Dear Members, REQUEST: Please bring this to the notice of your colleagues and professional friends, so that they would get the benefit of this program (probably first time on this topic in the country) - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - Karnataka State Library Association (KALA) is happy to announce half-a-day Symposium on, "Apps for LIS" on Sunday, 3rd July 2016. Mobile Apps are playing a major role in our day-to-day lives, be it Taxi services, Cinema tickets, Flight tickets, Hospital, Bank, Govt Departmental services, etc. Many Apps have been developed for LIS services, too, and several database producers facilitated their services through Apps, E-journal and E-book publishers have already come out with their own Apps. The seminar intends to provide an overview on the Apps technology in general and their usage as tools for accessing library resources and services. Venue: City Central Library, Hampinagar,Vijayanagar, RPC Layout, 2nd Stage, Bangalore - 560104 The Program highlights/details are as follows: 9.00-10.00 AM: Registration 10 -10.30 AM: Inaugural Session 10.30- 11.15 AM: Apps Technology and General Applications: by Soma Sunderesh, Ex GE, Ex Infosys, Presently Developer of Apps for J-Gate, Informatics 11.15-11.30 AM: Tea Break 11.30 AM- 12.15 PM: Apps Applications for LIS by Anand Byrappa, Global, Leader, Information Services, GE, Bangalore 12.15 -1.30 PM Panel Discussion on LIS Applications Moderator: NV Sathyanarayana, Panelists: Resources - HS Siddamallaiah, Ex. Head, Library, NIMHANS Services - Francis Jayakanth, Library, IISc Users - Rupesh Kumar, Dept of LIS, Tumkur University Followed by Lunch at 1.30 PM Registration Charges: - Rs. 100/- for KALA Life Members - Rs. 200/- for Non-Members of KALA - Rs. 400/- for Non Members along with KALA Life Membership Please note the regular KALA Life Membership fee, as it stands now, is Rs. 300/- (Rs. Three Hundred only), which is likely to be increased in the AGB Meeting to be held in the afternoon of this program. All LIS professionals including Practicing Librarians, LIS Teachers are welcome to participate. While the Registration charges can be paid on the spot, you are requested to confirm your participation by filling up of a form (http://kalaonline.com/sites/default/files/Registrationform.pdf) and mail it to shivaram@nal.res.in SPOT REGISTRATION IS ALSO ENTERTAINED. Regards, Dr.I.R.N. Goudar Program Chair, Symposium on "Apps for LIS" "Access E-Resources for Academic and Research Excellence" *- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -* Dr. I.R.N. Goudar - Adjunct Professor, Mangalore University -Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser Bangalore University Library, BANGALORE - 560056 - Ex. Visiting Professor Cum Library Adviser, UoM, Mysore - Ex. Scientist 'G' and Head, ICAST, NAL, Bangalore - Ex. Dy Librarian, IITM, Chennai - Ex. Scientist (Information), IICT, Hyderabad - Fulbright Scholar, Univ. of Michigan and Columbia Univ, USA (1995-96) - British Council Scholar (1982-83) E-mail: goudarishwar@gmail.com Tel: 080-23215510 Mob: 91+9611165781 (If not reachable pl try land line) -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.