Dear professional colleagues, Before Individual campaigns, I feel it is the moral responsibility of ILA to inform its members about elections with list of candidates. Though I am a life member, I have not received any communication or ballot paper from ILA. Same status may be with many members. Even if a member is willing to vote, how can he do it without ballot paper?. My request to all candidates who are contesting for ILA elections…. Please make ILA as an organization to start communicating with its members about elections. Then canvassing from candidates or their supporters makes some sense. I trust members get a copy of ILA bulletin. Of late, I am not getting it though my address has not changed. I don’t know whether it is publishing or not. My effort to make ILA as very strong body like AMA, AOM, INFORMS etc.. in all directions to fight for profession, status, justice, high quality publications, financing research projects in LIS etc. for example, Journal of marketing, Academy of management review/journal, Management science etc are No.1. core journals from these associations. My request to all candidates independent of election result: 1. Make ILA a professionally and politically very strong body to fight for profession. 2. Publish high quality journals for all type of libraries. The papers should go through rigourous review and plagiarism checks. 3. Work as nodal/central body for IT/services requests in libraries. 4. Organize in-depth High-quality purpose –oriented training workshops on library functions. ( not just a gathering, should be result-oriented) 5. Nodal counselling/advisory centre for library related problems. 6. It should work as repository of Govt circulars/notifications/orders to help library professional who need such document support for his/her career progress or promotion. From decades, I am requesting and sending repeat mails to make ILA a strong body for library profession. Unlike other library associations, ILA includes all type of libraries. Again, please make ILA a very strong body( whoever get elected) to fight and bring justice for our profession. We all Library professionals are same (teaching or practicing) and let us be united. With Regards, Manjunatha --------------------------------------------------------- Dr. Manjunatha K Chief Librarian T.A. Pai Management Institute Manipal – 576 104, Karnataka, India Ph: 0820 – 2701105/ Mob: +917349255658/9972425417 Email: manjunath@tapmi.edu.in<mailto:manjunath@tapmi.edu.in>; manjunathak@gmail.com<mailto:manjunathak@gmail.com> ----------------------------------------------------------- From: bbramesha B [mailto:bbramesha@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, February 21, 2019 10:55 AM To: MUTTAYYA koganuramath; Beeraka Ramesh Babu; Dr D CHANDRAN; Dear Sir/Madam, GREETINGS from Prof. Ramesha, DLISc., Bangalore University, Bangalore. The Indian Library Association was established nine decades back with a vision of furtherance of library movement in India, promotion of training of librarians and improvement of status of librarians. Over the years nine more objectives were added to the vision and mission statement of the ILA. Since inception the Association provided a wide variety of services and programs to its members and also others, who seek technical support or advice. Due to the selfless service rendered by 28 Presidents and their teams, the Association has achieved many milestones. As a philosopher puts it, it is not required to put blame on others for not doing everything perfect. The teams have achieved what best could be possible during their tenure within the limitations. To continue the ideologies and works left behind by the past teams, we have formed a team comprising of Librarians, LIS teachers with a mix of young and old blood. PRESIDENT PROF. B. D. KUMBAR, Professor,Department of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad, KARNATAKA. GENERAL SECRETARY DR. O. N. CHAUBEY SOUTH ZONE- VICE-PRESIDENT DR. RAMESHA, B CENTRAL ZONE-VICE-PRESIDENT PROF. S. KUMAR NORTH ZONE- VICE-PRESIDENT DR. RUPESH GAUR EAST ZONE- VICE-PRESIDENT DR. A.K. SHARMA OPEN CONSTITUENCY- COUNCIL MEMBER 1. DR. SIVASANKAR PRASAD ORUGONDA 2. DR. SHAKUNTALA DAHIYA 3. MS. MAMTA AMARPURI 4. DR. JIVESH BANSAL 5. DR. PRAHLAD G TADASAD 6. DR. SURENDER KUMAR 7. DR. VINAY BHASKAR PATIL 8. DR. CHETAN SHARMA 9. DR. B.N. HEMAVATHI 10. DR. NARENDER KUMAR 11. DR. MOHAN R. KHERDE 12. DR. AKASH SINGH 13. MS. RAJNI BHANOT 14. DR. PARVEEN KUMAR UT ZONE- COUNCIL MEMBER DR. RAKESH KUMAR MOHINDRA EAST ZONE- COUNCIL MEMBER MR. MRINAL KANTI MONDAL SOUTH ZONE- COUNCIL MEMBER DR. SURESH JANGE WEST ZONE- COUNCIL MEMBER DR. MILIND BABARAO ANASANE The following members of our panel elected unopposed UNION TERRITORY- VICE-PRESIDENT DR. PARDEEP RAI WESTERN ZONE- VICE-PRESIDENT MR. RAJKUMAR BHAKAR NORTH ZONE- COUNCIL MEMBER DR. NARENDER SINGH SHOKEEN INSTITUTIONAL MEMBER MINISTRY OF EXTERNAL AFFAIRS LIBRARY On behalf of my above team I sincerely request the honorable members of ILA to vote and elect our team. We solicit your solid support and encouragement. Thanks & Regards -- Dr. Ramesha Professor and Chairman Vice-President, ILA and IATLIS Dept. of Library and Information Science Bangalore University Jnana Bharathi Campus BANGALORE - 560 056 Phone: Mobile 09481246961 Office Direct :080 22961401 http://bramesha.webs.com/ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.