Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2008 12:16:35 +0000 (GMT)
From: sankaran arumugam
Dear All,
The Madras Library Association, Chennai
and
The Connemara Public Library, Chennai
Cordially invite you to a lecture on
"Public Libraries as Community Information Centres in India: An
Emerging Vision"
By
Dr. Ajit Pyati
Assistant professor in the Faculty of Information and Media Studies,
University of Western Ontario in Canada
5:30 p.m., Monday, February 25, 2008
Venue: The Connemara Public Library,
Pantheon Road, Egmore, Chennai 600 008
Refreshments: 5.00 p.m.
Dr. Ajit Pyati is an assistant professor in the Faculty of
Information and Media Studies at the University of Western Ontario
in Canada. He holds a BA from UC Berkeley, and MLIS and Ph.D.
degrees from the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA). Dr.
Pyati teaches in the areas of information sources and services;
information policy and equity; and social aspects of information and
technology. His particular areas of research interest are
international library development; information society and policy;
globalization, migration, and ICTs; and critical information
studies.
Looking forward to see you with your colleagues on 25th.
Regards,
Gowri
Secretary, MALA
