Showing posts with label Librarian's Day Celebration. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Librarian's Day Celebration. Show all posts
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
Monday, August 11, 2014
Free Seminar on 12th August 2014 @ JNU, New Delhi (IASLIC, AMLA, JNU) Supported by Informatics (India) Limited
Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University
in association with
Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres (IASLIC),
&
Association of Media Libraries and Archives
Supported by
Informatics (India) Limited
is organising
One Day National Seminar on
Changing Role of Librarians in Digital Era
A Tribute Dr. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (1892-1972)
on
(122 Birth Anniversary of Dr S. R Ranganathan)
12th August, 2014 (Tuesday)
at
Auditorium, SSS, JNU
Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) in partnership with Indian Association of Special Libraries & Information Centres (IASLIC), and the Association of Media Libraries and Archives is organizing a 'National Seminar on Changing Role of Librarians in Digital Era' on 12th August 2014 to mark the tribute to Dr. Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan on his 122 Birth Anniversary. The Seminar is supported by Informatics India.
Dr. S R Ranganathan
Dr S R Ranganathan (1892-1972) was a visionary and an institution in himself who earned accolades around the world for his in depth knowledge and development of library science education in India. His incessant endeavour, innovative ideas, arduous commitment, determination and dedication earned him many honours, titles and rewards. The supreme award bestowed upon him was the Padmashri by Government of India in 1957. His most notable contributions to the field were his five laws of library science and the development of the first major analytico-synthetic classification system, the colon classification. He is considered to be the father of library science, documentation, and information science in India and is widely known throughout the rest of the world for his fundamental thinking in the field of Library Science.
To memorise him and to give him a tribute on his birth anniversary on 12th August the Seminar is organised. The theme of the Seminar is Changing Role of Librarians in Digital Era which will provide the insight of how the role of Librarians has been changed over the years and does the theories of Dr S R Ranganathan still are prevalent in the present world of Librarianship in India.
Changing Role of Librarians
The migration of resources to online platforms and increasingly sophisticated cataloguing, referencing technology and open source libraries software's have the potential to free up both librarians' time and library space to be devoted to new initiatives. The internet is therefore growing rather than reducing the potential of – and the need for – libraries. So, the purpose of this seminar is to sketch up and understand the role of Librarians in modern times and identify the challenges they face, the expertise they have, and the skills they need. The seminar will discuss the issues like the new competencies of librarians which have to be strengthened, technical platforms for publishing and archiving which have to be developed, the finance management which have to be redirected from paying for getting access to paying for providing access.
The seminar will revolve around the areas of discussion in context to Changing Role of Librarians given below but not limit to:
- New innovative and modern services for diverse library users
- Navigation in a complex world of Internet
- Digital solutions / software's /services in Modern Libraries
- Supporting research
- Rethinking library spaces
- Improving the learning experience of users
The seminar will also try to find out answers on some of the aspect given below:
- To what extent, and in what ways, are libraries likely to change?
- What new roles will librarians come to have in the changing information environment?
- What aspects of the libraries will prove the most resistant or impervious to change?
- Will technology finally spur a recasting of how the knowledge is disseminated?
The seminar will also deal with the Library Associations in India and discuss the related to core issues of Libraries.
Registration
The conference is open to all Library and Information Science professionals. The academicians/researchers interested in modern libraries and librarianship may also attend. There is no registration fee. Registration is restricted to only 150 participants on "first-cum-first serve basis".
Registration is mandatory. Only 150 participants on first-cum-first served basis will be registered. Please use the below link for registration:
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Kundapur: National Library Week Celebrated in Koteshwar Government Primary School
Silvester D’Souza
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur
Daijiworld Media Network - Kundapur
Kundapur, Nov 17: “Library is like Temple. Everyone should make best use of it. This helps oneself to develop and understand what is happening around world”, said BEO Kundapur K Gopal Krishna in his inaugural message on National Library Week. “Every individual should keep interest in reading books and newspaper. This National Library Week awakes those who lost their interest in library”, he said.
Read Full News at: http://www.daijiworld.com/news
Monday, August 13, 2012
Experts call for steps to refresh libraries
TRICHY: At a time when digital libraries are becoming a challenge to academic libraries, librarians feel the latter have to look within to find new methods to attract users.
Serving and retired librarians from across Trichy district voiced their opinions on the occasion of 'Librarians' Day', observed on the 120th birth anniversary of renowned librarianSR Ranganathan. The Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), Tiruchirappalli chapter, organized the programme in the city on Sunday.
Dr K Elavazhagan, librarian and chief knowledge officer from the Indian Institute of Management (IIM-T), Trichy, delivered a lecture on 'Security systems in libraries', saying academic libraries should play a major role. Librarians should be approachable to students so that students felt inclined to borrow books and learn more.
"The lack of security systems, latest technologies and unskilled manpower in libraries also prevent students from accessing academic libraries. As a result, they prefer to go to the Internet for reference. The need for Closed Circuit Televisions (CCTV), radio frequency identification (RFID) and magnetic chips are a must to provide a secure environment to students and also to prevent loss of books. In higher education institutions, students may avoid using academic libraries fearing consequences in case of loss or damage of books. Invariably, the authorities question all of them to find out the actual offender. When there is a system like CCTVs and RFID, they feel free to access libraries. Moreover, librarians who pursue library science through distance education mode lack skills. They should improve their calibre to serve students better. Students should be aware of legal consequences while downloading content from the Internet. They must get permission from the publishers concerned to download material, or else it may attract legal problems," he said.
"In the IIM-T library, we have implemented security systems at the base level. We will have a full-fledged system in future so that students can avail themselves of books at any time," he said. Dr Jesudoss Manalan, chairman of SALIS, Trichy, said it was indeed clear that the number of library users had drastically come down with the advent of digital libraries. It was the right to time to define new roles to attract students. In the same vein, the use of security systems would block the learning process as users may feel offended.
Educational institutions should try to change the attitude of students in order to ensure effective use of libraries, he added.
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