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DELHI LIBRARY ASSOCIATIONREPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES DURING 2015 - 2016

Dear Members,

It is with great pleasure that, I present the Report on the activities ofthe Delhi Library Association for the period April 2015 to March 2016.

OBITURIES

Before I take up formal presentation of the Annual Report for the yearending 31st March 2016, I bring to your kind notice about the demise ofthe following members:

Mr D R Mann, was born on 1stNovember 1966. He did his post-graduation in Sociology. He alsoobtained M Lib Sc as well as Diploma inRussian. He was an alumni of theSchool of Library Science of Delhi LibraryAssociation from where he did C Lib Sc.(Certificate Course in Library Science).He worked in NIPCID Library for quitelong from where he shifted to AICTE asits Librarian. His last job was at NationalAccreditation Board as Drawing andDisbursement Officer. He had beenintimately associated with the activities ofDelhi Library Association ever since he joined School of Library Sciencefor pursuing C Lib Sc course. He was Member of the ExecutiveCommittee of DLA for two terms during 2003- 5 and 2009-11. He wasSecretary of the Association during 2005-7; 2009-11 and 2011-13. In2013 he was co-opted as Member of Executive Committee of DLA for2013-15 term. DLA places on record the services rendered by Mr DeshRaj Mann and sends its heart felt condolences to the bereaved familyand prays Almighty to grant peace to the departed soul.

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Dr. Anil W. Hirwade, In charge, Library, National Institute of IntellectualProperty Management, Nagpur, expired in July 2015.

Mr Rabinder Nath Chopra, Ex Librarian of Dyal Singh Evening CollegeLibrary (University of Delhi) expired on 3rd December 2015. He beganhis professional career as Library Clerk in Dyal Singh Morning College in1960. He did C Lib Sc from Delhi Library Association in 1962 and earnedhis B.Lib Sc and M Lib I Sc from the University of Delhi and becameLibrarian in Dyal Singh Evening College Library in 1981. After serving theCollege for over 40 years he superannuated on 31st January 2003.

Prof J. L. Sardana (born 1934) expiredon 26th February 2016 in New Delhi. Hewas in Library & Information Scienceprofession since 1957. He worked as aLibrarian in University GrantsCommission, Indian Institute ofTechnology Kanpur, Indian Institute ofManagement Lucknow, as well as ateacher of Library & Information Sciencein Delhi University for about 20 yearseach. He superannuated in 1998 from theUniversity of Delhi as Professor. He wasHead of the Department of Library andInformation Science, University of Delhiduring 1994-95. He was President of Indian Library Association during1998-2000. He was also Vice President of FID, The Hague(Netherlands). He not only participated but also organized severalnational and international conferences. He was Organizing Secretary ofINDO-US Conference on L & IS Education held in New Delhi in 1992 andwas the Chairman of National Organizing Committee of 49th FIDConference and Congress held in New Delhi during October 1998.Several students have completed their M.Phi. and Ph.D. programmesunder his guidance and supervision. He had been Editor/member of theEditorial Board of several journals. He was honoured by the ILA in 1994.He contributed several research papers and authored individually andjointly 12 books. He was member/Chairman of several committees andwas a member of the Planning Commissions’ 9th Five Year Plan WorkingGroup. He was the member of Research Council of INSDOC (nowNISCAIR) during 1995-98. Delhi Library Association sends its heartfeltcondolences to the bereaved family.

Dr Ramesh Chandra Vashishth expired on 7th March 2016. He workedin Delhi University Library System from 1963 to 31st December 2000. He

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served the Delhi University LibrarySystem in various capacities. He receivedhis initial education in library science fromthe School of Library Science run by DelhiLibrary Association and earned B.Lib.I.Scfrom Awadhesh Pratap Singh University,Rewa as a regular student. He was LifeMember of Delhi Library Association andalso served as member of the ExecutiveCommittee of DLA for two terms during2005/07 & 2007/09. He compiled amimeographed book entitled “Contents ofBooks Available in the African StudiesLibrary, University of Delhi “which waspublished in 2000. After retirement he earned his Ph D in Sanskrit on thetopic LdUniqjk.k esa ?keZ'kL=h; lkexzh from the University of Delhi.

MINUTES OF THE SPECIAL GENERAL BODY MEETING

The last Special General Body meeting of the Delhi Library Associationwas held on 21st February 2016 at 11.00am in Ranganathan Bhawanunder the Chairmanship of Prof. C P Vashishth, President of theAssociation for which due notice was served on 21st January 2016 by DrJ N Singh, the General Secretary to elect the following Office Bearers for2016-2019 under the supervision of the Returning Officer Prof. B K Sen :

(i) One General Secretary

(ii) 15 Members of Executive Committee (exclusively by themembers belonging to category B of whom at least one shall befrom

(a) School libraries

(b) College libraries

(c) University libraries

(d) Govt Departmental libraries

(e) Public libraries

(f) Special libraries

(g) Library Science teaching institutions in Delhi

(iii) Rest 8 open seats for retired professionals/other category libraryand information science professionals.


