Dear LIS Forum Moderator, Please post the below given message to LIS Forum Members: Thank you, Prof.C.K. RAMAIAH ******************************** ‘Electronic Resources Management in Libraries’ Book Released** * * A glittering Function was organised on 29 December 2012 at the Acharya NG Ranga Agricultural University (ANGRAU) Teachers Home, Hyderabad to Felicitate Dr A.L. Moorthy, former Director, DESIDOC, Delhi. On the occasion, Dr Justice Y. Bhaskara Rao, former Chief Justice of Karnataka, former Chairman, AP State Human Rights Commission and former Member, National Human Rights Commission and presently President, Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan (Hyderabad & Secunderabad) released the felicitation volume titled *Electronic Resources Management in Libraries* in the presence of Shri K. Narasimha, IPS, DIG (Retd) & former Chairman, AP Public Service Commission, Hyderabad and Dr S.S. Murthy, former Director, DESIDOC, DRDO, Delhi. Shri M Jagannadham, IAS, Jt Collector and Guest of Honour, Hyderabad could not attend the Meeting due to official exigencies. The function organised by Dr. A.L. Moorthy Felicitation Committee members and presided by Prof. L.S. Ramaiah, former University Librarian, CIEFL, Hyderabad was attended by more than 100 senior Library & Information Science (LIS) professionals. The book is edited by Dr CK Ramaiah, Professor & Head, Dept of LIS, Pondicherry University and published by Allied Publishers, Delhi. Dr A.L. Moorthy, rendered more than 33 years of service in Satish Dhawan Space Centre, ISRO, Srihari Kota, Defence Electronics Research Laboratory (DLRL), Defence Research and Development Laboratory (DRDL), Hyderabad and DESIDOC, Delhi (all DRDO) in various capacities. He superannuated on 30 June 2012 as Director, DESIDOC, Delhi. As mark of honour, some of his friends and well wishers brought out a Festschrift volume. Dr. A. L. Moorhty’s contributions to LIS profession are significant and noteworthy. He introduced many new services and innovative techniques for optimal utilization of information resources. He established digital libraries at DRDL and at DESIDOC. He created web-based and project oriented information services to all R&D scientists of DRDO through its intranet. He has guided the development of Library Automation Software, Database of Library Holdings and Union Catalogue of Periodical Holdings. He improved the quality, coverage, content and timely publication of periodicals both as Editor for a decade and as Editor-in-Chief. He was instrumental in starting new publications like Technology Focus, DRDO Monographs & Special Publications. He has initiated and realized DRDO Consortium for providing online access of over 550 R&D journals to all DRDO Labs. He established Knowledge Repository of DRDO Technical Reports and an Institutional Repository of papers published by DRDO scientists. Dr Justice Bhaskara Rao told that the volume contains 39 high quality papers written by experts from the field and the subject is highly relevant in the contemporary developments in the LIS field. He extensively quoted many Sanskrit *slokas* enunciating the value of education and Knowledge and the role of libraries in furthering them. Shri Narasimha mentioned that the research papers published in the volume covered various areas including digital resource management and intellectual property rights. He felt that R&D in the country is used for both human developments as well as for destruction like atomic bombs and emphasized LIS professionals to see that R&D should be used for Societal development. Dr SS Murthy recalled his association with and contributions made by Dr AL Moorthy who worked with passion but was strict disciplinarian which invited dissent from colleagues at times. Prof LS Ramaiah in his Presidential Address stressed the changing face of the libraries in the light of technologies, the importance of the electronic resources, opined that the book is a valuable addition to the knowledge and summed up the proceedings. This was followed by felicitation of DR AL Moorthy by the LIS professionals. Earlier Dr CK Ramaiah, Secretary, Dr. A.L. Moorthy Felicitation Committee welcomed the invitees. Dr M Koteswara Rao, former University Librarian, Hyderabad Central University introduced the Chief Guest and Guests of Honour, Dr K Veeranjaneyulu, Librarian, ANGRAU introduced the felicitation volume, Dr G Sujatha, Librarian, Dr Ambedkar AP Open University read the Citation and Dr K Nageswara Rao, Head, Knowledge Centre, DRDL read Messages received from Honourable Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, former President of India, and Prof AJ Meadows, Emeritus Professor, Loughborough University, UK. Dr P Divakar, Head, Library, CCMB proposed the Vote of Thanks. -- ************************************************************ *Dr. Chennupati K. Ramaiah* MSc (Meerut), MLISc (Delhi), PhD (Loughborough), FSIS, MACM, MASIST, MCLIP Professor & Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Pondicherry University, R.V. Nagar, Kalapet, PUDUCHERRY – 605 014. INDIA. Email: ckramaiah.lis@pondiuni.edu.in ;ckramaiah@gmail.com Website:http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/profile/dr-ck-ramaiah Tel : 0413-2656757, Fax: 0413-2656766; Mobile: 9487605773. ************************************************************ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.