[LIS-Forum] TISS Admission Notification: PG Diploma in Digital Lib and Information Management 2014-15

​​ Dear Professionals, Greetings! Centre for Library and Information Management Studies, Sir Dorabji Tata Memorial Library, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai is a major ​c​ entre involved in capacity building of LIS professionals. It offers PG Diploma, Masters and PhD Programmes in Library and Information Science with a focus on digital libraries, knowledge organization, e-Resources Management and web based information services. ​Being offered since 2010, this One Year dual mode programme is spread over two semesters and focus of providing hands on training on Digital Libraries (D Space, GSDL) , Library Automation (Koha) and Content Management Systems like Drupal. It uses contact classes for on-campus and Moodle e-learning platform for its off-campus sessions. It is aimed at creating trained manpower to handle digital libraries and electronic resources. There is a burgeoning need for trained librarians in the light of national priorities like National Mission on Education through Information and Communication technology (NME-ICT) and National Knowledge Commission (NKC). This programme will equip librarians with skills of digital library and information management to play a bigger role in their organizations. The salient features of this programme are well crafted curriculum, expert faculty, enhanced emphasis on hands on lab experience, sound theory and experiential learning unique to TISS. Last date for submission of application is 10th July 2014 Please visit the following websites for prospectus and application form. http://www.tiss.edu/admissions-2013/post-graduate-diploma-in-digital-library... http://www.tiss.edu/admissions-2013/admissions-open-for-pgdlim-2013-14/admis... or at http://library.tiss.edu/pgdlim.html We will also be happy to answer your queries. Thanks and Regards, Satish Kanamadi PhD C ​chairperson ​ ​ ​Centre for Library and Information Management Studies Tata Institute of Social Sciences V N Purav Marg, Deonar MUMBAI - 400088 ​, INDIA Tel: 91-22-25525283, ​​​ 255252 ​8​ 4 ,​255252 ​72, ​ ​25525274​ Email: satish@tiss.edu -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.