At the very outset Prof. C P Vashishth extended a very warm welcome tothe members present and thereafter invited Dr J N Singh, GeneralSecretary of the Association to proceed with the listed items on AGBMagenda. Letter inviting nominations for various offices of DLA was sentby Dr B K Sen. He received just that many nominations as were thepositions available. Since Dr Sen was unwell so he sent a letteraddressed to the President of DLA to announce the result of election.The following were declared elected unopposed for 2016-2019 term:

Dr K P Singh : General SecretaryMr K C Manoj : Member, Executive Committee of DLADr Taruna Josh : Member, Executive Committee of DLAMr Rajesh Singh : Member, Executive Committee of DLAMr Kumar Sanjay : Member, Executive Committee of DLAMs Sudha Mukherjee : Member, Executive Committee of DLAProf Jaideep Sharma : Member, Executive Committee of DLAMr Arun Kr Shalia : Member, Executive Committee of DLAProf C P Vashishth : Member, Executive Committee of DLAMr M L Kachroo : Member, Executive Committee of DLADr. Nabi Hasan : Member, Executive Committee of DLADr. Rajesh Kumar : Member, Executive Committee of DLADr Ravinder K Sharma : Member, Executive Committee of DLADr. S K Bajpai : Member, Executive Committee of DLAMr Satvir Singh Khasa : Member, Executive Committee of DLAMr Vinod Kumar Vijan : Member, Executive Committee of DLA

MINUTES OF THE ANNUAL GENERAL BODY MEETING (2013-15)held on 27th September 2015.

After obituary expressions the General Secretary read out the Report ofthe Association and highlighted the salient features of the Report whichincluded the following:

• Minutes of the last AGBM• Membership of Executive Committee, Administrative Committee,

Finance Committee, Building Committee, and InformationTechnology Committee;

• Appointment of the Editor/Associate Editors/Managing Editor of


Library Herald;• Coverage of the Foundation Day Function• Report on Prof S Dasgupta Memorial Lecture;• Schedule of the meeting of EC, AC, FC, BC• Report on Dr. S R Ranganathan Memorial Lecture;• Library acquisitions;• IGNOU Programme Study Centre & IGNOU TERM END

Examination Centre• Report on successful completion of C. Lib. Sc. course of 2013-

15 session;• Report on Prof S Dasgupta Memorial Medal award;• Report on N K Goil Prize award;• Report on 23rd and 24th Batch of Diploma in Lib & Info

Technology (DLIT);• Report on publication progress of Library Herald;• Report on Constitution Amendment;• DLA membership rates;• List of new Life Members;• Members ‘privileges’;• Acknowledgements and gratifications;

After the formal presentation of Report for 2014-2015 Mr. Rajesh Singhproposed for its adoption. It was seconded by Dr. Nabi Hasan.

After the formal adoptionof the Report, PresidentProf. C P Vashishthinvited Mr. Arun KumarShalia, Member FinanceCommittee to presentthe audited statement ofaccounts of theAssociation for theperiod April 2014 toMarch 2015. Mr. Shaliareadout the Auditor’sreport and highlightedthe features of theBalance Sheet, Income & Expenditure Account, and Receipt & Paymentaccount, and list of fixed assets of the Association.


Dr. S K Bajpai proposed for its passing. Mr. Vinod Kumar Vijan secondedthe proposal. The Accounts were passed by voice vote.

After the formal adoption of the Auditor’s report, President Prof. C PVashishth invited Mr. Rajesh Singh, Chairman Constitution RevisionCommittee to present the revised Constitution. Mr. Rajesh Singh readoutthe revised Constitution and highlighted the features of the revisedConstitution.

The General Body also decided that next election for ExecutiveCommittee and General Secretary will be held in February, 2016.Theexisting EC will continue till the new EC is elected in February, 2016 andtakes charge on 1st April 2016.

Mr. Arun Kumar Shalia proposed for its passing. Mr. Vinod Kumar Vijanseconded the proposal. Revised Constitution was passed by voice vote.

OFFICE BEARERS FOR 2015-2016

The Executive Committee meeting held on 30th September 2013 hadelected/co-opted/ nominated the following Office Bearers and othercommittee members for the term 2013-2015.

