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The International Conference on Knowledge Organisation in Academic Libraries (I-KOAL), formerly the National Conference on Knowledge Organisation in Academic Libraries (KOAL), is organized by the Library Professionals Association (LPA), India. It aims (1) to create awareness and provide a platform for the exchange and sharing knowledge and skills among LIS professionals and academicians in Knowledge Economy, (2) to establish an effective channel of communication between theoretical researchers and practitioners, and (3) to provide an opportunity to put forward innovative plans, debates, classic ideas, and promote closer cooperation and among professionals and encourage them for participation in developing knowledge economy.

Conference History:

I-KOAL 2025, February 20-22, 2025, Gorakhpur, India

Conference Theme: Innovative Library Practices in Digital Era: Aligning with National Education Policy for Viksit Bharat 2047
(Co-organizer: Central Library, Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Gorakhpur University)

Note: National Education Policy (NEP) 2020; Viksit Bharat@2047 represents the government of India’s ambitious vision to transform the nation into a developed entity by the centenary of its independence in 2047.

Conference Program TBD

Conference Sub-themes:
Vision 2047: Roadmap for Future-Ready Libraries in Viksit Bharat
Role of NEP 2020 in Shaping Future Library Practices
Challenges and Opportunities in Implementing NEP 2020 in Libraries
Traditional Knowledge System for Sustainable Lifestyle
Indian Knowledge System on Nath Tradition
Public Libraries as Hubs for Lifelong Learning and Community Engagement
Integration of Digital Resources and Open Access in Libraries
Empowering Learners through E-Libraries and Digital Repositories
Innovative Technologies: AI, Blockchain, and Libraries of the Future
Skill Development and Capacity Building for Librarians in the Digital Age
Sustainability and Inclusivity in Digital Library Services
Introduction to Digital Transformation in Libraries

I-KOAL 2024, February 15-16, 2024, MIT World Peace University, Pune, India

Conference Theme: Innovative Technology and Applications for Sustainable Library Services
(Co-organizer: Knowledge Resource Centre, Dr. Vishwanath Karad MIT World Peace University)

Conference Program:
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Sub-Themes:
Knowledge Management
Research Data Management
Management of Digital Libraries
Multimedia Content Management
Capacity Building & HR Management in Library Services
Sustainable Digital Library Model
Green Libraries: Concept & Processes
Public Library as Information & Cultural Hubs
Library Outreach, Marketing, and Advocacy in Digital Age
Modern Librarianship and Ethics
Emerging & Innovative Technology Applications in Libraries
Research Tools, Techniques and Methodologies
Open-Source Software application in Libraries
Smart use of Plagiarism Tools, IPR and Copyright in the Digital Age
Digital Library Consortia: Challenges and Future Perspectives
Role of Librarians and Libraries in Institutional Rankings

I-KOAL 2023, January 20-21, 2023, C-DAC, Navi Mumbai, India

Conference Theme: Redesigning Modern Library and Innovative Services in Digital Environment
(Co-organizer: Mumbai Library; Centre for Development of Advanced Computing)

Conference Program n.a.

Sub-themes:
Digital Library initiatives
Innovative Library Services
Emerging Trends in Libraries
Management of Digital Libraries
Smart Libraries: Concepts & Processes
Public Library as Educational Hubs
Capacity Building & HR Management in Library Services
Role of Library Association in Professional Development
Collection Development Policies in Digital Age
Research Ethics, IPR, Plagitarism and Technology
Open-source Technology Management
Copyright /IPR and Libraries
Institutional Repositorities

I-KOAL 2022, April 22-23, 2022, Tumkur University, Tumkuru, India

Conference Theme: Digital Transformation: Moving forwards Developing Smart Libraries
(Co-organizer: Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University)

Conference Program n.a.

