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ILA Newsletter, Volume-31, No.1 & 2, January - February, 2015, © Indian Library Association

Dear Colleagues, Please send LIS related news for publication in Monthly ILA Newsletter by last day of every month to … Editor: [email protected]

Indian Library Association has announced 60th

ILA International Conference to be held during April 8 – 10, 2015 at A C Joshi Library, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Vol. 31, No. 1 & 2, January - February 2015

ISSN: 0971-0531 (For Restricted Circulation)

Table of content

1. ILA Activities - 1 2. ILA Conference - 1 3. Call for Nominations - 5 4. Personalia - 7 5. Events

5.1 Past Events - 7 5.2 Forthcoming - 9

Editorial Board

1. Dr. S. Sudarshan Rao 2. Dr. Kautlya Shukla 3. Dr. Rajesh Kr. Bhardwaj

Conference Theme

“Embedded Librarianship and Technological Challenges of the Digital Age”

(April 8-10, 2015)

Organised by

A C Joshi Library, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

Important Dates

Distinguished Organising Committee

Appeal to LIS Professionals

1. ILA Activities

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Conference Fee

Payment Details for Conference

Call for papers


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Sub themes of the Conference Author Guidelines

ILA General Body Meeting 9

th April 2015 at 5.00 P.M

Conference Venue Panjab University, Chandigarh


1. ILA-Kaula Best Librarian Award-2014. The award instituted by Prof. P. N. Kaula Endowment for Library and Information Science, Guntur (AP), is for the professionals in the field of LIS in India. The Award carries a shawl, citation and memento. 2. ILA-Vendanaikee Fellowship 2013-2014 The ILA-Vendanaikee Fellowship was instituted by Mrs. V. K. Sundaram, formerly reader, DLIS, University of Delhi. The award is to be given to a candidate who has secured highest percent of marks in the qualifying examination on the basis of which the candidate has been admitted to the BLISc Course in the University of Delhi during 2013-2014. The award is to be given in cash (Rs. 1000/only). 3. ILA-CD Sharma Award-2014 The Award is meant for the author of the best paper written and presented during All-India Library Conference of ILA. The Award was instituted by Mrs. Kamla Sharma w/o Dr. C. D. Sharma. The Award will be announced at the time of All India Library Conference. It consist of presentation of books worth Rs. 1000/-. 4. ILA-A G Motiwale Award-2014 The Award is meant for the young author of the best paper written and presented during the conference of ILA. Author must be below the age of 40 years. The Award was instituted by Mrs. Sushila Motiwale w/o Late Dr. A. G. Motiwale. The Award will be announced at the time of All India Library Conference. It consist of cash award of Rs. 500/- 5. ILA-P V Verghese Award-2014 The Award has been instituted by Sh. P.V. Verghese and is meant to be given to the author of the best paper published in Journal of ILA in a year. The Award will be given for the volume 48 at the time of the conference. It consists of cash award of Rs. 500/-. 6. ILA-DR. K Padma Umapathy and KS Umapathy Fellowship in Library &

Information Science Five Fellowships worth Rs. 2000/- each are to be awarded annually out of the accrued interest on certain sum of deposit with ILA. The money has been donated by Dr. K. S. Umapathy, former Professor of Library and Information Science and Librarian of the Bangalore University. These Fellowships are given to the students doing MLISc in recognized universities. At least three Fellowships will be awarded to the woman candidate provided they satisfy the conditions. Students securing 60% of the marks in qualifying examination and needing help may seek the Fellowship. However, students getting any other type of assistance from Government / University, etc. will not be eligible for the Fellowship. Not more than one Fellowship would be awarded to any one student from an institution during one year.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS OF ILA AWARDS/FELLOWSHIPS

Nomination invited on plain paper for ILA awards with detailed CV. Applications should reach ILA General Secretary, Indian Library Association, A-40-41, Flat No. 201, Ansal Building, Dr. Mukherjee Nagar, Delhi-110009, latest by 10

th February 2015:


