[LIS-Forum] Reminder for Second Dr. TB Rajashekar Memorial Lecture

[Maruthu Pandian]

Dear Friends,

NCSI-Net, an informal association comprising of NCSI staff, trainees,
and its alumni, cordially invites you to the II Dr. T.B. Rajashekar
Memorial Lecture. The details of the Memorial Lecture are given below:

Title: "Librarians' need for readiness for alternate careers that need
"Information Specialists"

Speaker: Ms. Vasumathi Sriganesh, Director, Q Med Services Pvt. Ltd.,Mumbai

Date: 9th June, 2007

Time: 5.00 PM

Venue: Choksi Hall, Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore (Choksi Hall
is located on the right side, just after the main gate of IISc.)

Dr. IRN Goudar, Scientist F & Head, Information Center for Aerospace
Science and Technology, National Aerospace Laboratories, will preside over
the Lecture.

Abstract of the Talk :

"Librarians are a dying breed". "We don't need libraries - everything is
available on the Internet". These are some typical statements that we
get to hear, and sometimes more often than we like. Whether these are
true or not, the time is ripe for Library and Information Specialists to
look at alternate careers too. Alternate careers may be those that
supplement the role of a librarian in an organization or may be very
different; yet needing the skills of an Information Specialist. Some of
the possible options are Content management, Intranets management,
Research, Information consulting etc. To break away from tradition and
inculcate change, we need Knowledge, Skills and Desire. The last is
possibly the most difficult element to handle.

This talk will focus on why librarians need to be prepared for change,
and also touch upon how to develop Knowledge, Skills and Desire to
change. The challenges go beyond those needed from Information
Professionals. For such professionals to make their mark in the job
market, there is a lot of awareness promotion, marketing and
relationship building that will be needed.

About the Speaker :

Vasumathi Sriganesh got her B.Sc degree in Home-Science in 1977.
Married immediately, she was a homemaker for 12 years after which she
did her BLIS from the Bombay University in 1989-90. Later she did her
MLIS through IGNOU in the years 1997-99.

She has worked in three libraries - Indian Institute of Geomagnetism,
The Hinduja Hospital and HELP (Health Education Library for People), all
in Mumbai. In both medical libraries she was instrumental in the entire
computerization, as well as starting off literature search services and
Internet based activities. Medicine was always her passion and she found
deep satisfaction in Medical Librarianship.

In April 1997, wanting to reach out to a much wider medical community of
users, Vasumathi became a free-lance consultant and in 1999, she set up
her own company Q Med, ( http://www.qmedin.com/) which will soon become
a registered Non-profit organization.

The event will end with high-Tea.

Please confirm your presence to pandiyan.m at advinus.com  or
umpradeep at ncsi.iisc.ernet.in

Regards
Maruthu Pandian, B
Pradeep Kumar
NCSI-NET Co-ordinators

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