National Seminar 2013

DAY 1: Friday, 12^th July 2013
08.30 – 10.00 am		Registration
10.00 – 11.00 am		INAUGURAL SESSION
Welcome		Dr. A. Gopikuttan President, Kerala Library Association
Presidential Address		Dr. G. Balamohanan Thampi Former Vice-Chancellor University of Kerala & President, Kerala State Library Council
Inauguration		Dr. V. N. Rajasekharan Pillai Executive Vice President, Kerala State Council for Science Technology & Environment
Release of Souvenir		Prof. A. Neelameghan Former Head, DRTC, Bangalore
Felicitations		Smt. Lalitha Lenin Former Head, DLIS, University of Kerala
		Dr. Vijayakumar K. P. Associate Professor & Head, DLIS, University of Kerala
Vote of Thanks		Shri. S. L. Faisal General Secretary, Kerala Library Association
11.00 – 11.45 am	Keynote Address	Prof. A. Neelameghan,Former Head, DRTC, Bangalore Topic: Knowledge Management 2.0 in the Inclusive Knowledge Society Environment
11.45 – 12.00 Noon	TEA BREAK
12.00 Noon -1.30 pm	Technical Session 1: WEB 2.0 APPLICATIONS IN LIBRARIES
Chairman	Prof. C. A. Augustine, Former Head, DLIS, University of Kerala
Theme Paper	Shri. N. Narayanankutty, Scientist SF, VSSC
Contributed Papers	1. Use of Social Networking Sites by Children: An Analysis			Resmi Sara Thomas & Vijayakumar K.P. (Dr)
	2. Social Networking and its Application in Academic Libraries			Shihab I.
	3. Community Participation in LIS-Forum: A survey			Anish G. & Vimal Kumar V.
	4. Managing Personal Information through Social Media			Divya L. R. & Sudhier K. G. (Dr)
	5. Use of Library Resources and Services through Social Networks: A feasibility study with reference to University of Kerala			Arun V. R.
	6. Impact of Web 2.0 on Library Resource and its Trends Service			Rautmale Anand S.
	7. Web 2.0 tools for School Libraries			Indira B.
1.30 – 2.15 pm	LUNCH BREAK
2.15 pm	Corporate Presentation 1: Rapid Radio Solutions Pvt. Ltd, Ahmedabad
2.30 – 4.00 pm	Technical Session 2: ONLINE RESOURCES AND ACCESS TECHNOLOGIES
Chairman	Dr. Sreenivasa Raghavan, Professor & Librarian, Bharatidasan University, Tiruchirappalli
Theme Paper	Shri. K. Ravindran Asari, Former University Librarian, M. G. University, Kottayam
Contributed Papers	1. Indian Citation Index: A New Outlook for Indian Research Productivity			Aswathy S. & Gopikuttan A. (Dr)
	2. The Role of Information Literacy in Post Graduate Academic Research in Online Environments: The Case of Kenya			Amunga H. A. & Gopikuttan A. (Dr)
	3. ETDs of the Institutions of Higher Learning in India			Beena S. (Dr)
	4. Open Access/Free Online information Resources in Library and Information Science: A Survey			Jinu S. Rajan & Vijayakumar K. P. (Dr)
	5. E-learning and Information Literacy			Manjunatha G.
	6. E-resources in Bio-informatics			Manya R. Gopal & Sudhier K. G. (Dr)
	7. An evaluation of Open Access Journals			Sarala K. R. (Dr.)
	8. Use of Internet Services by the Postgraduate Students with Special Reference to Calicut University Campus			Vahida Beegam & Shaini Gopinath A.
4.00 pm	Corporate Presentation 2: DigiSys Technologies Pvt. Ltd., Ahmedabad
4.15-4.30 pm	TEA BREAK
4.30 – 05.45 pm	Technical Session 3: SOFTWARE APPLICATIONS FOR INFORMATION MANAGEMENT
Chairman	Dr. K. S. Chandrasekar, Professor, IMK, University of Kerala
Theme Paper	Shri. M. Varghese, Former Head, DLIS, University of Kerala
Contributed Papers	1. Use of Search Engines by the Post Graduate Students of Kannur University			Lijina P.