Prof. C P VashishthPresident 28-B Pocket ‘A’ MIG Flat,

Ashok Vihar Phasse III,Delhi-110052Phone: 011-27112721

Dr. Ravinder Kumar SharmaSr. Vice President Librarian, United Nations

Information Centre,55 Lodhi Estate,New Delhi-110003Mob: 9911307799

Mr. Rajesh SinghVice President Deputy Librarian,

Delhi University Library System,Delhi-110007Mob: 9811843655


Dr. S K BajpaiVice President 8, Mukherjee Apartments

(SFS Flats)Dr. Mukherjee Nagar,New Delhi-110009Phone: 9868416315

Mr. Jnanendra Narayan SinghGeneral Secretary Librarian,

Dyal Singh College Evening,Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003Mob: 9810382676

Dr. K P SinghTreasurer Assistant Professor,

Dept of Lib. & Info. Sc.,Univ. of Delhi, Delhi-110007Mob: 9818057510

Dr Nabi HasanSecretary Deputy Librarian,

IIT Delhi, Hauz Khas,New Delhi-110016Mob: 9560978667

Mr. Kumar SanjaySecretary Chief Librarian &

Documentation Officer,Planning Commission,Sansad Marg,New Delhi-110001Mob: 9871323223

Dr. Rajesh KumarPublic Relations Officer Plot No. 112, Street-7,

Bhagat Colony, A-2 Block,West Sant Nagar, Burari,Delhi-110084Mob: 9899806543


Mr. Arun Kumar ShaliaMember D-42, Pamposh Enclave,

New Delhi-110048Phone: 011-26220019

Mr K C ManojMember Deshwal Sadan, C-169/1

Street No-7, Bhajan Pura,Delhi-110053Mob: 9818571924

Mr M L KachrooMember E/2A, DDA Flats,

Munirka,New Delhi-110067Phone: 011-26165097

Dr Taruna Joshi, Librarian,Member Ramjas College,

University Enclave,Delhi-110007Mob: 9968333307

Mr. Vinod Kumar VijanMember 156-B Pocket-A,

Mayur Vihar, Phase II,Delhi-110092Mob: 9810435760

Mr Madhukar Rao, Librarian,Member Hardyal Municipal Public

Library, Gandhi Ground,Delhi-110006Mob: 9313986051


Mr. S S KhasaMember 4581, Gali Shahtara,

Ajmeri Gate, Delhi-110006Mob: 9312306090

Dr. Usha M Munshi(Director School of Librarian, Indian InstituteLib. Sc., Ex-officio) of Public Administration,

Indraprashth EstateNew Delhi-110002Mob: 9717967686

Mr. Prakash ChandCo-opted member C-7/3, Yamuna Vihar,

Delhi -110053Mob: 9958128129

Mr. A P GuptaCo-opted member 123-B (LIG), Deep Enclave,

Ashok Vihar,Phase III, DELHI-110052Mob: 9818253971

Mr. D R MannCo-opted member Drawing & Disbursing Officer,

National Board of Accreditation(AICTE) NBCC Place,4th Floor East tower,Bhisham Pitamaha Marg,Pragati Vihar, New Delhi-3Mob: 9868154317

Dr. Dharam Kumar, Librarian,(Immediate Past Ram Lal Anand CollegeGen. Secretary) Evening,

B J Road, New Delhi -110021Mob: 9891039509


COMPOSITION OF COMMITTEES

(i) Finance Committee

Under Clause 6B (i) of the Constitution, Mr. Arun Kumar Shalia andMr Madhukar Rao were nominated to be member of the FinanceCommittee by the Executive Committee.

(ii) Administrative Committee

Under the clause 6C (iv) of the Constitution, Mr. V K Vijan and Mr. SS Khasa were nominated as member of the Administrative Committee bythe Executive Committee. Dr. Ranjeet Singh Thakur was nominated as amember of AC being representative of Teachers of the School of LibraryScience.

(iii) Building Committee

Mr Arun Kumar Shalia (Convenor)Mr Madhukar Rao (Member)Dr V K Vijan (Member)Dr K P Singh (Treasurer Ex-officio)

(iv) IT Committee

Mr Rajesh Singh (Convenor)Mr K C Manoj (Member)Dr Taruna Joshi (Member)

DIRECTOR OF THE SCHOOL OF LIBRARY SCIENCE

Under clause 9(a) of the Constitution, Dr Usha Mujoo Munshi,Librarian, Indian Institute of Public Administration, New Delhi continuedas Honorary Director of the School of Library Science for the remainingterm.

Prof C P Vashishth continued to be the Principal of the School ofLibrary Science.

