Dear Professionals On the Occasion of the 125th birth anniversary of Dr. S R Ranganthan, Karnataka State Library Association in collaboration with Sri Khsetra Dharmasthala Education Trust , Department of Libraries, Karnataka and Dhakshina Kannada and Kodagu Library Association is organizing National conference on “Social Responsibilities of Libraries and Librarians in the Internet society: Challenges and Issues”. The conference is organized on the primary concern of Dr. S R Ranganathan i.e., Social Responsibility of libraries and Librarians. The Information, Communication & Technology (ICT) has become user‐friendly tool for easy delivery of information, at the point of needs, due to its ubiquitous accessibility. Due to mobile technology and hand‐held device the remote access to information is becoming very common, even at the remotest village. Tools for social networking are also increasing day by day. It is the libraries and librarians to use these tools and technologies to create effective role of libraries in today's society. Considering these challenges and issues, KALA has organized this National Conference. Conference Title: Social Responsibilities of Libraries and Librarians in the Internet society: Challenges and Issues Conference Date: 15-16 December 2017 Conference Venue: Mahothsava Hall, Dharmasthala, Karnataka Highlights of the Conference: 1. Conference will be inaugurated by Dr. Veerendra Heggade, Dharmaadhikari of Shri Kshetra Dharmasthala, Reformer, Educationist, Philosopher and Philanthropist 2. Special exhibition of rare manuscripts & books exclusively for conference participants organized by Dr. Veerendra Heggade 3. Free special Dharshana of Lord Shri Manjunatha for conference participants 4. Free accommodation for conference participants and their families at Rajathadri Guest house 5. Trip to all tourist palaces like Museum, Gommata Statue, etc, of Shri Kshetra. 6. Occasion to listen to Expert speakers of the profession I kindly request all LIS professional utilize this golden opportunity to attend conference at Shri Khetra in large numbers and get benefitted from the conference which address the contemporary issues of LIS profession More Information Visit: http://www.kalaonline.com with warm regards -- Shivaram BS ICAST, CSIR-NAL Govt. of India (Autonomous) HAL Airport Road Kodihalli, Bangalore-560017 -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.