J-Gate Newsletter - Volume 3, Issue 8, August 2011

119th Birthday Celebration of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan

RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE

(An organ of Ranganathan Research Trust, Regd.:25953, 1995)

J8/123, Rajouri Garden, New Delhi
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RANGANATHAN RESEARCH CIRCLE

Cordially invites you to the 119^th Birthday Celebration of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan

at the Auditorium of  Hall No. VIII (Hall of Special Display) Pragati Maidan, New Delhi

On August 28th , 2011 Sunday at 2.00 P.M.

There will be a Panel Discussion on

“LIBRARY EDUCATION IN INDIA”

Prof. S. Ansari , Former Head & Prof. Dept. LIS, Jamia-Milia Islamia, New  Delhi

Chairperson

PANELISTS

          Prof. Jagtar Singh, Professor and Head, DLIS, Punjab University, Patiala.

(LIS Prospective)

Prof. K. Kannan, University School of Biotechnology GGSIP University, New Delhi and Former Vice   Chancellor of Nagaland University, Nagaland.

(Users Prospective)

and

   There will be a Presentation of Library Security System

Dr. P.R. Goswami, Director, Central Secretariat Library, New Delhi

 Chairperson

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P R O G R A M M E

   1.30               PM                                                        Registration

2.00               PM                                                        Floral tribute to Dr. S R Ranganathan

2.10               PM                                                        Welcome by Mr. Subhash Deshmukh

2.15-2.20       PM                                                        About Ranganathan Research Circle

                                                                                    Dr. Ramesh Gaur

2.20 - 4.00     PM                                                        Panel Discussion

4.05 - 5.05     PM                                                        Presentation of Library Security

                                                                                    System by 3M

5.05 -  5.35    PM                                                        Discussion and Summing up

Vote of Thanks                                                                                     Dr. N K Khatri

5.40               PM                                                        Tea

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HAPPY LIBRARIANS' DAY

Dear Friends,

August 12th is being celebrated as National Librarians’ Day in India, in remembrance of national professor of library science, Padmashree Dr S R Ranganathan (1892-1972), who had spearheaded library development in India.

We have more opportunities to affirm that libraries are change agents in educating the citizens in public life. In India, lot is to be accomplished, appreciation and motivation of library services will go a long way to make awareness about the importance of information and library services to reach the unreached.

There is a huge task ahead for librarians and information services industry to cultivate the reading habit. Illiteracy, poverty and lack of access to education in still more prevalent among the semi-urban and rural areas in India. While the successive governments and department of culture have neglected the library development, librarians and struggling their way to create the awareness of reading habit among the general public with limited resources. It is strongly believed that the coming days will change the face of libraries as ICT and social media are a big boost to learning and education.

We all the librarians and information professionals has to keep up good morale of service, realize our mission and strive hard to reach out more masses in our country in the process of shaping our tomorrow’s leaders through learning and in national development.