Dear Colleagues,

We take the pleasure to inform you that we would like to bring out a Festschrift volume in honour of Prof. A S Chandel, UGC Emeritus Fellow for his immense contribution and service to the field of Library and Information Science. Prof. A S Chandel is one of the best LIS teachers and academic administrators in the country having about 37 years of teaching, research, administration and vast experience as a professional Librarian.

Prof. Chandel was superannuated in the month of August 2012 as Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Department of Library & Information Science, North Eastern Hill University, Shillong. He holds a Master Degree in Sociology, Hindi and Libraray and information science and Ph.D. in LIS from BHU. He served the OSD (Library) Mizoram University and University Librarian at Dr.Y.S Parmar University of Horticulture & Forestry, Solan. He also served as Deputy Director (Information) Head of Division SAARC Agricultural Information Centre, Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Prof. Chandel has edited number of Monographs and published about 40 Research papers in various Professional Journals, Conferences and Seminar Volumes. He has guided 6 Ph.Ds, in LIS and organised several National Seminars/conference, Workshops for the benefit of LIS Professionals. He is a Resource Person for various Universities and also delivered extension lectures.

To highlight his contributions and special interest in LIS, the theme of the festschrift volume has been chosen as Librarianship in 21st Century.

Your contribution in the aforesaid book as an articles/original research papers, based on practice/research/best practices/case studies/surveys, etc. would be highly remarkable and praiseworthy in the Library and Information Science field.

We look forward for your positive response in this regard.

With best wishes,

Dr. Mukesh Saikia
Librarian, Central Library
Tezpur University
Tezpur, Assam- 784 028
Mobile No:+919957189384
Phone: 03712-27-3222
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