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After the independence of India, the National Library came into being in place of Imperial Library by the “Imperial Library (Change of Name) Act” in 1948. It was accorded a special status of an institution of national importance in the Article 62 in the Seventh Schedule of the Union list of the Constitution of India and Maulana Abul Kalam Azad, the then Union Minister of Education opened the Library to Public on 1st February 1953.

Friday, April 24, 2020

WEBINAR



NATIONAL LIBRARY ORGANIZES WEBINAR SERIES FOR THE INTERNS

National Library organized a series for Webinar to train and educate the Interns during lock down period working in various Divisions of National Library. The following are the details:


Sl. No.
Topic
Name of the Resource Persons
Target Groups
Date and Time
1.         

Global Knowledge Management

Dr..Ajit Kumar
Library & Information Officer, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library

National Library Interns & Professional Staffs Members of NMML and National Library
24.04.2020
3:00-4:00PM(IST)
2.         
Employable Skills for LIS Students
Dr. K. Elavazhagan
Librarian & Chief Knowledge Officer
Indian Institute of Management TiruchirappalliI
e-mail : ela@iimtrichy.ac.in
Participation for only National Library Interns
25.04.2020
10:30-11:30 AM(IST)
3.         

Management of Libraries: a Practical Approach

Sh Kumar Sanjay
Chief Librarian cum Documentaion Officer,
Niti Ayog
Participation for only National Library Interns
26.04.2020
3:00-4:00PM(IST)


National Library of India  organized the first Webinar on  “GLOBAL KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT” by Dr. Ajit Kumar, Library & Information Officer, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India from New Delhi on April 24, 2020



On 24.04.2020, all the 23 Interns participated along with the Officers and staff members of Nehru Memorial Museum & Library participated in the Webinar. The deliberation was followed by a lively interaction of the participants with the resource person.

On 25.04.2020 and 26.04.2020, all the 23 Interns participated in the Webinar. The deliberations were followed by a lively interaction of the participants with the resource person. 



In all the above programs, Dr.K.K.Kochukoshy, Officer-on-Special Duty delivered the welcome address. Ms E.Gajalakshmi, ALIO compered the entire program. She introduced the resource persons and introduced the concept of the webinar.The vote of thanks was delivered by Shri Akhlaque Ahmad. All the Webinars were coordinated and administered through GoToMeeting App by Dr. Partha Sarathi Das, ALIO and Convenor of the Internship Program.



The virtual program was conducted through Videoconferencing through GoToMeeting Application. The entire virtual program is conceptualised, designed and digitally managed exclusively by the In-house team of National Library of India for the first time in history of the National Library as one of the step to reach out the citizens of this country during the lockdown period.

The presentation and video of the webinar can be access through the link given at the end of the post.



About the Resource Persons

Dr. Ajit Kumar is presently the Library & Information Officer and Head of the Library, Nehru Memorial Museum & Library, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India. He has more than two decades of professional experience. He is an author of 3 books and more than research 40 papers.He is also a good administrator, shouldering responsibilities of various additional responsibilities in administration. Dr. Kumar received SRFLIS World Library Leaders Promising Professional Award 2017 for his services and expertise in the field of Library and Information Science.

Dr. K. Elavazhagan is the Librarian of Indian Institute of Management, Tiruchirappalli since 2011, formerly Head of the Library, Goethe-Institut German Library from 2009 - 2011 and Assistant Librarian, British Council Library from 1989. He was awarded with many awards like Dr. Harish Chandra Sushila Chandra National Best Librarian of 2017 by the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science in 2018, Dr. A.P.J.Abdul Kalam Best Librarian Award Noolagam Pesukiratu in association with Kalam Sinthanai Peravai in 2016 and 50 Most Influential Knowledge Management Professionals Global Knowledge Management Congress in 2015. He was also the Member of Doctoral Committee in 2015, and subject expert in the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Dept. of Higher Education, MHRD Govt. of India. He has seven publications on credit.




Sh Kumar Sanjay is working as Chief Librarian-cum-Documentation Officer in the Library and Documentation Centre of NITI Ayog since 2011. Shri Kumar has over twenty years of experience in various Institutions and Government Organizations. He was a Member of Committees constituted by different Government Institution for categorization of their Libraries. He is also the member of course coordinator Committee constituted by CBSE for curriculum design of Library & Information Science for Classes XI & XII in the vocational courses. He is the President of Central Government Library Association, Delhi Branch.





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