Dear moderator, Please post the information as stated below : On the eve of the Librarian's Day on 12th August, 2010, *West Bengal Public Library Network Portal *has been inaugurated by the Hon'ble Minister in Charge Dr. Debesh Das, Department of Information Technology and Biotechnology, Government of West Bengal at State Central Library, West Bengal. Dr. Soumendra Nath Bera, Hon'ble Minister of State, Department of Information and Cultural Affairs, Government of West Bengal was the Chief Guest. Hon'ble Minister of State, Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal presided over the function. The function was organized by the Directorate of Library Services and State Central Library, West Bengal in association with Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation. A seminar was also organized to mark the Birth Day of S R Ranganathan. The theme of the seminar was "Dissemination of Information through Public Libraries". The guest speakers of the Seminar were Prof. Amitabha Chatterjee, Shri Ramkrishna Saha and Dr. Partha Sarathi Mukhopadhyay. To have a look at the portal, please visit at * http://www.wbpublibnet.gov.in* It is claimed that the portal is the pioneer in Public Library Network in India. The viewers are welcome to send their comments for further improvements. Jayasri Sen District Library Officer, Howrah Mass Education Extension & Library Services, Government of West Bengal -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.