JAYARAJ ANNAPACKIAM COLLEGE ( JAC )

Jayaraj Annapackiam College for Women (Autonomous), an affiliated First Grade College of Mother Teresa Women’s University, was founded in 1971 with the noble aspiration of uplifting the moral and educational standards of women. It is a minority institution run by the Sisters of St. Anne of  Trichy. It has become an Autonomous Institution in 2004 and is re-accredited with ‘A’ grade by NAAC in 2008
Within a span of 39 years the Institution has grown into an Autonomous Institution offering 11 U.G. and 8 P.G. courses, 2 M.Phil programmes and a number of Certificate, Diploma and Post Diploma courses under Choice Based Credit System. Besides academic excellence, the college aims at personalized education and strives to form spiritually inspired, morally upright, socially committed and intellectually honest women with an awareness on the dignity of  womanhood, to face the challenges of the globalized world, taking their rightful place in developing a new world of Love, Peace and Justice.
It is situated on a sylvan hillock, which is 2 km away to the west of Periyakulam. The college has excellent infrastructure for teaching learning, research and extension activities. The institution has a rich tradition of organizing a number of State and National Level Seminars & Conferences in various subjects of contemporary interest.

JAC CENTRAL LIBRARY

The  Central Library of JAC was established in 1971. It is the heart of the institution disseminating knowledge through the broad spectrum of books, journals, magazines, newspapers and on-line resources. The Library helps to update and widen the subject knowledge and the general knowledge of the students, faculty and research scholars. Besides the Students and the Staff of this college, Government officials, Alumnae, Industrialists and other officials, refer and borrow books from the library and broaden their horizon of knowledge.
The Library, housed in a spacious two storey building with proper lighting and ventilation, provides a calm and congenial atmosphere for concentrated reading and reference. The ground floor consists of the reception counter for circulation, periodical section and photo copying service section. The OPAC- online search, reference and rare book section, research section and on-line reference section are in the first floor. The stock rooms for the arts and science subjects are in the second floor.
The Library is computerized with NIRMALS software. The internet facility, C.D.s and other electronic media facilitate on-line reference. To smoothen the day-to-day activity of the Library, it is in the process of establishing surveillance video cameras. Continuous steps are taken to introduce ICT (Information and Communication Technology) based services and facilities in the Library.
To provide job opportunities in the Library field and learn the services and arrangements of reading materials in the Libraries, a Certificate Course in Library and Information Science is conducted for the betterment of  students.

NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON DIGITAL VISION – 2020

(Based on the  interaction among  the Academic Community involved in Library & Information Science, Computer Science and Management Science) Computer Science or computing science is the study of the theoretical foundations of information and computation. It is frequently described as the systematic study of algorithmic processes that create, describe and transform information. As Library and Information Science deal with the methods and techniques of information retrieval, it relates to the advancement of computer science.
Libraries have been witnessing transition in their set ups, shifting from print to electronic resources, from physical to web access and virtual storage, and from traditional to digital library models. The emerging paradigm is indeed offering user friendly means for access to virtual resources. The academic community welcomes this sort of change and aspires that more and more resources in digital form should become available for desktop access. It provides teaching and research community new opportunity to be engaged in upcoming facilities and programmes such as e – teaching and e – learning. The future libraries should, therefore, be seen as a balance between library with a human face and library with virtual electronic resources.
Management Science is concerned with, developing and applying models and concepts that may prove useful in helping to illuminate management issues and solve managerial problems. Marketing of digital information is the secret of managerial functions. The publishers who disseminate knowledge have great deal with the digital Vision – 2020. Their quality of publication strategy of marketing, pricing models, technological  updates, the relationship among themselves provide a better world of change. Staff have to empower themselves to meet the development in their environment. Professional leadership and new models of governance are the very essential factors needed to frame the digital vision – 2020.
This conference will provide the opportunity for institutional leaders and faculty from all over the country to share and interact their ideas and best practices about digital ubiquity in higher education.

