*Ph.D Award* *Dr. Surinder Kumar* has been awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Library and Information Science by Karnatak University, Dharwad in Aug 2012. The title of the thesis is “*Design and Development of National Digital Repository System (NDRS) for Health Information in India: Descriptive Study*”The research study was completed under the supervision of *Professor. C. R. Karisiddappa*, former UGC Emeritus Professor and currently visiting Professor in the Karnatak University, Dharwad. *Dr. Surinder Kumar* is the Sr. Technical *Director, NIC, Lodhi Road, New Delhi.* *Dr. Gangadevi Byadgi* has been awarded the Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D) in Library and Information Science by Karnatak University for her thesis entitled “*Emerging Trends in Library and Information Service Sector: Issues, Challenges and Dimensions*” in Sept. 2012. The research study was completed under the supervision of *Professor. C.R. Karisiddappa,* former Professor & Chairman, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University Dharwad and currently visiting Professor in the same university. *Dr. Gangadevi Byadagi *is the Librarian in *Furguson Law College, Pune*. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.