Librarian Job

PRAHLADRAI DALMIA LIONS COLLEGE

OF COMMERCE & ECONOMICS

UGC sponsored

One Day National Seminar on

“Innovative Application of Technology in Libraries”

Sunder Nagar, S.V.Road, Malad (West), Mumbai – 400 064.

Ph.91-022-28725792 Fax. 91-022-28732270

Website : dalmialionscollege.ac.in

E-mail : libraryseminar2016@gmail.com / dalmialionscollege@gmail.com

Vision

To groom the students as icons of tomorrow, potentially contributing to commerce, trade and industry; progress and development of the society, keeping in mind, at the same time, the ethical values of humanity.

Mission

‘Providing quality commerce education, using innovative teaching methods and ensuring holistic development of students, who will serve society through value based business practices’.

About the College

Prahladrai Dalmia Lions College of Commerce and Economics is the oldest Commerce College in the western (beyond Andheri) suburbs of Mumbai. The college was established in June 1972 under the aegis of Lions Club of Malad Borivli which is a unique project undertaken by them in Lionism.

The institution that started with 450 students has today become one of the premier institutes in the western suburbs. The college endeavours for academic excellence and promotion of co-curricular and extra-curricular activities that promote resilience, creativity and leadership qualities among the students. The college lays great emphasis on inculcating in its students the importance of ethics, hard work and commitment to excellence.

The college endeavours to groom its students as icons of tomorrow, potentially contributing to commerce trade, industry and management. The college inculcates character building qualities like discipline and punctuality in the students. It provides a platform for students to organize various sports and cultural events and to achieve excellence in extra-curricular activities.

The college has an exceedingly committed staff. The Principal, Dr. N. N. Pandey acts as a source of inspiration for the staff to maintain high morale and sense of spirit while performing their duties based on the parameters of excellence.

About the Seminar

“Innovative Application of Technology in Libraries (NCIATL)”

Information is the key factor of any kind of research and development. Information is a fundamental resource which is essential for survival in today’s competitive and wired world. The information itself and way it is accessed have undergone changes owing to the development in information and communication technology. It is a vital ingredient for socioeconomic and cultural development of any nation or individual.

Information technology has transformed the whole world into a global village with a global economy, which is increasingly dependent on the creative management and distribution of information. Over the past decades the world has been experiencing significant changes in which the need to acquire, utilize and share knowledge has become increasingly essential. The library is the main information centre which can make use of the fat development IT for the benefits of mankind as a whole. The librarian’s preference of IT should include all those technologies which are expected to be used in the library activities/operations and other library services for collection, processing, storage, retrieval and dissemination of recorded information. The fast developing information technologies have showered almost every area of application including libraries. In case of Libraries, ICT is used in the following environment.

In the modern knowledge society Libraries have a new role to play in augmenting and distributing knowledge. In the modern society, where the use of electronic services and web-based information sources constantly increases, Libraries are managed in a more democratic way. Hence it is the need of the hour to study application of different Technology in Libraries. This conference will provide a platform to discuss various issues and challenges faced by Librarians in all India level. For the free and open exchange of ideas fundamental to democratic participation, the present conference aims lively discussion on various aspects of Library services in 21^st Century. The papers presented in the conference will be published in the form of conference proceeding having ISBN.

Objective of the Seminar

• To study the impact of ICT in Library Services.
• To know various new tools of information resources.
• To study and understand the future needs of the users.

The Main Themes & Sub-themes are as follows :

Theme 1 : Web Resource and Reading Library Services

• Resource Discovery Tools – Search Engine
• Intelligent Retrieval
• Semantic Web, Ontology
• E-Learning
• Electronic Resources

Theme 2 : Digital Libraries

• Architecture and Management of Digital Libraries
• Digital Preservation and storage
• Digital archives
• Institutional Repository (IR) – Design and Development
• ETDS : Tools and Techniques

Theme 3 : Library Technologies and Trends

• Library Automation
• OPAC and Web OPAC
• Open source software
• Virtual Reference Tools
• Mobile Technologies and Information Retrieval
• Bar-coding, RFID and other security systems

Theme 4 : Library Resource Sharing, Networking and Consortia

• Consortia Practice and Modules
• Networking and collaboration : Local, National, International
• Web 2.0 and Web 3.0
• Librarianship and social networking

Target Audience

The workshop is designed for

• Students
• Librarians
• Faculty of Colleges
• Administrative staff
• Library Science Faculty

Seminar Proceedings

All research papers submitted will be presented at the seminar. Selected research papers will be published in conference proceeding having ISBN as 978-81-926019-7-7. We invite faculty members to participate and present their papers in the seminar.

Guidelines for Paper submission

1. The paper should not exceed 3000 words.

2. The paper must be submitted on A4 size paper according to the

following format:

i) File format : Word document

ii) Font style : Times New Roman in a single column format.

iii) Font size : 12 for the text, 14 for the title.

iv) Line spacing : 1.5

v) Margins : One inch (2.5 cm) all sides.

3. In case of Joint paper at least one author must be register himself/herself.

4. The co-authors must pay the fee separately for participation.

5. Send your paper at libraryseminar2016@gmail.com.

6. Last date of submission of paper : 10^th September, 2016

PATRONS

Lion Sharad Ruia

Chairman, Governing Council

Lion Kanahaiyalal G. Saraf

Hon. Secretary, Governing Council

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Principal Dr. N. N. Pandey

Chairperson

Ms. Madhavi Nighoskar

Vice Principal

CONVENER

Mrs. Shital Shah

Librarian

Contact : 9820258834, snshah1977@gmail.com

Members

CA Mr.B. K. Patel – HOD – Department of Accountancy

Dr. Swati Desai – Department of Mathematics & Statistics

Mrs. Sharada Gaitonde – Department of Commerce

Registration Fees

Rs.1500/- Participation & Presentation

Rs.800/- Only Participation

Rs.500/- For Student participants