*Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies* *The Madras Book Club * *and* *Anna Centenary Library* *Cordially invite you to a talk on* *Libraries in Chennai: Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow* *By* *Mr. V Sriram* *Historian and Heritage Activist* *Prof. S. Parthasarathy * *Former Head, INSDOC (CSIR), New Delhi* * Will preside* *The program is being organized to celebrate * *The 127th Birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganathan, Father of Library Science in India (Librarians’ Day) * *and * *The Madras Week 2019* *Date & Time: Wednesday, August 28, 2019, 6.00 PM* *Venue: Anna Centenary Library, **Gandhi Mandapam Road, Kotturpuram,* *Chennai – 600085* *Sriram Venkatakrishnan, *a leading Historian especially in the field of Music, is an Indian entrepreneur, columnist, and heritage activist. Sriram is presently the Editor of Madras Musings. He serves as Secretary at the Music Academy, Chennai *Professor S Parthasarathy *is a Founder-Trustee of the Ranganathan Centre for Information Studies. A close associate of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan, Prof. Parthasarathy had his professional education in the Universities of Madras and Chicago. He has held several important positions including as Head of INSDOC (CSIR). He has served as a UN / UNIDO Consultant and has been on mission to several countries in Africa and elsewhere. He has also served as a member of several committees of the Indian Standards Institution (now, Bureau of Indian Standards), UGC and other bodies. He was one of the principal architects of NISSAT. *Refreshments: 5. 15 P.M* *RSVP: Dr. V Chandrakumar – 9444114271 and Mr. M K Jagadish - 9841272061* -- Dr. V. Chandrakumar Professor & Head Dept. of Library & Information Science University of Madras, Chennai 600 005 Tel: 044-2539 9674 (Office - Direct) 044-2257 9313 (Residence) Mobile: 0-94441 14271 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.