List of accepted papers are as follows:
| SL No | Titles and Authors |
|---|---|
| 1 | Analysing the Function and Influence of India’s National Digital Gateways: Infrastructure, Accessibility, and Governance in this Digital Era by Monika Verma and Dr. Deepmala |
| 2 | Taking Initiatives Towards Green Library: A Study of Central Library, IIT Kharagpur by Rita Ghosh and Dr. B. Sutradhar |
| 3 | Engineering a Sustainable Future: How IITs Drive the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals by Mr. Hemanta Kumar Biswal, Dr. B. Sutradhar and Prof. Bulu Maharana |
| 4 | From Community Care to Digital Governance: Reimagining ICDS Transformation in Cooch Behar through a Digital Humanities Lens by Suvojyoti Paul |
| 5 | International Repositories as Enablers of Enhanced Knowledge Management and Dissemination Frameworks by Mohit Kumar Verma and Dr. Dharam Vir Singh |
| 6 | National Digital Library of India: A Sustainable Development in Education by Indrajit Mondal |
| 7 | Redefining User Experience: Issues of Access, Searchability, and Personalization in Digital Knowledge Systems by Dr Smitha C Elayadom |
| 8 | Sustainable Development in Digital Libraries: A Framework for Digital Knowledge Creation and Sharing by Kalpana Pandey, Titus R, Ganeshbabu M and Chinthiya S |
| 9 | A Unified Discovery Framework for Integrated Access to Koha and DSpace Resources: A Prototype-Based Approach by Pradip Kumar Mahato, Dr. Samrat Guha Roy, Dr. B. Sutradhar |
| 10 | Critical Evaluation of DC Metadata Schema with Specific Reference for Archiving Educational Resources by Debasis Das and Prof. Sudip Ranjan Hatua |
| 11 | Designing a Common Metadata Standard for Research Data Repositories (RDRs): A Proposal by Sukanta Halder |
| 12 | Empowering Education through NDLI: Awareness and Uses among Students of Higher Education Institution in Sambalpur by Dr. Archita Nanda and Sunam Shankar Behera |
| 13 | Exploring Awareness and Challenges of NDLI Usage: A Need for Training Initiatives by Priyanka S. Barpate (Khot) and Dr. Megha B. Mali |
| 14 | Metadata Trajectory from MARC to BIBFRAME: A Strategic Approach to the Future of Bibliographic Data Management in Digital Libraries by Lili Sahu and Prof. Bulu Maharana |
| 15 | Navigating the Digital Repository: A Survey on National Digital Library of India (NDLI) Awareness and Use among Students of Gauhati University by Rahul Chetri, Preetam Kishore Paul and Arbin Engtipi |
| 16 | A Bibliometric Analysis of Augmented Reality (AR) and Virtual Reality (VR) in Academic Libraries from 2010-2025 by Subham Debsharma, Ramani Ranjan Sahu, and Dr. Samrat Guha Roy, Mr. Hemanta Kumar Biswal |
| 17 | A Conceptual Framework for Enhancing Discovery of Grey Literature through Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) in Academic Libraries: A Pilot Study Approach by Pawan Kumar Pal and Dr. Samir Kumar Jalal |
| 18 | An Assessment of Library Websites at National Institutes of Pharmaceutical Education and Research (NIPERs) in India by Virendra Siraskar and Dr. Devendra Bhongade |
| 19 | Artificial Intelligence Tools in Library Services: Benefits, Drawbacks, and Challenges by Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Prof. Sanjay Kumar Singh and Alka Rani Khare |
| 20 | Assessing the Influence of E-Journals on Academic Practices: Evidence from Central University of Rajasthan by Kiran Yadav and Dr. Vineeta Chauhan |
| 21 | BERT-Based Relevance Classification for Focused Web-Crawling in the National Digital Library of India by Mousiki Singha Roy Subhayan Roy and Dr. B. Sutradhar |
| 22 | Design and Execution of a Knowledge-Based DDC Classifier for Digital Library Systems: A Prototype Model by Jayanta Bhakta, Sontu Nandi, Jayashree Bhakta and Rita Ghosh |
| 23 | Design and Implementation of a Library AI Assistant: A RAG-Based Chatbot Leveraging Large Language Models (LLMs) by Mir Owahed Ali and Dr. B. Sutradhar |
| 24 | Designing AI-Assistant for Academic Libraries: Enabling Database Interaction using MCP Architecture by Dr. Samir Kumar Jalal, Dr. Samrat Guha Roy and Dr. B. Sutradhar |
| 25 | Emerging Technologies in Academic Libraries: A Comprehensive Review of Digital Transformation and Future Trends by Mr. Uma Shankar Prasad and Mr. Vijendra Langdi |