7. ILA-Dr. L M Padhya Best University Library Award 2014 The Award instituted by Mrs. Kantaben L Padhya in memory of her Late husband Dr. L. M. Padhya. Dr. L. M. Padhya retired as University Librarian, from Smt. Hansa Mehta Library, of the Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Gujarat. The Award carries a shawl, citation and memento. Applications are invited for the above award fulfilling the following criterion: a) The university should be recognized by the University Grants Commission. b) Must be a Member of AIU. c) No Private University/Institution is eligible to apply. d) Awardees Library should be the Institutional member of ILA. 8. ILA-S M Ganguly Award 2014 The Award is meant for the best school library in the country. The libraries of high/higher secondary schools are eligible if they fulfill the following criteria: (a) The applicant school may be an institution recognized/aided or run by the state Government; (b) The Library is administrated by a full time librarian possessing at least a BLISc. Degree; (c) The Library must be located in separate room of its own and provide at least lending services to all classes in regular and systematic manner; (d) A School Library shall not get the award twice within five years and (e) The Award is to be given every two years and consists of a shawl, citation and memento. 9. ILA-Dr. PSG Kumar Life Time Achievement Award-2014 The Award, instituted by Dr. P. S. G. Kumar Felicitation Committee, Amravati (Maharashtra), is for the professionals in the field of LIS in India. The Award carries a shawl, citation; memento and 3 tier AC to and fro fare by shortest route. Nominations are invited on plain paper with detailed CV, Age of the applicant should be 55 and above. 10. ILA Gidwani- Deshpandey Best Academic Librarian Award 2014 The award instituted by Prof. K. Navalani, former Professor and Head, Department of Library Science, Punjabi University, is for the professional in the field of academic libraries in India. The award carries a shawl, citation and a memento.


Achievements

Dr. Nihar Kanta Patra has been awarded Ph.D. from Sambalpur University, Odisha under the guidance of Prof. B. K. Choudhury, and Prof. A. K. Pani on "Electronic Resource Management (ERM): A Case Study of Management School Libraries in India". Dr. Patra presently working in National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management (NIFTEM), Kundli, Sonipat. Dr. Sada Bihari Sahu, Asst. General Manager in Small Industries Development Bank of India, Lucknow has received the "Best Librarian Award (Corporate)" 2015 by Library Professional Association(LPA), New Delhi by the International Conference on Knowledge Organization in Academic Libraries (I-KOAL 2015) held at Manipal University, Jaipur on January 02, 2015. The award was presented by Hon'ble Education Minister, Govt. of Rajasthan

Prof. S. Sudarshan Rao, Senior ICSSR Research Fellow, Former Head and Chairman, Dept. of Library & Information Science, and Principal of Arts College and Controller of Examinations (Confidential), Osmania University has been awarded the UGC Emeritus Fellowship for the year 2014-15.

Prof. S. M. Saffi, DLIS, Kashmir University has been awarded the UGC Emeritus Fellowship for the year 2014-15

Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty has taken over the charge of Director- General, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) on 16.12.2014. He has served as Librarian in Bose Institute, Kolkata from 2000 to 2014. He has been the General Secretary of IASLIC from 2007 to 2010, and visited NIH Bethesda, Maryland, USA as Fulbright Scholar during 2005-2006.

Homage

Shri V.L. Kalyan, Ex Head, Technical Information Centre at BEL, Bangaluru has passed away on 9

th Jan 2015. He

was the native of village Shirpur Dist Dule (Maharashtra). He has been the General Secretary of Karnataka State Library Association for a long period and was professionally active. He was very friendly and contributed a lot for professional development.

Prof. Kailash C. Sahoo, Former Professor and Head of DLIS and Dean, School of Information Studies, Dr. H.S. Gour University, Sagar has passed away on 27th January 2015 at Bhubaneswar. He was born on 22nd July 1947 at Jagatsinghpur Distt - Odisha.

Past Events

I-KOAL 2015: International Conference on “Knowledge Organisation In Academic Libraries” was jointly organised by Library Professionals Association & Manipal University Jaipur during January 2-3, 2015 at Jaipur. The theme of the conference was “Digital India Digital Libraries”.

4th International Symposium on “Emerging Trends and

Technologies in Libraries and Information Services” had

been organised by the Jaypee Institute of Information

Technology, Noida, during January 6 - 8, 2015

Two Days Workshop on KOHA was organised by the KLA

Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD),

Trivandrum during January 10 - 11, 2015 at Kerela Library

Association Head Quarters, Thiruvananthapuram.

