MALA International Journal of Information and Knowledge Management Madras Library Association (MALA) 735, Anna Salai, Chennai 14.11.2018 Dear Professional colleagues, It gives us immense pleasure to inform that Madras Library Association (MALA) is planning to publish a Journal (MALA IJIKM) from 2019 onwards after obtaining the ISSN number. It will have a frequency of two issues (June and December) per year. We request the LIS professionals to contribute the research manuscripts to the Editor, which will enable us to get them reviewed by experts in the field and then to publish the issues. The co-operation of LIS professionals is very much essential, without whom the journal cannot be published. In order to maintain the frequency and number of papers in single issue, We request all of them to contribute generously. Please try to send the article (4000-5000 words) with Title, Author(s) Information, Abstract, Keywords (5-7 numbers), Introduction, Statement of the Problem, Objectives, Research questions, Methodology, Scope, Literature Review, Analysis and Findings, Conclusion, Recommendations and further research (depends upon the MSS). Please follow the APA referencing style within the text and give references accordingly. We will publish Instructions to Authors and other related information in the First issue of the Journal. Try to send the articles to (malaijikm@gmail.com), so as to enable us to process them for publishing. Thanks (M. NATARAJAN) (K.NITHYANANDAM) & (VENKATRAMANI) Editors Dr M NATARAJAN M.Sc., B.L.I.S., A.D.I.Sc., P.G.D.C.A.,P.G.D.H.E., P.G.D.E.A.S., M.B.A., Ph.D. Ex-Associate professor, Dept of Infn Science, Jimma University, Jimma, Ethiopia Senior Principal Scientist,(Retd) National Inst Of Science Comm and Information Resources (NISCAIR) Dr K S Krishnan Marg New Delhi - 110 012. INDIA.and Ex-Editor, JSIR. Member SHRM, President, Library Professional Association, New Delhi.