F.W. Lancaster is no more!

F. W. Lancaster (79 years old), Graduate School of Library and Information Science (GSLIS) professor emeritus at Illinois , passed away on August 25 Sunday. He is behind the term “Paper less Society”. Lancaster graduated as an associate of the British Library Association from the University of Northumbria at Newcastle, England, in 1955. After gaining experience as a senior assistant at the Newcastle-upon-Tyne Public Libraries, Lancaster immigrated to the United States in 1959. He became known for his revolutionary work in the evaluation and management of MEDLARS, the National Library of Medicine’s computerized bibliographic retrieval system for articles in academic journals in medicine and allied health professions. Though one of the earliest evaluations of a computer-based retrieval system, it continues to have a lasting impact on information systems today.

2nd SoFerence: A Social Conference on Failures, Learnings and Success Stories in Library & Information Science and related areas

Organized by Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), Bangalore in collaboration with Karnataka State Library Association (KALA), Bangalore on October 19-20, 2013 @ Bangalore.

Theme:

• Case Studies on Failures, Learnings, Process Improvements, New Initiatives, Best Practices, Success Stories, Current Awareness Services, Information Retrieval & Repackaging Query Handling, Librarian as SME, Application of ICT/LMS, Marketing of Info Products, HRM, etc.
  
• Surveys on Users Satisfaction, Use of eBooks / Journals, Job Satisfaction, Career Growth, New Opportunities, etc.
  
• Classroom Teaching v/s Internship in LIS, Soft Skills, Professionalism, Recent Trends, Future of Libraries, etc.

Who Can Participate?
LIS Professionals, Students, Research Scholars, Content Managers,
Information Managers, Publishers, ECM and KM Professionals, Academicians
and others.

Important Dates:
October 5, 2013: Full paper Submission
October 10, 2013: Registration Closes
October 15, 2013: Acceptance for stage presentation

Registration Fee:
- Working Professionals: Rs. 1500/-
- Students & Retired Professionals: Rs. 1200/-


Registration is limited to 200 seats only

National Conference on 'Redefining Libraries in Electronic Age'

Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) is organising a National Conference on "Redefining Libraries in Electronic Age (RLEA-2013)", in the month of November, 2013. At Visvesvaraya Technological University Campus, Belgaum.   Electronic Age (RLEA-2013)", in the month of November, 2013. At Visvesvaraya Technological University Campus, Belgaum.  

Important Dates:

Paper Submission: 30-09-2013
Notification of Acceptance: 10-10-2013
Early bird offer for Registration: 25-10-2013

Registration fee:
Library professional: Rs. 500/-
LIS Students:            Rs. 300/-



More informations are available on : http://vtuerm12.webs.com/events.htm