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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><b>16 TO </b><b>25<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>JULY 2011</b><b>, </b><b>NEW DELHI</b><b></b></font></font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Dear Professional Colleagues,</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Delhi Library Association in collaboration with NISCAIR (New Delhi) and HEALTHNet (Nepal) is going to organize an Advanced Workshop on Digital Libraries in SAARC Region from 16th to 25th July 2011.</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">The objectives of the Workshop are</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">(i) to conduct a 10 days rigorous and advanced training programme on Digital </font></p>
<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Libraries using the Open Source Software: Greenstone and KOHA; </font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">(ii) to provide knowledge on digital libraries and automated library management </font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">(iii) to empower information professionals and librarians in building efficient digital libraries by providing training in digital libraries using basic and advanced features of GSDL Software,</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">(iv) to educate and impart practical knowledge on KOHA applications in libraries;</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">(v) to offer hands-on experience on advanced features of GSDL Software; and</font></p>
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<p style="TEXT-ALIGN: justify; MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">(vi) to give tutorial-type presentations, demonstrations and practical sessions. </font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Prof C P Vashishth<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Dr Sunil Kumar</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Workshop Director<span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Organising Secretary</font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes"> </span>Workshop Secretariat</font></font></p>
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<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3"><font face="Times New Roman">Delhi Library Association</font></font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Ranganathan Bhawan, C Block Community Centre</font></p>
<p style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt" class="MsoNormal"><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Naraina Vihar, New Delhi-110028</font></p>
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<br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Rajesh Singh<br>Deputy Librarian<br>Delhi University Library System<br>University of Delhi<br>DELHI-110 007<br>