Dear All Professionals DR. P.S.G. KUMAR FESTSCHRIFT COMMITTEE Invites an articles. Dr. P.S.G. Kumar, former University Librarian and Head of the Department of Library and Information Science, Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Nagpur University; Nagpur is in his 70th year. *We the students, friends, administers and well-wishers of Dr. Kumar have decided to celebrate his 71st Birthday in June 2016 in a befitting manner in Nagpur.* You are one of his close friends and is a witness to his multifarious contribution to our profession. Following are some of the events slated to mark his 71st birthday: 1. Institution of “Dr. P.S.G. Kumar National Award for the Advancement of Librarianship and Information Science (NAALIS)”. This will be an Annual Award with a cash award of Rs. 10,116, to and fro air/rail fare, citation, memento etc.; 2. A biopic on Dr. P.S.G. Kumar (A Documentary video) ; 3. Release of “Light and Shades of my life” (An autobiography of Dr. P.G.S. Kumar); and 4. A Festschrift entitled “Exploring New Information Landscapes: Information Services in the Changing Technological Environment.” Papers are invited on any one of the following facets so as to reach the convener on or before Saturday, the 30 January, 2016. *Facets* *1.* Information landscapes: Issues *2.* Information Society and its future *3.* Augmenting Digital Culture *4.* Communication, Messaging, Mailing *5.* Social Media (Facebook, Linkedin, twitter etc.) *6.* Web 2.0, 3.0, Cloud Computing etc. *7.* Blogs, Mishaps, PIP networking, Pod costs, RSS etc. *8.* Collective Intelligence *9.* Wikis *10.* Open Source and Open Access initiatives *11.* Resource Discovery tools *12.* Recent trends in Metric Studies You may also contribute a paper on any other facet of information studies. We solicit your favorable response to our request. With professional regards.* Sincerely yours,* *Chairman* Address Dr. K.B. Kale C/o University Librarian University librarian Dr. V. B. alias Bhausaheb Kolte Library, e-mail : librarianrtmnul@gmail.com Rashtrasant Tukadoji Maharaj Mobile No.: 09850969900 Nagpur University Library, Ramdaspeth, Nagpur– 440 010 (MS. *Convener * Dr. Shalini R. Lihitkar Asistant Professor e-mail : shanawghmare@yahoo.com Mobile No.: 8007071222, 9423886717 (Shalini R. Lihitkar) Convener Shalini Lihitkar-Waghmare DLISC,RTMNU,Nagpur

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