Dear Professional Colleagues,

Greetings !

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It is a great pleasure in inviting you for the BOSLA Annual Lecture Series-2018 and for the celebrations of 126th birth anniversary of father of library science, Dr. S. R. Ranganathan on Saturday, 8th December 2018 at MMRDA, Bandra-Kurla Complex, Bandra East, Mumbai.  The one day event starting at 10.00am will have series of lectures by eminent speakers on the theme ‘Next Generation Libraries: The Way Forward…’ and felicitation to superannuated members and PhD Awardees.  

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The concept of Libraries has changed multifold in the last two decades.  The advancement in technologies has revolutionized the formats, transitions and transformation of information that has enabled access to the desired contents anywhere in the world. The digital age and tech savvy generation expect the information at the point of time.  The social networking and online tools have enhanced and enabled the access to desired information at a rapid rate.  They are playing a major role and in sharing the information. There is a high expectation from future generation from the libraries in terms of how best they can serve the information needs instantaneously on their hand held devices.  The architecture of source database, cloud based storage concepts, navigational and discovery tools, remote access applications, how best the library spaces can be converted to attract the users and how fast the services can be delivered with innovative ideas are the key points of deliberations of the one day event.

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The registration fees for this one day event is:

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 Rs.200/- (Rupees two hundred only) for the presently studying BLIS & MLIS students. 

 Rs.300/- (Rupees three hundred only) for BOSLA members; 

 Rs.500/-(Rupees five hundred only) for Non-BOSLA members; 

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The Cheque / DD drawn in favour of Bombay Science Librarians' Association (BOSLA) payable at Mumbai may be sent to the following address.  The name, affiliation and contact numbers of the participant to be mentioned at the backside of the cheque. 

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Dr. K. Praveen Kumar

Treasurer, BOSLA

Assistant Library & Information Officer

International Institute for Population Sciences, Govandi Station Road, Deonar,

Mumbai – 400088

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Ph: 022-4237 2472

Email: praveenkpati@gmail.com

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Kindly also confirm your participation by registering online in order to make necessary arrangements like lunch and other logistics for the programme.

 

To felicitate superannuated BOSLA members and PhD Awardees, members are requested to inform the names of individual members to the office of General Secretary, BOSLA with membership details and send their brief bio-data for the preparation of citations on or before November 26, 2018.  Please spread the message and come along with all your professional colleagues and participate in the Next Generation Libraries.

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The detailed programme schedule will be updated on the BOSLA website soon.

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Ms.​​Vasundhara Deshpande

Organising Secretary &

Librarian

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority

BandraKurla Complex, Bandra East,

Mumbai - 400 051

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Mobile : 9322048881

E-Mail: vasundhara.deshpande@mailmmrda.maharashtra.gov.in