National Conference on ETD was organised by INFLIBNET

Centre, Gandhinagar during 22-23 January, 2015. The

conference planned to offer an excellent educational

opportunity to librarians, research scholars, supervisors

and other ETD professionals from universities to build

and maintain their digital repositories by interacting each

other. The goal of the conference was to offer relevant,

practice-oriented content to support ETD: National

productivity improvement, professionals, advance

operations, and encourage the creation of quality

national repository in the India.

International Library Conference on "What’s Next in

Libraries? Trends, Space, and Partnerships" was

organised by Dr. Kishor Ch. Satpathy, National Institute of

Technology Silchar during Jan 21 to 23, 2015.

Library and Information Professional Summit-2015

"Transforming Dimension of IPR: Challenges for the

New Age Libraries" was organised by National Law

University Delhi in association with Society for Library

Professionals (SLP), UN Information Center for India and

Bhutan and Special Library Association, USA during 23-24

January 2015.

Personalia Events


Two-Day National Workshop on Research Methodology

and Academic Writing was organised at INFLIBNET

Centre, Gandhinagar during 29-30 January, 2015. The

objective of this workshop was to introduce the modern

ways of conducting literature research, use of discovery

tools and databases, use of reference management

software such as Myendnoteweb, Mendeley and data

analytical tool such as SPSS in analysing the research

data. The Workshop helped the participants in applying

proper research methodology and improving their

analysis by applying various statistical techniques using

popular software. The course aim was to improve the

research skills and competence among the researchers

by strengthening their knowledge as well as improving

researchers’ technical and writing skill.

International Conference on the theme “Emerging

Technologies and Future of Libraries: Issues and

Challenges” was organised at Ambedkar Bhavan,

Gulbarga University, Karnataka during January 30-31,

2015. Various awards instituted by Karnataka State SC/ST

Library Professionals Association, Bangalore were given

to support and motivate the professionals for their

exemplary services rendered in the libraries and other

fields

National Workshop on Library Automation-KOHA had

been organised by Society for Promotion of Library

Professionals (SPLP) in association with Jai Arihant

Academic Institute Halduchaur, Haldwani, Uttarakhand

during January 31-Feburary 1, 2015,

Five Days Training Workshop on “Open source integrated library management software Koha 3” was organised by the Documentation and Information Science Division of Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata during 2-6 February, 2015.

Five Days National Workshop on “Open Source Software: Koha, Dspace” and was organised by the Mahatma Gandhi Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee, Uttarakhand during 2-6 February, 2015.

Two-day International & Interdisciplinary Conference on “Language, Literature, Cultural Studies & Knowledge Resources” was organised by the Vignan University Guntur during February 5 -6, 2015. The theme of the conference is “Building A Global Village Through Inter Cultural Dialogue and Knowledge Resources”

Two days National Conference on “Contrivance of Academic Libraries in Digital Era” was organised by the Vikram University, Ujjain during 6-7 February 6, 2015

Two days National Workshop on “Research Paper Writing in Library and Information Science” was organised by the Global Business School, Belgaum, Karnataka, India during February 6 - 7, 2015

Workshop on "Perpetuation of Papers" was organised by the Srimad Andavan Arts and Science College (Autonomous) Tiruchirappalli TN on February 6, 2015.

A Refresher Course in Library and Information Science has been organised by the Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi during Feb 10 to March 3, 2015

National Conference of “Agricultural Librarians & User Community on Integrating ICT in Agricultural Libraries in India: Policies, Issues and Challenge” had been organised on February 11, 2015by the Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Izatnagar, Bareilly - U.P..

UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Legal Issues and Academic Libraries” was organised by the Department of Library and Information Science, University of North Bengal, Raja Rammohunpur, Dist – Darjeeling, West Bengal during February 13 - 14, 2015.

National Conference on “Emerging Trends & Techniques for Electronic Resource Management in Libraries: Issues & Challenges” was organised by the National Institute of Technology Rourkela during February 13 – 14, 2015.

New Delhi World Book Fair - 2015 was organised by the National Book Trust at Pragati Maidan New Delhi (India) during February 14 - 22, 2015.

