We cordially invite interested people and organizations to contribute towards the enrichment of
knowledge in the field of library and Information science by sharing their original research articles for the
upcoming KCLA conference . The major theme of the conference is to portray the new trends in libraries
and librarianship domain. By understanding the current trends, the future of libraries can be made
brighter.

Conference Publication
All papers submitted will be subject to a peer review process with plagiarism checking using
Turnitin. The accepted papers will be published in the Conference Volume with ISBN.
Author Guidelines
All original research articles should be structured in the following manner
● Papers must be written in standard English ● Text files should be prepared in Open
office/MS Word format ● All text should be double spaced with at least 1 cm margin all
sides ● Font should be Arial, 12 point, ● References as per APA style

Important Dates

Sub Themes

TECHNOLOGY TRENDS

1. AI Tools and Library Applications
2. Library Technology – Post Covid
3. Social media and libraries
4. Library Interoperability Tools
5. Cloud Computing, Drones, Robotics,
6. Mobile Libraries, Green Libraries
7. Digital Library, Virtual Library

TRENDS IN RESOURCES AND
SERVICES

1. Online Library Services
2. Library services for differently abled
3. Resource Sharing and ROI in libraries
4. User centric Innovative services
5. ERM, OER, E-Book Subscription models
6. Open Access and Libraries
7. Inter Library Access contracts

ADVANCES IN LIBRARIANSHIP

1. Evolving Digital Environment: Challenges
   and Solutions
2. Skills and competencies for library
   professionals
3. Leadership in Libraries : Best practices
4. SDGs, NEP and Academic Libraries
5. Consortium models and library networks

RESEARCH & PUBLISHING TRENDS

1. Open Publishing, Open Archiving
2. Open Journal Systems,
3. Research Trends in LIS
4. Self publishing
5. Creative Commons
6. Copyright and IPR
7. Plagiarism and Ethics

BROCHURE- CALL FOR PAPERS