12.12.04
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REGIONAL FARE: "Information professionals such as librarians must update themselves with knowledge and skills for providing efficient and effective services, C V Bhirmanandam, Vice-Chancellor, Tamilnadu Dr M G R Medical University, has said.
Speaking at the inaugural session of a three-day national convention on Medical Library of India (MLAI 2004) here on Thursday, he said librarians being carriers of knowledge and skills needed to assist the people in use of technologies. Health science librarians had a vital role in ensuring access to health and medical information to health professionals, he said.
Periodical refresher courses, seminars and conference should be organised at regional and national-levels for information professionals. The programmes should highlight the availability and accessibility of information resources and services, he said.
All the libraries at the University of Madras would be interlinked with on-line facilities by April 2005. Under the UGC network facility, a total of Rs 250 lakh had been granted for modernisation, S P Thyagarajan, Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras, said.
Twenty-five university libraries across the country had already been interconnected where information was downloaded on various subjects, he said.
Also, the university would set up a 'Centre for knowledge management' at its Chepauk premises at cost of Rs 200 lakh. The centre would have data processing systems, multimedia lab and a theatre which would be useful for journalism and electronic media students, he said." ¶ 08:52
Speaking at the inaugural session of a three-day national convention on Medical Library of India (MLAI 2004) here on Thursday, he said librarians being carriers of knowledge and skills needed to assist the people in use of technologies. Health science librarians had a vital role in ensuring access to health and medical information to health professionals, he said.
Periodical refresher courses, seminars and conference should be organised at regional and national-levels for information professionals. The programmes should highlight the availability and accessibility of information resources and services, he said.
All the libraries at the University of Madras would be interlinked with on-line facilities by April 2005. Under the UGC network facility, a total of Rs 250 lakh had been granted for modernisation, S P Thyagarajan, Vice-Chancellor, University of Madras, said.
Twenty-five university libraries across the country had already been interconnected where information was downloaded on various subjects, he said.
Also, the university would set up a 'Centre for knowledge management' at its Chepauk premises at cost of Rs 200 lakh. The centre would have data processing systems, multimedia lab and a theatre which would be useful for journalism and electronic media students, he said." ¶ 08:52
