never
before.  Same time, the rapid proliferation of the digital resources poses
an unprecedented challenge to information professionals in generating
efficient information services.

Libraries and information centres have long been involved in systematically
organizing knowledge using techniques such as indexing and classification.
These traditional knowledge organization tools lay the foundation for modern
knowledge organization languages in the digital era.  Knowledge organization
systems can improve the organization of digital libraries and facilitate
better access to their content. In a technology driven world, libraries play
a crucial role in the fostering of knowledge for development.

The goal of the conference is to bring together librarians, information
engineers, educators as well as experts and professionals in other related
fields, from both India and aboard, to exchange ideas and share research
findings about digital libraries and knowledge organization. The conference
will generate valuable ideas for advancing services for knowledge creation
through research.

The conference will focus on the theoretical and methodological issues
involved in the qualitative, longitudinal study of the developers, users,
policy makers, etc., involved in the development of digital libraries.  It
will provide a forum where these theoretical and methodological interests
and insights may be advanced, exchanged, and debated, and where experiences
with differing technologies, contexts, and methodologies may be compared and
contrasted.

*The specific objectives of the conference are:
         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
*
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
* 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
* 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
* Emergent Techniques for Search Algorithms and Context Sensitive
Indexing
* Semantic Web Technologies for Knowledge Representation and
Management
* Ontologies and Approaches to Building Ontologies

*Important Dates:*
Submission of full paper : September 30, 2010
Workshop/tutorial proposal : August 10, 2010
Notification of acceptance with reviewers’ comments : October 30, 2010
Submission of the final paper : November 30, 2010

For further information about the conference, please visit the conference
site at http://www.mdi.ac.in/ICDK/Home.html


Dr Antony Jose
Convener ICDK-2011
Management Development Institute (MDI)
Mehrauli Road, Sukhrali
Gurgaon - 122 007-2  INDIA
Phone  : +91-124-4560324
Email   :  icdk at mdi.ac.in

Regards!
-- 
S.Siva Chidambaram
Librarian
National Institute of Public Finance and Policy
18/2 Satsng Vihar Marg
Opp . JNU East gate
New Delhi-110 067
Email:  schidambaram at nipfp.org.in
            sivanipfp at gmail.com