Date: 17 Jan 2007 08:44:45 -0000 From: hema singh <hemasingh2004@rediffmail.com> INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE DOCUMENTATION RESEARCH TRAINING CENTRE 8th Mile Mysore Road, R.V.College Post Bangalore-560059 Seminar On Project Management in Library and Information Center Project Management is a method and a set of techniques based on the accepted principles of management used for planning, estimating, and controlling work activities to reach a desired end result on time, within budget and according to specification. Projects have definite end points and temporary in nature but operations are ongoing, continuing and indefinite. Various Project Management techniques are available such as PERT, CPM, Gantt chart etc. PERT/CPM Techniques are very versatile techniques available for exploitation by Information Managers/librarians, and the executives. PERT/CPM minimizes the delays, interruptions and the conflicts in the whole functions of the system. Now Open source project management softwares are available, which can reduce human task, namely GanttProject, KPlatoOpen Workbench, DotProject etc. Project management is an almost unnatural act in libraries because libraries are mainly transaction-based institutions, but again in libraries there are many projects such as establishing a new service, implementing a new technology, information gathering, weeding a collection, digitizing a collection, installation of new equipments or facilities etc In this Seminar I will focus on the role of Project Management in Library and Information Center and application of CPM technique in acquisition section of a library. Speaker : Hema Singh ADIS 2nd year. Date & Time : 22nd January 2007, 2:00PM Venue : DRTC Classroom All are cordially invited Dr. Devika P. Madalli Seminar Co-ordinator