HONORARY EDITOR, ASSOCIATE EDITORS & MANAGING EDITOR OFLIBRARY HERALD

Under clause 9(d) of the Constitution, Prof C P Vashishth has beenappointed as the Honorary Editor of Library Herald. On therecommendation of Editor; Mrs Renu Arora, Prof Jaideep Sharma & Dr SR Gupta have been appointed as Joint Editors. Dr. Sunil Kumar, MrRajesh Singh & Dr Taruna Joshi have been appointed as HonoraryAssociate Editors. In addition Prof C P Vashishth, Mr Jnanendra NarayanSingh & Dr Taruna Joshi have been appointed as Managing Editors.


FOUNDATION DAY FUNCTION

Delhi Library Associationcelebrated its 78th

Foundation Day on 10th

March 2016 inRanganathan Bhawan,Nariana Vihar, NewDelhi. The programmestarted with lighting of thelamp followed by theSaraswati Vandana sungby students of theSchool of LibraryScience. While extendingwelcome to Chief GuestDr H.K.Kaul, Director DELNET and invitees, Shri M.L. Kachroointroduced the Chief Guest. Dr Taruna Joshi read the note on the majoractivities of the Association prepared by Prof C P Vashishth. Awards,Prizes and certificate of Scholarship were given to students by the ChiefGuest Dr H.K.Kaul.

As per a decision of the Executive Committee of the Association held on17th January 2016 the following two awards were announced.

• DLA LIFE TIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD- 2015 went to Dr A LMoorthy Ex. Director, DESIDOC. Dr Moorthy could not come ashe was away in Sri Lanka.

• DLA PROFESSIONAL EXCELLENCE AWARD-2015 for workingLIS professionals was conferred on Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director,INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhi Nagar (Gujarat). The award wasjointly given by Prof C P Vashishth & Dr H K Kaul

Mr. Jnanendra Narayan Singh proposed a vote of thanks.

17TH PROF S DASGUPTA MEMORIAL LECTURE

17th Prof S. Dasgupta Memorial Lecture was delivered by Dr H K Kaul,Director, DELNET, New Delhi. He spoke on “Challenges Before theLibrary Profession”. Professor C P Vashishth presided over the Lecture.Earlier Sh. M L Kachroo Conducted the Proceedings. Dr. Jnanendra N.Singh, General Secretary proposed a vote of thanks.


13th Dr S R Ranganathan Memorial Lecture

Librarians Day-2015 Celebrated Coinciding with Librarians Day-2015 celebration, the Delhi Library Association organized 13th Dr S RRanganathan MemorialLecture on 12th August2015 at 10am inRanganathan Bhawan,Naraina Vihar, NewDelhi. The Lecture wasdelivered by Ms NeetiSaxena, Head, CentralContent ProcurementUnit, Library &Information Services,British Council, NewDelhi on the topic“Libraries and Cultural Convening Spaces.” The programme began withlighting of lamp offering of floral tributes to Dr S R Ranganathan’s statueby Chief Guest, Office Bearers of DLA, invitees and students. Singing ofsaraswati vandana by the students of Lib & Info Sc. Dr K C Garg, SeniorFaculty member of the school introduced the speaker. Prof C PVashishth spoke on the activities of DLA and on the three lecture seriesconducted by DLA. Votes of thanks given by Mr Kumar Sanjay, Secretaryof the Association.

4th Prof P N Kaula Memorial Lecture

Delhi Library Association organized 4th Prof P N Kaula MemorialLecture on the theme Envisioning the Library of the Future: ChangingRole of Librarians in digital Era on 15th November 2015 in RanganathanBhawan. The lecture wasdelivered by Dr RameshC. Gaur, UniversityLibrarian, JawaharlalNehru University, NewDelhi. Mr M L Kachroo,Registrar, School ofLibrary Science of DelhiLibrary Associationextended a warmwelcome to the ChiefGuest and the audience.Prof C P Vashishth,


President, Delhi Library Association gave the background of the lectureseries. Mr J N Singh, General Secretary, Delhi Library Associationproposed vote of thanks.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

The Executive Committee of the Association met four times during theperiod under report on the following dates and transacted the business ofthe Association:

12th July 201523rd August 201517th January 201627th March 2016

FINANCE COMMITTEE MEETINGS

The Finance Committee of the Association met two times during theperiod under report on the following dates and transacted financialbusiness of the Association:

23rd August 201527th March 2016

ADMINISTRATIVE COMMITTEE MEETING

The Administrative Committee of the Association met two times duringthe period under report on:

23rd August 201521st March 2016

LIBRARY ACQUISITIONS

Library has a total of 4666 books in its collection. No additional bookswere procured during the period under report. The collection comprisesof purchased as well as gift books received from libraries in Delhi.

