CALIBER (Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions) is an annual convention, organised by INFLIBNET Centre in collaboration with different universities. CALIBER 2009 is 16th CALIBER in the series and 7th International CALIBER which will be held in collaboration with Pondicherry University during 25-27 Feb 2009 in Pondicherry, India.

At the end of three-day deliberations on challenges and strategies of e-content management, library and information professionals from across the country have put forward the need for a National Digital Preservation Policy in India. The committees set up by the Ministry of Information and Communication Technology should prepare a white paper on the subject and draw implementation strategies for various stakeholders, Librarian, University of Hyderabad M. Koteswara Rao, who was the rapporteur general of the seventh International Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research (CALIBER-2009), said on Friday. Among other recommendations resolved during the convention, he said that the Ministry of Culture should review the existing Delivery of Books Act to incorporate delivery of digital publications. Noting that library and information professionals should be aware of Intellectual Property Rights laws and policies, he drew focus on training programmes on IPR issues and need for amending copy right laws to incorporate provision of digitising rate and important publications. Speaking at the valedictory session of the convention, Scientist from Inter University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics and Chairman of National Steering Committee of UGC Infonet Digital Library Consortium Ajit Khembhavi said specific steps were being taken for arranging exchange of resources between various consortiums in a year or two. This would make subscription less expensive and bring more materials to more people, he noted. Director of Culture and Cultural Relations of Pondicherry University A. Balasubramanian said Information Science Research Laboratories and Indian Council for Information Science Research should be established. Director of UGC INFLIBNET Jagdish Arora, Director of CALIBER A. Amudhavalli, Organising Secretary R. Samyuktha and Convenor Prem Chand spoke on the occasion.