September 19-20, 2019 | Venue: Minhaj University Lahore

 SUB THEMES

1. Combating academic dishonesty in Higher Education
2. Academic integrity and role of Libraries
3. Librarians as agent of change
4. Information society and knowledge economy
5. Libraries, Information, Content and Knowledge Management
6. Information Literacy
7. Intellectual Capital
8.  Information Entrepreneurship, Design and Delivery
9. Interdisciplinary and collaborative initiatives
10. Social media and its impact on libraries
11. Indigenous knowledge systems
12. Re-Engineering the libraries for the next user generation
13. Application of ICTs in libraries
14. Academia, library practitioner linkages: bridging the gap
15. Library and competitive intelligence
16. Digitization, digital publishing and related trends
17. Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) and role of library
18. Consortia and public policy for the library

Guidelines for Abstract Submissions
 
Submissions
You are invited to be part of this exciting event, connect with national and international participants, and disseminate your research, experience, opinions in any of the following tracks:
 
Author Guidelines:
Please follow APA Style Manual 6th edition, for preparing manuscript according to the following structure:
 
Author's Name and Surname
Author's affiliation including the name of the institution, city, country and e-mail
 
Abstract Submission (Structured): Abstracts should be 500-750 words in length excluding references and should state the Purpose/Aim, Research Design, Key Findings (if applicable), Significance/implications, Key words clearly. Contributions must be prepared by using the MS Word.
 
Abstracts should be formatted for A4 paper, and using Times New Roman font type. Abstracts must contain the title of the paper (14-point font) and the authors' names, affiliations and email addresses (12-point font) which should all be left justified.
 
Full Paper: Structured Abstract; Keywords (4-6); Background/Introduction; Purpose/Problem Statement; Research Objectives/Research Questions/Hypotheses; Literature Review; Research Design/Methodology; Findings; Discussion; Recommendations and Conclusion; Research Implications.
 
Reference style and citations
The accuracy and completeness of the references is the responsibility of the author. The format for citations in text for bibliographic references follows the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th edition).  
 
Keywords: A minimum of 4 and maximum of 6 keywords should be added. Semi colon should be used to separate keywords.
 
Criteria for Selection:
All submissions will be double blind peer reviewed against the following criteria:
·       Relevance to conference theme
·       Clarity, coherence, organization of writing
·       Academic or professional merit
·       Originality and innovation of the work
 

IMPORTANT DATES

REGISTRATION FEE

International Participants:           US$ 50

Early Bird Registration:                 2,500/- PKR

Regular Registration:                    3,000/- PKR

On Spot Registration:                    4,000/- PKR

Last Date of Early Bird Registration June 28, 2019

Send your abstract at: lisconference@mul.edu.pk

For registration

Mr. Zaheer Ahmad

Director Libraries, MUL

Cell: +923234676056

Office: +92 (0)42-35145621-24  Ext: 328

Email: director.libraries@mul.edu.pk

www.mul.edu.pk  

Conference Secretariat and Committees: