Theme B

Theme B: Borderless Libraries

Session –4:

Chairman: Sri VD Srivastava

Rapporteur: Dr Mukesh Saikia

Paper: Library Quality Measures by Prof. AS Chandel and Ms Jacqueline Thabah, DLISc, NEHU (Presented by Prof AS Chandel)

Paper: HRD aspects of Library Automation in College Libraries of Guwahati: A Study by Dr Rajani Kanta Barman and Dr Sanjay Kumar Singh, DLISc, GU (Presented by Dr RK Barman)

Paper: Skill Enhancement of Library Professionals and Users of Sherubtse College, Kanglung, Bhutan by Mr S Kannan, Bhutan

Paper: Digitization of Culture by Mr. Motebennur Maltesh, Prof. Narendra Lahkar and Ms Swati Gajakose, Itanagar (Presented by Mr M Maltesh)

Paper: Digital documentation of manuscripts by Dr. DR Gupta, Delhi

Paper: Total Quality and World Class Service Systems in University Libraries: Some Suggestive Factors by Dr K L Mahawar and Dr Shilpi Verma (Presented by Dr Shilpi Verma)

Paper: Recent trends and development in library and information: challenges, opportunities, principles and practice in India: a pilot project by Dr. SN. Singh, Pune

Session –5

Chairman: Prof NN Sharma

Rapporteur: Mr M Maltesh

Paper: Training and development of library professionals for IT application in University Libraries: an overview by Mr Nimai Chand Saha, Mr Koushik Gosh and Mr Tapash Mandal (presented by Mr Nimai Ch Saha)

Paper: Faderated searching: a myth or a reality in webbased system by Dr Shilpi Verma, Dr KL Mahawar and Dr Rekha Verma (Presented by Dr Shilpi Verma)

Paper: Skill enhancement: a necessity by Ms Ch Birana Devi and Mr Ch Radhesyam Singh, Manipur University (Presented by Ms Ch Birana Devi)

Paper: Developing informational professionals in the age of information technology: a study by Memory Sagolsem, Ch Vikash and Th Bobby, DLISc, MU (Presented by Memory Sagolsem)

Paper: ICT and electronic library: management and delivery within the traditional library by Mr GB Devchoudhry, OKDISCD, Ghy

Paper: OAI-PMH: a tool for metadata harvesting and federated search by Mr Dipen Deka, DLISc, GU

Paper: E-learning in the context of open and distance learning through the borderless library by Ms Kakoli Duorah, DU Library

Paper: Internet training for academic library staff within Greater Guwahati by Mr Niraj Barua, IITG Library

Session –6

Chairman: Dr RK Chadha

Rapporteur: Mr Mukut Sarma

Paper: Digital library architecture: a case study by Ms Sewali Bhuyan, KKH Library, GU

Paper: Concept of quality in library services: an overview by Mr Pranjit Thakuria, IITG Library

Paper: Skill for library and information professionals working in borderless libraries by Mr NR Mazumdar, GMIT, Ghy

Paper: Open source software and building digital library using Greenstone Digital Library by Mr Nabajyoti Das, JCFTI, Ghy

Paper: Resources description in the digital environment by Dr Dhrubajit Das, SBD College, Ghy

Valedictory Session

Mr HG Hosamoni explains the purpose of the meeting. Prior to his deliberation, mementos were presented from INFLIBNET Center to Prof N Lahkar, Prof AS Chandel, Mr MN Borah and Mr SC Roy as a mark of gratitude for their help and cooperation for the organization of this 5th convention of PLANNER 2007 at Gauhati University.

Prof AS Chandel, Seminar Director expresses his satisfaction on the quality of the papers presented in the seminar. Prof Chandel hopes that the deliberation during the two day seminar will guide our professionals for taking up the challenges that the modern libraries are encountering due to rapid growth of  knowledge in diverse directions.

Mr MN Borah, the Rapporteur General presented the seminar proceedings in details.

Prof Narendra Lahkar has discussed on different aspects of organization of the event and expressed his gratitude for the cooperation he has received from all corners including the Director Dr Arora and other INFLIBNET officials and also from the conveners and members of different sub committees.

Mr SC Roy speaking as Guest of honour of the session identified the responsibilities that the librarians of to day are to shoulder in order to keep abreast on the changing situation. Sri Roy also suggest specially to the college librarian to be sincere and hard working in order attract library users towards the use of library resources.

The session is marked with the release of the Assamese version of SOUL Manual in CD Form translated by Dr Dilip Kalita and Prof Narendra Lahkar. It may be mentioned that the INFLIBNET Center had assigned the job of translating the manual to them earlier

Dr Jagdish Arora while expressing his satisfaction on the way the convention is organized called upon the library professionals to avail the opportunities extended by different bodies including the INFLIBNET Center in order to develop the libraries in the region

Dr Sanjay Kumar Singh, Asst Organizing Secretary of the Convention proposes vote of thanks.

Commercial presentations are made during the two day technical sessions by:

Sci-Edge (Sci-Finder); Informatics India; Cambridge University Press; GIST; Springer; Taylor and Francis; Emerald India and Balani Infotech

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