One day User Awareness Programme on Access to

E-Resources under UGC INFONET Digital Library Consortium

Organized by

INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad, &

Knowledge Resource Centre, GITAM University

On 8th December 2012 at Knowledge Resource Centre, GITAM University

A REPORT

Dr. G. Naga Ratna Mani University Librarian

The User Awareness Programme on Access to E-Resources under the UGC INFONET

Digital Library Consortium was jointly organized by the INFLIBNET Centre,

Ahmedabad and Knowledge Resource Centre, GITAM University was held on

Saturday 8th December 2012 at GITAM University, Visakhapatnam.

The awareness programme started at 9:30 AM with registration of the 38

participants. The session started at 10:00 AM. The publishers attended for the

programme are IOP (Institute of Physics), RSC (Royal Society of Chemistry),

Cambridge University Press, Wiley India, Informatics, Taylor and Francis. The

sessions ended at 3:30 PM

The programme started at 3:30 PM with prayer followed by lighting of

lamp by Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad;

Prof. G. Subrahmanyam, Vice-Chancellor of GITAM University; Prof.

D. Harinarayana, Pro Vice-Chancellor; Prof. M. Potha Raju, Registrar; Dr. G. Naga

Ratna Mani, University Librarian, organizing secretary for the programme

In the welcome address she briefly presented about INFLIBNET, UGC INFONET

resources and e-resources access through UGC Infonet by the GITAM University. She

stressed need to provide more e-resources to the GITAM University. She also

mentioned the purpose and objectives of the User awareness programme.

In his speech Prof. G. Subrahmanyam, Vice-Chancellor of GITAM University

appreciated the efforts of the INFLIBNET centre, Ahmedabad and importance of the

user awareness programme. He stressed need to provide access to Science Direct

for the GITAM University. The Vice-Chancellor, Pro Vice-Chancellor, Registrar and

University Librarian participated in the felicitation function of the Dr. Jagdish Arora.

In his presentation Dr. Jagdish Arora explained current status and new programmes

taken by the UGC INFONET for the universities. He voluntarily accepted to give

password to the user community for the Shibboleth programme and advised to sign

on MOU for the Shodhganga programme. The benefits are 1. Anti plagiarism

software 2. Electronic Thesis and Dissertation 3. Digitization of the old thesis. For

the access of Science Direct and more number of e-resources he assured to provide

from the next plan period.

Smt. P. Sita Devi, Asst. Librarian of Knowledge Resource Centre proposed vote of

thanks.

The feedback of the participants in the programme is very informative, useful and

suggested to organize more programmes in future.