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International Conference on Academic Libraries (ICAL-2023)

5th to 8th April, 2023

Delhi University Library System, University of Delhi (North Campus) Delhi, INDIA

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Programme Schedule

All the Delegates are Advised to Strictly Follow the COVID-19 Protocols.

University of Delhi

Established in the year 1922 by an Act of the then Central Legislative Assembly, University of Delhi is a premier institution of the country with diverse educational programmes, distinguished faculty, modern infrastructure, varied co-curricular activities, and international acclaim for highest academic standards. In the last 100 years of its existence, the University has sustained the highest global standards and best practices in higher education. It has grown over the years as one of the largest universities in India with 16 faculties, over 80 academic departments, an equal number of colleges, over 500 educational programmes and over seven lakh students. It has achieved a path-breaking distinction in terms of being recognised as the Institution of Eminence by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.

About the Conference

University of Delhi is celebrating its centennial of establishment and the International Conference on Academic Libraries (ICAL-2023) is being organized as part of centennial celebrations. The conference shall develop a vision for the next generation libraries which will contribute in nation building and give a competitive edge to the country in becoming a knowledge economy. The conference will provide an international forum to all stakeholders to deliberate, dwell and brainstorm upon the diverse and enormous role that academic libraries may play in enhancing the higher education landscape in developed and developing countries with particular reference to India by 2030. The scope of the conference is: Knowledge Sharing, ICT Management, New Education Policy 2020, Digital Repository, Indian Knowledge System, Library and Research Ecosystem, Library-Faculty Collaborations, and User-centric Services. The conference will provide opportunities to identify the strengths and gaps in the academic library system, and to suggest new management models, mechanisms, policies, and national and international programmes for reshaping academic libraries into next generation libraries for higher education.

CONFERENCE ORGANISING COMMITTEE

Patron​

Patron​

Prof. Yogesh Singh, Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
    Conference Chair

    Conference Chair

    Prof. Shri Prakash Singh, Director, South Campus, University of Delhi, India

      Vice Chancellor's Advisory Committee

      Prof. Yogesh Singh

      Prof. Yogesh Singh

      Vice Chancellor, University of Delhi, Delhi
        Prof. Santishree D Pandit

        Prof. Santishree D Pandit

        Vice Chancellor, JNU, New Delhi, India
          Prof. Najma Akhtar

          Prof. Najma Akhtar

          Vice Chancellor, JMI, New Delhi, India
            Prof. Nageshwar Rao

            Prof. Nageshwar Rao

            Vice Chancellor, IGNOU, New Delhi, India
              Prof. Mahesh Verma

              Prof. Mahesh Verma

              Vice Chancellor, Guru Gobind Singh IP, Delhi, India
                Prof. Anu Singh Lather

                Prof. Anu Singh Lather

                Vice Chancellor, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University Delhi, Delhi, India
                Prof. J. P. Saini

                Prof. J. P. Saini

                Vice Chancellor, Delhi Technological University, Delhi, India
                Conference Director

                Conference Director

                Prof. Shailendra Kumar, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
                  Organizing Secretary

                  Organizing Secretary

                  Dr. Rajesh Singh, University Librarian, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

                    Pre-Conference Workshop

                    Eminent Indian Speakers

                    Prof. J P Singh Joorel Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujrat, India
                    Prof. Ajay Pratap Singh, Director, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, India
                    Dr. R. K. Sharma Director General, Delhi Public Library, Delhi, India
                    Prof. (Dr.) Ramesh Chandra Gaur Director, National School of Drama, Delhi, India
                    Prof. ARD Prasad (Retd.), DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Banguluru, India
                    Prof. Devika Madali, DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Banguluru, India
                    Dr. D V Singh, Ex- University Librarian, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
                    Prof. Jagtar Singh, Professor & Head, DLIS, Punjabi University, Patiyala, Punjab, India
                    Prof. Laxman Rao Nagubandi, (Retd.) Professor, DLIS, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India
                    Prof. Naushad Ali P.M, Professor, DLIS, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligrh, U.P., India
                    Prof. Bulu Maharana, Dean, Social Sciences & Humanities, Sambalpur University, Odisha, India
                    Prof. Pravakar Rath, Head, DLIS, Mizoram University, Aizawl, Mizoram, India
                    Prof. Chandrashekara M. Professor, Department of Studies in Library & Information Science, University of Mysore, India
                    Dr K Nageswara Rao, Director, Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre (DESIDOC), Metcalfe House, Delhi, India
                    Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi, Chief Librarian, India International Centre (IIC), New Delhi, India
                    Dr. Sangeeta Kaul, Director, DELNET-Developing Library Network, New Delhi, India
                    Dr. B. Sutradhar, Librarian, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, India
                    Dr. Rajesh Singh, Head & University Librarian, DULS, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
                    Dr. Shantanu Ganguly, Professor of Business Communication and Director of Management & Commerce, NIMS University, Rajasthan, India
                    Prof. Jaideep Sharma, Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, IGNOU, New Delhi, India

                    Eminent International Speakers

                    Vicki McDonald

                    Vicki McDonald

                    IFLA President elect 2022-2023
                      Angela Horne

                      Angela Horne

                      Director, Rosenfeld Library, Los Angeles, USA
                        Marshall Breeding

