Participants of 88 th Training Programme on SOUL 2.0 with the Director and Technical Staff of the <strong>INFLIBNET</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>Participants of 89th Training Programme on SOUL 2.0 with the Director and Technical Staff of the <strong>INFLIBNET</strong> <strong>Centre</strong>IN8Vol. 18, No. 1 (<strong>Jan</strong>uary to March 2011)
<strong>INFLIBNET</strong> Regional Training Programme onLibrary AutomationFour <strong>INFLIBNET</strong> Regional Training Programme on LibraryAutomation (IRTPLA) were organized by the <strong>INFLIBNET</strong><strong>Centre</strong> in collaboration with Govt. MLB Girls PG(Autonomous) College, Bhopal, Mata Gujri College,Fatehgarh Sahib, Mohanlal Sukhadia University, Udaipurand Orissa University of Agriculture and Technology,Bhubaneswar. A brief reports of the programmes aregiven below.The 5-day training programme was divided into twosessions for covering different modules of SOUL 2.0along with its installation and hands-on practice.Technical presentations were made in the morningsessions and the hands-on practice were imparted inthe afternoon sessions. Mr. Abhishek Kumar, ScientistB (CS), Shri Rakesh Khare, SOUL Regional Coordinatorand Librarian, MLB PG Girls College, Shri Vijay Shrimali,SOUL Technical Assistant, Shri Kamlesh Vegad, SOULTechnical Assistant and Shri Kavi CA, Technical Assistantof the Regional Service <strong>Centre</strong> were resource personsGovt. MLB Girls PG (Autonomous) College, Bhopal, <strong>Jan</strong>uary for the training programme.10-14, 2011Govt Maharani Laxmi Bai (MLB) Girls P.G. (Autonomous) College, Mr. Uma Shankar Gupta, Home Minister, Govt. of MadhyaBhopal, in collaboration with the <strong>INFLIBNET</strong> <strong>Centre</strong> and its Pradesh was the Chief Guest for the Concluding Session. Dr.Regional Service <strong>Centre</strong> (Central Zone M.P. & C.G.), Bhopal Shobhna Bajpai (Maru), Principal, Sarojini Naidu Girls PGorganized IRTPLA at the College from 10 th to 14 th <strong>Jan</strong>uary 2011. (Autonomous) College, Bhopal was the Chairperson of the52 participants mostly librarians from different colleges of the session. The feedback from the participants were very positive.region, attended the training programme. The Chief Guest, Mr. Participants suggested to have such training programme in futureVishwas Sarang, M.L.A. (Narela) and President Madhya Pradeshfor more than 5 days. The participants also made someLaghu Vanopaj Sangh inaugurated the programme. Mrs. Krishnarecommendations for improving the functionalities of theGaur, Mayor, Nagar Nigam Bhopal was the Chairperson of theSOUL 2.0.Inaugural Session. Dr. U.C. Jain, Principal, MLB Girls PG(Autonomous) Collegewelcomed theparticipants and gueststo the programme. Dr.Jain, in his welcomespeech, enumerated theachievements of thecollege and noted thelandmark created asfirst automated libraryof the State. Mr. Sarang,in his inaugural speech,thanked to <strong>INFLIBNET</strong><strong>Centre</strong> for playingimportant role in libraryautomation in the state. Dignitaries on the Dais of the IRTPLA Training Programme at the MLB PG Girls College, BhopalVol. 18, No. 1 (<strong>Jan</strong>uary to March 2011) 9