Sub Themes:

• Privatisation of libraries (public libraries) with emphasis on public-private partnership
• Financial resource mobilization including fee-base services
• Karnataka Public Libraries Act(1965)
• Metrics Management
• Measuring Scholarly Impact

Public Libraries:

• Community Information centers; Information kiosks; Tele centers vis-à-vis public libraries.
• Public Library situation in different states (situation reports)
• Public Libraries vis-à-vis distance education
• Collection development/ Evaluation
• Staff position
• Use/ User studies
• Rural Libraries

School and College Libraries

• Library services in Schools and Colleges
• School library management
• Collection Development and Organization
• New models of acquisition (e-books, e-journals)
• Case Studies and Best Practices
• Use/ User studies
• Digital Libraries
• Library Automation
• Institutional Repositories (IR)
• Library website
• College Library consortia

Special/ Industrial Libraries

• Best practices
• Web based information services
• Innovative information services
• Competencies/ Skills required