[LIS-Forum] Presentation on the Future of Librarianship

Gowri Ravindranth gravindranth at hotmail.com
Thu Sep 8 17:16:23 IST 2005


To: The Moderator
Kindly post this message in LIS forum.
The Office of Public Affairs
U.S. Consulate General for South India,
 
Madras Library Association (MALA)
 
and
 
Guindy Campus Library, University of Madras
 
 
Cordially invite you to a presentation on
 
 
Future of Librarianship
 
By
 
Ms. Wendy Zaman
Information Resource Officer
American Embassy, New Delhi
 
 
on Monday, September 12, 2005
 
at 06:00 p.m.
 
Venue: Guindy Campus Library
      
University of Madras, Chennai 600 025
 
Program
 
05.30 p.m.
         
Tea
 
05.50 p.m.
Welcome Address by Dr. Samyuktha Ravi, Deputy Librarian, University of Madras
 
05.55 p.m.
Introduction of the Speaker by Mr. M.K. Jagadish, Director, American Information Resource Center
 
06:00 p.m.
 
Presentation on Future of Librarianship by
Ms. Wendy A. Zaman
 
06:40 p.m.
 
Q and A
 
06:55 p.m.
 
Vote of Thanks by Mr. G. Sundar, Joint Secretary, MALA
______________________________________________________
Wendy Zaman
Information Resource Officer
 
Wendy Zaman joined the United States Foreign Service as regional Information Resource Officer in February 2003.
 
She arrived in India in December 2004. She works as the consultant for the seven American Information Resource Centers (AIRCs), also known as American Libraries, in the U.S. missions in Chennai, Calcutta, Mumbai and New Delhi, in India, and also in Bangladesh, Nepal and Sri Lanka.
 
In her previous assignment, she was responsible for the AIRCs in Pakistan and Afghanistan.
 
 
Prior to joining the Foreign Service, she worked as University Librarian in Florida for three years.
 
And before that, she lived throughout Asia and Africa and worked in a variety of libraries, ranging from Universities to international schools to NGOs and consulting firms.
 
Thank you
L. R. Gowri
Secretary
Madras Library Association (MALA)
 



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