INDEST

Saturday, July 25, 2015

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIANS NETWORK (ILN)

CALL FOR PARTICIPATION IN INTERNATIONAL LIBRARIANS NETWORK (ILN)

Dear colleagues,

Want to build your professional network and learn about librarianship around the world? Love the idea of professional travel but just don’t have the budget? The International Librarians Network (ILN) is for you. ILN pleased to announce the next round of this popular program will commence in mid-August 2015.

The ILN peer mentoring program is a facilitated programs aimed at helping librarians develop international networks. Participating in the ILN brings wider professional awareness, an international perspective to your work, new ideas, and increased professional confidence. We know this because many of our participants tell us – and we’ve had over 2500 librarians from 110 countries take part so far.

Peer mentoring helps professionals develop partnerships and grow their network. The ILN uses a model where all participants are treated as equals who have valuable experiences to share. This means that partners are not placed into established mentor/protégé roles, but rather are encouraged to view their partnership as a way to learn from each other; all are mentors and all are protégés.

So why participate in a peer mentoring program?

Peer mentoring can allow you to:
1.     rediscover your own valuable skills by sharing your experiences with your partner
2.    learn a different perspective on your profession
3.    build your network
4.    reinvigorate the passion your career
5.    develop your professional skills

Applications for the next round of partnerships program i.e from August to December 2015 are being accepted now and close at midnight on Sunday 26th July 2015 (Sydney, Australia time) - just two day  away! . Numbers are limited, so apply early to ensure you don’t miss out.

This email is to remind you. If you have already applied for the program, please ignore this email.  Participation in the program is free and open to anyone working or studying in libraries and their related fields. The only requirements are an internet connection, English fluency, one hour each week to communicate with your partner, and a willingness to share and learn with colleagues around the world.

If you've enjoyed your participation in the last round, why not sign up for another partner, and continue building an international professional network. Tell your colleagues about the program as well, and get the benefits of shared professional development.

You can find out more about how the program works here: http://interlibnet.org/how-the-program-works/ 

Or you can explore our Frequently Asked Questions here: http://interlibnet.org/frequently-asked-questions-2/

Applications can be submitted online here: http://interlibnet.org/participate-in-the-iln-2/

If you have additional questions about the program, please don't hesitate to contact us at contact@interlibnet.org  / ksatpathy@gmail.com .

Thanks & Regards,

Dr. Kishor Satpathy
ILN Ambassador- India

NIT Silchar

Sunday, May 11, 2014

Farewell Note

Dear All,

Greetings from the NIT Silchar

Hope you have reached your home safely. First of all I would like to thank to all of you for your kind cooperation for making INDEST-AICTE workshop 2014 a success in a very critical & difficult situation.

I take this opportunity to thank all the members of the Advisory Committee, Local Organizing Committee, Invited Guests, Speakers, Sponsors, District Administration & Media for their role in making the Meet a success. I wish to express my gratitude to my colleagues in the library, faculty members & staff in the institute for their valuable help & support. I am grateful to many individuals, institutions & sponsors for their support in making this workshop a success.

I sincerely thank Prof. R K Shevagaonkar, Director IIT Delhi and Chairman, National Steering Committee, INDEST-AICTE Consortium & Prof. B. D. Gupta, National Coordinator, Prof. Narendra Choudhuri, Director, VNIT, Prof. N V Deshpande, Director NIT Silchar, Prof. F A Talukdar, Chairman, LSC and Dean Academic, NIT Silchar for their advice & help.

Kindly note the following:

1. Photographs: The photographs (1000+) of the workshop have been uploaded to the blog (http://indest2014.blogspot.in/). To access the same please follow the link.

Inaugural Session:

Tree plantation:

Visit to Tea Factory:

Exhibition:

Product Presentation:

Technical Sessions:

Best User Awards:

Participants:

Individual Photos:

Cultural Programme@INDEST 2014:

Valedictory Functions:

2. Newspaper Clippings: The newspaper clipping of the workshop have been uploaded to the Blog. To access the same please follow the link: http://indest2014.blogspot.in/2014/05/indest-2014-in-news_9.html





3. Report of the Conference: A short draft report of the conference has been is attached herewith for your perusal. Pl. feel free to add if you have anything to add. The final version will be updated to the blog.

4. PPTs: The PPTs of the workshop and conference have been uploaded to: http://www.slideshare.net/ksatpathy . If your ppt is not included, pl. mail it to ksatpathy@gmail.com.

5. Certificates & Money Receipts: If you have not received the certificate & Money Receipts, kindly mail us at ksatpathy@gmail.com. We will send it by post.

6. Workshop Proceedings: The soft copy of the workshop proceedings is available at:  http://www.slideshare.net/ksatpathy/proceedings-of-indest-2014

7. Printed report: We are planning to bring out a printed report consisting of invited lectures, photographs, newspaper clippings, participants list & this will be send to all of you. In this context, I would like to request all the paper presenters to send 1-2 pages summary of their papers for inclusion in the report.

Please send your Feedback to me to improve our forthcoming events…….

Thanks and Regards


Kishor C. Satpathy
Organising Secy, INDEST 2014

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Dr. KIshor Chandra Satpathy
Librarian
National Institute of Technology
Silchar-788010, Assam, India
Tele: +91-3842-240055 (Off)  +91-9435175531 (M)

Library Updates: http://www.library.illinois.edu/mortenson/newsletters/2014-04news.html

Newspaper Clippings@INDEST 2014

Photographs@INDEST 2014

Inaugural Session:

Tree plantation:

Visit to Tea Factory:

Exhibition:

Product Presentation:

Technical Sessions:

Best User Awards:

Participants:

Individual Photos:

Cultural Programme@INDEST 2014:

Valedictory Functions: