KELPRO
BULLETIN (ISSN 0975-4911), a
bi-annual journal in Library & Information Science Published by KERALA
LIBRARY PROFESSIONALS’ ORGANIZATION
Since
1997, through 18 volumes, KELPRO Bulletin has been a leader among
scholarly journals in Library & Information Science in India. As part of
its strategy to encourage budding LIS professionals, Kelpro Bulletin is
announcing a call for “Best Student Paper 2015”. This competition
supports KELPRO Bulletins goal of publishing the best articles from the next
generation of Library and Information Science professionals. We are proud to
recognize the best papers with special awards.
OBJECTIVES
™
To encourage LIS students to present research papers addressing, the current trends in
Library and information Science; ™
to encourage the students to understand and participate in professional activities and
thereby promote communication,
co-operation and unity among the library
professionals.
PARTICIPANTS
™ Students include
Post-graduate, M. Phil and Research Scholars in LIS, below the age of 40 years are invited to submit high quality research papers to
this competition. Single author/joint author (maximum 2 authors)
papers are invited.
THEME
OF THE PAPER
The
theme is “Library websites and Portals”. Research paper should address
the significant issues facing todays Librarians, Information Scientists and
Faculty members on the above topic. Case studies, best practices and pure
research papers are welcome.
The
sub themes are :
™
Design and Development - Standards and Practices, Creation and maintenance of
dynamic library websites and portals, Content management and content providers.
™
Web based services and tools: Sharing of resources and services, Database
search, Instant Messaging and Virtual Reference Desks, Web based user education
tools and information literacy services. ™
Evaluation of Web content: Social media and
Web 2.0, Social informatics, ™
Case studies: Library websites and portals of various types of libraries -
Public/Academic/Special/ Other types - best practices and
Websites
and Portals as hub of knowledge and information
SELECTION
OF THE PAPER
An expert committee constituted by KELPRO will
select the best paper for awards. Paper will be judged on the basis of originality
of thought and observation, ™ depth of research and scholarship,.
™
topicality of the problem addressed ,™ Quality of ideas,
research methods, results or argument ™
and
quality of writing and referencing. The
decision of the expert committee will be final in this regard
AWARDS
Three prizes will be given in this competition
of the Best Student Paper-2015. ™
First
Prize - The author of the Best Student Paper will be
honoured with a cash prize of Rs.10,000/- a Certificate of Merit and free subscription
of KELPRO Bulletin for 2 years. ™
Second
& Third Prize - The author of the second & third
Best Student paper will be given a Certificate of Merit and free subscription of KELPRO
Bulletin for 2 years. (In case joint author paper winning the
award, the prize money will be shared equally).
PAPER SUBMISSION GUIDELINES AND DUE DATE
Length
of the paper should be in the range of 4000-6000 words. ™
Language: English. ™ Reference should be given on author
date system. (For
more details see Instructions to contributors in KELPRO Bulletin). ™
Paper should be submitted in CD format done in MS Word together with a printed
copy. Also electronic submission to: kelpro1993@gmail.com
Due date of submission:
28th February 2015
Manuscript should be send to Dr. S. Humayoon
Kabir, Editor, KELPRO Bulletin, Post Box No. 5543,
University P. O., Thiruvananthapuram - 695034, Kerala.
(C/o Associate Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, University
of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram - 695 034, Kerala).
PAPER SHOULD BE ATTACHED WITH THE FOLLOWING
™
A certificate showing the details of
enrolment of the student from the Head of the LIS Department, proof of Date of
Birth of the student (attested true copy) and declaration stating that the
paper is an original work of mine and has not been published in any journal/book or presented in any seminar/
conference. The award winning papers and few selected papers will be published.
Stanley James Pradeepam Dr. R. Reghunathan
Nair Dr. Mehaboobullah. K General Secretary, President, Convener,Organising
Committee, KELPRO KELPRO KELPRO Best Student Paper 2015