Library Software:

Library continues to use the SOUL 2.0 Limited Edition softwaredeveloped by INFLIBNET Centre (An Inter University Centre of UGC),Gandhinagar (Gujarat).


IGNOU PROGRAMME STUDY CENTRE 0775 (P) Delhi LibraryAssociation:

Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi hasrecognized the Delhi Library Association as a Programme Study Centrefor their BLIS and MLIS Programmes from January 2004 session. During2015-2016 two batches of students were admitted in July and Januarysessions respectively. A total of 166 BLIS and 18 MLIS students in July2015 session and 115 BLIS and 14 MLIS students in January 2016session were admitted. The Association got a net revenue ofRs.2,71,988 during 2015-2016.

REPORT ON C LIB SC COURSE OF 2014-15

Out of 50 candidates who were admitted to the 61st session of the C LibSc course 49 students wrote the examination of whom 33 students wereplaced in 1st Division, 4 in 2nd Division and 2 in 3rd Division. Fivestudents were given compartment while five students were declaredfailed. The detailed result is as follows:

RESULT OF C LIB SC FINAL TERM EXAMINATION MAY /JUNE 2015

Roll No. Name Marks Division

15/01 Anand Singh S/O Sh. Suraj Mal 883 II

15/02 Anjana D/O Sh. Mulakh Raj Sharma 1168 I

15/03 Annu S/O Sh. Tej Pal Singh 872 Er-Viva&Pr

15/04 Ashutosh Singh S/O Sh. Babu Singh 403 Fail

15/05 Bipin Kumar S/O Sh. Mahraj Singh 997 II

15/06 Chandan Pandey S/O Sh. Rajan Pandey 698 Er-Viva&Pr

15/07 Chinki Bhola D/O Sh. Mahinder Kumar 963 I

15/08 Deepak S/O Sh. Jagdish Prasad Bahuguna 696 III

15/09 Dhruv Sharma S/O Sh. Anil Kumar Bhardwaj 700 II

15/10 Geetika Oberoi D/O Sh. Raj Kumar Oberoi 1094 I

15/11 Indu Rana D/O Sh. Raj Singh Rana 1333 I

15/12 Jaspreet Kaur Gill D/O Sh. Sukhvir Singh Gill 1190 I

15/13 Jyoti D/O Sh. Ashok Kumar 1287 I

15/14 Kajal D/O Sh. Rajpal Singh Ab Ab


15/15 Kalpana D/O Sh. Mahender Singh 1270 I

15/16 Kamal Negi S/O Sh. Khem Singh Negi 407 Fail

15/17 Kamesh Kumar S/O Sh. Baley Ram 1038 I

15/18 Kapila D/O Sh. Satish Chandra 1052 I

15/19 Keshav Rajan S/O Sh. Harish Rajan 1108 I

15/20 Khushboo Sharma D\O Sh. Suresh Chand Sharma 1381 I

15/21 Komal D/O Sh. Ramesh 461 Fail

15/22 Kumud Nailwal D/O Sh. Satish Chandra 1185 I

15/23 Meemansa Attri D/O Sh. Sushil Attri 1346 I

15/24 Meenakshi D/O Sh. Naresh Chand 1270 I

15/25 Noorsaba D/O Sh. Noor Mohamed 1089 I

15/26 Pankaj Khandelwal S/O Sh. Raj Singh 701 Er.I,III,V

15/27 Pooja D/O Sh. Chander Bhushan 1103 I

15/28 Poonam D/O Sh. Anand Singh 965 I

15/29 Praveen Kumar S/O Sh. Ramphal 683 Er.I,V

15/30 Praveen Singh Negi S/O Sh. Indira Singh Negi 939 II

15/31 Princy Gupta D/O Sh. Sanjay Gupta Ab Ab

15/32 Priya D/O Sh. Rohtas 861 Er.I,III

15/33 Priyanka Sharma D/O Sh. Chander Parkash Sharma 144 I

15/34 Rahul Verma S/O Sh. Lokmanya Prasad 1057 I

15/35 Rashika D/O Sh. Kuldeep Singh 584 Fail

15/36 Rashmi Rajora D/O Sh. Vijay Kumar Rajora 1304 I

15/37 Reema D/O Sh. Om Parkash 228 Fail

15/38 Rinki D/O Sh. Bhagwan 1180 I

15/39 Ritu D/O Sh. Ranbir Singh 1073 I

15/40 Rukhsana D/O Sh. Saud Alam 984 I

15/41 Santanu Mitra S/O Sh. Nilmoni Mitra 960 I

15/42 Santosh S/O Sh. Chhatar Pal 1005 I

15/43 Shikha Bansal D/O Sh. Suresh chand Bansal 491 Fail


15/44 Sonia D/O Sh. Gori Shankar 1240 I

15/45 Suman D/O Sh. Dal Chand 881 I

15/46 Swati Rawat D/O Sh. Bhupal Singh 1273 I

15/47 Vandana Chopra D/O Sh. Rakesh Chopra 1240 I

15/48 Varsha D/O Sh. Subhash Chand 985 I

15/49 Vidisha D/O Sh. Rajesh Kumar 1190 I

15/50 Rahul Kumar Singh S/O Sh. Sanjay Kumar Singh 1399 I

