Kerala Library Association-Kottayam Region and Mahatma Gandhi University Library jointly organise a talk and interactive session on Management of Print and E-journals in Academic Libraries at the Seminar Hall of Mahatma Gandhi University Library at 10:30 AM on 27 June 2018.

The following topics will be cover in the session:

• Issues in the print and e-journals acquisition
• Financial management
• Selection tools for periodicals
• How to deal with suppliers and agents
• Recording system for periodicals
• Archival of back volumes
• Furniture and equipment for periodical section
• Preparation of current periodicals list
• Document delivery services from periodical section

Resource Person
Sri. Unnikrishnan S.
Deputy Librarian
Mahatma Gandhi University Library

Date and Time
27 June 2018, 10:30 AM

Venue: Seminar Hall, Mahatma Gandhi University Library

No registration Fee

Registration form
https://goo.gl/forms/CdquvWcibc4a6AZF2

Contact: Vimal Kumar V., Secretary, KLA-Kottayam Region. Mobile: 9846496323

Ubuntu Release Party@Mahatma Gandhi University Library

Ubuntu 18.04 Long Term Support version released on 26 April 2018. Ubuntu 18.04 release party organised for the popularity of the Linux Operating System.

The program jointly organised by Mahatma Gandhi University Library, Kottayam, Kerala and Kerala Library Association-Kottayam Region on 30 May 2018.

Sri. Tomy Joseph, President, KLA-Kottayam Region presided over the function. Felicitation speech by Dr Laila T. Abraham, University Librarian (In-Charge), Mahatma Gandhi University.

The tutorial session handled by Vimal Kumar V., Technical Assistant, Mahatma Gandhi University Library.

The tutorial covered the following topics:
1. Introduction to Ubuntu Linux
2. Hardware selection for Linux
3. Ubuntu Installation
4. Ubuntu 18.04 features
5. Introduction to apt-get commands

Here is the link to Ubuntu Tutorial PPT
https://www.slideshare.net/vimal0212/ubuntu-release-party-and-tutorial

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS iso image can be download from here,
https://www.ubuntu.com/download/desktop

One day Koha training program for LIS students

Kerala Library Association, Kottayam Region and BCM College, Kottayam jointly organised one-day training program on Koha Open Source library management system on 24 May 2017. MLISc students from St. Berchmans College, Changanacherry participated in the training program. The main aim of the program was to give Koha training and enhance confidence level of LIS students before entering into a workplace.