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“Research Libraries: A Source to Adapt to Digital Form Using the Indian Knowledge System (IKS) in Promoting Social Science Research” The theme highlights the important intersection between digital technologies and traditional knowledge systems, showing how research libraries can be a key player in preserving and promoting IKS to enhance social science research. By digitalizing these knowledge systems, scholars gain access to valuable resources that can inform contemporary research and offer diverse perspectives on pressing social issues.

Key Words

  • Digital transformation
  • Inclusivity
  • Research libraries
  •  Digital innovation
  • Hybrid knowledge hubs
  • Indian Knowledge System (IKS)
  • Information access
  • Social science research
  • Sustainability
  • Knowledge management

Thematic Areas

Topics
  • Digitizing Vernacular and Indigenous Social Thought.
  • Challenges in Archiving Oral Traditions and Indigenous Manuscripts Digitally.
  • Open Access and Digital Libraries: Democratizing IKS for Social Science Scholars.  
  • Reinterpreting Archives with Indic Categories. 
  • Developing Digital Repositories for IKS-Based Social Science Research.

Topics
  • Digital Transformation and the Indian Knowledge System
  • Libraries as Instruments of Decolonization in Social Research: Reclaiming knowledge autonomy through IKS-informed digital repositories
  • Translating IKS Resources for Interdisciplinary Social Science Research.
  • IKS and Ethical Knowledge Sharing in Digital Spaces.
  • Public-Private Partnerships for Digital IKS Infrastructure in Libraries.

Topics
  • AI and Machine Learning for Text Mining in Sanskrit and Other Classical Indian Texts.
  • Integration of IKS with Modern Theories in Sociology, Anthropology, and Political Science.
  • Legal and Ethical Aspects of Digitizing IKS for Social Science Use.
  • Capacity Building for Librarians and Researchers in IKS and Digital Tools.
  • Technological Innovation in Social Science Archives.

Topics
  • Policy and Practice for Open Access IKS Libraries: Institutional models, ethical issues, and national policy directions
  • Use of Traditional Knowledge Databases in Addressing Contemporary Social Issues.
  • Using Library Archives to Support Social Movements and Indigenous Rights. 
  • Impact of Indian Knowledge system on Library and Information Science. 
  • IKS in the Social Sciences: Indigenous frameworks in governance, ethics, law (Dharma, Nīti), education (Gurukul models), and economics (Arthashastra, Shramana Traditions).

Professionals are encouraged to present papers in any area of themes.  Selected Presentation of papers at the conference will be permitted.

Thematic Areas

  • Digitizing Vernacular and Indigenous Social Thought.
  • Challenges in Archiving Oral Traditions and Indigenous Manuscripts Digitally.
  • Open Access and Digital Libraries: Democratizing IKS for Social Science Scholars. 
  • Reinterpreting Archives with Indic Categories. 
  • Developing Digital Repositories for IKS-Based Social Science Research.

  • Digital Transformation and the Indian Knowledge System
  • Libraries as Instruments of Decolonization in Social Research: Reclaiming knowledge autonomy through IKS-informed digital repositories
  • Translating IKS Resources for Interdisciplinary Social Science Research.
  • IKS and Ethical Knowledge Sharing in Digital Spaces.
  • Public-Private Partnerships for Digital IKS Infrastructure in Libraries.

  • AI and Machine Learning for Text Mining in Sanskrit and Other Classical Indian Texts.
  • Integration of IKS with Modern Theories in Sociology, Anthropology, and Political Science.
  • Legal and Ethical Aspects of Digitizing IKS for Social Science Use.
  • Capacity Building for Librarians and Researchers in IKS and Digital Tools.
  • Technological Innovation in Social Science Archives.

  • Policy and Practice for Open Access IKS Libraries: Institutional models, ethical issues, and national policy directions
  • Use of Traditional Knowledge Databases in Addressing Contemporary Social Issues.
  • Using Library Archives to Support Social Movements and Indigenous Rights. 
  • Impact of Indian Knowledge system on Library and Information Science. 
  • IKS in the Social Sciences: Indigenous frameworks in governance, ethics, law (Dharma, Nīti), education (Gurukul models), and economics (Arthashastra, Shramana Traditions).

Professionals are encouraged to present papers in any area of themes.  Selected Presentation of papers at the conference will be permitted.

Professionals are encouraged to present papers in any area of themes.  Selected Presentation of papers at the conference will be permitted.

Outcomes

  • Creation of IKS-aligned digital repositories accessible to social science researchers.
  • Integration of IKS-based methodologies in academic curricula and research design.
  • Enhanced collaboration between traditional scholars, social scientists, and technologists
  • Revitalization of social sciences with indigenous insight and global relevance.
  • Capacity building in digital library science with an emphasis on culturally rooted frameworks.

Outcomes

  • Creation of IKS-aligned digital repositories accessible to social science researchers.
  • Integration of IKS-based methodologies in academic curricula and research design.
  • Enhanced collaboration between traditional scholars, social scientists, and technologists
  • Revitalization of social sciences with indigenous insight and global relevance.
  • Capacity building in digital library science with an emphasis on culturally rooted frameworks.
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