Mangalore :

The National Conference on Management of Modern Libraries (NACML) will be jointly organized by the Health Sciences Library and the Department of Library and Information Science, Manipal University , at the Health Sciences Library, Manipal on February 21 and 22.

Prof IK Ravichandra Rao, former head of Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore and Former Head of Documentation and Research Training Centre, Bangalore will inaugurate the two-day conference at 9.30 am and deliver keynote address. Pro vice-chancellor of Manipal University, Manipal Dr H Vinod Bhat will preside.

About 150-200 library science professionals from various libraries, teachers and research scholars from universities across the country are expected to participate in this national-level conference which will bring together library and information science professionals, academicians and educationalists in the field of library and information science. The conference is being organized as a part of Diamond Jubilee Year Celebrations of Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

As many as 85 papers will be presented in the conference. There will be five invited talks on the topics – information literacy, soft skills for library professionals, Institutional Repositories, Federated search and literature search. Product demonstrations and exhibition from about 15 publishers have been arranged in the two days event. A commemorative Souvenir carrying abstracts of valuable articles which will serve as excellent reference material for all the library professionals will be released on the occasion

Former Dean, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal Dr A Krishna Rao will deliver the valedictory address on February 22 at 4.15 pm. Dr K Ramnarayan, vice-chancellor, Manipal University, Manipal will preside.

source: http://www.timesofindia.indiatimes.com / The Times of India / Home> City> Mangalore / by Stanley Pinto, TNN / February 18th, 2014