This is a brief introduction all about the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS)

1. Society for the Advancement of
Library and Information Science
(SALIS)
A brief Report - 2002-2013
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Dr. A.Hariharan
SALIS, Chennai, India
hariharan_ah@yahoo.com
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2. Issues in the Beginning of 21st Century
Globalization of Education
Opening of self financing institutions all over in India
Digital threat and divide
Information Explosion, availability and accessibility
Publication of more information resources in e-version
Birth of Consortia and legal issues related to accessing
Copyright and IPR
Technology threat and opportunity
Technology enabled Library solutions
Availability of limited Budget
Lack of trained manpower
Lack of adequate training and skills to Professionals in all
parts of the country to meet the digital challenges
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3. Birth of SALIS
To address these issues, Mr. A. Hariharan, CSIR-S|ERC, Chennai convened
a group of like minded LIS professionals in Chennai in January 2002.
It was decided in these meetings to start a professional society and also get
the opinion of LIS professionals working in Chennai.
A meeting was again convened on 3rd March 2002 in the LLA Building,
Chennai. More than 50 Library professionals in and around Chennai attend the
meeting.
It was unanimously decided to start a professional society named Society for
the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS) by
establishing Chapters at important cities in India to address the issues and
also to meet the challenges of 21st Century.
The formal inauguration of SALIS was held on
6th April 2002 at Bishop Heber College, Trichy
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4. Vision
To become the best, active and dynamic professional body in
the field of LIS in terms of service to the members,
professionals and to the profession in the county by adopting
best and fair practices and innovative ideas.
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5. Mission and Objectives
To promote the development and advancement of Library
and Information Science and Technology
To provide a common forum of Library and Information
Science professionals to meet frequently to exchange their
ideas and share their knowledge and experiences
To organise and conduct events of interest to the members
such as meetings, lectures, discussion, seminars,
conferences, training programmes, workshops, etc.
To disseminate important scientific, technical and other
information relevant to the scope and objectives of the society
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6. Objectives
To collaborate with the various National/International
professional bodies for the development of Libraries and
Information Centres, etc. as well as for the professionals
To encourage professionals for there yeomen services to the
profession by giving awards etc
To undertake projects and conduct research, etc in LIS
To promote application of ICT in Libraries in order to provide
timely and quality services to the end users
To take active measures to inculcate the
reading habits among all sections for
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developing a information literate society
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7. Governance
The structure of SALIS is federal in character.
There exists a central authority namely the
Governing Council (GC) with elected/nominated office bearers.
The GC is the apex body responsible for policy making.
The role of the GC is to provide guidance and support for each chapter.
Each chapter has its own office-bearers and functions under the
guidance of their respective Executive Committee (EC).
The EC is empowered to take decisions and is also the authority for
implementation at local levels.
Thus the decision making process has been decentralized. Each chapter
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the freedom to organize programmes based on their local needs.
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8. Governance
The affairs of SALIS is managed/governed by the Governing Council
which consists of:
President
Vice-Presidents
General Secretary
Joint-Secretaries
Treasurer
Governing Council Members ( for each region) and
Chapter Chairpersons and Secretaries
The affairs of the Chapter is managed by the Executive Council which
consists of:
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Secretaries, Treasurer, PRO and ECSALIS
Members
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9. SALIS Chapters
To provide professional services in various regions, SALIS established
Chapters at:
Chennai ( 3rd March 2002)
Thiruchirapalli (6th April 2002)
Coimbatore (19th October 2002)
Tirunelveli (22nd March 2003)
Madurai (13th March 2004)
New Delhi (18th June 2004)
Vellore (7th August 2005 )
Nagpur (27th December 2006)
Karaikudi (9th April 2008)
Erode (9th March 2009)
Puducherry ( 28th July 2013) SALIS
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10. Membership
SALIS offers various types of membership as:
Life Membership
- Rs. 500
Institutional Membership
- Rs.3000
Sustain Membership
- Rs.5000
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11. Publications
SALIS publishes the following to disseminate latest information and
development:
SALIS Journal of Library and Information Science – an
International Journal
SALIS Journal of Information Management & Technology
SALIS Proceedings / Books with ISBN
Newsletter
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12. SALIS Awards
SALIS gives awards annually to encourage and motivate LIS
professionals those who render good service to the profession & Society
Dr. Harish Chandra-Sushila Chandra Best Librarian Award National Level
2. AutoLib-Tamilnadu Best Librarian Award
3. AutoLib-Tamilnadu Best Young Librarian Award
4. A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian
Award
5. Best Paper Award for LIS Professionals
6. Best Paper Award for LIS Students
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13. Books
SALIS published the following books with ISBN:
Initiatives in Libraries and Information Centres in the Digital
ERA (2006)
Future Technology for Empowering LIS Professionals:
Challenges and Opportunities (2007)
Re-Building the Libraries: Learning from the Past to Plan for
the Future (2008)
Knowledge Networking in the Digital Era (2009)
Networking of Libraries, Resources and Users (2010)
Next Generation Digital Libraries (2011)
Innovative Library Services (2012)
Open Source System for Library and Information Science &
Technology (2012)
Next Generation Library Services (2013)
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14. SALIS E-Group
SALIS uses its e-mail, e-group and website as medium to communicate/posts all
the announcements to the members
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15. Programmes Organized
SALIS organizes the following programmes periodically:
National / International Conferences – 14
Seminars – more than 30
Workshops – more than 25
Training Programmes - 20
Lectures - 25
Manpower Development Programmes - 10
Quiz - 2
Debate - 1
Panel Discussion - 6
Felicitation function to Honour Library Professionals–Retired/
Ph.D awardees /NET/SET holders - 10
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16. Partnership With UNESCO
SALIS has organized a series of programmes on Information
Literacy at Chennai, Nagpur and Delhi jointly with UNESCO
Information Literacy Competency Development for Library
Professionals and Special Educators. 6-10, Nov, 2006,
Supported by UNESCO, MSSW, Chennai
Sensitization of Information Literacy, 23.12.2006, Supported
by UNESCO, Delhi College of Engineering, Delhi,
Sensitization of Information Literacy, 28.12.2006, Supported
by UNESCO, DLIS, RTM Nagpur University, Nagpur
Information Literacy, 24th January 2009, Chennai
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17. UNESCO Project
SALIS undertaken a project – supported by UNECO - on ‘Developing
an E-Learning Portal for Awareness Raising on Information
Literacy Competency Development Skills for Southern Asia’.
