The Department of Library and Information Science, Aligarh Muslim University celebrated Librarians' Day- 2010 with various activities. Earlier, on 12th August, conducted a Debate on "conventional vs digital libraries" in which Ms Mehnas Siddiqi bagged the first prize and Mr. Muzammil Mushtaq won second prize. On 13th August, LIS Quiz was conducted. Team ‘Personality’ bagged first prize. On 14th August, Prof. P.B Mangla, Ex Dean, Faculty of Arts, Delhi University delivered ‘Dr. Ranganathan Memorial Lecture’. Prof. Mangla, a student of Dr. SR Ranganathan- the Father of Library Science in India- stressed on the need for establishing a National Commission for Libraries (NCL) under the Ministry of Culture as an umbrella organization to co-ordinate various research and development activities carried out by hundreds of universities and institutions in the country. Library and information centers have a very vital role to play in the knowledge society. Every educational institution, from schools to universities, should establish and maintain well equipped libraries with modern technologies. To accelerate the march towards knowledge society, public libraries may be strengthened and library legislation in every state should be enacted, he added. Prof. Shabahat Husain, Librarian-in-charge, Maulana Azad Library presided over the function and Dr. Naushad Ali PM, Chairman, Dept. of Library & Information Science welcomed the gathering. Library professionals from MAL, faculty members , research scholars and students were attended the function. Certificates and prizes were distributed to the winners. Dr. P.M Naushad Ali Chairman & Associate Professor Dept. of Library & Information Science Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, U.P-India-202002 pmnaushadali@yahoo.co.in +91-9897258855 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.