New Delhi, March 14 (IANS) A conference-cum-workshop in the national capital beginning on March 17 will discuss how public libraries can be regained as public places for seeking information and knowledge, a statement said on Saturday.
The three-day event "India Public Libraries Conference 2015" (IPLC 2015) comprises of a two-day conference on the theme "Transforming Public Libraries in India" and a day-long workshop for the library officials.
The meet is part of an initiative by non-profit organisation Digital Empowerment Foundation (DEF) and Developing Library Network (DELNET), with financial support from Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to strengthen and upgrade public libraries in India.
"IPLC 2015 should provide some leads on the basis of which public libraries could be managed on a redefining role as envisaged by the National Mission on Libraries (NML) for creating a new generation of libraries and knowledge professionals in the country," said K.K. Banerjee, advisor, NML, an organising partner.
The union ministry of culture had launched the initiative, NML, in 2012 to strengthen the public library system in India.
The conference is aimed to take stock of the current situation and to deliberate upon the most suitable and sustainable ICT-enabled (Information and Communication Technology) public library models for India, and to recommend directions for the future.
Among the international delegates attending this event are Winnie Vitzansky of the Danish Library Association and a representative of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Jan Richards of the Public Library Board, Australia, and Allison Dobbie of the Auckland Public Library Council, among others.
Tensions over Taiwan have reached a peak. China has become very aggressive in protest against the
Indonesia: Terrible explosion in Indonesia's Mount Semeru volcano, shadow smoke all around
Mount Semeru, the highest volcano in Indonesia, suddenly erupted on 4 December 2022. Due to the e
Delhi-Mumbai will show everyone the way
The number of people infected with Covid-19 in the country is continuously increasing, but the tw
By 2030, Indian economy will be at number three, leaving UK, Germany and Japan behind
By 2025, India will overtake Britain to become the fifth-largest economy in the world and will re
Iraq: Seven IS terrorists killed in an airstrike, army attacked the cave
Seven Islamic State (IS) terrorists were killed in an airstrike in Iraq's Nineveh province on Tue
The Russian military's actions in Ukraine have triggered intense condemnation after 410 bodies of
New alliance of India, Israel, UAE and US
The meeting of the foreign ministers of India, Israel, the United Arab Emirates, and the US is se
The decision of the Uddhav government of Maharashtra to allow the sale of liquor in supermarkets
Telangana takes lessons from Kerala on Biodiversity
Thiruvananthapuram, March 27 (IANS) If it was Goa that first decided to replicate the Kerala mo
Sachin Wajhe told ED - Deshmukh and Parab took Rs 40 crore bribe from 10 DCPs to stop the transfer
Sacked police officer Sachin Wajhe in his statement to the Enforcement Directorate (ED) has made
