[LIS-Forum] MULISSA - Friday Talk - Report - DLIS, University of Mysore

[N.S. Harinarayana]

 MULISSA event 5:   Friday Talk


Mysore University Library and Information Science Students Association
(MULISSA), Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS),
University of Mysore, Mysoreorganized  a lecture on “St. Agnes College
information center - a Profile“ by Smt. S.T. Sudha, Librarian, St. Agnes
College, Mangalore on October 7, 2005 at 3.30 pm.  She is at present
dupted as a full time researcher at DLIS, Mysore under Faculty Improvement
Programme.  The lecture was arranged in the umbrella of ‘Friday Talk’
series.

Summary of the talk:

St. Agnes College was established in the year 1921 and it is one of the
leading women’s colleges in India and is known for imparting value-based
education. The college is offering courses in arts, Science, commerce
business management, and computer science. It also offers honors, diploma,
certificate and other remedial courses. The college has been accorded ‘A’
grade by NAAC in its assessment report. St. Agnes college information
center is one of the pivotal centres for the college. Information center
imparts formal and informal education indirectly through print and
electronic media, advises the faculty in their scholarly pursuits. The
information center helps the user community in curricular, co-curricular
and extra curricular activities.  Services are rendered to outsiders,
faculty and students. It renders services like circulation, reference,
CD-Rom, textual information service, reprography, newspaper clippings,
index to articles of topics pertaining to different disciplines and other
general topics, internet, scanning services and personal assistance to all
the users. User education is imparted at the beginning of the year based
on  requirements of the users. The information center is putting its
conscientious efforts to transform the readers from passive learners to
voracious readers.  Faculty members are requested to stimulate
intellectual curiosity and imbibe self-learning skills among the students.
The librarian has trained and motivated her staff members to synthesize
technology and traditional print culture to ensure invaluable service to
the user community. The information centre of the college has also
organized a few workshops, seminars, exhibitions and image analysis
events.

Students asked a few questions on computerization, preparation required by
library for NAAC assessment, method of stock verification, status of the
librarians etc.  Ms. B. Pramodini welcomed the gathering and Mr. M. Sunil
Kumar proposed vote of thanks.  This report is prepared by Mr. B. Raghu of
3rd Semester MLISc under the guidance of MULISSA faculty advisor.



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N.S.Harinarayana Ph.D
Department of Library and Information Science
University of Mysore
Manasagangotri, Mysore 570 006
Ph: 2419393