PROF S DASGUPTA MEMORIAL MEDAL

Mr. Rahul Kumar SinghS/o Sh. Sanjay KumarSingh was declaredrecipient of the Prof SDasgupta MemorialMedal for securinghighest marks in theC.Lib.Sc. Examination of2014-2015 Session. Hesecured 1399 marks outof 1600. The medal wasgiven to him by Dr. H KKaul on the occasion of the 78th Foundation Day Function held on 10th

March 2016.

N K GOIL PRIZE

Ms Khushboo SharmaD/o Sh. Suresh ChandSharma was awarded theN K Goil Prize forstanding 1st ClassSecond in Order of meritin C Lib Sc examinationof 2014 - 2015 session.She secured 1381 marksout of 1600. The medalwas given to her by Dr. HK Kaul on the occasion ofthe 78th Foundation Day Function held on 10th March 2016.


DR S R RANGANATHAN PRIZE

Dr S R Ranganathan Prizewas awarded to the DLITstudents securing highestmarks in July 2014 &January 2015. Ms SeemaRani D/o Sh. Karam VirSingh (July 2014 Batch) &Ms Bhawana Sharma D/oShri Chandra Dutt Sharma

(January 2015 Batch)were awarded Dr. S RRanganathan Prize forJuly 2014 and January2015 Sessionrespectively. The prizewas given by Dr. H K Kaul.

JOGINDER SINGH SCHOLARSHIP FOR EXCELLENCE

In October 2004 SardarJoginder Singh, formerLibrary Director of theAmerican InformationResource Centre, NewDelhi (a student of 1st

batch of C Lib Sc of theSchool of Library Scienceof DLA and now a residentof United States ofAmerica) instituted“Joginder SinghScholarship forExcellence in Library Science” to benefit a “needy, but at the same time anacademically deserving student admitted to C Lib Sc Course”. Ms Upasanaof 2015-16 session was the recipient of the scholarship of the value of Rs8500/-.


REPORT ON DIPLOMA IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATIONTECHNOLOGY (DLIT)

So far 26 batches of Diploma in Library and Information Technology(DLIT) have been trained. The course is becoming quite popular as quitea few BLIS/MLIS degree holders from other universities are also seekingadmission. The detailed result of the last two batches is presented below:

RESULT OF DLIT 25TH BATCH STUDENTSSession: July 2014


14/679 Geeta Rani D/O Sh. Santram 273 II14/680 Leena Saini D/O Sh. Om Prakash Saini 296 II14/681 Mohini Rai D/O Sh. Ravi Kant Rai 315 II14/682 Mukesh Kumari D/O Sh. Hawa Singh 383 I14/683 Pooja D/O Sh. Brahm Singh 335 I14/684 Poonam D/O Sh. Harish Prasad 193 Er-Pr&Viva14/685 Ravi Negi S/O Sh. Deen dyal Singh Negi 303 II14/686 Sangeeta D/O Sh. Satyender Kumar 420 I14/687 Savita D/O Sh. Beer Singh 330 I14/688 Sakshi Saini D/O Sh. Ashok Kumar 330 I14/689 Sonia D/O Sh. Dal Chand 289 II14/690 Seema Rani D/O Sh. Karam Vir Singh 444 I14/691 Vishal Rana S/O Sh. Vijay Pal Singh Rana 325 I

SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION MAY 2015

12/626 Ritu D/O Sh. Bijender Singh 295 II

RESULT OF DLIT 26TH BATCH STUDENTSSession : January 2015


15/692 Anita Kumari Meena D/O Sh. Dhanesh Kumar Meena 320 II15/693 Bhawana Sharma D/O Sh. Chandra Dutt Sharma 465 I15/694 Indu Rana D/O Sh. Raj Singh Rana 396 I15/695 Jyoti D/O Sh. Ashok Kumar 392 I


15/696 Kalpana D/O Sh.Mohender Singh 399 I15/697 Meemansa Attri D/O Sh. Sushil Attri 438 I15/698 Meenakshi D/O Sh. Naresh Chand 415 I15/699 Praveen Kumar S/O Sh. Ramphal Ab Ab15/700 Swati Rawat D/O Sh. Bhupal Singh 392 I15/701 Vandana Chopra D/O Sh. Rakesh Chopra 397 I15/702 Vidisha D/O Sh. Rajesh Kumar 407 I

Ms Seema Rani of (July 2014) stood First-Class-First by securing 444marks out of 550 marks. Ms Bhawana Sharma (January 2015) stoodFirst-Class-First by securing 380 marks out of 550 marks.

