The National Digital Library of India (NDLI), IIT Kharagpur, is pleased to announce that the 4th International Symposium on Knowledge Engineering for Digital Library Design (KEDLD-2025) will be held from 3rd to 5th November 2025 at IIT Kharagpur. The event is being jointly organized by the National Digital Library of India (NDLI) and the Central Library, IIT Kharagpur. NDLI has successfully hosted three previous editions of this symposium, each making a significant contribution to advancing research and dialogue in the field

Objectives Of the Symposium

The primary objectives of the symposium include:

• Highlighting the strategic importance of digital libraries, with a focus on the NDLI initiative.
• Utilizing Metadata Engineering techniques for accessibility of digital resources for diverse communities.
• Sharing insights on technical, administrative, and policy dimensions of digital library systems.
• Encouraging international collaboration among digital library stakeholders.
• Promoting smart, open, and interoperable technologies in library ecosystems.
• Showcasing innovations using AI/ML tools in digital library services.
• Facilitating exchange of best practices and success stories.
• Identifying key challenges and deliberating on practical solutions.

Call for Papers

The National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is pleased to invite researchers, scholars, practitioners, and policymakers to submit their papers for presentation at the international symposium titled "Knowledge Engineering in Digital Library Design". This symposium aims to explore the role of knowledge engineering in shaping the digital libraries in promoting sustainable development in education. The main theme is amenable to divide into five sub-themes as under:

• Knowledge acquisition & representation in digital library (DL)
• Digital libraries and metadata engineering
• Digital knowledge creation and sharing
• Open access and educational resources
• Emerging technologies in digital libraries

Submission Process: Authors are requested to submit their papers by visiting the symposium's official website https://kedld.ndl.gov.in . For any inquiries, please contact kedld@ndl.gov.in. We look forward to receive your valuable contributions and engaging in meaningful discussions on “Knowledge Engineering in Digital Library Design (KEDLD)" symposium. 

• Full Paper : 18.08.2025
• Peer Review Comments : 15 days from the date of submission of the paper.
• Camera-Ready Paper : 18.09.2025
• Symposium Dates : 3-5 Nov 2025

Category Description Registration Fee* include GST

• Participants from India Sponsored Working professionals deputed by Universities / Institutes / Projects ₹ 7000
• Individual (Non-sponsored) Working professionals, not sponsored by their organization ₹ 4000 Research Scholars Pursuing Ph.D. and Post Doc. (Only 5 Participants) ₹ 3000
• Students Pursuing MLIS degree (Only 5 Participants) ₹ 1000
• Participations from Outside India $ 120

Contact Details

National Digital Library of India Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Phone: +91 3222 282435, +91 3222 282432 +91 3222 283018 (Mon to Fri 9 am. to 6 pm.) Email: support@ndl.gov.in

Dr. B. Sutradhar Librarian & Jt-PI, NDLI, Central Library Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur Phone: +91 3222 282430/32 Email: kedld@ndl.gov.in

For details visit https://kedld.ndl.gov.in/