Professional Development Programme for Information Professionals on “Managerial Core Competency Development was organised by the TERI New Delhi during February 17 -19, 2015

Bilingual International Conference Information Technology: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow was organised by the DESIDOC, DRDO, Delhi during February 19 - 21, 2015.

Workshop on “Management of Cyber Information” was organised by the Department of Library and Information Science, Islamiah College (Autonomous), Vaniyambadi, Vellore during February 19, 2015.


Two-day International Seminar on “Changing Role of the Librarian in the Era of Knowledge Management” was organised by the Asia-Pacific Institute of Management during February 20 - 21, 2015.

One Day National Seminar on “IT, Library science and Management” was organised by the Prestige Institute of Management Gwalior on February 22, 2015.

Two days National Seminar on “Managing Information Resources” in Digital Environment was organised by the by St. Aloysius College, Elthuruth, Thrissur, Kerala during February 27 - 28, 2015.

Forthcoming Events

UGC Sponsored One Day National Seminar on “Recent Trends in Library and Information Services” (RTLIS-2015) will be organised by the DRBCCC Hindu College, (Shift-1 Government Aided Stream) Pattabiram, Chennai on March 7, 2015.

National Conference on” Academic Library Management” will be organised by the Thunchath Ezhuthachan Malayalam University, Tirur, Malappuram Dt, Kerala during March 9 - 10, 2015.

10th CALIBER 2015: “Convention on Automation of Libraries in Education and Research Institutions” will be organised by Himachal Pradesh University Summer Hill & Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Shimla in Collaboration with INFLIBNET during March 12 - 14, 2015.

UGC-sponsored two Day National Seminar: “National Mission on Libraries: Disseminating Knowledge for the Developing Societies” will be organised by Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore, WB during March 12 - 13, 2015.

National Seminar on “Future Academic Libraries: Issues and Challenges” will be organised by the Library U.P. Rajarshi Tandon Open University, Shantipuram, Sector–F, Phaphamau, Allahabad at Academic Campus of the University during March 13 - 14, 2015.

One day Workshop on “Implementation of DSpace for Managing E-Resources” in Institutions will be organised by the Department of Library and Information Science, Vel Tech University Avadi Chennai on 14th March, 2015.

National Workshop on “Web Discovery Tools and Services” will be organised by Central Library, BIT Mesra in collaboration with Indian Council of Social Science Research, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India during March 16 - 18, 2015.

India Public Libraries Conference (IPLC 2015) on “Transforming Public Libraries in India: Envisioning the Future” will be organised by Digital Empowerment Foundation in collaboration with DELNET, during March 17-18, 2015 at the India International Centre, New Delhi.

National Conference on “Knowledge Management in Libraries and Information Centers” will be organised by the Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University under the UGC-Special Assistance Programme (SAP DRS-I) during March 18 - 19, 2015.

National Conference on “Emerging Trends in Scholarly Communication in the Information Literate Society” will be organised by the Department of Library and Information Science, DRAVIDIAN UNIVERSITY, Kuppam during March 19 - 20, 2015.

Two-Day National Seminar on “Role of LIS Professionals in Developing Information Literacy Skills in the Digital Era” will be organised by the Department of Library and Information Science, Alagappa University, Karaikudi, India in association with the Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (RRRLF) during March 19 - 20, 2015.

"National Conference on “Next Generation Libraries: Issues and Challenges" will be organised by the Central Library and Academic Staff College, Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand on March 22, 2015

National level Seminar on “Application of Information and Communication Technology for Library Sustainability in Digital World” will be organised by the Baddi University of Emerging Sciences & Technology, Solan, H.P. on April 3, 2015

60th

ILA International Conference 2015 on the theme "Embedded Librarianship and Technological Challenges of the Digital Age" will be organised by the A C Joshi Library, Panjab University, Chandigarh in association with Indian Library Association during April 8 – 10, 2015

International Conference on “Managing Library and Information Systems in the Digital World: Challenges and Opportunities” will be jointly organised by the T. A. Pai Management Institute, Manaipal and Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET) during May 7-9, 2015 at Manipal.

SALIS 2015: National Conference on “Advancement in Library and Information Science & Technology: Challenges and Opportunities” will be jointly organised by the Central Library, BS Abdur Rahman University and SALIS during July 10 - 11, 2015.


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