Dear Professionals, Please note that the last date for applying to PG Diploma in Digital Library and Information Management is extended until 30th July 2013. Centre for Library and Information Management Studies, Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai is a major Centre involved in capacity building of LIS professionals. It offers PG Diploma, Masters and PhD Programmes in Library and Information Science discipline with a focus on digital libraries, knowledge organization, e-Resources Management and web based information services. TISS is happy to announce admissions to the programme "Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Library and Information Management" for the year 2013-14. This cutting edge, one year dual-mode programme uses contact classes for on-campus and Moodle e-learning platform for its off-campus sessions.It is aimed at creating trained manpower to handle digital libraries and electronic resources. There is a burgeoning need for trained librarians in the light of national priorities like National Mission on Education through Information and Communication technology (NME-ICT) and National Knowledge Commission (NKC). This programme will equip librarians with skills of digital library and information management to play a bigger role in their organizations. The salient features of this programme are well crafted curriculum, expert faculty, enhanced emphasis on hands on lab experience, sound theory and experiential learning unique to TISS. Last date for submission of application is 30th July 2013 (Earlier it was upto 10th July) Please visit the following websites for prospectus and application form. http://www.tiss.edu/admissions-2013/admissions-open-for-pgdlim-2013-14/admis... http://library.tiss.edu/pgdlim.html We will also be happy to answer your queries. Thanking you, Thanks and Regards, Satish Kanamadi PhD Acting Librarian Tata Institute of Social Sciences V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI - 400088 INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283, 25525274 , 25525284 Email: satish@tiss.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.