*Welcome Note* 12th December ,2009 Dear Friends, A warm welcome to visit Mangalore!! St.Agnes College Autonomous Library (A college with Potential for Excellence) is organizing a scholarly event during two days UGC Sponsored *National Conference* in Library and Information Science on the Theme-*Empowering Library professionals in Managing Digital Resources and providing Extension Activities* on 18th and 19th of January, 2010, at St.Agnes College, Conference hall. Experts from the field will discuss on the current issues like Institutional Repositories, open access initiatives, developing digital library and Extension or outreach activities of the libraries etc. I invite you all to attend the conference and make your stay memorable in *'Namma Kudla'* (Our Mangalore) Participants are provided an opportunity to present a paper on the above theme. We have received a good number of articles and on demand the date for submitting an article has been extended till 25th of December, 2009. *Last Date for Registration:* January 5th, 2010 *Submission of papers:* December 25th, 2009 *Intimation to the participants:* December 31st, 2009 *Registration Fees*: Rs.500/ *Spot Registration:* Rs.600/ *Accommodation:* Arrangements will be made for the delegates on request with an advance payment of required amount by separate DD.(Room rent – Rs.200 to Rs.1000 per day) Please plan your trip well in advance and enjoy the beauty and rich culture of Mangalore. For more detail about the conference and registration form click on http://agneslibraryconference.yolasite.com Sincerely, *Dr. VISHALA B.K* Convenor Selection Grade Librarian St.Agnes College (Autonomous) Bendore,,Mangalore Dakshina Kannada-575002, Karnataka. Email: bk.vishala@gmail.com , agneslibrary@gmail.com Website: http://drvishala.synthasite.com Mobile: 09448824505 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.