A three days “Workshop on e-Granthalaya Software for Automation and Networking of Libraries” was conducted during 06-08 April 2011 at Tamil Nadu State Centre of National Informatics Centre, Chennai, Tamil Nadu.

 

The Workshop was Inaugurated by Shree Madaswamy Moni, DDG(NIC) over VC while Shree P Krishna Prasad, Sate Informatics Officer, NIC, Chennai delivered the Keynote address. Mrs R Gayatri, STD, NIC, Chennai delivered the Welcome address.  

 

Sh Ram Kumar Matoria, Technical Director from NIC, New Delhi provided introduction to the e-Granthalaya. Mrs Gowri Swaminathan, Scientist C from NIC, Chennai presented Vote-of-Thanks. Sh P K Upadhyay, Technical Director, NIC Hqs spoke about the e-Granthalaya project.

 

   The workshop was conducted for the libraries which are already using the e-Granthalaya Software as well as for potential users in and around Chennai and other parts of the Country. The resource persons from NIC were Shree Ram Kumar Matoria, TD, NIC HQ and Shree Venketa Ramanananthan, TD, NIC, Chennai who covered the various aspects of the software.

 

The e-Granthalaya workshop attended by 19 number of library officers from various organizations / libraries listed below:

1.     C.Subramanian, Librarian, Chennai Port Trust, No.1., Rajaji Salai, Chennai – 600 001

2.     V Kalpana, Library Clerk, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanotorium, Chennai – 600 047

3.     Dr K Suresh, Lecturer & Library In-Charge, National Institute of Siddha, Tambaram Sanotorium, Chennai – 600 047

4.     N Shanthakumari, Librarian, Academy of Prison Correctional Administration, Vellore- 632 002

5.     K Karuppusamy, Librarian, Sohammed Sathak Engineering College, Kilakarai -623 806

6.     G Ponnu, Junior Librarian, Armed Forces Tribunal, Regional Bench, Chennai – 600 116

7.     S Jayashree, Librarian, Queen Mary’s College, Mylapore, Chennai- 600 004

8.     B Umamaheswrappa, Library Information Assistant, P R Rao Senior Test Engineer South Region Farm Machinery Training and Testing Institute, Garlandine- 515 731, Dist: Anantpur

9.     Ravindra Pratap, Library Assistant, IGNOU Regional Cente, CIT Campus, Chennai

10.   Library In-Charge, Forensic Science Department, Forensic House, 30 A KAmraj Salai, Mylapore, Chennai -4

11.   K Sangeetha, Librarian, Highways Research Station, Ministry of Highways & Minor Port Department, Tamil Nadu Government, Chennai

12.   D V S Sarma, Librarin, Kendriya Vidyalaya No.2, Vijayawada – 521 241, AP

13.   Balamurugan, Librarian Grade 1, Data Bank and Information Centre for Electrical and Electronics Industries, Tiruvanmiyur, Chennai

14.   Bikram Kishore Beura, JRF, University of Madras, Department of Library and Information Science, Chepauk, Chennai

15.   S Ramamani, Asstt Librarian, Secretariat Library, Tamil Nadu Government, Public Department, Chennai

16.   P Bhoopathi, Librarian, Vivekanand College of Arts and Science, Tiruchengode, Chennai

17.   D Sujatha, Assistant Programmer, Information Technology, Office of the Cantt. Board, North Parade Road, St Thomas Mount, Chennai-16

18.   Rimai Atonring, PhD Research Scholar, Alagappa University, Karaikudi

19.   P Rani, Asstt Librarian, Anna University of Technology, Tirunelveli, Chennai

 

    During the Workshop, a DEMO-cum-Training of the software was provided. All participants were given the CD of the software along with the Installation Guide and User Manual. The participants appreciated the efforts being made by the NIC to provide the Free software along with the training and support.