READING HABIT, A PRE-REQUISITE FOR WRITING SKILLS: LIBRARY SCIENCE HOD The habit of reading books is the basis for writing skills, according to A. Amudavalli, Head, Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of Madras. Workshop She was speaking at the two-day Regional Workshop on Scientific Writing. The event was being held under the auspices of the Department of Library Services, Christian Medical College, Vellore and the Department of Library and Information Sciences, University of Madras at the CMC campus here on Friday, Dr. Amudavalli said that in any type of writing, the ability to express one's thoughts clearly is very important. Reading is very important for this, but unfortunately reading has almost been forgotten nowadays, she said. The HOD of Library and Information Sciences said that knowledge of various subjects is one of the basic requisites of a librarian. The basics of various subjects including science subjects were taught during the different courses in library science. It is because a graduate in library science should be competent enough to work as a librarian in any type of library. A librarian can command respect only through his/her delivery and performance stemming directly from the skills that one had acquired during the course of study, she said. Words recalled Dr. Amudavalli recalled the words of late S.R. Ranganathan, the Father of Library Science, Documentation and Information Science who said that the job of a librarian is `to convey the right information to the right user at the right time'. She said despite all advancements in technology, there is no replacement for books and newspapers. This reinforces the larger role that librarians have to play in information transfer. The librarian provides personalised service to the users, she said. Thomas Kuriakose, Associate Director of CMC lighted the lamp and delivered the presidential address. Felicitations Alfred Job Daniel, Principal, CMC offered his felicitation. Joy Sarojini Michael, Vice-Principal, CMC welcomed the gathering. V. Newton, Head, Library Services, CMC proposed a vote of thanks. Joyson, Azaraiah and Senthil Kumar, Senior Librarians, CMC organised the workshop. A two-day Regional Workshop on Scientific Writing was held at the CMS campus REFLINK: http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/reading-habit-a-prerequisit... Best Regards, Raghvendra R The information contained in this electronic message and in any attachments to this message is confidential, legally privileged and intended only for use by the person or entity to which this electronic message is addressed. If you are not the intended recipient, and have received this message in error, please notify the sender and system manager by return email and delete the message and its attachments and also you are hereby notified that any distribution, copying, review, retransmission, dissemination or other use of this electronic transmission or the information contained in it is strictly prohibited. Please note that any views or opinions presented in this email are solely those of the author and may not represent those of the Company or bind the Company. Any commitments made over e-mail are not financially binding on the company unless accompanied or followed by a valid purchase order. This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by Mail Scanner, and is believed to be clean. The Company accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. www.jubl.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.