Dear Friends, Knowledge is power and Libraries are power houses of present day knowledge based society. With all sorts of information being freely available on the web, it may seem that the role of a librarian in present context is diminishing. Nothing can be farther from the truth. Besides acting as an engine of growth for the institution to which they belong, the librarians have to protect and preserve what is in their collection. Most of the libraries possess photographs, maps, etc. besides books and manuscripts. Since these materials are inherently fragile, with time they start decaying, leaving the librarian bewildered with what to do in such situations. With growing reliance upon digital archives of information, the problems are compounded as these materials exhibit their own problems. Fortunately, the life of the collection can be enhanced significantly in most cases with little effort only if the librarian is aware of the steps required to avoid such a situation. It is a matter of pleasure that we are organizing 3-days *"National Workshopon Care & Maintenance of Library Documents"* for discussing all of the relevant issues in this regard. It is expected that at the end this period the participants of the workshop will be able to identify various types of problems related to library documents, their probable causes and the remedial measures required. The workshop will mainly centre on the following themes: · Deterioration of Traditional Library Acquisitions · Care & Maintenance of Traditional Library Acquisitions · Issues in Digitization and preservation of library Collection · Care & Maintenance of Digital Information Carriers · Risk Preparedness and Disaster Management for Libraries * * *Venue:* Senate Hall, Swatantrata Bhawan, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi *Organizer:* National Museum Institute, New Delhi and Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi * * *Period:* 22nd January to 24th January 2008. * * *Resource Persons:* ** * * *Prof. J.L. Sardana, *Former Vice President FID & former HOD LIS Deptt. University of Delhi, Delhi** *Dr. S. Majumdar, * University Librarian, University of Delhi, Delhi *Dr. S. K. Garg, *Principal, Deen Dayal Upadhyay College, Delhi University** *Prof. Kamal K. Jain*, Dean (AA) & HOD, Deptt. of Conservation, NMI Delhi *Sh. K. N. Jha, *Assistant Professor, Library Science, Meerabai Polytechnic, Maharani bagh, New Delhi ** *Dr. S.M. Dhawan, *Former* *Director, Library Services, National Physics Laboratory Delhi* ** * *Dr. B.N. Singh*, S. Librarian, National Museum Institute, Delhi* * *Dr. A. P. Singh*, Associate Professor, Deptt. of LIS, BHU, Varanasi *Dr. D. K. Singh*, Deputy Librarian, BHU, Varanasi * * *Coordinator* *Dr. B. N. Singh* *Librarian* *National Museum Institute of History of Art, Conservation & Museology* *(Deemed University)* *Janpath, New Delhi-110011* *Tel. 011-23012988* *(M) 9312919313* *E-mail: byanktesh@gmail.com* * * * * *Contact Person:* Dr. Ajay Pratap Singh Reader and Organizing Secretary, Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, INDIA Mobile: +919415502802 E-Mail: apsingh_73@yahoo.co.inhttp://us.mc953.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=apsingh_73@yahoo.co.in -- Dr. B. N. Singh S. Librarian National Museum Institute (Deemed University) Janpath New Delhi 110011 Tel. 011-23012988 (M) 9312919313 Email: byanktesh@gmail.com -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.