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ADINET NEWSLETTER
A Quarterly Publication of ADINET, Ahmedabad
Vol. 15. No. 4, October-December 2008
Editors : Ms. Rhoda Bharucha & Mr. Saroj Das
C O N T E N T S
• FROM PUBLISHER’S DESK
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• PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY - Libraries in 21st Century Activities / Programmes of
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F R O M P U B L I S H E R ’ S D E S K
Dear Friends, lenges today in this Information Age. This is largely due to
the tremendous & rapid developments in the field of Infor-
Wish you all a Very Happy & Prosperous New Year 2009. mation & Communication Technologies (ICT). This has also
created a gap between the information rich & information poor.
We had an eventful year in 2008, we conducted many activities The information needs & preferences of the users also change
and programs throughout the year. We wish to sincerely thank very quickly.
all those who were directly or indirectly involved with our activi-
ties and hope that the support and participation continues. All this has lead to the need to make LIS Students aware about
The latest program conducted was the Awareness Program the developments in ICT & in management strategies to enable
for MLIS Students in Gujarat, organized in collaboration with them to cope with the changing times & to bridge the gap
INFLIBNET and LIS Dept., Gujarat University on 30th Decem- between the theoretical aspects taught & the practical skills
ber 2008. The objectives of the program was: required to serve the users community successfully.
>To make the students aware about the relevant advancements ADINET has started a web based Student Group for all MLIS
in the field of ICT (those which have affected the field of LIS) Students of various universities in Gujarat. This Student Group
>To enable students to appreciate useful changes in manage provides support & opportunities for all MLIS Students. It en-
ment strategies. ables them to interact with each other & also with the Faculty
>To enhance the understanding of the students about the re Members.
quired Information Literacy Skills. A directory of current MLIS students of different universities
>To inform the students about the necessity of supplementing have also been created.
traditional learning with e-learning.
>To make the students aware about the importance of quality Details of the program will be given in our next issue.
work, especially quality information products & services, the
requisite qualities of an individual & the need for an attitudinal In the year 2009...
change. Let’s READ and inspire others towards READING
Let’s LEARN and help others in LEARNING
A Library is the heart of any institution & the Librarian or the Let’s KNOW and radiate KNOWLEDGE
Information Manager of any Library, plays a very crucial & piv- Let’s SHARE and GROW together...
otal role in dissemination of information & improving the qual-
ity of life of the citizens. Let us resolve to collaborate and work together towards a suc-
cessful professional year ahead.
The field of Library & Information Science is facing many chal-
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In case of violation (translation, pirated copies etc.) the printer, tion. World Federation of Consumers (London) recommends
publisher, book seller and all abettors are infringers and li- that countries should not extend the minimum limit of 50
able to be prosecuted. Punishment is mandatory and it ranges years of protection.
from 6 months to 3 years prison with minimum fine of Rs.
5,000 to Rs. 2,00,000 and in case of reoccurrence the quan- At the end of the presentation, a warning was also sounded
tum of fine and prison shall increase. that advances in digital technolgy, photocopying and Internet
facilities have virtually opened up the gates of infringements.
CR Law in India is now in full conformity with TRIPS obliga- Librarians need to be careful, lest they become abettors.
There were four Technical sessions, two each for a day. 2. The National Library Associations should undertake scru-
Day One – Technical Session 1 tiny of various Library Automation and other software’s and
>21st Century demands quality in LIS - Mr.P.C.Shah electronic security systems and guide libraries in Selecting
>Institutional Repository as an effective tool for KM in Uni- them.
versities - Mr.N.D.Oza
>Library in 21st Century - Mr. Kiritbhai Bhavsar 3. In view of rapid technological development and their in-
>Philosophy of Librarianships and Library Profession - creasing application in Libraries, DLIS should hold refresher
Ms.Vaishali Bhavsar and Mr. Suman Parekh courses for Para - professional staff working in Libraries.
Day One – Technical Session 2 4. The University Authorities should take special measures
In this session total SIX papers were presented. to modernize the university and college libraries and assist
>ADINET in the frame of Impact of ICT in Academic Library - them to transform into 21st century libraries in true Sense.
Ms.Rhoda Bharucha
>KM in IT environment - Dr. Satarkar. (Inputs received from DLIS, S. P University, V. V. Nagar)
>Image management of Libraries and Library profession -
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L i b T a l k - C O P I F A S T L I B R A R I A N
COPIFAST is an acronym devised for some highly effective pected to quickly adapt to the environment and provide value-
habits that a librarian must acquire in this fast changing en- added services to their patrons or else days are not very far
vironment to survive. when the profession would be extinct.
The Librarians of 21st century are confronted with multi-di- Letusnow EXPAND theacronym "COPIFAST"
mensional challenges of providing cost-effective efficient ser-
vices, living up to the expectation of agile and informed users C - Communicative
and their complex information needs, upgrading technical O - Organized
skills to cope with the rapidly changing technology and con- P - Proactive
stant threat from aliens (non-library professionals) entering I - Innovative
into their regime. F - Flexible
A - Approachable
Librarianship has undergone a whole paradigm shift, the con- S - Self-motivated
cept of librarianship itself has changed, they are more com- T - Team Player
monly known as Information Specialists, Information Scien-
tists, Information Officers, Information Managers, Knowledge Let us try to inculcate these habits as FAST as possible to
Managers, Knowledge Workers, Knowledge Officers, etc. save the profession from extinction.
--Saroj Das
In this changing scenario the library professionals are ex- saroj@ipr.res.in
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F o r t h c o m i n g E v e n t s
National Workshop on Library 2.0: A Global Informa- Contact:
tion Hub, 5-6 February 2009, PRL Ahmedabad. Ms. Nishtha Anilkumar
Workshop Coordinator
Workshop Theme: Physical Research Laboratory
>Understanding Web 2.0 Navrangpura
>Interoperability Standards and Protocols Ahmedabad-380 009, (Gujarat) India
>Network and RFID Technologies Phone : 079-26314167, 079-26314166,
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E-mail : nishtha@prl.res.in
Registration Fee: Rs. 1000/- (Without Accomodation)
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Last date for Registration : January 16, 2008 ***
ADINET NEWS LETTER is published by Smt. Rhoda Bharucha Hon. Director, Ahmedabad Library Network, Ahmedabad.
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