UGC SPONSORED STATE LEVEL SEMINAR ON “CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES” 04.09.2009 ORGANISED BY Dr. K.S. JANAKARATHNAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY GOBIARTS & SCIENCECOLLEGE (An Autonomous Institution Re-Accredited by NACC with ‘A’ Grade.) GOBICHETTIPALAYAM-638453 ERODE DISTRICT, TAMILNADU Phone: 04285-240147, 240741,241139 Fax: 04285-240230 E-mail: gobiartscollege@sancharnet.in Web: www.gobiartscollege.org About The Institution: Gobi Arts and ScienceCollegeis an Autonomous, Re-accredited and Co-educational institution affiliated to BharathiarUniversity, Coimbatore. Started in the year 1968, the college provides educational opportunities to the meritorious students of this rural area and has produced thousands of first generation graduates. Endowed with wonderful infrastructure facilities in its sprawling 45 acre campus, the institution provides quality education and research facilities to students and teachers with the state-of-the-art Information and Communication Technology (ICT) component. The Institution has the distinction of being the first in Erode district to be accredited by NAAC and to offer courses under the Choice Based Credit System (CBCS). Presently the institution houses about 2700 students and nearly half of them are women. The institution promotes research culture among the faculty and students, encourages them to publish academic work, promotes faculty participation in consultancy and is responsive to the needs of the community. The institution also displays sensitivity to changing educational, social and market demands and is always geared to promote an ambience of creativity and innovations. It has a visionary and result oriented management with lofty goals and objectives. About the Library: Named after the former president of the College Council Dr. K.S. Janakarathnam, the library has the state of the art facilities. It caters to the multifarious academic and intellectual needs of the students, researchers and staff. Functioning in a built-in area of 21,025 sq.ft, it uses the library management software package viz., “NOOLAGAM” which was developed by our MCA students. The other salient features are: Library Membership Module, Acquisition of Book Module, Circulation Module, Book Search Module, Journal Management Module, Visitor’s Entry Module, Report Module, Today’s Arrival Module and Internet Browsing Service. Our library is circulating above 47,000 books and 2800 Back volumes of periodicals. The CD library has 1100 CDs on various subjects. 129 national journals/magazines, 11 international journals and 20 E-journals have been subscribed by the library. In addition Civil Service Coaching centre is functioning in our College Library. About the Seminar: Information Technology has dramatically impacted the Librarians and their relationship to the communities they serve. As we are at the threshold of year 2009, we librarians must reassess and reconsider the changing library environment. Librarians, individually and collectively, cannot ignore the changing shape of Information services that are emerging. Everyone knows that primary objective of library is to organize and provide access to information. The objective will never change, but the format and methods that we have used will change dramatically; thus, providing new opportunities and challenges. On this backdrop this Seminar will focus on rethinking the role of a library professional, both in relationship to his personal identity and the community he serves. The principal objectives of this Seminar is to provide a platform for exchange of knowledge, ideas and make the Librarians Information specialists, Information providers and conversant with LIS. CALL FOR PAPERS: This Seminar focus on the issues related to the theme of the Seminar and papers are invited on the following topics: 1. Emerging trends on Management and Technology in Library Services. 2. Knowledge Economy and Disaster Management in Libraries. 3. Marketing of Library Services. 4. Digital and E-learning Library 5. Library consortia, Networking and Resource Sharing, Information literacy 6. Open Access Initiatives, IR movement and legal aspects of librarianships. Those who wish to present their original papers are requested to submit the same in full not exceeding 8 pages on or before 10.08.2009 to the Organising Secretary. SUBMISSION OF PAPERS: Authors are requested to submit the papers along with soft copy of full paper (with abstract not exceeding 200 words and at least five keywords) an e-mail attachment to the Organising Secretary and hard copy sent through post. The paper should not exceed 8 pages of A4 size with double line spacing and font size 12” Times New Roman, Charts, Graphs, Photographs, if any, should be inserted at proper places in the paper. Original case studies, new ideas, innovations and reports on good practices will be given preference for presentation and publication. Last date for submission of full paper 10.08.2009. Last date for Registration 25.08.2009. REGISTRATION PROCEDURE AND FEE: The registration fee is Rs.200/- for Professionals/Academicians and Rs.100/- for Students / Research scholars. The registration fee may be paid through Demand Draft in favour of the PRINCIPAL, GOBIARTS & SCIENCECOLLEGE, GOBI. Papers without registration fee will not be accepted. Accommodation: Accommodation in local lodges on chargeable basis will be arranged on the request of the participants. Correspondence: All correspondence relating to the Seminar shall be addressed to the Organizing Secretary who can be contacted over phone in the following numbers: Office : 04285 – 240147, 240741 Mobile : 93455-84846 E-mail : gobiartslib@yahoo.com REGISTRATION FORM GOBIARTS & SCIENCECOLLEGE Dr. K.S. JANAKARATHNAM MEMORIAL LIBRARY UGC SPONSORED STATE LEVEL SEMINAR ON “CHANGE MANAGEMENT IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES” 04.09.2009 Name : Sex : Male / Female Designation : Official Address : Address for Communication : Phone: Institution : Residence : Mobile No : E-mail ID : Presentation of the Paper : Participation only : Title of the paper : Details of Registration fee : Amount Rs. : DD No : Date : Name of the Bank : Date : Signature : ------------------------------------- Kind Regards, M.Mandhirasalam Deputy Librarian Kumaraguru College of Technology Coimbatore - 641 006 Tamilnadu, India. 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