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Welcome
to the Official Web site of
Kerala Library Association
Professional Associations were late
to emerge in Kerala because of the fact
that qualified librarians were few and far
between till the establishment of the Department
of Library Science, University of Kerala
in 1961. With the increase in number a strong
feeling developed among professional librarians
that an Association should be formed which
should largely confine to professional and
academic matters. As a result, Kerala Library
Association (KLA) with membership restricted
to professionally qualified persons was
formed on 13.11.1972. Prof. K.A. Issac and
Sri. P.V. Varghese were elected President
and General Secretary respectively. The
Association secured registration as a society
under Charitable Societies Act on 8.12.1972
and became the first lawful body of professional
librarians in Kerala. Read full text
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Shri N. Parameswaran, Former Deputy Librarian-in-Charge of Kerala University Library inaugurating the Two Day National Seminar on Koha held at the Computer Centre, Kerala University Senate House Campus Thiruvananthapuram on 11 May 2019. Dr. Vijayakuamr, K. P., President,KLA presided over the function. Dr. P. K. Suresh Kumar, General Secretary, KLA welcomed the gathering.Dr. A. Gopikuttan, former professor and Head, DLIS, University of Kerala and Shri. N. Sukumaran Nair, Former State Librarian, Kerala State Central Library offered felicitations on the occasion. Shri. S.L Faisal, KLA EC Member proposed vote of thanks.
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Shri Kadakampally Surendran, Minister for Co- Operation, Tourism and Devaswom, Govt of Kerala inaugurated the KLA National Conference on Corporate Librarianship held at Padmam Auditorium at Institute of Management in Government (IMG), Thiruvananthapuram during 14-15 December 2018. The meeting was presided over by Dr P. P. Ajayakumar, Pro Vice-Chancellor, University of Kerala. Dr K. P. Vijayakumar, President, KLA, welcomed the gathering. The souvenir, brought out in connection with the conference, was released by Shri Kadakampally Surendran and the first copy was received by Shri H R Mohan, Former Associate Vice President, The Hindu and ICT Consultant, Chennai. Dr Lalmohan P., Director, School of Communication and Information Science, University of Kerala, offered felicitations on the occasion. Dr P. K. Suresh Kumar, General Secretary, KLA, proposed vote of thanks. Read full text |
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Prof. M.K Sanu, famous writer and critic inaugurating the Third Librarians' Meet and the Annual General Body Meeting of Kerala Library Association Ernakulam Region on 13th January 2018 at St. Teresa’s College Auditorium, Ernakulam.
Dr. K. P. Vijayakumar, President, KLA presided over the function. Dr. M. D. Baby, HOD, DLIS, Rajagiri School of Library and Information Sciences, Dr. P. K. Sureshkumar, General Secretary, KLA, Shri P. J. Manuel, President, KLA Ernakulam Region and Dr. Shibu Ray S., Secretary, KLA Ernakulam Region were also present. BLISc and MLIsc 1st Rank holders, PhD holders and retired professionals in the region were felicitated on the occasion.
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Dr. K. H. Khan, Head, DLIS, Mangalore University delivering the 12th Prof K A Isaac Commemoration Lecture on the topic “The Library and Information profession: Think beyond” on 4 November 2017 at DLIS Hall, University of Kerala. Dr K. P. Vijayakumar, President, KLA, presided over the function. Shri K. P. Sadasivan, Consultant (Library), IITMK, Trivandrum & Formerly, Head, Knowledge Resource Centre, NIIST, Trivandrum shared his reminiscences of Prof Isaac with the audience. Shri G. S. Harikumar, Vice President, KLA, welcomed the gathering and Dr. P. K. Sureshkumar, General Secretary, KLA, proposed the vote of thanks. Prof. Isaac's wife, Mrs Chechamma Isaac & son, Prof Kurien Isaac, were also present on the occasion. Report |
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Dr S Ravi, Professor & Head, DDE – Library & Science Wing, Annamalai University delivering the 11thProf K A Isaac Commemoration Lecture on the topic 'Relevance of Ranganathan's Seminal Contributions in the Digital Era' on 3 November 2016 at DLIS Hall, University of Kerala. Dr K. P. Vijayakumar presided over the function. Dr A Gopikuttan, former Head, DLIS shared his reminiscences of Prof Isaac with the audience. Dr M Lalitha, General Secretary, KLA, welcomed the gathering and Sri G S Harikumar, Vice President, KLA, proposed the vote of thanks. Prof. Isaac's wife, MrsChechamma Isaac & son, Prof Kurien Isaac, were also present on the occasion. |
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| KLA Gold Medal Awards |
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In order to encourage the students who undergo B.L.I.Sc, M.L.I.Sc Courses
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| KLA-CPD Professional Enrichment Programme 2021. More details |
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Corporate and Media Librarianship: A Prelude.
Editors : Dr. K. P. Vijayakumar, Dr. P. K. Suresh Kumar, and Mr. V. Sriram. Read full text |
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Release of KLA Publications, Honouring LIS Professionals, awarding
KLA Gold Medal and C.A.Augustine-Holy Cross Endowment: Read full text |
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50th Annual General Body Meeting, 26th September 2021,
Thiruvananthapuram.
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KLA – KUFOS National Workshop on Koha, 04-05 September 2019, Kochi
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Representation submitted to the Vice Chairman, Kerala State Higher Education Council, Govt of Kerala
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KLA National Conference 2018: Programme Schedule & Invitation to Inaugural & Valedictory functions.
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The launch of KLA Journal of Information Science & Technology (KJIST) & 13th Prof. K.A. Isaac Commemoration Lecture; 2.00 pm, 21 November 2018, DLIS Lecture Hall, Thiruvananthapuram
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New Members
Approved by the Executive Committee
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| KLA Newsletter,Vol. 46, No. 1-4; July 2015 - June 2017 read more... |
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KLA Journal of Information
Science and Technology (KJIST) More Details |
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Paradigm Shift in Libraries: A Festschrift to Rev. Fr. Jose Viruppel, KLA Kottayam Region, 2015
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Kerala University extended Part-Time Research facility to all regular full time working Library Professionals
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KLA publishes new Book "Information Technology Interfaces in Libraries and Information Centres"
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