Library Management and Services

Dear All,

This is to inform you that Department of Library and Information Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu has organised a special online lecture series OLSL: Online Lecture Series in LIS. The second online lecture in the series was organised on 26th March, 2021 (Friday) at 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM through Google Meet. Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Sunny, Deputy Librarian, Mahatma Gandhi Library, Indian Institute of Technology Roorkee has been invited as resource person and he delivered the talk on “Library Management and Services”.

The meeting started with a welcome address given by Dr. Akhandanand Shukla, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, CUTN Thiruvarur followed by a brief introduction about the resource person. 

Dr. Sanjeev, in his lecture, gave a concise and informative idea on library management and services. He discussed about user services to be provided in an academic library, different types of users, how to keep record of library fines and dues? and managing library budget etc. Dr. Sanjeev also explained about procurement of journals, how to manage library budget and made aware on General Financial Rules. He elaborated on the services of library like institutional repository Shodh Bhagirathi, training programs on plagiarism avoidance, library housekeeping activities, physical asset management, human resource management, and library space management etc. during the session.

The lecture series was coordinated by Dr. Anila Sulochana, Assistant Professor and conducted by the Department of Library and Information Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur and attended by 32 members including faculties, research scholars, and MLIS students. The lecture series ended with a formal vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Anila Sulochana. The program report was prepared by Ms. Mariam Bhanu MA, Junior Research Fellow of the Department.

The glimpses of the program is given below:

Department congrats to all who attended the program and taken the benefit to listen Dr. Sanjeev Kumar Sunny on the very important issue on library management.

The Need for a Free Library Movement in India

Dear All,

This is to inform you that Department of Library and Information Science, School of Communication, Central University of Tamil Nadu launched a lecture series, “Online Lecture Series in LIS (OLSL)”. The first lecture in the series was held on 5th March 2021 at 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM delivered by Ms. Mridula Koshy, Founder of The Community Library Project.

The program begin with the welcome address given by Dr. Akhandanand Shukla, Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur followed by the introduction about Ms. Mridula Koshy, the speaker of the program.

She spoke with a description about the Deepalaya Community Library Project, and shared some personal experiences related to community libraries. In her lecture, she emphasized on reading habits and said “book is a powerful tool, but it will become least powerful when it is in minimal use”. She described three factors in association with a free library movement in India; creating a working model, learning lab and promotion of a reading culture. In addition to this, she gave specific idea about features and benefits of a free library; they are free of replacement charge, security issue and the fine. The session concluded with discussions about the practical aspects of a free library i.e. how the libraries can function without any fees or security deposits? The speaker explained the concept of free library, where the kids tear the pages or books, but instead of putting a fine or replacement, the library organizes a regular maintenance day so that the kids can do the repairing of the book or take part in maintenance of the library. The resource person mentioned a few cases, where the kids have not given fine or scolding for the missing or damaged books and they considered library as a place where they can be free. She added that librarians should not be the custodian of books or guard books like treasure and they should let people explore and read books. The discussion continued on the financial aspects of the project and how various organizations and individuals support this project with financial contributions or in the form of books etc.

The lecture series was coordinated by Dr. Anila Sulochana, Assistant Professor and conducted by the Department of Library and Information Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur and attended by 36 members including faculties, research scholars, and MLIS students. The lecture series ended with a formal vote of thanks proposed by Dr. Anila Sulochana and program report was prepared by Ms. Hasbi Alikunju, Junior Research Fellow of the Department.

The glimpses of the program is given below:

Department congrats to all who attended the program and taken the benefit to listen Ms. Mridula Koshy on one of the important topic.

Job Achievement by Ms. Nikhila M.

Dear All,

This is to inform you that Ms. Nikhila M., MLIS pass out student from first batch and Alumni of the Department of Library & Information Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur has been appointed as Library & Information Associate (Intern) at Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Kozhikode.

Department congrats to her on this achievement and shower blessings for future endeavour.

Thanks.

Mr. R. Vijayakumar invited as Guest Lecture@VHN Senthikumara Nadar College, Virudhunagar

Dear All,

This is to inform you that Mr. R. Vijayakumar, first year MLIS student of Department of Library and Information Science, CUTN has been invited as a Guest Lecture to deliver a lecture on "Career Guidance and Awareness on Government Policies in India" in Awareness Program on Career Opportunities organised by VHN Senthikumara Nadar College, Virudhunagar on 11th March, 2021. 

In his lecture, he stressed upon importance of education among youths and highlighted Indian Education System. He explained the New Education Policy and its benefit for school and college level, the scholarships rendered by the Government for the welfare of students, E-learning and ICT usage in Indian education sector etc. Further, he made aware the audience on OER, Career Awareness, Vocational Courses, Internships, Entrepreneurship and other Initiatives. For the student's progress, he suggested to focus on six D’s i.e. Desire, Determination, Discipline, Devotion, Dedication and Destiny.

The glimpses of the program is given below:

Department congrats him for this achievement and wishes for better future endeavour.

Thanks.

Misconduct in Education and Research: Challenges and Perspectives

Dear All,

This is to inform you that Department of Library and Information Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu has organised a special online lecture series Anveshan: Online Lecture Series in LIS for Research Scholars. The second online lecture in the series was organised on 11th March, 2021 (Thursday) at 3:00 PM through Google Meet. Dr. Manorama Tripathi, University Librarian, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi has been invited as resource person and she delivered the talk on "Misconduct in Education and Research: Challenges and Perspectives".

The program begin with the welcome address given by Dr. Akhandanand Shukla, Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur followed by the introduction about Dr. Manorama Tripathi.

In her talk, Dr. Manorama Tripathi, University Librarian, Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Central Library, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi explained various types of misconduct in research and academics and explained the UGC Guidelines for Ph.D. scholars. She discussed the reasons and possible consequences of unethical practices such as falsification and fabrication of data, ghost authorship, plagiarism and publishing in predatory journals etc. She emphasized the need for honesty and integrity in research. The trends in academic publishing and the importance of researcher identities like ORCID id were also discussed. Questions raised by the participants were answered in detail by the speaker.

The lecture series was coordinated by Dr. V. K. Dhanyasree, Assistant Professor and conducted by the Department of Library and Information Science, Central University of Tamil Nadu, Thiruvarur and attended by 35 members including faculties, research scholars, and MLIS students. The lecture series ended with a formal vote of thanks proposed by Dr. V. K. Dhanyasree. The program report was prepared by Mr. H. Fakrudhin Ali Ahamed, Research Scholar of the Department.

The glimpses of the program is given below:

Department congrats to all who attended the program and taken the benefit to listen Dr. Manorama Tripathi on the very important issue on academic research.