Central Library SJEC in collaboration with DELNET New Delhi jointly organized one day National workshop on "DELNET: Resources, Services and Facilities and KOHA: an open source library integrated management software on 6 th May 2014. More than 80 Library professionals, LIS students from Mangalore University and Research Scholars from various Institutions, in and around Kaataka were participated in the workshop.
Dr. Khaiser Muneebulla Khan, Professor and Chairman of the Department of Library and Information Science in Mangalore University, was the Chief Guest of the inaugural function. Dr. Felcy D'Souza Librarian SJEC and the co-ordinator of the workshop welcomed the gathering. Key note address was delivered by Dr. H.K.Kaul, Director, DELNET, New Delhi. The objectives of the workshop were highlighted by Dr. Sangeetha Kaul, Network Manager, DELENT. Presidential address was delivered by Rev. Fr. Joseph J Lobo, Director- SJEC.
The workshop comprised of three sessions namely "New Trends in Managing Libraries", presented by Dr. H K Kaul, followed by "Networking Libraries through DELNET" by Dr. Sangeeta Kaul, and Omkar N Safapuri, Consultant - DELNET Coordination Unit, Bangalore, and "Consortium for E-jouals and E-books". The post lunch-break sessions consisted of "Koha: an Open Source Integrated Library Management System, by Dr Sangeeta Kaul. The sessions concluded with an open discussion and feedback from participants of member- institutions. At the end as a token of love and appreciation the dignitaries were presented with a memento by Dr. Joseph Gonsalves, Principal-SJEC. Dr. Prakash Pinto, Dean MBA and the Chairperson of the Library Committee proposed the vote of thanks. Ms. Olivia Sequiera, Asst. Prof. Physics Department was the MC of the program.
