Source: Hueiyen News Service
Imphal, April 09 2009:
The two day long workshop on "Information Literacy Digital Era" organized by Manipur University Library and Information Science Department began from yesterday concluded today at the hall of the department.
UGC-ASC, MU director Dr RK Ranjan graced as chief guest in the concluding function which was presided by head of department, Library and Information Science Department Dr Th Maduri.
Director UGC-ASC Karnataka University prof CR Karisidapa and librarian, MU Dr Th Khomdon attended as guest of honour.
Giving his speech as chief guest Dr RK Ranjan said that the work is a very useful one for the students as well as for the common people while expressing his desire to hold such national level workshops by all the departments of the Manipur University.
The world is changing every hour.
Human beings are racing each other by inventing new things.
In this situation, information has become an indispensable part of the human civilization, he said.
He also appealed all concern to make up the shortest infrastructure in the department of the information Science so that it becomes a best information centre.
Prof CR Karisidapa speaking as guest of honour said if the information centre be developed with updated equipments, it will be a centre of great benefit.
Holding of such workshop at least three times in a year will help a lot in developing the information centre as information has become a part and parcel of human civilization, he said with an appeal to help developing the information sector as an essential part of the society.