ILA 2011 

Sonepat,  India 

21-23 July 2011  

56

th

Indian Library Conference 

on

Public Libraries of the 

Future:opportunities and 

challenges

Organized by

O. P. Jindal Global University

&

Indian Library Association

Supported by

Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation

Indian Library Association and O. P. Jindal Global University, Sonepat proudly announce 56

th

Indian Library Conference. 

The Conference will provide a unique opportunityto listen to eminent scholars and discuss a very important theme in 

the Library & Information sector, and provide a platform to network with the fellow professionals, academicians, and 

service providers.

Theme of the Conference

Public Libraries of  the  Future: Impact of socio economic changes: changed social, political, economic and legal 

environment, globalization of economy, strategic objectives of public library services, funding, profile and expectations of 

users.

Development & Management of Public  Libraries: Statutory framework of public library services, obligations of the state 

and citizens, citizens charter, state funding, recession and budgetary cuts, public private  participation, state policies, 

strategic initiatives, public library business models, philanthropic initiatives, best practices, quality management, 

performance  indicators,  public libraries and academic libraries, public library collaborations and consortia; and role of 

library associations.

Technology and Public Libraries: Impact on collection, access and delivery of services, Open Access Initiative, Public 

libraries as knowledge centres and IPR.

Marketing and Promotion of  Public  Library  Services: best practices, case studies, innovative use of technology and 

media,users’ loyalty, customer profile and library branding.

Human Resources Management in Public Libraries: Best practices,  new  skills& competency requirement of public 

librarians, job descriptions, performance management, leadership  & management of change, training & development 

needs, compensation management and partnership for effective delivery of services.

Pre-Conference Tutorial/seminar

Copyright in the Digital Environment

Institutional Repositories

Exhibition

An exhibition of print and electronic information product and library supplies is being organized concurrently with the 

Conference.

Call for Papers

The Organizing Committee of 56

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ILA Conference on Public Libraries of the Future:opportunities and challenges to be held at O. P. 

Jindal Global University, Sonepat (NCR of Delhi),  invites original contributions based on practice, theoretical & empirical research, 

related to the theme.  The paper submission can be done  through email only. All papers will go through a process of review  by a 

panel of experts and accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. Authors should use Times New Roman with 

12 points font in the MS Word format in double space and should not exceed 5000 words.  Correspondence will be made with the 

principal author and therefore the name, full address, email, and work, home, mobile phone numbers of the principal author should 

be clearly indicated.  

Poster Presentation: Only accepted papers will be allowed to be presented. Papers may also be accepted for poster presentation. 

Only abstracts of poster presentations will be included in the proceedings.Papers should be sent to the Conference Secretariat at 

ILAConf@jgu.edu.in.

Important Dates

Conference Dates:  July 22, 2011-July 23, 2011

Pre-conference tutorial & seminar July 21, 2011

Early Registration with reduced conference fee:  June 20, 2011

Submission of full papers:  July 5, 2011Who should participate?

The conference is aimed at Library professionals, particularly those working or having interest in public library services.  The 

conference aims to bring together:

· Library and information science professionals

· Information seekers and leaders in knowledge industry

· ICT and knowledge workers like content developers, web designers etc.

· Policy makers and government officials

· Educationists

· Information providers and vendors

· All stakeholders in the knowledge industry

Students and research scholars in LIS are also encouraged to attend this event

Registration 

Delegates are requested to fill the registration form and return the same with conference  fee and other applicable payments to the 

Conference Secretariat latest by July 10, 2011.

Professional 

Librarians

Students,  Retired and  

unemployed Librarians

Accompanying 

Person

Overseas 

Delegate

Conference Fee (Early 

Registration - by June 20, 2011)

Rs. 2000 Rs. 1500 Rs 1500 $150

Conference Fee Regular (After 

June 20, 2011)

Rs. 2500 Rs. 2000 Rs  1500 $150

Pre-Conference Tutorial Rs 500 Rs. 500 - US$50

Standard Accommodation 

(JGU Hostel A/C Twin sharing)*

Rs. 600 Rs. 600 Rs.600 US$25

Delegation Fee (For Non ILA 

Members)

Rs. 200 Rs.  200 - US $ 10

Conference Fee includes admission to all technical sessions, conference kit, food, and local transport. Accompanying person shall not 

be entitled for conference kit. Delegates should also add applicable charges for accompanying person, pre-conference tutorial and 

accommodation.  Payment should be made by a demand draft drawn in favour of O.P. Jindal Global University at Sonepat, and sent 

to the Organizing Secretary along with Registration Form. Alternatively fees can be remitted by electronic fund transfer to HDFC 

Bank, Sonepat Account N0.01910310000100 (RTGS/NEFT/IFCS Code HDFC0000191).Please clearly mention ILA Conference 

Fee while making electronic fund transfer.