Sub-themes:
Copyright / IPR and Libraries
Capacity Building & HR Management in Digital Age
Collection Development Policies in Digital Age
Digital Library Initiatives
Emerging Trends in Libraries
Innovative Library Services
Institutional Repositories
Library Association & Networks
Management of Digital Libraries
Open Technology Management
Research Ethics, Plagitarism and Technology
Smart Libraries: Concepts & Processes
Transforming Library as Educational and Cultural Hubs

I-KOAL 2020, October 16-17, 2020, Tumkur University, Tumkuru, India

Conference Theme: Digital Transformation: Moving Towards Developing Smart Libraries
(Co-organizer: Department of Studies and Research in Library and Information Science, Tumkur University)

Conference Program n.a.

Sub-themes:
Smart Libraries: Concept & Processes
Digital Library initiatives
Management Libraries & Digital Libraries
Emerging & Innovative Technologies’s Applications in Libraries
Transforming Library as Educational and Cultural Hubs
Collection Development Policies in Digital Age
Capacity Building & HR Management in Digital Age
Innovative Library Services
Open Technology Movement
Institutional Repositories
Copyright/IPR and Libraries
Research Ethics, Plagiarism and Technology
Library Association & Networks

I-KOAL 2019, September 12-13, 2019, Sardar Patel University, Vallabh Vidyanagar, India

Theme: Building Smart Libraries: Challenges and Discovery Tools
(Co-organizer: Bhaikaka Library (University Library) & Department of Library and Information Science, Sardar Patel University)

Conference Program n.a.

Sub-themes:
Digital Strategies & Innovation
Digital Governance & Smart Libraries
Collection Development Policies in Digital Age
Developing Reading Habits in Digital Environment
Digital Collection Development and Access Management
Emerging & Innovative Technology Applications in Libraries
Issues, Challenges and Opportunities in Digital Environment
Knowledge Organization & Services
Smart Libraries: Concept & Processes
Inculcate Reading Habits amongst Users
Social media and Innovative Library Practices
Transforming Library Spaces into Cultural Hubs
Transforming Library into Tourist Information Centre
Strategies and Tools of Library Services to Users
Content Development, Management and Access Tools
Capacity Building & HR Management in e-Environment
Global Dimensions of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR): Challenges and Issues
IPR Issues in Research and Creative Works IPR Concerns and Publication Industry

I-KOAL 2018, November 26-27, 2018, University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, India

Conference Theme: Participation of Academic Libraries in Knowledge Economy
(Co-organizer: Indira Gandhi Memorial Library, University of Hyderabad)

Conference Program n.a.

Sub-themes:
Academic Research and Knowledge Generation
Knowledge Discovery Tools, services and Data Warehousing
Knowledge Discovery in Databasesw
Web and Distributed Information Retrieval
Interactive and Online Data Mining
Integration of Data Warehousing and Data Mining
Usage and Usage Data Analysis
Big Data, R-statistic and Knowledge Discovery
Web Mining and Web Scale Discovery
Open Access and Open Repositories
Management of Digital Libraries and Institutional Repositories
Mobile Networking, Social Media and Social Network Analysis
Digital Curation, Content and Document Management
Semantic Technologies and Ontologies
Digital Library Development and Digital Rights Management
Standards, Interoperability and IPR issues
Knowledge Management and Web 2.0/ Web 3.0
Web Technologies and Applications of Social networking
Resource sharing and library consortia
User education/orientation/awareness

I-KOAL 2017, December 15-16, 2017, University of Goa, Panaji, India

Conference Theme: Transformation Through Electronic Information Resources for Digital Society
(Co-organizer: Goa University Library, University of Goa)

Conference Program n.a.

Sub-themes:
Content management tools
Copyright and IPR issues
Digital information: collect, manage, dissemination
Digital library: Concept, prospects, challenges
Digital repositories with open source software
Digital rights management
Electronic and digital resource management
Electronic information resources
E-resources and web resources management
Ethics of using e-resources
Information technology and knowledge resource centres
Knowledge organisation and knowledge engineering
Library leadership in digital environment
Social media and networking in libraries
Transformation of knowledge to society
Web services, archiving and preservation

KOAL-2016, March 9-10, 2016, PK DAS Institute of Medical Sciences, Vaniamkulam, India

Conference Theme: Digitalization: The Path to the peak
(Co-organizer: Central Library, PK DAS Institute of Medical Sciences)

Conference Program n.a.

