GNIMITES

E-Newsletter August - 2015

Part-Time Induction: Induction for the Part-time Courses (MMM, MHRDM, MFM) (2015-2018) was conducted on 1st August 2015 in G. N. Khalsa’s Seminar Hall. Mr. Robin Banerjee was the chief Guest for the induction ceremony.

MMS Induction: Ms. Kuljeet G. Kahlon, Library Manager gave an overview of the GNIMS Library to the MMS batch 2015-2017. This was conducted on 2nd August 2015 in the Library premises. She explained about the various resources available in the library, the rules and regulations of the Library, the procedure for making Library Cards as well as the book issue-return procedure. The students were also given the tour of the library, to gain practical knowledge about where the books and journals are sacked in the various racks.

CDC Updates: 1st CEO Series– Learning from the leaders, was organized by the Career Development Cell on 7th August 2015 in G. N. Khalsa College Seminar Hall.

Viva:

Summer Project Viva of MMS and PGDM Semester III was held on 8th August 2015.

Seminar on

“Innovative Ideas for Improving Modern Library Services in Management Institutes”

Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar, Librarian, Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research, Mumbai

And Mr. Giridhar M. Kunkur, Librarian, BITS Pilani, Rajasthan

12th August 2015

Librarian’s Day was celebrated by GNIMS Library, to commemorate the 123rd Birth

Anniversary of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, Father of Indian Library Science. A half day Seminar

was organized to mark this day. Librarians of various Management Institutes participate in

this Seminar. The Seminar was interactive along with presentations, demonstrations and

discussions. Both the speaker’s solved the questions raised by the Librarians.

This auspicious event begin with the Prayer song, after which the lamp was lighted by the

both the dignitaries, Ms. Kuljeet Kahlon, Dr. Jyotinder Kaur Chaddah and one of the

participants.

Dr. Jyotinder Kaur Chaddah delivered the welcomed address to the participants. Dr. Chaddah

is the Faculty In-charge of Marketing and Academic Coordinator (Part-Time), and has vast

knowledge in different aspects of Management. She shared her experiences about the Oxford

University, which she had recently visited. She said that the library collection must meet the

interest of the readers. One has to move the changing times.

Mr. Giridhar M. Kunkur has worked three decades in the Library Profession. At Present he is

working as the Librarian, Chief, Publications and Media Relation Unit at the Birla Institute of

Technology and Science, Pilani, Rajasthan. He emphasized that Librarians have a tremendous

role to play in the Society. Reading habits have been reducing in the people and it’s up to the

librarian to bring back this habit. He explained in detail the new innovations taking place in

his library like the Bookfinder4u, Daily News, I just read this book, Communication Panel –

not happy with this service; document not found on the shelf; Database not accessible or Book

Recommendation and Monthly Info Bulletin.

One has to catchup with the technology, change our mindset and connect with the end-users.

Makeover from the traditional librarian to the Modern Librarian.

Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar, Librarian, Learning Resource Centre, Prin. L. N. Welingkar Institute of

Management Development and Research, Mumbai gave an overall view of the changes

happening in the library profession.

Quality Collection Development should be the main focus of the modern librarian. New

developments like the Instant chat on WebOpac; thought Leadership Services; Knowledge

Hub for all the news, Fedgate – A Single point search for all the resources; Infocapsule – This

covers the new arrivals of books, abstracts of latest articles, news and developments with links

to full texts are some of the technological advancement installed in his library.

He also pointed out that we should update ourselves with the current happenings in our

profession. Some of the websites we should go through are CII; FICCI; ASSOCHAM; US-India

Business Council; UK – India Business Council, Nashik Manufacturing Association, Thane, Navi

Mumbai, Panvel Associations. Be aware of the current trends in Management Educations,

New Publications, Seminars/Talks and Workshops being conducted, etc.

Mr. Kamble gave an overview of the Seminar. He stated that the new innovations pointed out should be installed in our libraries and utilize them as soon as possible.

Ms. Kuljeet G. Kahlon, Library Manager, GNIMS summarized the sessions and gave the vote of

thanks. She wished everyone a very Happy Librarian’s Day from the bottom of her heart. Dr.

S. R. Ranganathan was the first librarian who identified the real need of Library Science

Education in our country. Only good technology is not enough it should be supported by good

attitude only then the library will be a boon for the students. As a great author Shiv Khera has

explained in his book “you can win" - A person gets a job or promotion 85% of the time

because of his attitude and 15 % of the time because due to his intelligence, Knowledge or a

degree.

She expressed her heartfelt gratitude to our Chairman Mr. Gurinder Singh Bawa and Former

Director General Dr. Ajit Singh for their visionary Leadership, Mr. Bigyan P. Verma, Director for

all support and co-operation in the smooth conduct of this event. She thanked both the

speakers for their presentations and sharing their valuable knowledge with the participants.

Dr. Jyotinder Kaur Chaddah for welcoming the guests and also for spending her valuable time

in this event since morning. Faculty members for their active participation.

She also thanked all the participants for their patient listening to the speakers. She hoped that

all of them gained knowledge about the new innovations going on in the library profession

and will utilize the same in their own libraries. She also thanked the IT Department for all the

arrangements and Ms. Rajinder Kaur for anchoring this seminar. Last but not the least, she

thanked the Library Team for always giving a helping hand for all the events organized by

the Library.

Certificates and all mementos were distributed to all the participants by Dr. Sandeep Bhavsar

and Mr. Giridhar M. Kunkur.

All the participants appreciated the speakers and were very happy with the seminar. They

gave good feedback that the workshop heightened their learning experience and they gained

new insights about the new developments currently taking place in the library profession.

Book Exhibition: The Monthly Book Exhibition was conducted in GNIMS Library on 12th August 2015. Many Faculties as well as students recommended books to be purchased by the Library.

EMBA Induction: Library Orientation for EMBA Students batch 9 was conducted on 23rd August 2015 in the Library Premises. Ms. Neeta Malik gave an overview of the GNIMS Library. She explained about the various resources available in the library, the rules and regulations of the Library, the procedure for making Library Cards as well as the book issue-return procedure. The students were also given the tour of the library, to gain practical knowledge about where the books and journals are sacked in the various racks.

Wishing you a Happy Birthday

MR. DHIRAJ TIKKE MS. VANI KHOSLA MS RAJINDER KAUR Mr. GAUTAM TREHAN 3rd AUGUST 12th AUGUST 16TH AUGUST 25th AUGUST