International Conferences, LIS

1. Presentation on: Role of International Conferences in The
Development of LIS
Course No. 422
Course Title: Comparative Study of Information Systems
Course Teacher: Md. Anwarul Islam
Designation: Assistant Professor
Presenter
Suraiya Abedin Joya
Rajib Hossain Khan

2. Today we are living in an Information Society, of which information is
the core ingredient. If we need to survive as an information scientist in
this society, we should be acquainted with the current flow of
information. Conferences, seminars & workshops are those that can be
handful to cope up with the global challenge.

3. Generally we can say that conference, seminar and workshop are the
narrower sense of the term meeting, which means an occasion when
people come together to discuss or decide something. But they are
varied in nature. These are briefly described here;
Conference - A large official meeting, usually lasting for a few days, at
which people with the same work or interests come together to discuss
their views.

4. In an conference, papers are invited on a particular theme. After the
reception of the paper, the persons whose papers are accepted can take
part in the session. A keynote speaker is invited to make the attendees
lucrative.
Seminar – It is an educational event that feature one or more subject
matter experts delivering information primarily via lecture and
discussion.
Workshop - A period of discussion and practical work on a particular
subject, in which a group of people share their knowledge and
experience. This format often involves students practicing their new
skills during the event under the watchful eye of the instructor.

5. The goal of the conference is to bring together librarians, information
engineers, educators as well as experts and information professionals in
other related fields, from both national and international level. The
specific objectives of the conference are;
1. To create awareness on the latest development;
2. To explore the emerging technologies for delivering quality
services;
3. To offer an opportunity to put forth innovative ideas;
4. To strengthen the academic collaborations and strategic alliances;
5. To facilitate interaction with experts;
6. To identify and promote best practices;
7. To outline policies and professional strategies;
8. To inspire young men to accept leadership;
9. To provide semi-organized networking opportunities;

6. Since the Library Association was formed at a conference in London in
1877, it has staged an annual conference every year with the exception
of the years 1914 and 1940 to 1945. The International Federation of
Library Associations (IFLA) came into being at the 50th anniversary
conference of the LA, with ALA as one of the founding members.
The first conference whose title in anyway referred to “Information
Science” was the second international congress on information system
sciences at Hot Springs, Virginia, in 1962. This conference, was an
important step in identifying scholars from various disciplines with
common goals of understanding information and the sciences related
to it.

7. Library and Information Science comprise an interdisciplinary field
concerned with all phases of the information transfer process. The true
scope of LIS is as yet unclear since the discipline is really in its emergent
stage. Nevertheless, indications of the scope of LIS may be given by
enumerating the sub areas that have been addressed thus far:
 Global Scenarios of Library Education & Practice
 Information Literacy
 E – Learning
 Digital Content Management System
 RFID and Smart Card
 Digital Preservation
 Digital Libraries
 E – Resource Sharing
 Knowledge Management
 Open Sources Software & Library Applications
 Open Access for Scholarly Contents

8. It is mentioned earlier, that the field of LIS is ever growing and ever
spreading. Now we will address some international conferences on
some adjacent areas of LIS:
a. Knowledge Management
b. Digital Library
c. Information Literacy
d. Library Education

9. Increasingly questions about the future of Knowledge Management
arise. The subject field is relatively defused and scattered into diverging
concepts, perspectives and disciplines. The following conferences will
explore the trends about the future of KM;

10. Title The 8th 12th International The 18th The 5th
International Conference on International International
Conference on Knowledge Conference on Conference on
Knowledge Management and Knowledge Information,
Management Knowledge Engineering and Process, and
Technologies Knowledge Knowledge
Management Management
Theme Rethinking Knowledge is not Knowledge Knowledge
Knowledge the Destination: Engineering and Management and
Management: The evolving role Knowledge Event Processing
Foresight in the 21st of semantic Management that
century technology matters
Nation Johannesburg, Messe Congress Galway City, Nice, France
South Africa Graz, Austria Ireland
Date & Year 4 – 6 September, 5 – 7 September, 8 – 12 October, Feb. 24 – Mar. 1,
2012 2012 2012 2013
Sub - theme Knowledge Knowledge Semantic Web, E- Knowledge
Networks, KM Evolution, business, Natural Fundamentals,
Models, KM Knowledge Language Process
Theories, KM Discovery, Processing Management,
Strategies Knowledge Process Analysis
Context

