*Thakur** College** of Engineering & Technology* *Shyamnarayan Thakur Marg, Thakur Village, Kandivali (E), Mumbai 400101, Tel: 67308131* *2DAYS NATIONAL LEVEL SYMPOSIUM ON* *"Lirarianshipin21st Century: Challenges & Prospectus"* *on April 8th -9th , 2009* By Central Library & TCET-ISTE Chapter *1. THEME: *Modern Librarianship is its changing face with the introduction of digital & e-media. Even the school, college, university & industrial libraries are becoming hybrid in nature. No academic institute which imparts technical knowledge can escape from the e-literature & digital libraries, as well as multimedia resources, managing these e-resources is challenging task. Librarians need to enhance the skills of information gathering, processing & dissemination available in digital & electronic format. Very basic functions of the library process, Classification, Cataloguing, Circulation & Indexing of the information material threatened to a considerable extent by the technological advance. Further in the emerging competitive society social expectation are altering a great deal and user are to be given innovative services that are quite distinct from the traditional ones. The objective of the Symposium is to discuss the upcoming challenges and how the librarian can prepare to transform itself to meet the requirements. Therefore, theme of the National Symposium is *"Librarianship in 21stCentury: challenges & prospects" * *Sub Theme:* 1 Managing Modern Libraries 2 Digital Libraries 3 Open Source Software 4 Networking & resource sharing 5 Librarianship in the Internet Age 6 Managing e-resources *4. How to Commute? *
From Kandivali(E) Bus No. 287 or Share Autorikshaw.
From Borivali(E) Bus No. 209 & 703 to Thakur Village, Bus Stop Thakur College.
*6. Who can participate: *Librarians from School, College, Research Centres, Media & Library Professionals. *7. Registration Fees:* Rs. 700/- The Registration fee include working day lunch, tea & snacks. *8. Important Dates: * Invitation of paper for presentation last date: 10th March, 2009 Last Date of Registration: 30th March, 2009 *9. How to apply?* Enclose, dully filled application form along with DD and send on the address mentioned on the front page. DD to be drawn in the favor of "TCET-ISTE Chapter, Thakur College of Engineering &Technology" *10. Application Form* Applicant's Name: Qualification: Experience: Designation: Department: Institution: Address for correspondence: e-mail ID: Phone No. (O): Phone No. (R): Mobile No.: Registration Details: DD No. Drawn on Bank: Date: Signature of Candidate Mr./ Mrs. _______________________ has been permitted to participate in 'State level Symposium at Thakur College of Engg & Technology, Kandivali (E), Mumbai, Commencing from 8th April, 2009 to 9th April, 2009. ..................................... *Signature of Head of Institution* *Name & Seal* *13. Coordinator & Contact person : *Mr. Devidas G. Kalwale Librarian Thakur College of Engg & Technology Thakur Village, Kandivali (E), Mumbai 400 101. Ph: 67308131/ Mob: 9869717226 e-mail: devidas.kalwale@thakureducation.org ___________________________________________________ Ajay M. Kamble Librarian Annasaheb Vartak College of Arts, Kedarnath Malhotra College of Commerce, ES Andrades College of Science, Vasai Road (W) - Dist. Thane - 401202. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.