CALIBER-2007

CALIBER (Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions) is an international convention, organized every year by INFLIBNET Centre in different parts of the country in collaboration with different universities. This is the premier convention in India which provides a unique forum to the library and information professionals, teachers, IT professionals, consultants and users involved in automation and networking of libraries as well as information providers to come together and interact on the subjects of mutual interest. The twelfth CALIBER in the series, for the year 2007, has been themed as "Information and Knowledge Management in Networked World" and will be hosted by Panjab University, Chandigarh during February 8-10, 2007. The official language of the convention will be English.

Objectives

• To highlight and enhance the issues related to digital libraries and knowledge management

• To help and to share experiences of professionals in the areas of automation, digitization, knowledge management and networking.

• To study the relevance of innovations in information communications technologies in academic environment

• To explore the issues involved in web based systems and their usefulness to the users.

• To serve as a ground to exchange ideas related to associated technologies covering digital libraries, knowledge management, standards and applications in Libraries and Information Centres

• To enable the participants to understand the latest developments in the respective area.

Intended Audience

The goal of the CALIBER-2007 is to provide an international forum for library professionals, research scholars, teachers in academia, industry, and government to address recent research results and to present and discuss their ideas, theories, technologies, systems, tools, applications, work in progress and experiences on all theoretical and practical issues arising in information, knowledge and service integration.

The convention will also witness cross-disciplinary participation by library and information professionals, policy makers, managers, software engineers, systems analysts, content developers, web designers, web administrators, technical writers, information scientists, knowledge managers, electronic publishers, content developers and product marketing personnel. Students of library, information and computer sciences are also encouraged to attend the event.

What it's about ?

The convention will strive to bring out the latest technological solutions and trends to the professionals managing localization and digital information in this new economy. In addition, it will generate  new concepts  and ideas  for implementing the technology. It's not just about words anymore; it's about the technical solutions that will help you move  ahead with other global players in this emerging technology.