11. With the advent of the Internet, the past decades have seen a
burgeoning of Digital Libraries. Researchers, scholars, and
professionals have come to recognize the importance of digital libraries
and the convenience they might bring to the society. The following
conferences will markup that point;

12. Title Joint Conference The 14th The 2nd International
on Digital Library International International Conference on
Conference on Conference on Theory and
Asia-Pacific Digital Practice of
Digital Libraries Information Digital Libraries
Processing and
Communications
Theme Digital Libraries: The Outreach of Digital Theory and
Bringing Together Digital Libraries: A Information Practice of Digital
Scholars, Globalized Resource Processing and Libraries
Scholarship and Network Communications
Research Data
Nation Ottawa, Canada Taipei, Taiwan Lithuania Paphos, Cyprus
Date & Year June 13-17, 2011 November 12-15, July 10-12, 2012 23-27 September,
2012 2012
Sub - theme Data Management, Cloud Computing, Data Mining, E- Digital Libraries
Interface Design, Social Media, learning, Wireless Architecture,User
Electronic Mobile Services Communications Interfaces,
Publishing Information
Browsing

13. Information Literacy is defined as the ability to know when there is a
need for information, to be able to identify, locate, evaluate, and
effectively use that information for the issue or problem at hand. In
order to throw light upon different aspects of information literacy the
following conferences are organized:

14. Title The 3rd European International International
International Conference on Conference on Conference on
Conference on Information Media and Information
Information Literacy Information Literacy and the
Science and Literacy Library as a
Information Learning
Literacy resource Center
Theme Information Information Media and Consequences for
Science and Literacy and Information User Education,
Information Lifelong Learning Literacy in Design and Library
Literacy Knowledge Professionals with
Societies focus on the
learning
environment
Nation Sibiu, Romania Istanbul, Turkey Moscow, Russia Sweden
Date & Year 22-24 April, 2012 23-25 October, 2013 24-28 June, 2012 23-24 April, 2001
Sub-theme Information E-literacy, Media Web-based Teaching
Theory, Literacy, Computer Training, E- Techniques,
Information Literacy learning, Mobile Information
Retrieval, Image Technologies Literacy and
Processing Education

15. International conferences on library education wishes to bring together
academics, researchers, scholars, practitioners, and individuals
interested in the vast field of LIS education for a meaningful
educational networking. Some of them are mentioned here;

16. Title Asia-Pacific International 4th International 13th International
Conference on Conference on Conference on Conference of
Library and Trends in Qualitative and ALISE(Association
Information Knowledge and Quantitative for Library and
Education and Information Methods in Information
Practice Dynamics Libraries Education)
Theme Library and Trends in Library New Trends in Always the
Information Education and Library Science Beautiful Question:
Education and Research Inquiry Supporting
Practice: Issues, Teaching, Research
Challenges and and Professional
Opportunities Practice
Nation Putrajaya, Malaysia Bangalore, India Limerick, Ireland Washington, USA
Date & Year 22-24 June, 2011 10-13 July, 2012 22-25 May, 2012 22-25 January, 2013
Sub-theme Impact of ICT on Curriculum Design, Marketing E-learning in LIS
Libraries, Customer I-Schools, Open Capabilities, Education, Impact
Focused Services Educational Implementation of ICT on LIS
Resources Programmes Curriculum

17. Conferences provide a rare opportunity to get a feel for who the people
in the field really are. They are therefore a great way to confirm that
your chosen career path is right for you. Other benefits of conferences
are;
1. Learn from others in your profession;
2. Easier it will be to give your own presentation one day;
3. Get a feel for what’s current in your field;
4. Get ideas for projects, papers and presentations;
5. You can get network;
6. In the process of this networking you will be branding your
business;
7. Developing opportunities for collaborations;
8. Enhancing access to key research;
9. Raising the international profile and public acceptance;
10. Ensuring continued growth;

18. A conference on a broad subject, is not a gathering of specialists all
having the same research interests. Much of the communication which
takes place in the conference, is necessarily more in the nature of the
imparting of information than the exchange of the latest ideas. A
participant should leave a conference knowing more and
understanding more than on arrival.