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18. Collobarating Institutions
SALIS organized programmes jointly with reputed organizations such as:
Indian Institute of Technology Madras
Anna University
Karunya University
B.S. Abdur Rahman University, Chennai
Delhi Technological University
RTM Nagpur University
IIHMR, Jaipur
JIIT, Noida
Jaypee University of Information Technology , Waknaghat, Distt-Solan, H.P.
Jaypee University of Engineering and Technology, Raghogarh, Guna (MP).
Kumaraguru College of Technology, Coimbatore
National Engineering College, Kovilpatti
KLN College of Engineering, Madurai
Sri Krishna College of Engineering & Technology, Coimbatore
Connemara Public Library, Chennai
Madras School of Social Work, Chennai
JBAS College for Women, Chennai
Sr. Xaviers’ College, Palayamkottai
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College
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19. Training Programmes Organized
SALIS organized Training programme on:
GSDL
DSpace
Eprints
Koha
Moodle
Adobe Photoshop
FrontPage
Dreamweaver
Webserver
Networking – LAN/Intranet and Internet
WordPress
RFID
Barcoding System
Library Software
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Social Networking Tools [ facebook, twitter, etc]
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20. Professional Issues
SALIS did the following for the professional issues and few of them are:
Given representation to Authorities of TN Govt. such as Chief
Minister, Education Minister, Chief Secretary, Director of School |
Education, Public Library, etc and agencies such as UGC and AICTE
For:
To fill-up the vacant Librarians posts in Govt and Aided Colleges
To remove the anomalies of Librarians in Colleges on par with
faculties
To reduce the no. of years for Deputy Librarians in Universities
To change the designation of Librarians
To introduce Library Science as one of the subjects in Colleges
Appointing Qualified Librarians in Schools
To treat Librarians in Technical Institutions on par with Arts & Science
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Colleges under UGC

21. Professional/Consultancy Service
SALIS offers the following services to institutions:
Setting up Libraries and Information Centres
Database Creation and Maintenance
Application of ICT in Libraries
Knowledge Management
Setting-up Digital Library/Digitization
Institutional Repositories
Web Designing / Library Portal
Customized Library and Information Services
Human Resource Development
Information Literacy Programmes
Community Information
Evaluation of Library Services
Training programmes on Various LIST and ICT topics
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22. SALIS Success Story
Continuous need based programmes for Professional development,
Emerging New Areas and Skill Development
Encouraging, recognizing, felicitating and
honouring the LIS Professionals
Exchange of knowledge, ideas and dissemination of latest information
through SALIS E-group, newsletters, journals, web site and blog
Giving various roles to deserving members on rotation such as EC/GC
members in various capacities, resource persons for SALIS programmes,
Editorial Advisory Board members for SALIS publications, etc
Accountability, Transparency, integrity and honesty in all the
transactions
Passion and Commitment to work
Collective decision making process SALIS sharing responsibility
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23. Slogans
SALIS Family
Team SALIS
To Reach the UnReached
Innovate and Serve
Quality and Professionalism
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24. Manpower Development Programmes
Time Management
Stress Management
Skill Development
Project Proposal Writing
Event Management
Effective Communication
Soft Skill
Managerial Skills
IT Skills
KM
Marketing
Self Awareness and |Esteem
Public Speaking
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25. Societal Programme
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26. Release
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27. Audience
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28. Inauguration - Seminars
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29. Conference - Inauguration
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30. SALIS Awards
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31. Felicitations – Retired professionals
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32. Felicitations to Ph.D/NET/SET Awardees
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33. Felicitations to NET/SET Holders
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34. Key Speakers in SALIS Programmes
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35. Cultural and Entertainment
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TEAM
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38. SALIS invites all the PROFESSIONAL COLLEAGUES
to join hands with
SALIS FAMILY
to contribute significantly to the profession and professionals
For further information, please contact:
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Dr. S.Surianarayanan, President (ssurianarayanan@gmail.com)
Dr. S.Swaminathan, General Secretary (sethswam@rediffmail.com)
Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science
http://autolib-india.net/salis salis_info@yahoo.co.in +91 – 44 22522448
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