Call For Papers – International Symposium
Title: Digital Libraries: Sustainable Development in Education
Themes:
1. Digital Libraries for Accessible Education
– Inclusive and equitable access to digital libraries for diverse learners
– Strategies to overcome barriers to accessing educational resources
– Enhancing accessibility for marginalized communities and persons with disabilities
2. Digital Literacy and Skills Development
– Innovative approaches to promoting digital literacy through digital libraries
– Digital skills development for lifelong learning and employability
– Digital libraries as platforms for up skilling and reskilling initiatives
3. Open Educational Resources (OER) and Open Access
– Creation, curation, and dissemination of OER through digital libraries
– Licensing, copyright, and intellectual property issues in open-access resources
– Collaborative models for sustainable development and sharing of OER
4. Technology and Innovation In Digital Libraries
– Applications of emerging technologies (AI, ML, NLP, AR & VR, etc.) in digital libraries
– Metadata standards and digital preservation in the age of rapid technological advancements
– User experience design and user-centric innovations in digital library interfaces
5. Policy and Governance for Digital Libraries
– Policy frameworks for the sustainable development of digital libraries
– Copyright and fair use considerations in digital library ecosystems
– Ethical issues in data collection, privacy, and security in digital libraries
Submission Guidelines:
– Papers must be written in English and should adhere to academic standards.
– Submissions should be in .doc or .docx format and follow a standard academic paper structure.
– The maximum paper length should be 6,000 words (excluding references).
– Authors should include a theme of the paper (choose from the list of themes of the symposium), clear title, abstract (250 words maximum), keywords, and author affiliations with contact information.
– All submissions must be original work and should not have been previously published or be under review elsewhere.
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Hosted By: Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, Kharagpur – 721302, WB, India
Symposium Dates: November 20 to 22, 2023
Important Dates:
– Paper Submission Deadline: (2-page extended abstract)
– Notification of Acceptance: August 23, 2023 (extended to September 15, 2023)
– Final Paper Submission Deadline: October 10, 2023
– Symposium Dates: November 20 to 22, 2023
Official Notification