To The LIS-FORUM Moderator Dear Sir, Reuqest you to kindly arrange to publish the following DRTC Colloqiuim announcement to the LIS-FORUM. Thanking you, With regards, Biswanath *INDIAN STATISTICAL INSTITUTE* *Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC)* 8th Mile, Mysore Road, RVCE Post Bangalore, 560 059 *COLLOQUIUM-1* *(2016-2018)* *Modern Publishing Models and the Libraries* *Abstract* Since ancient times human beings has been communicating to express their ideas through various medium, be it for personal or public expression.One of the most dominant and currently relevant media is publishing.Publishing is the act of communicating a message to the public through a medium.Publications links authors and their creation with readers. With evolution in technology, there has been a shift from the publisher-centric model to the author-friendly model of publishing.Many platforms assist the authors and the users in getting access to quality material for an affordable price.In this era, it thus becomes necessary to have an overview of the new publishing models.A critical analysis is conducted for each model starting from post Gutenberg to open access publications.The impact it has on libraries is also studied and how a library can play a crucial role in this new publishing scenario.This colloquium will discuss how various publishing model works and how authors, users, and librarians are benefiting from them. The colloquium is organised into sub-topics and corresponding speakers as follows: *Speaker * *Topic* Udaya Varadarajan Introduction Susheel Chourasiya Ancient publishing Supriya Bag Emergence of modern publishing and publishing process Dipanjan Munshi Evaluation of modern publishing models Amrish Dubey Open access publishing Amit Tiwari Self publishing and Indie publishing Harsha Rathi Hybrid publishing Gautam Mondal Social media publishing Harish Kumar Impact on libraries Naveen Patil Conclusion *Date**: 25-01-2017* *Time**: 2 p.m.* *Venue: *DRTC Class Room(G-16), ISI Bangalore. *All are cordially invited.* *Coordinator* *Dr. Biswanath Dutta * -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.