The Librarian: Volume 1, Issue 3, 2014

“The Librarian": A Quarterly Newsletter Volume 1, Issue 3July 2014
Dr. Muhammad Shahid Soroya has successfully completed his Ph.D in South Asian Studies. Dr. Muhammad Shahid Soroya
has received this degree from the University of the Punjab by successfully defending his thesis “The Impact of Student-Teacher
Relationship on Academic Integrity in Pakistani Universities”.
Workshops/ Seminars/ Trainings Sessions
GC University Library & its Society held a grand Seminar on “Cultural Landscape of 150-Year-Old Government College
(University) Lahore” to mark the Varsity‟s Sesquicentennial celebrations on Thursday April 17, 2014 in the historic Bokhari
Auditorium at par with traditional zeal and enthusiasm.
A seminar on “Living With Books in the Age of Electronic and Social Media” was organized by Department of Library
and Information Science to commemorate World Book and Copyright Day at Al Razi Hall, Undergraduate Block, University
of the Punjab on April 22, 2014.
PU Central library acknowledged book lovers by distributing books among them. Department of Library and Information
Science, Punjab University also arranged competitions among students, in one of the competition students asked
to write 100-150 words on the “Role of reading in personality development”. The winners of this competition were announced
in the ceremony and were awarded by PU library.
Pakistan Library Association organized a “National Seminar on World Book & Copy Right Day” in collaboration with
PULISAA, PLWO and PAKLAG on 23rd April at 10.00am at Quad-i-Azam Library, the Mall Lahore. A large number of
library professionals attended the seminar. Provincial Education Minister Rana Mashood Ahmed Khan attended the seminar
and shared provincial park libraries initiative with the professional. At the end of the seminar newly elected body of
PULISAA took oath.
On the event of World Book and Copy Right Day Celebrations Department of Library and Information Science, Islamia
University Bahawalpur organized a walk at Baghdad-ul-Jadid Campus at 9:30 am on April 23, 2014 from Department of
Library and Information Science to Main Library and Engineering College. After the walk a seminar on “Future Library
Vision 2025: Treating Library Users as Authors” was organised in the Department of Library and Information Science.
One-Day National Workshop on “Subject Guides: How to create, manage and disseminate an Online A to Z Guide for
Subjects, Databases, Journals, FAQs and Videos” by using SubjectsPlus at H.E.J. Research Institute of Chemistry, University
of Karachi on April 24, 2014. The workshop was very interactive, informative and helpful in exploring the creating
of A to Z Online Subject Guides by using SubjectPlus. 61 participants attended this workshop.
One day Seminar on “Emerging Trends and Future of Librarianship” jointly organized by Pakistan Library Association
and central Library Bahauddin Zakarya University Multan on April 28, 2014. Main speaker of the seminar was Dr. Muhammad
Ramzan, Director Library LUMS.
UPLISAA Federal Branch and Bahria University Islamabad Campus jointly organized one day national seminar on
“Advances in Library and Information Science” on May 17, 2014 at Bahria University, Islamabad. It remained a good
opportunity for Library and Information science professionals to share their knowledge and experiences with each other
on new trends in Library and Information Science and management skills and more than 45 LIS professionals enthusiastically
participated in the seminar.
Department of Library and Information Science, IUB organized one day Workshop on “Fundamentals of Research, Ethical
Issue in Research and Avoiding Plagiarism through Turnitin” on 2 nd May 2014 for the LIS students. Dr. Muhammad
Ramzan, Director Library, Lahore University of Management Sciences was the Resource Person.
The Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore organized a one day workshop on
“Emerging Challenges for Information Professionals in the Punjab University & Strategies to meet them”. The workshop
was designed specifically for the PU Librarians to sensitize them regarding future challenges in academic librarianship
and strategies to meet them. Altogether 43 library professionals attended this workshop.
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