Sub-themes:
Digital Library: Concept, Prospects and Challenges
Digital Information: collect, manage and dissemination
E-resources and Web Resources Management
Digital Repositories with Open Sources Software
Social Media and Networking in Libraries
Copy right and IPR Issues
Library Leadership in Digital Environment
Web services, archiving and preservations

I-KOAL 2015, January 2-3, 2015, Manipal University Jaipur, Jaipur, India

Conference Theme: Digital India-Digital Libraries
(Co-organizer: Faculty of Engineering, Manipal University Jaipur)

Conference Program n.a.

Sub-themes:
DL Infrastructure and systems
• E-resources (Books, Journals and Database)
• Digital library architectures
• Cloud & grid deployments
• Federation of repositories
• Collaborative & participatory information environments
• Data storage & indexing
• E-science, e-government, e-learning
• Semantic web issues in digital libraries
• Ontology and knowledge organization systems
DL Education
• Digital library conceptual models
• Digital library 2.0
• Digital library education
• Economic and legal aspects
• Landscape for digital libraries
• Theoretical models of information interaction and organization
• Human factors in networked information
• User behavior analysis and modeling
DL Contents
• Metadata schemes
• Interoperability and Information integration
• Digital curation and related workflows
• Preservation, authenticity and provenance
• Web archiving
• Social media and dynamically generated content for particular uses
DL services
• Information retrieval & browsing
• Multilingual & multimedia Information Retrieval
• Personalization in digital libraries
• Context awareness in information access
• Semantic aware services
• Technologies for delivering/accessing digital libraries
• Visualization of large-scale information environments
• Evaluation of online information environments
• Quality metrics
• Interfaces to digital libraries
• Data mining/extraction of structure from networked information
• Scholarly communication

KOAL-2014, April 26, 2014, Lyllpur Khalsa College of Engineering, Jalandhar, India

Conference Theme: Role of ICT in Library Management

Note: The conference was not branded as KOAL 2014 but as National Conference on “Role of ICT in Library Management”

Conference Program n.a.

Sub-Themes:
Content Organization and Management
Knowledge Representation Issues
Knowledge Management and Storage
Visualization of Knowledge
Digital Library Systems
Digital Services and Applications
Digital Standards and Policy
Copyrights Issues in Digital Environment
Digital Library Open Sources
Digital Initiative in Social Science, Engineering and Management Institutions in India
Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) Services

Associated Conferences: (co-organized by LPA)

National Conference on “Challenges and Opportunity of Libraries and Librarians in Knowledge Era” (NCCOLLKE-2014), 12 April 2014, Lucknow
(Organizer: Society for Social Welfare and Educational Development; Co-organizer: LPA; Sanatan Sewa Samiti)

National Conference on “Emerging Trends in Libraries and Information Services” (ETLIS-2014), 22-23 February 2014, Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, India
(Organizer: Jharkhand Information and Library Association)

KOAL-2013, April 27, 2013, Indian Social Institute, New Delhi

Conference Theme: Life Cycle of an e-Resource

Conference Program n.a.

Sub-themes:
Electronic Resources – Management
E-books and E-journals
Web links – URLs/WEBINAR
Open access e-resources
Metadata – Z39.50, XML,
Standards – interoperability
Networking and Consortium
Innovative services provided using e-resources
Training – staff and to library users
E-Publishing and linking
Databases – providers, access mechanism, licensing mechanism
Access, browsing and searching techniques
Multimedia e-resources
Information Management and Security
Digital Library / Institutional Repositories
Knowledge management
Web 2.0 technologies
Use and Usage study of e-resources
Intellectual property management issues

KOAL-2012, September 29, Gandhi Peace Foundation, New Delhi, India

Conference Program n.a.

Sub-themes:
Knowledge Management and Storage
Automation and Computerization of Library
Digital Library architecture and access management
Copyrights issues in digital environment
Collaboration and Networking of Libraries
Open archives initiatives/PMH
Open Educational resources
Digital Library development and management
Digital preservation standards and policy