Modern libraries and library and information science professionals face many
challenges in the knowledge society driven by information technology. It is also
true that the emerging knowledge society offers many new opportunities.
Information and communication technology has changed the ways in which the
information is published, stored, organized, retrieved, accessed, communicated,
and utilized. Libraries without walls in the form of digital repositories and
portals are now accessible to users without barriers of space and time. It is
important to discuss and comprehend the implications of these vibrant changes
for the benefit of the profession. With this objective in mind, a national
conference on Future Librarianship in the Knowledge