National Conference on “Role of Academic Libraries for Excellence in Research” (ROALER 2018) at IISER Bhopal during Jan 18-20, 2018

Sub themes

Academic Libraries and Assessment of Research

Performance and Productivity Indicators
Critical analysis of scholarly communication and Institutional Ranking
Research in Electronic Environment and Collaborative Avenues
Altmetrics, Social media and Web analysis

Research & Innovation in Science & Engineering

Academic Libraries for Excellence in Research & Innovation
Aligning libraries with Institution mission
Research & Innovation in Academic Libraries
Data and Knowledge Repositories
Open Data, Big Data, Linked Data
Data sharing policies and practices

Library and Information Services in Academic Libraries

Long-term Preservation and access
Best Practices and Case Studies
Services in virtual environment
Search Strategies, Techniques, Interfaces
Intelligent Information Retrieval
Information and Digital Literacy
Orientation Programmes
Library Subject Guides
Library outreach, Marketing and Advocacy

Technology Trends for Academic Libraries

Adoption of Technologies in Academic Libraries
Social media applications in libraries
Content Management Systems
Research Data Management
Discovery Services
Open Access Tools, Technologies & Resources
Data Security and Recovery
Digital Rights Management
Mobile & web based technologies
Library virtual space
Library Technological Tools (Anti-plagiarism, reference management, technical writing, etc.)
Information visualization
Transformation towards Smart Libraries

Demonstrating Value of Libraries in Academic & Research work

Library Services to Next Generation of Students
Partnering with faculty, students, researcher
Bridging Gap Between Library & User: Information Literacy/Library Instruction as a tool
Scholarly Communication & Research Support services
Trends in Scientometrics: From Bibliometrics to Altmetrics
Library assessment /evaluation

However, papers covering topics other than the above listed sub themes but relevant to the main theme of the conference may also be submitted.

Important Dates:
Full papers submission deadline: 30 October 2017
Full papers notification of acceptance: 20 November 2017
Early Bird Registration: till 30 November 2017

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Source:

http://roaler.iiserb.ac.in/index.php

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