We are shocked to know the sudden and untimely demise of Dr. V S Cholin at the INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad yesterday forenoon. Dr. Cholin was a illustrious and model student of the department whose disciplined life and dedicated services are worth emulating by all the professionals. He came up in the profession very fast and exhibited the talent, skill and ability much beyond his age. He was instrumental in promoting INFLIBNET by propagating the UGC-INFLIBNET-INFONET movement all over the country. Through his well attended and well soughtafter lectures on Use of E-Journals Awareness Programmes, he has attracted the attention of active academic research and teaching community and has carved a niche in the profession for himself. During his Fulbright Fellowship Programme in USA Ohio link and Ohio State University, he has utilized each and every second and minute for the benefit of the INFLIBNET and has given a visibility to the INFONET Programme. Dr. Cholin was a broad hearted everloving professional friend who was always eager to help the fresh graduates for placement. He has served the cause of researchers to speedup their research by making access to information beyond the four walls of the library and across the borders of the country. In a very short span of 5 years, Dr. Cholin has emerged as a champion of the INFONET Consortia and by his death the country and LIS profession in general and Karnatak University in particular has lost a noble son of the land. We are all aware of the grave situation the young family of Dr. Cholin is facing in the days to come. The loss is irreparable and unbearable. We all sincerely pray Almighty to grace the strength and cool mind to the family of the departed soul. We all are with Mrs. Hema Cholin and their 2 sons and also with the entire family of Dr. Cholin to share their sorrow. We offer our condolences to Mrs. Hema Cholin and pray in lord that "May his soul rest in peace." DHARWAD 13.01.2006 Students, Teachers Department of Library and Information Science And Staff of the University Library Karnatak University, Dharwad. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dr. R M VATNAL Head, Computer Section, University Library, Karnatak University, Dharwad - 580 003 INDIA Ph: 0836-2747121 Ext: 313(O) 2770907(R) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com