	2. Open Source Database Management Software for LIS Professionals			Umesha Naik (Dr) & Shivalingaiah D. (Dr)
	3. ZOTERO: Reference Management software			Lijesh, T.K., Anandraj K. C., & Prejitha, C. K.
	4. Bibliometric Softwares and Tools: Review and Analysis			Soumya Rani, G. L. & Sudhier K.G. (Dr)
	5. From desktop to Cloud Computing Technologies for Academic Libraries			Seena S. T. & Sudhier K. G. (Dr)
	6. Cloud Computing: An ICT Innovation			Vrinda J. Benegal
	7. Cloud Computing in Libraries			Indira Dodia
	8. Impact of Cloud Computing in Research and Development Libraries			Janakiraman A., Chitrakala & Subramaniyan N. (Dr)
6.30 – 8.30 pm	CULTURAL PROGRAMMES
8.30 pm	DINNER
DAY 2: Saturday, 13^th July 2013
9.30 -11.00 am	Technical Session 4 : LIBRARY DESIGNING IN THE DIGITAL ERA
Chairman	Dr. Vijayakumar K. P., Associate Professor & Head, DLIS, University of Kerala
Theme Paper	Smt. P. Nishy, Scientist & Head, Knowledge Resource Centre, NIIST
Contributed Papers	1. Green Libraries for Sustainable Development			Divya P. I. & Vijayakumar K. P. (Dr)
	2. Establishment of Curriculum Resource Centres (CRCs) to support Teacher Education Programmes in India: A Proposal			Suma P.B. & Vijayakumar K. P. (Dr)
	3. Issues and challenges on infrastructure in Ensuring Quality Service of Medical College Libraries in Kerala			Chriss Thomas
	4. Information Commons: A Promising Library Model in the Digital Era			Radhakrishnan S.
	5. Reference Library Service within the Digital Atmosphere			Raja S. (Dr), Kishnan V. & Sachithanantham S.
11.00 pm	Corporate Presentation 3: Elsevier Publishers, New Delhi
11.15-11.30 am	TEA BREAK
11.30pm	Corporate Presentation 4: ProQuest India Ltd, New Delhi
11.45 am – 1.15 pm	Technical Session 5: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT IN LIBRARIES
Chairman	Shri. M. Varghese, Former Head, DLIS, University of Kerala
Theme Paper	Prof. A. Sreemurugan, Former Professor and Head, DLIS, Madurai Kamaraj University
Contributed Papers	1. Attitude of Library Professionals towards Change Management			Bhagavathy A. (Dr)
	2. Best Practices for Library Management			Papegowda M.
	3. Theory of Douglas Murray McGregor: Its Relevance and Applications in the Digital Environment			Vinay Kumar D. & Sampath Kumar B. T. (Dr)
	4. QWL of Library Professionals in Kerala: A Critical Study			Mehaboobullah K. (Dr)
	5. Application of TQM in E-Libraries			Sabita Kandu
1.15 – 2. 00 pm	LUNCH BREAK
2.00 – 3.45 pm	Technical Session 6 : TECHNOLOGY INTERFACES IN LIBRARIES
Chairman	Shri. N. Narayanankutty, Scientist SF, VSSC
Theme Paper	Dr. Achuthsankar S. Nair, Director, State Inter University Centre of Excellence in Bioinformatics, University of Kerala
Contributed Papers	1. Technology Interfaces for Public Libraries: A Prototype Design of Networking			Asok Kumar S. K. (Dr)
	2. RFID Applications in Libraries			Asokkumar A. Suthar
	3. Tools and Techniques for Knowledge Management in Academic Libraries: A Review			Eldho Joy E. & Vijayakumar K. P. (Dr)
	4. Application of Information and Communication Technology in School Libraries: A model			Lopita Mukherjee (Dr)
	5. Websites of National Institutes for Differently- abled In India: Content Analysis			Midhula Soman V. S. & Sudhier K. G. (Dr)
	6. Application of 21st century IT tools and services in school Libraries: A Case Study of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom			Surendran B.
	7. India’s Mobile Technology Infrastructure to Support M-library services			Suresh Kumar P. K. (Dr)
	8. RFID for Library Management System with Special Reference to Kerala State Central Library			Vinod Raj
3.45 – 4.00 pm	TEA BREAK
4.00 – 5.00 pm			VALEDICTORY SESSION
Welcome			Shri. M. Chandrakumaran Nair Vice President, Kerala Library Association
Presidential Address			Dr. A. Gopikuttan President, Kerala Library Association
Inauguration			Dr. Pulapre Balakrishnan Director, Centre for Development Studies, Thiruvananthapuram
Distribution of the Best Paper Award
Felicitations			Dr. P. Mohanachandran Nair Syndicate Member, University of Kerala
			Dr. J. Rajan Professor & Head, IMK, University of Kerala
Vote of Thanks			Shri. N. Sukumaran Nair Former State Librarian & Convener, Event Management
Rapporteurs			Shri. V. Sriram Dr. Beena S. Dr. Nair Remadevi Appukuttan Smt. Divya P. I.