Dear All, Greeting from Chinmaya Institute of Technology,Kannur,Kerala We,the ChinTech Library team is delighted to inform you that we are oranising a 3 day workshop on 'KOHA' an Open Source Library Automation software. Koha is the first free software library automation package. In use worldwide, its development is steered by a growing community of users collaborating to achieve their technology goals. Koha’s feature set continues to evolve and expand to meet the needs of its user base. *Purpose of the Workshop* The purpose of the workshop is to familiarize the participants with the Koha software. The workshop aims to impart hands-on experience to participants on installation of Koha in linux platform and operation of the same. *Topics to be covered* Library Automation

Open source initiatives

Ubuntu Linux Operating System

Koha Software

Resource Persons; 1.Dr.M.G.Sreekumar-Head & Chief Librarian Indian Institute of Managemnt (IIM K) 2.Dr.Dineshan Koovakkai -Asst.Librarian Central University,Kasargode 3.Mr.A.J.Tomson -Chief Librarian St.Joseph's College,Devagiri,Calicut 4.Mrs.Anitha Haridas-System Programmer ChinTech Workshop Convener; Mr.Prasanth M.P.-Librarian Chinmaya Institute of Technology,Kannur Registration form and workshop brochure attached; or visit:www.chintech.ac.in or Contact;9961858865 -- ****** *Thanks & Regards :- Prasanth M.**P. Librarian ChinTech Kannur,Kerala * 9961858865 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.