FACULTY OF SCHOOL

The faculty of the School of Library Science comprises of:

Dr Usha Mujoo Munshi (Director)Mr M L Kachroo (Registrar)Prof C P Vashishth (Principal)Mr J K AnandDr K P SinghDr Jnanendra Narayan SinghDr Taruna JoshiDr S K BajpaiDr K C GargMr K C ManojDr Anukool BajpaiDr Rajesh Kumar

Dr Jagdish Arora, Mrs. Renu Arora, Dr S Majumdar, Shri Rajesh KumarBhardwaj, S Gurmeet Singh and Mr. Kumar Sanjay, Prof. H C Jain, DrSunil Kumar, Mr. Chhotey Lal, Dr. Dharam Kumar have served ashonorary/visiting faculty for C Lib Sc/ DLIT students in the past.

The Association is grateful to all the faculty members for giving theirhonorary service to the School of Library Science.

LIBRARY HERALD

The Library Herald, a peer reviewed quarterly organ of the Delhi Library


Association completed 53 successful volumes. Issue no. 1 of volume 54for the period March 2016 has been released, thereby making it the mostregularly brought out and up-to-date journal in the field of the Library andInformation Science in India. From March 2009 the Library Herald is alsoavailable in electronic version. An MOU has been signed withindianjournals.com which is marketing e-version of Library Herald. TheAssociation places on record the honorary editorial service rendered byProf C P Vashishth, Mrs. Renu Arora, Prof Jaideep Sharma, Dr S RGupta, Dr Sunil Kumar, Mr. Rajesh Singh & Dr Taruna Joshi. TheAssociation is also indebted to Members of Advisory Board comprisingProf B Guha, Prof. H C Jain (Delhi), Prof J N Gautam (Gwalior), Prof DrJaideep Sharma (Delhi), Prof M P Satija (Amritsar), Prof NarendraLahkar (Guwahati) Prof P Rath (Aizwal), Dr P S G Kumar (Hyderabad),Dr Usha Mujoo Munshi (New Delhi) for providing their honorary advisoryservice to improve quality of the contents of Library Herald. TheAssociation also places on record the services provided by Prof. C PVashishth, Dr. Jnanendra Narayan Singh & Dr Taruna Joshi asManaging Editors of Library Herald.

MEMBERSHIP SUBSCRIPTION RATES

Membership subscriptions for various categories are as follows:

Patron Member Rs. 30,000/-Life Member Rs. 5,000/-Ordinary Member Rs. 1,000/- per annumStudent Member Same as for ordinary membersInstitutional Member Rs. 5,000/- per annumOne time Institutional Membership Rs. 1,00,000/-

STUDENT MEMBERS

As per rules all the students of C Lib Sc of 2015-16 session wereenrolled as student members of the Association.

NEW LIFE MEMBERS

The following members of the profession have been enrolled as LifeMembers of the Association:

Dr Anita Bali LM/C-230Dr Bikram Kishore Beura LM/C-272Mr Rahul Kumar Singh LM/C-273Dr Sada Bihari Sahu LM/C-275


DLA WEBSITE

Delhi Library Association has developed a new website of its own. It canbe accessed at www.dlaindia.in Home page of the website looks asbelow:

The website is being maintained by Dr J N Singh, General Secretary ofDLA.

PATRON MEMBER

Sh. Man Singh, Prof. C P Vashishth, Prof. H C Jain and Sh. Sarup SinghKhasa are the four Patron Member of the Association. Senior membersof the profession are urged to become patron member of theAssociation.

PRIVILEGES OF MEMBERSHIP

As a membership privilege, all the members are entitled for acomplementary e-copy of the Library Herald. Members wishing to haveprint copy of journal are requested to kindly collect their copy of LibraryHerald personally or through messenger. Or else they may pay Rs 200/-per annum to receive the same by courier/post.


VISITORS AND THEIR COMMENTS

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Very good centre for Examination.

10 June 2015 Mr Gopal Sirun

This examination centre is very good. Prof C P Vashishth Ji has trainedall invigilators very systematically. Examination is conducting very well atthis centre. Seating arrangement, treatmat with students is also veryexcellent. All the supporting staff of centre is very co-operative and veryattentive towards their assigned duties. Overall supervision and guidanceof Prof. C P Vashishth is very excellent. Hope this center will give goodservice to IGNOU forever. I am very thankful to perform the duty asobserver during June TEE 2015.