                        Marshall Breeding

                        Editor, Library Technology Guides, USA
                          Jay Bhatt

                          Jay Bhatt

                          Engineering Librarian, Drexel University
                            Jean-Charles LAMIREL

                            Jean-Charles LAMIREL

                            Université de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
                              M A M Mominur Rahman

                              M A M Mominur Rahman

                              University of Rajshahi, Bangladesh
                                Tara Murray Grove

                                Tara Murray Grove

                                Librarian, The Pennsylvania State University
                                  Chaochen chen

                                  Chaochen chen

                                  National Taiwan Normal University
                                    Dr. Pita Jarupunphol

                                    Dr. Pita Jarupunphol

                                    Director(ARIT),Phuket Rajabhat University
                                      Oksana Sivurova

                                      Oksana Sivurova

                                      Lupinovich Belarus Agricultural Library of the National Academy of Sciences of Belarus
                                        Chutima Sacchanand

                                        Chutima Sacchanand

                                        Thammathirat Open University, Thailand
                                          Dr. Marina Arias

                                          Dr. Marina Arias

                                          Directorate of the A.M. Gorky Institute of World Literature of the Russian Academy of Sciences
                                            Guzel Strelkova

                                            Guzel Strelkova

                                            Moscow State University, Institute of Asian and African Studies, Faculty Member. Studies Literature, Critical Theory, and Women's Studies
                                              MALIK Iurii Sergeevich

                                              MALIK Iurii Sergeevich

                                              Voronezh State University
                                                Galina Alekseeva

                                                Galina Alekseeva

                                                Academic Director The Leo Tolstoy National Museum-Estate of Leo Tolstoy at Yasnaya Polyana
                                                  Prof. NAGINA Ksenia Alekseevna

                                                  Prof. NAGINA Ksenia Alekseevna

                                                  Department of history and typology of Russian and foreign Literature, Philological faculty, Voronezh State University.
                                                  Pradeepa Wijetunge

                                                  Pradeepa Wijetunge

                                                  Director, National Institute of Library & Information Sciences University of Colombo
                                                    Dominic Hunt

                                                    Dominic Hunt

                                                    Project and Business Intelligence at The University of Manchester Library
                                                      Svetlana A. GOROKHOVA

                                                      Svetlana A. GOROKHOVA

                                                      Academic Secretary, V. Mayakovsky Library Advisor to Director General, Library for Foreign Literature RLA Board Member
                                                        Nabil Ksibi

                                                        Nabil Ksibi

                                                        Engagement Lead, Global Direct, South Africa
                                                          Dr. Pavel Grigoryevich Pozdeyev

                                                          Dr. Pavel Grigoryevich Pozdeyev

                                                            Michelle Sharples

                                                            Michelle Sharples

                                                            Head of Engagement at The University of Manchester Library
                                                              Mg. Art. Antra Medne (Latvia)

                                                              Mg. Art. Antra Medne (Latvia)

                                                              Director of literati Aleksandrs Caks Museum in Riga
                                                                Zvonareva Lola Utkirovna

                                                                Zvonareva Lola Utkirovna

                                                                Visiting Professor
                                                                  Dr. Matveeva Inga

                                                                  Dr. Matveeva Inga

                                                                  Associate Professor, Department of Literature and Art of the Russian State Institute of Performing Arts. Saint-Petersburg, Russia
                                                                    Dilara Begum

                                                                    Dilara Begum

                                                                    Associate Professor of Information Studies and Library Management, East West University
                                                                      IVANITSKIY Alexander Iljitch

                                                                      IVANITSKIY Alexander Iljitch

                                                                      Russian State University for Humanities, Moscow.
                                                                        Dr. Vadim Duda

                                                                        Dr. Vadim Duda

                                                                        Director General of the Russian State Library, President of the Library Assembly of Eurasia, Vice-president of the Russian Library Association.

                                                                          Registration

                                                                          Online Registration has been started

                                                                          STRUCTURE OF THE PROGRAM

                                                                          Proposed structure of the 4 day programme will be notified in due course of time.

                                                                          However, tentatively it has been decided to divide the proceedings of the Conference into following manner:

                                                                          A core group of some prominent persons will be constituted who will be present in each technical session and will meet daily for group discussions to take stock of the programmes and evolve the issues to be utilized for formulating recommendations

                                                                          Top sights in Delhi

                                                                          Red Fort (लाल किला)
                                                                          Akshardham-Temple
                                                                          India Gate
                                                                          New Parliament House
                                                                          Chandni Chowk
                                                                          Qutab Minar
                                                                          Lotus Temple
                                                                          Jama Masjid
                                                                          Gurudwara Bangla Sahib

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                                                                          • Location

                                                                            University Librarian Office, Central Library, University of Delhi, New Delhi - 110 007, India

                                                                          • Line Phone

                                                                            91-11-27666034, 27667848

                                                                          • Mobile Phone

                                                                            91-11-27666034, 27667848

                                                                          • Email

                                                                            ical2023@admin.du.ac.in