International Conference of Asian Libraries (ICAL-2026)

The IIM Kashipur Library (Chaitya Library), situated in a spacious building, boasts a collection of over 11,500 printed books, predominantly related to management and allied subjects, as well as more than 6,000 electronic books and 16,500 print/online journals. The library holds a substantial collection of printed and electronic resources, including books, journals, databases, audio-visual materials, CDs/DVDs, e-journals, reports, case studies, Theses, and more. The library, with its modern collection of knowledge resources and innovative information services, plays a vital role in supporting the academic community's intellectual pursuits.

Headquartered in New Delhi, the Asian Library Association (ASIALA) is an international library association, formed to play an important role in the promotion of librarianship as a profession vital to an informed and knowledgeable society and puts emphasis on the professional development of LIS community through advocacy, peer networking, and leadership development through idea generation and many other initiatives.
ASIALA works in strategic areas of the profession to further library interests, library institutions, and library & information services, and helps the library fraternity engage in actions that develop group consciousness and respond to public interest in ways that achieve socially and professionally desirable goals. ASIALA further acts to provide an organisational framework to discuss future plans, organise committee activities, promote library studies and surveys, encourage the development of new tools, issue the resulting publications, lobby for legislative support, policies, and planning necessary for the larger cause of the library profession.
One of the main objectives of ASIALA is development of strong linkages among Libraries in Asian Countries through discussion, sharing and exchange of ideas and thus providing a common forum to the professionals interested or engaged in librarianship and information services by holding national and international conferences, seminars, workshops, training programmes, library development programmes and publishing Journals, Books and Reports etc. across Asian countries.