Nov 15, 2010

Rockefeller Review Meeting 3rd Nov. 2010


Rockefeller review meeting was held on 3rd Nov.  2010. The meeting goals set by different departments, for the next three months were presented the meeting. Library also set goals for the next quarter. The meeting of library is on;
  1. Classification and shelving.
  2. Cataloguing of items in MIST.
Classification and shelving:
            60% of classification is complete and remaining 40% is set to be completing next three months.
Shelving of books according to DDC (Dewey decimal classification) class numbers is also planned to be completed after the completion of classification. Sticking of spine labels is also planned for all the collections of the Library.
Cataloguing of items in MIST:
This is the major plan of this quarter which will really enhance the quality of the service, library offers to its users. Entering of bibliographic details in all the fields in the MIST is also planned so that in all the operations of the library including OPAC will reset in effective retrieval process of the items by users.
Feedback:
The panel present at the meeting also suggested some useful tips to improve the quality of service library provides. They are as follows;
  1. The Principal suggested introducing high speed broadband internet connectivity to the library to stress more on e-services.
  2. Mr. Ravi Shankar Achar Suggested to offer reprographic (Printouts, scanning and photocopying) service to users in library and thus widen the scope of the library.
  3.           Mr. Rajesh Nayak stressed to send the Librarian to other library visits and to conferences to get exposure to the present trends in the field of Library and Information Science which will be helpful in applying the new technologies. He also expressed to donate library books which are not in use to NGOs. Librarian’s view on this matter is that this decision should be taken by the Library authority and the management of the Institute.
 Vice Principal Dr. Nilanjana Basu, Library Coordinator Mr. Govindraj, Librarian Mr. Shivakumar, Asst. Lib. Shivakumar, S.D. were present in the meeting.