Inauguration of KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD)

[S.L.Faisal]

Kerala Library Association (KLA) has formally opened an intensive training centre with all modern IT facilities, the KLA Centre for Professional Development (KLA-CPD), on the premises of KLA Head Quarters, Thiruvananthapuram, on 12th April 2014.   Dr J. Rajan, Prof. & Head, Institute of Management in Kerala (IMK), University of Kerala, inaugurated the Centre. Dr. A. Gopikttan, President, KLA presided over.

Shri Binu K. John, Organizing Secretary, KLA, welcomed the participants and Shri S. L. Faisal, Member, EC, KLA, offered vote of thanks.

TRAINING ON KOHA
The first training programme conducted at KLA-CPD was on KOHA, an open source integrated library management software, from 12 to 13 April 2014. Ten LIS professionals attended the Two Day Training Programme. Shri Vimal Kumar V., was the resource person. The Valedictory session was chaired by Shri Sriram, V, Treasurer, KLA and the participation certificates were distributed by Shri N. Sukumaran Nair, former State Librarian and Deputy Librarian-in-charge, Kerala University Library.

Detailed report with images are available at the KLA Blog,
http://klaweblog.wordpress.com/

[Dr. N K Pachauri]

remarkable efforts..................