Dear Professional Friends, Karnataka State Library Association (R) is inviting you to join the Zoom meeting-6. Topic: Reopening Libraries after 69 days Lockdown: Safety and hygienic prerequisites All types of libraries throughout the world nearly 190 countries have shut down their doors owing to COVID -19 pandemic. There might be few instances where a small number of the have partially kept open and majority of them are going to be reopened after a long 2-1.2 months. No such situation has ever been faced by the libraries encompassing almost the entire world and all kinds of libraries. During the lockdown many libraries have made successful efforts to serve their users an unprecedented situation ever experienced by the profession. Thanks to the technology that has kept the information delivery to happen if not in full complement but at least to some extent. The library profession throughout the world has done a commendable job in this regard, but going to face critical situations after the reopening. So many you might be seeking some guidance and help from some corner as what to do when the libraries reopen after the institutions restart work, but not as usual. So, lot of literature published on this account is studied by the speaker is presented here for the benefit library professionals throughout the country. However, it is brought to the notice of the speaker that some librarians have already taken the precautionary measures in this regard and their help and guidance can also be shared from this platform. We welcome all LIS Community to this presentation hoping it will help them to take right and appropriate decision and measures to overcome the dilemmas. Speaker : Prof. Ashok Y Asundi President Karnataka State Library Association (R) Date &Time: Monday, May 25, 2020 @ 11:00 AM Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/9400342679?pwd=NlNTODFmSFE2K3lFQ1lCSllpUEoxQT09 Meeting ID: 940 034 2679 Password: KALA Kindly join the YouTube Live session using the following link https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC79W2w9eBK-ZxVX6-kU67fg (Webinar will be in the Kannada language) All the participants will receive the participation e-certificate. With best regards, Dr. M Krishnamurthy General Secretary & Office Bearers & Members, Karnataka State Library Association (R) ************************************************************** Dr. M.Krishnamurthy,M.A.,M.L.I.Sc.,Ph.D., Fulbright Scholar, (U.S.A) Digitization Course,Illinois Digitization Institute, UIUC( U.S.A) Associate Professor Documentation Research and Training Center Indian Statistical Institute Mysore Road Bangalore 560059 India Phone No: 91-80-26985493 Mob:91-9980035933 URL:http://www.isibang.ac.in/~krish/ Secretary Finance- Association of British Scholars General Secretary-Karnataka State Library Association -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.