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Thursday, April 17, 2014

NEPAL JOBS: LIBRARIAN AT LUMBINI MEDICAL COLLEGE, PALPA, NEPAL

MANLIBNET-3B Travel Grant: Last Call

Dear Library Professionals,

To promote research in LIS, *MANLIBNET-Bharat Book Bureau (3B) International Travel Grant* of about Rs. 65000/- a year is given to MANLIBNET members for presenting an original and unpublished paper in an International Library Conference held outside India.

For details, please visit http://manlibnet.in/3bintltravelgrant.aspx

Sincerely,

Dr. Akhtar Parvez

General Secretary, MANLIBNET

Mobile: +91-7389906902

e-mail: akhtaronline@gmail.com

Inauguration of KLA Centre for Professional Development

Dear Professionals,

Kerala Library Association (KLA) has formally opened an intensive training centre with all modern IT facilities, the KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD), on the premises of KLA Head Quarters, Thiruvananthapuram, on 12th April 2014. Dr J. Rajan, Prof. & Head, Institute of Management in Kerala (IMK), University of Kerala, inaugurated the Centre. Dr. A. Gopikttan, President, KLA presided over.

Shri Binu K. John, Organizing Secretary, KLA, welcomed the participants and Shri S. L. Faisal, Member, EC, KLA, offered vote of thanks.

TRAINING ON KOHA

The first training programme conducted at KLA-CPD was on KOHA, an open source integrated library management software, from 12 to 13 April 2014. Ten LIS professionals attended the Two Day Training Programme.

Shri Vimal Kumar V., was the resource person. The Valedictory session was chaired by Shri Sriram, V, Treasurer, KLA and the participation certificates were distributed by Shri N. Sukumaran Nair, former State Librarian and Deputy Librarian-in-charge, Kerala University Library.

Detailed report with images are available at the KLA Blog,

http://klaweblog.wordpress.com/

Thanks and regards

For KLA

S. L. Faisal

Librarian

Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom

Thiruvananthapuram-695 004

Kerala, India

Ph.09447699724

http://keralalibraryassociation.org