New Millennium LIS Professionals National Seminar on Transforming UNIVERSITY Libraries: JNU Leading the way Date: January 28, 2015 at 9:00 A.M Venue: Auditorium-I, Convention Centre, JNU Supported by Concept Note: The role of university library systems over a decade has undergone varied diverse changes. The university libraries have had to compete with the “world wide web” and IT savvy users to get the eyeball attention. These libraries, are not only started opening 24X7 physically but also making the available, all resources, at a touch of the key 24x7. In the University Library Systems, JNU is leading the way with modern, advanced services available round the clock not in campus but anywhere, anytime through the virtual world. The message has been loud and clear to the library leaders that transformation of university libraries is essential to deliver a fast, simple and systematic services through various tools to integrate all of the library’s’ diverse resources. The National Seminar intends to showcase and launch the services and tools recently initiated in the university library as a role model. In this series it includes New JNU Library website; Web Scale Discovery Solution; Athens Cloud based Access Gateway and Launch of Website of ETD 2015: 18th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations. i. The new JNU Library website has been designed on a open source and with attractive appearance, updated content, more functionality and usability with modern library world services integration. ii. The JNU Library through its dynamic design of “single search box” of Discovery Services intends to bring patrons back, to the library, as their first point of call for their information needs. The traditional tools provided by the library to search various library databases, catalogues and other electronic resources, all of which are in different silos and have totally uncommon characteristics leading to underutilized usage of library resources, among other challenges. Similarly, the Athens cloud solution adopted by JNU will ensure that all the patrons of JNU can now have access to virtually every subscribed information resource on their finger tips from the comfort of their homes or any other part of the world. iii. JNU library will be organising ETD 2015: 18th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations, which is an international symposium and a platform for gathering of current and future researchers and practitioners in the area of Electronic Theses and Dissertations. This event will be held in the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) Campus, New Delhi, India during 4th - 6th November 2015 with a theme “Evolving Genre of ETDs for Knowledge Discovery”. It is a unique event, first time to be organised in India. The event will provide an international forum where professionals and practitioners will deliberate upon the challenges and problems which they encounter while setting up ETD Archives. Tentative Programme Time Programme 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM Registration 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Welcome Address and Introduction to the Seminar Dr Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian Inaugural Address Prof. S K Sopory, Vice-Chancellor, JNU Special Address by Guest of Honor Prof. Dr. Jaspal Singh Sandhu, Secretary, University Grants Commission Launch of i. New JNU Library Website; ii. ETD 2015: 18th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations Website (etd2015india.in); iii. Ebsco Discovery Service and Open Athens Service at JNU Vote of Thanks Deputy Librarian, JNU 11:00 AM – 11:15 A.M High Tea 11:15 AM – 12:30 PM Session-1 Topic: Discovery Services in Academic Libraries Session Chair: Dr Ramesh .C Gaur, University Librarian, JNU 11:15 AM - 11:30 AM Speaker-1 - Dr Ramesh C Gaur, JNU Topic: Impact of Discovery Service on Usage of Resources @ JNU 11:30 AM - 11:45 AM Speaker2 - Dr. R. Samyuktha, Pondicherry University Topic: Web-Scale Discovery Services: Google-like Search experience 11:45 AM - 12:15 PM Discussants 1 - Dr Sanjeev Kumar, Director of NRC of NIFT Discussants 2 - Dr Rajendran, SRM University Discussants 3 - Dr S K Bose, IISER Discussants 4 - Dr Narender Kumar, University of Delhi Discussants 5 - Dr Vardhrajan, University of Hyderabad Discussants 6 - Mr Shaji John, Vice President EBSCO Information Services Pvt Ltd 12:15 AM - 12:30 PM Question and Answers 12:30 AM – 1:30 PM Session-2 Panel Discussion 12:30 AM – 1:30 PM Panel Discussion on: Resource Sharing and Setting of local consortia among academic libraries of Delhi & NCR Panelist -1 Prof Dinesh Singh, VC, University of Delhi/ Representative/University Librarian Panelist -2 Dr Kavita A Sharma, President, SAU or Representative/ Librarian Panelist -3 Prof Talat Ahmad, VC, JMI or Representative/University Librarian Panelist -4 Prof Nageshwar Rao, VC, IGNOU or Representative/University Librarian Panelist -5 Prof Shyam Mennon, VC, AUD or Representative/University Librarian Panelist -6 Prof Anil K Tyagi, VC, GGSIU or Representative/University Librarian Panelist -7 Prof Ranbir Singh, VC, NLU or Representative/University Librarian Panelist -8 Prof R K Shevgonkar, Director, IIT or Representative/ Librarian Panelist - 9 Prof M C Misra, Director, AIIMS or Representative/Librarian Panelist -10 Dr G M Aazi, VC, Jamia Hamdard or Representative/ Librarian Panelist -11 Prof Chandrima Shaha, NII or Representative/Librarian ***Confirmation is awaited*** 1:30 PM – 2:15 P.M Lunch 2:15 P.M - 3:45 PM Session-3 Topic: Remote Access Services in Academic Libraries Session Chair: Dr Gayas Makhdumi, Jamia Millia Islamia 02:15 AM - 02:30 AM Speaker-1 - Dr Parveen Babbar, JNU Topic: Remote Access to E-Resources Anytime Anywhere 02:30 PM - 03:45 PM Discussion Chair: Dr Ghaisas, Pune University Discussants 1-: Prof Jaideep Sharma, IGNOU Discussants 2- : Dr.Namita Khot, University of Kolhapur Discussants 3- : Dr. Chandra Mouli, Andhra University Discussants 4-: Dr Debal C Kar, Ambedkar University, Delhi Discussants 5-: Dr.Mayank Trivedi , MS University Baroda Discussants6: Dr.Bijayalakshmi Rautaray, KIIT University Bhuvneshwar Discussants7: Dr. Rishi Tiwari, Bimtech, NOIDA 03:45 AM - 04:00 PM Question and Answers 4:00 PM- 4:15 PM High Tea 4:15 P.M - 5:15 PM Session-4 Topic: E-Resource Services in Academic Libraries Session Chair: Dr.Rajib Bandopadhyay Jadhavpur University 04:15 PM - 05:15 PM Discussants 1-: Sh. Subhash Deshmukh, Indraprastha University, Delhi Discussants 2-: Dr Sanjay Kumar Gulati, Barkatullah University Discussants 3-: Mr Prabhakaran, TIFR Discussants 4-: Dr Tariq Ashraf, University of Delhi Discussants 5-: Dr Nabi Hassan, IIT, Delhi Discussants 6-: Dr Manorama Tripathi, JNU Discussants 7: Dr. Sanjay Kataria, JIIT, NOIDA 5:15- 5:30 PM Concluding Remarks by Dr Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian, JNU Registration The conference is open to all Library and Information Science professionals. The academicians/researchers interested in modern libraries and librarianship may also attend. There is no registration fee. Registration is restricted to only 200 participants on "first-cum-first serve basis". Registration is mandatory. Only 200 participants on first-cum-first served basis will be registered. Please use the below link for registration: https://www.signupforms.com/registrations/3838 For any further information please feel free to contact: Dr. Ramesh C Gaur University Librarian, Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551; Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur@mail.jnu.ac.in; rcgaur66@gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.