| 26 | Emerging Technologies in Digital Libraries: Innovations and Applications by Ms. Kontham Rupasree |
| 27 | Enhancing DSpace with Large Language Models: Designing an Integration Framework Using the Model Context Protocol by Tirtharaj Dasgupta, Madhumita Neogi and Prof. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay |
| 28 | Enhancing Library Services Through Cloud Computing, Artificial Intelligence, and Blockchain Integration by Senthil Kumaran P, R. Matheswaran and Dr. K. Rajaram |
| 29 | Ethical Use of AI in the Academic Environment by Mr. R. Ch. Yoganand, A. Rajani Kumari and M.Sridhar |
| 30 | Exploring Cloud Computing in Library and Information Science: Applications, Impact, and Research Visualization by Dr. N. Siva, Dr. P. Rajendran and Dr. V. Chitra |
| 31 | Exploring Screen Reader Architecture: Anhancing Access to Information for the Visually Impaired by Samayita Dutta |
| 32 | From Framework to Fluency: Mapping the Learning Curve of ML Backends by Anjan Pal and Prof. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay |
| 33 | From Shelves to Sentence: Reimagining Pharmacy Institutional Libraries through Human-AI Synergy by Akella Syamalarao and Dr. Pulicherla Mallikarjuna Rao |
| 34 | Integrating RFID Technology with KOHA Library Management Software: A Command based Application by Ravindra Mohan and Dr. Deep Singh |
| 35 | Leveraging AI/ML Tools in Developing Smart Library Systems: AI-Driven Centralized Library Networks for Smarter Fund Utilization and Book Selection by Abhishek Mukherjee |
| 36 | Leveraging Artificial Intelligence for Smart Library Services: A Bibliometric Analysis by Joytirmayee Sahu, Ajaya Kumar Saw and Dr. Rosalien Rout |
| 37 | No Code Tool for Data Cleaning: A Study of the Open Data Editor (ODE) by Dr. Mohit Garg, Nikhil Raj and Ankit |
| 38 | Open Access Practices of Researchers in NIScPR: Using Data Carpentry Tools by Samarjit Dey and Prof. Nivedita Bhattacharyya Sahu |
| 39 | R-based Text Mining vis-à-vis Thematic Shifts in Digital Library Discourse by Ms. Samhati Soor |
| 40 | Role of AI Tools in Reducing Text Similarity in Research Papers/Articles by M Manivannan, Prof. Durga Sankar Rath and Dr. B. Sutradhar |
| 41 | Talk to Your Library: Implementing a Koha-Integrated Library Chatbot with Cloud-Based Knowledge Domain across OPAC and Telegram Interfaces by Shekhor Modak, Pavan Kumar Gupta and Dr. Samir Kumar Jalal |
| 42 | The Changing Landscape of Modern Library Management and Services through the Integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) by Sourabh Mukherjee and Kritika Chakraborty |
| 43 | The Role of Cloud Computing, AI, and Blockchain in Smart Library Systems: A Study by Ajaya Kumar Saw and Dr. Rosalien Rout |
| 44 | Towards Library 5.0: Human-AI Collaboration in Knowledge Engineering by Kishore Dey and Dr. B. Sutradhar |
| 45 | Utility of RFID Technology in Representing Smart Library by Dr. Rama Pal |
| 46 | An Exploratory Study of LIS Professional Experiences by Shibyllien Kharbudon and F. Lamin Gayang |
| 47 | Empowering LIS Professionals in the Digital Environment: A Case Study of Ramesh Mohan Library, EFL University by Kaneez Fathima |
| 48 | Integrating Digital Humanities with NAD-ABC: Reimagining Credit Portability in India’s Higher Education Landscape by Prasanth M P and Mr. Ashok Thomas |
| 49 | Managing Technological Knowledge in Defence R&D: A Scientometric Study of ARDE by Anand R Sarode, Ajay Kumar Pandey and Dr. Vaishali S Khaparde |
| 50 | NDLI and Kendriya Vidyalaya Libraries: Establishing a Common Knowledge Ecosystem by Animesh Mahata and Bibek Mahata |
| 51 | New Technologies in Digital Libraries: AI, Semantic Web, and Immersive Systems for Next-Generation Knowledge Management by Manjula M and Dr. Vasanth N |
| 52 | Obscured Labour of LIS professionals in Open Digital Archives: A Study of Marginalised Work Dynamics in Assam by Smt. Archanagita Saikia, Emmanuel Phangcho, Satabdi Bezbaruah and Dimpy Thakuria |
| 53 | Ontology-Driven Semantic Archiving of Indian Knowledge Systems (IKS): Designing a Multimodal Digital Framework for Indigenous-Centric Access and Knowledge Integration in Digital Libraries by Satyabrata Acharya, Subhayan Roy and Dr. B. Sutradhar |