Accommodation and Transport

Accommodation for delegates from outside NCR has been arranged on first-come-first-served basis, in the JGU Halls of Residence 

which haveair-conditioned shared rooms and common bathrooms. Those who wish to stay in hotels should make the reservations 

themselves. Hotel information is available on request from the Conference Secretariat. 

JGU,Sonepat, the venue of the conference is about 40 kilometers from national capital Delhi, about 6 kilometers inside the National 

Highway 1. JGU can be reached by private car or taxi from the airport, railway stations, and inter-state bus terminus (ISBT).  Guests

using public transport should reach Jahagirpuri,the last Delhi Metro Station on Yellow Line. Arrangement will be made to receive the 

guests at Jahangirpuri on July 21, 2011. Delegates can also avail pick up, and drop facility on conference days at Jahangirpuri Metro 

Station, MukarbaChowk, Singhu Border, and 20

th

Mile on Delhi-Chandigarh NH 1. Delegates coming by bus, should change bus for 

Sonepat at ISBT, Delhi and get down at 20

th

Mile bus stop to reach JGU Campus, Sonepat (Haryana).

Local Information

Sonepat or Sonipat, is an ancient town in the state of Haryana, has been in existence since 600 BC. The town was also mentioned by 

the great grammarian Panini in his celebrated Ashtadhyayi. It is believed that it was founded as Suvarnaprastha by the five 

Pandavabrothers during the times of Mahabharata, and was one of the five Prasthas or towns demanded by Yudhisthira from Duryodhana as the price of peace. Another tradition ascribes its foundation to Raja Soni, thirteenth in descent from Arjuna,  a 

brother of Yudhishthira. Month of July is Monsoon season in North India, with moderate temperature. Delegates are advised to 

carry umbrella or waterproof apparels.

Excursions: Trips to nearby places like Delhi, Agra, Chandigarh, and Kurukshetra can be arranged by the Travel Desk on Sunday, 24

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July, by bus or shared taxis. Interested delegates should register their request at the time of Registration. The Conference Secretariat 

will not extend any other support for excursions.

The Organisers

O.P. Jindal Global University (JGU) a non-profit global university established in memory of the Late Mr. O.P. Jindal by the Haryana 

Private Universities (Second Amendment) Act, 2009, is a philanthropic initiative of Mr. Naveen Jindal, the Founding Chancellor. The 

vision of JGU is to promote global courses, global programmes, global curriculum, global research, global collaborations, and global 

interaction through a global faculty. JGU is situated on a 60-acre state of the art residential campus. JGU is one of the few 

universities in Asia that maintains a 1:15 faculty-student ratio and appoints faculty members from different parts of the world with 

outstanding academic qualifications and experience. JGU has established three schools: Jindal Global Law School (JGLS), Jindal Global 

Business School (JGBS) and Jindal School of International Affairs (JSIA).The University is in process of building its fourth school, the 

Jindal School of Government and Public Policy, which will begin its first academic session in 2012. Each school will aspire to promote 

innovative programmes and initiate cutting edge research, that would have profound impact in India and  world at large.The 

capabilities of the University.The Global Library of JGU is a state-of-art facility. Spread over about 20000 square feet area, the library 

consists of 25000 print volumes and a variety of electronic resources. 

The Indian Library Association (ILA) is a premier association committed to the cause of Library Movement and Development in India 

and represents those who work in or advocate for Indian libraries. ILA has provided a wide variety of services and programs to its 

members and others in the library community, since its formation on September 13, 1933, when the Association was formally 

formed at the First All India Library Conference at Calcutta. Today, ILA has become the strongest and largest professional body in the 

field of library and information science.The main objectives of the association are:

Promote library movement in the country

Development of library and information science education in India

Training, research and development of library and information science professionals

Co-operation with national and international organizations with similar objectives.

Promotion as well as formulation of standards, norms, guidelines, etc. for management of Library and Information Systems and 

Services

Accreditation of institutions imparting library and information science education and training;

Provide a forum for professionals to express their professional concerns and publication of materials

Contacts

Mr. Buddhi P Chauhan

Organizing Secretary

56

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Indian Library Conference

O. P. Jindal Global University, SonepatNarela Road

Sonepat (Haryana) 131001, NCR of Delhi

Email: ILAConf@jgu.edu.in,

bpchauhan@jgu.edu.in,

bpchauhan2000@gmail.com

Dr. D. V. Singh

President, Indian Library Association

Email: dvs_srcc@rediffmail.com

Mobile: +91-9868879212

Dr. N S Shokeen

Secretary, Member, ILA

Email: nsshokeen@yahoo.co.in

Mobile: +91-9416038939

Dr. Anuradha Gupta

General Secretary, ILA

Email anugupta160@yahoo.com

Mobile: 9818127241

Phone: 91-130-3057845, 3057850, Mobile: 91-

8930110715

Dr. Pardeep Rai

Librarian, ILA

Email raipardeep@gmail.com

Mobile: +91-09899359373