{"id":1490,"date":"2020-12-15T10:39:49","date_gmt":"2020-12-15T05:09:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/?p=1490"},"modified":"2025-02-02T13:34:07","modified_gmt":"2025-02-02T08:04:07","slug":"nrs20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/nrs20\/","title":{"rendered":"NILIS Research Symposium 2020: Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries in the New Normal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1519 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nrs20_ipw_topics-485x264.jpg\" alt=\"In partnership with ASIS&amp;T\" width=\"485\" height=\"264\" srcset=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nrs20_ipw_topics-485x264.jpg 485w, https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nrs20_ipw_topics-768x418.jpg 768w, https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nrs20_ipw_topics-300x163.jpg 300w, https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nrs20_ipw_topics-255x139.jpg 255w, https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nrs20_ipw_topics-600x327.jpg 600w, https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/nrs20_ipw_topics.jpg 1054w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 485px) 100vw, 485px\" \/>NILIS Research Symposium, the annual <span style=\"font-size:0px; color:#ff0000;\">\ufeff<a href=\"https:\/\/www.linlin119.com\/\">\u65e5\u672c\u85e4\u7d20<\/a><br \/>\n<\/span>research event of NILIS will be held on 23rd January 2021 using online mode. This is organized in partnership with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/350946878795766\/?ref=br_rs\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">South Asia Chapter<\/a> of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.asist.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&amp;T)<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Fifty five (55) abstracts will be presented, selected from nearly 70 abstracts received.<\/b><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-10\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-10\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Bhuva-Narayan-1-c-scaled-e1610520137897-257x300.jpg\" alt=\"Keynote speaker\" width=\"257\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1584\" \/><\/td><td class=\"column-2\">The keynote address will be delivered by Professor Bhuva Narayan of the School of Communication, University of Technology Sydney, Australia. <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-10 from cache -->\n<h3 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/nrs-2020-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go to sessions<\/a><\/h3>\n<h3 align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/home\/nrs-2020-full-program\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Go to the full program<\/a><\/h3>\n<p>The main theme of the symposium is \u201cChallenges and Opportunities for Libraries in the New Normal\u201d. There will be four key themes.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Information society, and librarianship<\/li>\n<li>Information sources and services<\/li>\n<li>IT Applications<\/li>\n<li>Library services amidst the pandemic conditions<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<blockquote><p><b>The NILIS Research Symposium will be 100% open and free for participants and presenters. <\/b><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2><b>We are delighted to announce that around 50 abstracts have been selected to be presented. The authors have been informed.<\/b><\/h2>\n<blockquote>\n<h2>| <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/HWDpeQYyjhVyGGyj9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Click here for registration<\/a> |<\/h2>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>| Final Abstract formatting guide and\u00a0Template | Presentation formatting guide |<\/p>\n<p>The conference proceedings will be published as an e-book with an ISBN.<\/p>\n<p><b>Important dates:<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Last date for receiving abstracts<\/b>: Extended to 10.01.2021 (closed)<\/li>\n<li><b>Author notification<\/b>: 15.01.2021 (completed)<\/li>\n<li><b>The first version of the presentation due<\/b>: 17.01.2021<\/li>\n<li><b>The final version of the presentation due<\/b>: 18.01.2021<\/li>\n<li><b>Symposium date<\/b>: 23.01.2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For details use the contact form <a href=\"https:\/\/forms.gle\/eciRhBXXt4nScgN16\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">here <\/a>or write to sympo20@nilis.cmb.ac.lk<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"tablepress-8-name\" class=\"tablepress-table-name tablepress-table-name-id-8\">Co-Chairs<\/h2>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-8\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-8\" aria-labelledby=\"tablepress-8-name\">\n<thead>\n<tr class=\"row-1\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Dr. Ruwan Gamage<br \/>\n<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Dr. Bhakti Gala<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"row-2\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\"><img src=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/2016_id-219x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"219\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-565\" \/><\/td><td class=\"column-2\"><img src=\"https:\/\/nilis.cmb.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/bg-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"267\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1546\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<tfoot>\n<tr class=\"row-3\">\n\t<th class=\"column-1\">Acting Director, <br \/>\nNational Institute of Library and Information Sciences, <br \/>\nUniversity of Colombo, <br \/>\nColombo 03<br \/>\nSri Lanka<\/th><th class=\"column-2\">Assistant Professor,<br \/>\nSchool of Library and Information Science<br \/>\nCentral University of Gujarat<br \/>\nGandhinagar, Gujarat<br \/>\nIndia<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tfoot>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-8 from cache -->\n<p><b>Program Committee<\/b><\/p>\n\n<table id=\"tablepress-9\" class=\"tablepress tablepress-id-9\">\n<tbody class=\"row-hover\">\n<tr class=\"row-1 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Covid-19 pandemic and library services (case studies) track<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr. Naresh Agarwal<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-2 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Information Society track<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Ms. Sakeena Alikhan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-3 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Librarianship track<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mr. Uditha Alahakoon<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-4 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Information systems track<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr. Chiranthi Wijesundara<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-5 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">LIS education track<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr. Md. Anwarul Islam<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-6 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Information sources and services<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr. Syeda Hina Batool<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-7 odd\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Information literacy track<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Mr. P.G. Premadasa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr class=\"row-8 even\">\n\t<td class=\"column-1\">Information management track<\/td><td class=\"column-2\">Dr. Muhammad Rafiq<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<!-- #tablepress-9 from cache -->\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NILIS Research Symposium, the annual \ufeff\u65e5\u672c\u85e4\u7d20 research event of NILIS will be held on 23rd January 2021 using online mode. This is organized in partnership with the South Asia Chapter of the Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&amp;T). Fifty five (55) abstracts will be presented, selected from nearly 70 abstracts received. 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