The book comprises the proceedings of the International Conference on Academic Libraries (ICAL 2023) in the context of developing a vision for the next generation of libraries which will contribute to nation-building and give a competitive edge to the country in becoming a knowledge economy. The book provides a quality reading and exchange of ideas to all stakeholders to deliberate, dwell, and brainstorm upon the diverse and enormous role that academic libraries may play in enhancing the higher education landscape in developed and developing countries with particular reference to India by 2030. The book includes literature and opportunities to identify the strengths and gaps in the academic library system and to suggest new management models, mechanisms, policies, and national and international programs for reshaping academic libraries into next-generation libraries for higher education.

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Dr. Rajesh Singh is presently serving as University Librarian & and Head of DULS, University of Delhi, Delhi. Prior to this, Dr. Singh served the Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad, MJP Rohilkhand University, Bareilly, and Dr. RML Avadh University, Faizabad, before moving to the University of Delhi. His area of interest and specialization includes Information Literacy and Competency, WWW Resources, Online Information Retrieval Techniques, Meta/Federated Searching, etc.

Dr. Shiva Kanaujia Sukula is working as a Deputy Librarian at Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi. Her professional competencies involve IT-based library and information services and contemporary aspects such as research support, user education and orientation programs, and staff development, etc. There are various number of publications at national and international level to her credit.

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Webometric Analysis of Major Multidisciplinary Libraries' Websites Under the Delhi University Library System.- Webometric Analysis of Higher Education Institutions in Punjab.- Indigenous Knowledge and Digital Libraries: a case of changing contexts and curiosities.- Effective use of academic libraries: A case study of Gargi College Library, University of Delhi, India.- How the Multilingual Collections Demand Attention in Academic Libraries: Few Obsevations.- Use of Artificial Intelligence in Academic Libraries.- Use of Smartphone Applications and Environmental Related Services at Dr. Yashwant Singh Parmar University of Horticulture and Forestry, Himachal Pradesh, Solan: An Overview.- Open Educational Resources and Its Impact on Research in Higher Education Institutes: A Study of the Top-Ranking Universities of Maharashtra.- Accessing Indian Historical Pictorial Collection in Digital Era: A Case Study of Nehru Memorial Museum and Library.- Perception and Usage of Open Electronic Resources Among the Research Scholars: A Prospect in the Digital Era.- Relevance of Libraries in Underpinning Dismissal Performance of Indian Universities' in the Global Ranking System: Rationale and Outline.- Role of Academic Libraries in Digital Literacy Transformation .- Standard-driven bibliographic data cleansing framework for ILMS data migration.- Perspectives of faculty members of the central university of North India on INFLIBNET's initiatives.- Visualizing the Research Output of the Faculty of Management Studies, University of Delhi with Special Reference to the Scopus Database: A Scientometric Study.- Existence and Significance of Information E Resources in the Digital Era.- Data Mining and Analysis of Students Academic Credits Progress in Post Degree Improvement Exams-A Case Study of the University of Delhi.- Data Visualization and Research Metrics: The Pragmatic Approach.- ICTs Adoption in Library and its Imposingness: A Case Study in Tribal Academic Community of Madhya Pradesh .- Theorizing Plagiarism in the Light of Digital Information: The Dilemmas and Possible Solutions.- Open Access Research Publication in Top Five Countries.- Information Seeking Behaviour of the Library Users of National Institute of Technology, Agartala in the Digital Environment: A Study..- Awareness and perception about research dissemination practices among Faculties of central universities in India.- Visualization of Research Landscape of the Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati, Assam.- The Contribution of Funding Agencies to Open Access Research Publications in Central Universities of India ranked in NIRF 2022: a comparative study.- Social networking tools, a need of hour at DULS: a proposed model for NEP2.0.- Mapping of Political Science Research in India: A Bibliometrics Study (2003-2022).- A systematic review on the Information Literacy research of Asian Countries: A computational study.- Visualising knowledge, research hotspots and trends of literacy studies in the context of library, 1969-2021.- Influence of academic library outcome on social capital: A case study.- Reading Habits of Students of a School in South Kolkata in the Information Era.- Empowering staff towards professional leadership and development in meeting the challenges of academic libraries in Goa State..- Analysis of Web-Based Services in Indian Medical Libraries Through Websites: A Study of Selected ICMR Libraries.- Innovations in Information Services and QR Code Technology in Academic Libraries: A Case Study.- Professional Competencies of Select Academic Librarians in Laguna, Philippines: A Preliminary Study.- Library Security in Changing Environment: An Overview.- Design of an Evaluation Framework for Content Analysis of Academic Library Portals.- Smart Phone Usage Pattern by The Engineering College Faculty and Students in Hyderabad: Telangana.- Utilization and awareness of information resources with special reference to open access resources among library users of Sir Mokshagundam Visvesvaraya Institute of Technology, an Indian educational institution College, Bengaluru, Karnataka: An Analytical Study.- A Study on Social Awareness Status on COVID-19 Represented in Government Websites of India, U.K. and U.S.A..- Medical Libraries in the Era of Open Science.- Democratic Use Of Library Resources: Access, Equity And Availability.- IndianSignLanguageDigitalLibraryonMedical Science: Role of Assistive Technology for Hearing Impaired.- Research Support Services in Libraries: A Survey of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Roorkee.- Sustainability of LibrariesThrough Social Media Marketing.- Research Productivity of Kurukshetra University, Kurukshetra During 2012-2022 in Relationship With NIRF Ranking.- Digital information literacy skills among the college students of Assam: A study.- Exploration of ChatGPT Technology toTransform Academic Library Services.- Model Open Access Policy in CurrentScenario.- A Case Studyon the Practices of Research Data Managementby the Researchers of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Guwahati.- Citation Analysis of Old Documents Cited in the Doctoral Theses Submitted to the three Universities of Punjab and Chandigarh in Economics. <p