Dear All, It is very sad to know the demise of Shri Haravu. He was tech savvy and guiding spirit for many professionals. I was fortunate to meet him first in ICRISAT during our BLISc tour in 1989 and later in some of the workshops. His contribution to the area of library automation is truly remarkable. I pray God to rest his soul in peace. Regards, S.M. Pujar Chief Librarian IGIDR, Mumbai ---- On Tue, 3 Mar, 2020, 10:07 PM Prakash K, wrote:

Shri L J Haravu, residing at Mysore has passed away on 2nd of night of March 2020 with brief illness of old age issues. He was a guiding spirit for LIS professionals at Mysuru. He was freelance information consultant. He was associated with Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management. He was also source behind developing NewGenLib LIS software. He was active on Facebook, specially with witty poems.

Laksminarasimh Jayaram Haravu b.1935, has Masters degree in Mathematics and Masters in Information Science.

Since 1964, Shri. Haravu was pioneer in designing and implementing computer - based tools to improve information services for scientific and technical users of libraries in India and globally. A mathematician by training, Haravu entered the information field at the National Scientific Documentation Centre in New Delhi. He has since collaborated in many projects and held senior positions at the Indian Institute of Technology, the National Small Industry Extension Training Institute(NISIET) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL). He was consultant for DESIDOC, INFLIBNET, FAO, IDRC, ILRI, etc. He served as a head of the Library and Documentation services at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) , Hyderabad. He has developed utilities for use with Unesco’s Micro CDS/ISIS, Delphi-ISIS, SDI services. He was IASLIC Librarian of the year 1994.

I met him at ICRISAT as student of BLIS in 1991, he inspired us with lot of enthusiasm on current practices in Library Automation, Databases, Services, Future Trends, etc. and opportunities to work in LIS field. Till last year he was frequently visiting KSOU Library with his Engineer friend. I pray god almighty to rest his soul in peace and give strength to bear this great loss to his family.

Dr. K Prakash Secretary, MyLISA

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We have lost a great friend of LIS field. He was an innovator, IT Guru, humanitarian. He always had a kind word for me. We were in the same neighbourhood in Secunderabad. Great motivator. His loss is shocking though expected. Dr P Vyasamoorthy 30 Gruhalakshmi colony Secunderabad 500015 040-29552016 / 09490804278 / 8179386472 In 1990, a person is 15 years old. In 1995, that same person is 10 years old. How can this be? On Tue, 3 Mar 2020 at 22:07, Prakash K wrote:

Shri L J Haravu, residing at Mysore has passed away on 2nd of night of March 2020 with brief illness of old age issues. He was a guiding spirit for LIS professionals at Mysuru. He was freelance information consultant. He was associated with Kesavan Institute of Information and Knowledge Management. He was also source behind developing NewGenLib LIS software. He was active on Facebook, specially with witty poems.

Laksminarasimh Jayaram Haravu b.1935, has Masters degree in Mathematics and Masters in Information Science.

Since 1964, Shri. Haravu was pioneer in designing and implementing computer - based tools to improve information services for scientific and technical users of libraries in India and globally. A mathematician by training, Haravu entered the information field at the National Scientific Documentation Centre in New Delhi. He has since collaborated in many projects and held senior positions at the Indian Institute of Technology, the National Small Industry Extension Training Institute(NISIET) and Bharat Heavy Electricals Ltd. (BHEL). He was consultant for DESIDOC, INFLIBNET, FAO, IDRC, ILRI, etc. He served as a head of the Library and Documentation services at the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) , Hyderabad. He has developed utilities for use with Unesco’s Micro CDS/ISIS, Delphi-ISIS, SDI services. He was IASLIC Librarian of the year 1994.

I met him at ICRISAT as student of BLIS in 1991, he inspired us with lot of enthusiasm on current practices in Library Automation, Databases, Services, Future Trends, etc. and opportunities to work in LIS field. Till last year he was frequently visiting KSOU Library with his Engineer friend. I pray god almighty to rest his soul in peace and give strength to bear this great loss to his family.

Dr. K Prakash Secretary, MyLISA

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Dr. K Prakash Librarian Karnataka State Open University Mukthagangotri Mysuru – 570006

Email: prakash_k@yahoo.com | Web: http://ksoumysuru.ac.in/ http://www.ksoumysore.edu.in/ Tel: 0821-2510953(Dir) | EPBX: 0821-2500873, 2519952 Extn.: 530 Cell: 9448066788

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A big loss to the profession. Sadly I never met him, but we were friends on Facebook and have had email exchanges. I remember when I studied Library Science, I had quoted his articles in LIS journals several times. At that time I never expected that I would every connect with him. And when it happened through electronic channels, I felt like a child who met a famous person! May his family be able to have the strength to cope with the loss. Vasumathi Sriganesh QMed Knowledge Foundation A-3, Shubham Center, Cardinal Gracious Road Chakala, Andheri East, Mumbai 400099, India Tel: 91-22-40054474 Mob: +919867292230 Email: vasu@qmed.ngo Web:www.qmed.ngo MMC Speaker Code - MMC/MASS/00030/2016 Member: Academy of Health Professions Education QMed's ELearning Course http://www.qmed.ngo/e-learning