Nomination invited for IATLIS AWARDS 2012

Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) invites nominations from LIS teachers /professionals / researchers for the following three awards for the year 2012:

1.   IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award; 

2.   IATLIS – Prof. S.P. Narang Research Promotion Award;

3.   IATLIS – Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev Lifetime Achievement Award 

Executive Council Members of IATLIS are not eligible to be nominated for these awards.

Eligibility for IATLIS – Motiwale Best LIS Teacher Award: 

The nominee should have at least 10 years of teaching experience at the post-graduate level or 10 years professional experience at a senior level, and should be in service. A person can receive the award only once and one person can nominate only one LIS teacher / professional at a time. Nominations on

plain paper should be accompanied by bio-data, list of publications, details of professional activities, and contribution to IATLIS activities. 

Eligibility for IATLIS – Prof. S. P. Narang Research Promotion Award: 

For this year’s award, nominations only of students registered for Ph.D. in a recognized university would be considered. The nominee should not be a full-time employee. Nominations should be sent on a plain paper along with bio-data, progress report of research work, and research papers (published/accepted for publication), if any.

Eligibility for IATLIS – Prof. Jagindar Singh Ramdev Lifetime Achievement Award:

A very senior/retired LIS teacher/professional/researcher who has made profound contribution to library education, research, training, literature, and practice. Claims must be supported with documentary proof. Award can be given to a deserving person even if not applied. Award won't be given if no one is found suitable.   

The nominations will be considered by an Awards Committee constituted by the IATLIS Executive Committee. An award will not be given in case majority of the Committee Members feel that no one has been found suitable for that award. Nominations in quadruplicate (four copies) with all the required documents should reach Dr. H. P. S. Kalra, General Secretary, IATLIS, Department of  Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala 147002 (Punjab) on or before 17 December 2012. In addition to four copies of nominations in hard copy form, a soft copy of nominations should also be sent to the General Secretary, IATLIS by email at iatlis.patiala@gmail.com. No communication other than nominations will be entertained and the decision of  the Awards Committee will be final.

Dr. Jagtar Singh, President, 

Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), and

Professor, Department of Library and Information Science,

Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 (India)

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