Dear Professional Colleagues, Greetings! It is a great pleasure in inviting you for the BOSLA Annual Lecture Series-2018 and for the celebrations of the 126th birth anniversary of the father of library science, Dr. S. R. Ranganathan on Saturday, 8th December 2018 at MMRDA, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai. The one-day event starting at 10.00am will have a series of lectures by eminent speakers on the theme 'Next Generation Libraries: The Way Forward.' and felicitation to superannuated members and PhD Awardees. The concept of Libraries has changed multifold in the last two decades. The advancement in technologies has revolutionized the formats, transitions, and transformation of information that has enabled access to the desired contents anywhere in the world. The digital age and tech-savvy generation expect the information at the point of time. The social networking and online tools have enhanced and enabled the access to desired information at a rapid rate. They are playing a major role in sharing the information. There is a high expectation from young generation from the libraries in terms of how best they can serve the information needs instantaneously on their handheld devices. The architecture of source database, cloud-based storage concepts, navigational and discovery tools, remote access applications, how best the library spaces can be converted to attract the users and how fast the services can be delivered with innovative ideas are the key points of deliberations of the one-day event. The registration fees for this one-day event are: Rs.200/- (Rupees two hundred only) for the presently studying BLIS & MLIS students Rs.300/- (Rupees three hundred only) for BOSLA members Rs.500/-(Rupees five hundred only) for Non-BOSLA members The Cheque / DD drawn in favour of Bombay Science Librarians' Association (BOSLA) payable at Mumbai may be sent to the following address. The name, affiliation, email ID and contact numbers of the participant to be mentioned at the backside of the cheque. Dr. K. Praveen Kumar Treasurer, BOSLA Assistant Library & Information Officer International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar, Mumbai - 400088 Ph: 022-4237 2472 Email: <mailto:praveenkpati@gmail.com> praveenkpati@gmail.com Kindly also confirm your participation by <https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSf-db9Xip9bPodYX4T1UKsHHqs56gcL3Es UpYNOPd9NZhM0sA/viewform?usp=sf_link> registering online in order to make necessary arrangements like lunch and other logistics for the program. To felicitate superannuated BOSLA members and Ph.D. Awardees, members are requested to inform the names of individual members to the office of General Secretary, BOSLA with membership details and send their brief bio-data for the preparation of citations on or before November 26, 2018. Please spread the message and come along with all your professional colleagues and participate in the Next Generation Libraries. The detailed program schedule will be updated on the BOSLA website soon. Ms. Vasundhara Deshpande Organising Secretary & Librarian Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai - 400 051 Mobile: 9322048881 E-Mail: <mailto:vasundhara.deshpande@mailmmrda.maharashtra.gov.in> vasundhara.deshpande@mailmmrda.maharashtra.gov.in - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Thanks and regards, Satish S. Munnolli, PhD. General Secretary, BOSLA Librarian, Scientific Officer 'F' Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC) Tata Memorial Centre (TMC) Sector 22 Kharghar Navi Mumbai 410210 Tel: +91 22 2740 5026; 9969687462 Email: <mailto:satish.munnolli@gmail.com> satish.munnolli@gmail.com