Nominations are invited for the following SALIS Awards for the year 2008 1. Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award (National level) ------------------------------------------------------- SALIS instituted an award- sponsored by Dr. Harish Chandra, Librarian, IIT Madras, in the name of Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award . Aim of instituting the award: To honor and recognize library professionals - for their outstanding contributions to the profession. Eligibility: Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in any parts in India. Must be a citizen of India About Dr.Harish Chandra -------------------------- Dr.Harish Chandra is currently working as Librarian of IIT, Madras. Prior to this, he has also worked in IIT, Delhi, GSI and IIFT. He underwent training in Library Automation and Digital Library at University of Cambridge, UK and Tilburg University, Netherlands respectively. His major contributions are in the areas of New Library Building Planning, ISO-9001 application in the Library, Digital Library Initiative, Web based library and information services, etc. Dr.Chandra is a member of Senate, IIT since 1995, a member of Task Force for Higher Education Library System, MHRD. He is also a member in the editorial board of various journals including OCLC Systems and Services. He is also a member of many professional bodies. Dr.Chandra has over 60 publications to his credit and completed various projects and consultancy assignments. He has organized several national and international conferences. He has received several awards, chaired number of technical sessions and delivered number of invited lectures. He has visited more than 12 countries and received several awards. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. AutoLibTamilnadu Best Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only) 3. AutoLib Tamilnadu Best Young Librarian Award (for Library Professionals working in Tamilnadu region only: Age below 40 years) Must be a citizen of India The above two awards are sponsored by M/s AutoLib Software System , a leading Library Automation Solution Provider at Chennai. Eligibility for the above two Awards : Professionals holding any degree in Library Science or equivalent and working in library and information field in Tamilnadu region.Must be a citizen of India Aim of instituting the award: To honor and recognize library professionals - for their outstanding contributions to the profession. Nominations Nominations for all the three awards ( by Library professionals holding responsible position or by self) are invited for the year 2008 from eligible professionals. The application form can be downloaded from http://autolib-india.net/salis or by sending E-mail to salis_info@yahoo.co.in The other details are given in the application form. Filled-in application along with necessary supporting documents should be sent in a sealed cover to The Convener, SALIS Award Committee, SALIS B2-Solai Apartments(opp to MGR Garden) Mount-Poonamallee Road, Chennai 600 089. Last date for the receipt of filled application is 15.07.2008 For any clarifications, E-mail to the convener salis_info@yahoo.co.in Convener SALIS Award Committee ____________________________________________________________________________________ Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. http://mobile.yahoo.com/;_ylt=Ahu06i62sR8HDtDypao8Wcj9tAcJ -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.