FOCUS AREAS FOR PAPER PRESENTATION

1. ICT applications to management of Information Systems.
2. Role of computers and computing in Information Management.
3. Web 2.0, Library 2.0 and Innovative tools for knowledge discovery and Information Literacy.
4. New channels and attitude for service delivery, Library advocacy and Information Literacy.
5. New organizational culture, structure to foster Library transformation.
6. Librarian’s changing roles, Enhancing values, position and relevance in the future information environment.
7. Professional competencies and skills for the future.
8. Skills obsolescence of and rejuvenation measures for librarians
9. User preference for Print and Digital resources.
10. Bench Marking and Best Practices among Libraries and Librarians.
11. Demos & offers from e – books & e – journals vendors.
12. e – vendors collaborative offer possibilities.

GUIDELINES FOR PREPARING PAPERS

Dear digital visionaries
  Kindly seize the  golden  opportunity to present papers following guidelines furnished bellow:
 Paper should he in 4 pages in A4 size paper using MS word.
 Throughout the paper follow 1.5 line space, 12 point Times New Roman, and 1cm margins in 4 sides.
 Send a hard copy and a soft copy (C.D. & e – mail attachment) of the abstract not exceeding 15 lines
 If there are multiple authors for a paper, all the authors will have to pay the registration fee.
 Send a hard copy and a soft copy of the full paper (C.D. & e – mail attachment) on or before 24.02.2010.

NOTE:-
The selected papers will be published in the conference proceedings with ISBN.

REGISTRATION
A registration fee of Rs. 500/- for the delegates & Rs. 250/- for the students has to be paid by Demand Draft in favour of The Principal, Jayaraj Annapackiam College For Women (Autonomous), Periyalulam. Fee includes conference kit, proceeding, lunch and tea on the conference days. The D.D and the registration form should reach us on or before 20th February 2010.

ACCOMMODATION:-
Accommodation will be provided within the college campus to the outstation lady participants and students on request. However necessary help will be given for those who need accomodation in hotels at their own cost.

TOURIST CENTRES AROUND THE COLLEGE:
Kodaikanal, Sothuparai Dam, Vaigai Dam, and Kumbakarai Falls.

TRANSPORT FACILITIES:-
Periyakulam is 65 km from Madurai, 60 km from Dindigul, 45 km from Kodaikanal and 15 km from Theni. Frequent buses are available from all these places to the college. The two nearest major cities, Dindigul and Madurai are connected by train to all the main cities of the country.

ADDRESS FOR CORRESPONDENCE
Kindly send all your letters regarding research papers and registration fee to the following address;

Rev.Sr. R.Fatima Mary Sylvia
Convener & Librarian
J.A.College for Women
Periyakulam
Theni-Dt. Tamilnadu
Contact No.:9952460570
E-mail : libjac@annejac.com

INVITED LECTURES
Invited lectures will be delivered by the following speakers.
• Prof. A. Srimurugan
Former Librarian & Head, M.K.U., Madurai

• Dr.Humayoon Kabir
Reader, Dept. of Library Science, University of Kerala

• Dr.S. Srinivasaragavan
Librarian & Head, Bharathidasan University, Trichy

• Dr.J.P.S.Kumaravel
Librarian & Head, M.K.U. University, Madurai.

• Mr.Ashok Kumar
EPSCO, Chennai

• Mr.S.Sridhar
CISCO Systems, Bangalore

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE


PATRONS
    Rev. Dr. Sr. Rajeenal, Secretray, JAC.
Rev. Dr. Sr. Y. Yesu Thangam,Principal, JAC.

CONVENER
Rev. Sr. Fatima Mary Sylvia,Librarian, JAC.

COORDINATORS
Prof. A. Srimurugan, Former Librarian & H.O.D Dept. of  Library & Information Science,
Madurai Kamaraj University.

Dr. J.P.S. Kumaravel,
Librarian & H.O.D Dept. of Library & Information Science,
              Madurai Kamaraj University

MEMBERS
Mrs. Joice Mary, Associative Professor, Dept. of Zoology

Mrs. Jaculine, Associative Professor, Dept. of Physics

Mrs. Delphine Prema, Associative Professor, Dept. of History

Miss. Ammapoorani, Asst. Prof, Dept. of English



REGISTRATION FORM

Name :
Sex : Male / Female
Designation :
Institution :
Address for Communication :


Phone No :
Mobile :
E-mail – ID :
D.D. No: : Rs:         
Bank : Date:
Presenting Paper : Yes / No
Title of the Paper :
Accomodation  required : Yes / No

Signature of the participant


Signature of the H.O.D. with seal    (Required only for the student )