National Seminar on Transforming UNIVERSITY Libraries: JNU Leading the way Date: January 28, 2015 at 10:00 A.M Venue: Auditorium-I, Convention Centre, JNU Organized by Central Library Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi Supported by EBSCO 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. 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 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 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. The Central Library welcomes you to National Seminar & Launch of new initiatives with the following tentative schedule: Time Programme 9:00 AM – 10:00 AM Registration 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM Welcome Address Dr Ramesh C Gaur, University Librarian Inaugural Address Prof. S K Sopory, Vice-Chancellor, JNU Special Address Secretary UGC Launch of New JNU Library Website; ETD 2015: 18th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations Website (etd2015india.in); Discovery and Athens Services at JNU Vote of Thanks Deputy Librarian, JNU 11:00 AM – 11:30 A.M High Tea 11:30 AM – 12:30 PM Session-1 Speaker -1 Discovery Services and Technologies Speaker-2 Discovery Services in JNU Speaker -3 Presentation on Discovery Services by EBSCO 12:30 AM – 1:30 PM Session-2 (Panel Discussion) Panel Discussion on Resource Sharing and Setting of local consortia among academic libraries of Delhi & NCR Panelist -1 Panelist -2 Panelist -3 Panelist -4 1:30 PM – 2:30P.M Lunch 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. https://www.signupforms.com/orders/53867/edit?customer_token=eUQF0e2eputHkld... For any further information please feel free to contact: Sent from my iPad ************************************** Dr. Ramesh C Gaur PGDCA, MLISc,Ph.D. Fulbright Scholar (Virginia Tech, USA) University Librarian Jawaharlal Nehru University(JNU) New Meharuli Road, New Delhi - 110067 Tele +91-11-26742605, 26704551 Fax : +91-11-26741603 Email: rcgaur@mail.jnu.ac.in ;rcgaur66@gmail.com URL: www.jnu.ac.in Brief Profile: http://www.jnu.ac.in/Library/RameshCGaur.htm -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.