| 54 | Research and Development Performance of IIT Patna during 2014-2023: A Bibliometric Analysis using Bibliometrix R by Anup Das, Ravindra D. Sarode and Mritunjay Anand |
| 55 | Role of LIS Professionals in Digital Library by Anil Kumar |
| 56 | Safeguarding Scholarly Communication: Licensing Practices in Institutional Repositories by Kanu Chakraborty Navin Upadhyay, Archana Shukla and Simul Chakraborty |
| 57 | Simplifying Library Chatbot Development Using Chatbase: A Practical Guide for LIS Professionals by Anand Mallikarjun Jujgar |
| 58 | Skills and Professional Competencies Required for Librarians in the Digital Era by Moumita Adhikari |
| 59 | The Role of Digital Humanities in Amplifying Marginalized Voices in India by Ashis Biswas and Dr. Rajesh Singh |
| 60 | Thematic Clustering and Classification of Research in Digital Library Perspectives (2000–2024): A Machine Learning Approach by Sourav Mazumder and Dr. Tapan Barui |
| 61 | Users Perception on Library Services and Information Resources: A Case Study of Indian Council of Cultural Relation (ICCR), Delhi by Dr. Shashi Rawat, Dr. Rajesh Kumar and Malvika Kishor |
| 62 | Digi Pata: An Initiative of Digital Archiving of Pata Chitro in Paschim Medinipur District by Avishek Musib and Dr. Sanjukta Sahoo |
| 63 | Efficacy of MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course) as Learning Tool in Education: A Study of Selected Universities in Tamil Nadu by P. Ramu, Dr. Vinay Kumar Kainthola and Dr. R U Ramasamy |
| 64 | Empowering Academic Communities: Exploring the Evolving Impact of NDLI Club Initiatives on Digital Learning Engagement by Sunita Pareek and Dr. G.J.P. Dixit |
| 65 | Exploring Open Access Educational Resources at SKUAST-Jammu through the Framework of Ranganathan’s Five Laws by Dr. R.K. Samnotra, Asha Rani and Leela Dhar Mangi |
| 66 | Leveraging NDLI and OER for Academic Excellence: A Case Study of GNIMS Library by Kuljeet G. Kahlon and Neeta Malik |
| 67 | Mapping of G20 National ETDs in NDLTD’s Global Meta-Search Repository (Adaptation of National ETD Repositories of G20 Countries in NDLTD’s Global Platform: Present Scenarios) by Sukanta Kumar Patra and Mousumi Patra |
| 68 | Mapping the Evolution of Global Research on Cultural Heritage Data: A Bibliometric Analysis by Anuradha Kumari and Dr. Bhakti Gala |
| 69 | Open Access Resources and Their Transformative Role in Higher Education: A Comparative Study with Indian Repositories by Pallavi Dhoke and Dr. Ramesh Sutar |
| 70 | Preserving Oral Knowledge and Indigenous Learning through OA Repositories: A Documentation Challenge by Dr. Sohini Sengupta |
| 71 | Role of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in enhancing teaching and learning: A special focus on NDLI initiatives by Dr. Ch. Veeranjaneyulu and Dr A. Mallikarjuna |
| 72 | Smart Academic Library Investments Drive Long-Term Savings: A Case Study by Raksha Choudhary and Dr. Sandeep Kumar Pathak |
| 73 | Transforming Education through Technology: A Study of Odisha’s Digital Initiatives with Special Focus on Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan (OAVS)schools. by Ashapurna Priyadarshini Nayak |
| 74 | Unlocking Knowledge for the Future: A Strategic Roadmap for an Open Access Institutional Repository at Aliah University, Kolkata by Dr. Salahudheen. E |
NDLI invites researchers, scholars, practitioners and policymakers to submit papers for the international symposium “Knowledge Engineering for Digital Library Design (KEDLD).” The event will examine how knowledge engineering drives sustainable development in education through digital libraries. Papers may address any of the following sub-themes:
| Paper Submission Deadline | |
| Full Paper | |
| Peer Review Comments | 15 days from date of submission of paper |
| Camera-Ready Paper | |
| Symposium Dates | 3rd – 5th November |
31st August 2025 15th September 2025
Within 15 days of submission
18th September 30th September 2025
3rd – 5th November 2025
The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) invites researchers, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to submit papers for the international symposium “Knowledge Engineering for Digital Library Design.”