Respected all Library Professionals,

  It will be realy an appriciated step in order to improve our profession and our professional,because we need extra rather than traditional work to compete in this information age.that kind of innovative ,creative thinking also needy.

Warm Regards,

Miss. Divya Soni
Professional Trainee Library
Indian Institute of Management Indore,
Pigdamber Rau,
Phone-91-731-4228625-628
Mobile No.-09926624935
Indore


On Thu, 10 May 2007 GK.MANJUNATH wrote :
>
>                        Sub:  Open Source Software for LIS professionals.
>Dear Mr.Rajan,
>
>It is a very good idea to identify volunteers (experts) who would train
>other professionals in open source software.
>
>I have  proposed similar idea to NASSDOC, New Delhi, with a difference
>
>The proposal, which is under consideration, was to start the 'Staff
>Exchange Programme' in which LIS professionals who want to train others or
>those who want to learn from others, will visit a particular library on
>invitation for teaching/learing activitities.
>
>How will this work?
>
>        1. Identify experts and develop an online database of experts
>
>        2. Invite experts for a specified period giving them local hospitality, office space
>          and Computing  facility.
>
>        3. Arrgange lectures or seek technical support during his/her
>          stay at the host institute.
>
>        4. Welcome other LIS professionals in that city to
>          interact with the expert at the host institute during his/her
>          stay.
>
>
>The concept of 'Visiting Faculty' has been there since a long time in
>academics.  We librarians need to start some things similar to this.
>
>In the past we at IGIDR, had arranged such programs for LIS professionals
>who came at their expense and spent one week interacting with us. This
>interaction enabled to them to start automation work in their respective
>libraries.
>
>Can we do some thing in this regard?
>
>Thanks
>
>        G.K.Manjunath
>        Chief Librarian
>        Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research
>        Film City Road
>        Santosh Nagar
>        Goregaon(East )
>        MUMBAI - 400 065
>
>                     Phone:     28416544
>
>
>On Thu, 10 May 2007, Rajan wrote:
>
> > Dear Mr Manjunath,
> >
> > It would be better if you collect the list of libraries that uses other
> > freely availble library packages like Weblis etc and publish it under
> > different categories with the contact details of the persons well versed
> > with the software so that anyone can get the expertise easily or clarify
> > the doubts easily.
> >
> > It seems that we should identify volunteers who would have an
> > inclination to help other libraries to install and overcome initial
> > issues. The volunteers should charge only travel and other minimal
> > expenses from institutions that cannot pay much. There would be at least
> > some who have interest to propagate IT applications by this way.
> >
> > We can bring more libraries under the fold of IT applications, if
> > someone could facilitates this work a little further.
> >
> > Best Regards,
> >
> >
> >
> > K Rajasekharan
> > Librarian , Kerala Institute of Local Administration
> > Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur -680581
> >
> > Ph 0487- 2204097 (O), 2201428 ( R)
>
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