25 June 2015 Mr. Chakravarty E.V.S.S.O. Vigilance, IGNOU

Very good arrangements for conducting exams for MTI of RINL.

26 July 2015 Mr A K Makhija GM (Liaison)I/C Deew Unit Office, RINL

Staff is very disciplined and exam is being conducted very smoothly andarrangements were very good.

26 July 2015 Mr Nafees Ahmad, Mgr (Liaison)Delhi Unit Office, RINL

Highly satisfied with arrangements and other efforts made by ExamSupdt. on OPENMAT ExamSeptember 2015. Exam is being conductedas per the IGNOU-SED guidelines strictly. I must appreciate and give myheartiest regards to Prof Vashishth his dedication to IGNOU study centrein general and student support services to IGNOU learners in particularis highly appreciable. My best wishes & regards to Program InchargePSC-0775P.

20 September 2015 Dr. S K MohantyARD, IGNOU RC Delhi-3


I found very peaceful atmosphere for conduct of IGNOU examination.Supervision was also of high quality. Moreover, all the invigilators andother supporting staff are very polite, vigilent and soft spoken. Thegarden available in the front & back of the building provides a goodenvironment. I wish the centre for best growing and achieving their goodin future

08 December 2015 Mr Rakesh Tiwari , RSD, IGNOU,Centre, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068

Well organized study centre and examination centre with all the studentfriendly services and discipline. The centre staff is efficient in conductingexamination related activities.

09 December 2015 Ms LaxmiAssistant Prof. (Sr. Scale), SOHS, IGNOU

Centre is very peaceful and also condonduct of students is very good.

18 December 2015 Mr Mahesh ChandAssistant Registrar, SOCIS,

Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068

Prof Vashishth is very cooperative person and it was nice talking to him.All the persons involved for BSP Recruitment are very cordial.

20 December 2015 Mr P K SubramanianSAIL, Ispat Bhawan,

Lodhi Road, New Delhi-110003

Excellent arrangement. Examinations conducted in fair and peacefulmanner.

26 December 2015 Mr Vijay KumarS.O., (SED) Hqrs.

This exam centre has big space and having all the amenities like parkingfacilities, drinking water, sitting arrangement for students & goodfurniture. All the invigilators are experienced, and Prog. Incharge of thecentre is also experienced. Over all administration is very good. Iappreciate for arrangements particulary from examination point of view.

30 December 2015 Mr Mahesh SharmaRSD, IGNOU

ACKNOWLEDGMENT


On behalf of all the Office Bearers of the Delhi Library Association andmy own behalf, I thank honourable members of the Association andothers for extending their utmost cooperation in organizing variousprogrammes and activities during the period April 2015 to March 2016.Besides, I personally feel grateful to each and every member of theExecutive Committee, Finance Committee, Administrative Committee,Building Committee, IT Committee, Members of Faculty, Dr Usha MujooMunshi, Director of the School of Library Science, Principal of the SchoolProf. C P Vashishth and Registrar of the School of Library Science Mr. ML Kachroo, President of the Association Prof C P Vashishth, TreasurerDr K P Singh, Returning Officer Prof B K Sen, Editor Prof C P Vashishth,Joint Editors Mrs Renu Arora, Prof. Jaideep Sharma & Dr S R Gupta,Associate Editors Dr Sunil Kumar, Mr Rajesh Singh and Dr Taruna Joshi,Managing Editors Prof C P Vashishth, Dr Jnanendra Narayan Singh andDr Taruna Joshi, principals, directors, librarians of various institutions inDelhi for providing practical training to our C Lib Sc and DLIT students,and the support staff of the Association namely Shri Rajesh KumarTiwari, Mr. Rahul Kumar Singh and others for making it possible for meto discharge my responsibilities as General Secretary effectively.

Thanks are also due to IGNOU for reposing faith in us and asking usto provide them physical space for holding their counseling sessions andterm end examinations.

Our respectful thanks are due to Mr. Pramod Tanwar, MCDCouncillor from Naraina area for supporting the Association. We alsothank him for extending all the help he gave to us in improving theenvironment around Ranganathan Bhawan.

Thanks are also due to Shri D R Sardana and Shri Rajesh Sardana ofM/s Cambridge Press for maintaining the printing schedule for the timelyrelease of Library Herald and other publications.

Last but not least our thanks are also due to M/s Akash Jain, Partnerin SSAR & Associates, Chartered Accountants for auditing the accountsof the Association.

New Delhi Dr K P Singh18 September 2016 (General Secretary)

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