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Conference at a Glance |
| 1st Conference |
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Date |
1925, 20th December |
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| Place |
Albert Hall, Calcutta |
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| Chairman |
J. A. Chapman (Librarian, Imperial Library, Calcutta) |
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| Topic of Discussion |
Formation of Bengal Library Association |
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| 2nd Conference |
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| Date |
1928, 21 � 22nd February |
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| Place |
Albert Hall, Calcutta |
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| Chairman |
Shri Pramatha Choudhuri (Birbal) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Raja Kshitindra Debrai |
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| Topic of Discussion |
a. |
Library Movement in India |
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b. |
Library Movement in Foreign countries |
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c. |
Cultural Education through Library |
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d. |
Library Management |
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| 3rd Conference |
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| Date | 1931, 18-19th November | |
| Place | Bangiya Sahitya Parishad, Calcutta | |
| Chairman | Shri Newton Mohan Dutta (Curator, Baroda State Libraries ) |
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| Topic of Discussion | Library legislation in the province |
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| 4th Conference |
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| Date |
1937, 24th �25th July |
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| Place |
University of Calcutta, Ashutosh Hall, Calcutta |
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| Chairman |
Fazalul Haque(Prime Minister of undivided Bengal) |
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| Inaugurator : |
Sri Sanat Kumar Roy Choudhury (Mayor of Calcutta) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee : |
W. C. Wordsworth (Editor of The Statesman and Ex DPI) |
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| Topic of discussion : |
a. |
Survey on libraries of Municipal Towns at Calcutta and Howrah |
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b. |
School and Academic Library |
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c. |
Library and Librarian of Colleges and Universities |
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d. |
Rural and Town(suburban) Library |
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e. |
Library legislation |
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| 5th Conference |
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| Date |
1938, 19th � 20th March |
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| Place |
Medinipur Public Library, Medinipur |
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| Chairman |
Dr. Nihar Ranjan Roy (Historian and Librarian of Calcutta University) |
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| Inaugurator |
Kumar Munindra Deb Roy Mahasaya (President, BLA) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Sri Binoy Ranjan Sen (District Magistrate, Medinipur) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Free public library system |
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b. |
School and Children's Library |
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c. |
Public Library |
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d. |
Rural and (Suburban Library |
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e. |
Techniques used in the Library |
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| 6th Conference |
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| Date |
1941, 11th � 12th April |
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| Place |
Bansberia Public Library , Hooghly |
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| Chairman |
Shri Binoy Ranjan Sen (District Magistrate) |
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| Inaugurator |
Shri S. K. Halder (Commissioner of Bardwan) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Kumar Munindra Deb Roy Mahasaya (President, BLA) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Printing systems in Bengal in the first half of 19th Century |
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b. |
Problems of classifying books and listing in Indian languages |
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c. |
Adult Education through library |
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d. |
School, College and Children's library |
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| 7th Conference |
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| Date |
1944, 26th � 27th November |
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| Place |
Bardwan Raj College, Burdwan |
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| Chairman |
Kumar Munindra Deb Roy Mahasaya (President, BLA) |
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| Inaugurator |
Udaichand Mahatab Bahadur(King of Burdwan) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Nagendra Nath Rakshit (Social Worker) |
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| Topic of discussion |
Detail information not available |
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| 8th Conference |
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| Date |
1946, 31st March |
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| Place |
Ariadaha Kalachand English High School, 24Pgs. |
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| Chairman |
Kumar Munindra Deb Roy Mahasaya (President, BLA) |
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| Inaugurator |
Udaichand Mahatab Bahadur (King of Burdwan) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Phanindranath Mukhopadhayay |
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| Topic of discussion |
Detail information not available |
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| 9th Conference |
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| Date |
1950, 31st December & 1951, 1st January |
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| Place |
Asiatic Society Hall, Calcutta |
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| Chairman |
Shri Apurba Kumar Chanda (DPI) |
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| Inaugurator |
Roy Harendra Nath Choudhury (Education Minister, W.B) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Dr. Nihar Ranjan Roy (Historian and Librarian, Calcutta University) |
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| Topic of discussion |
Promotion of library service |
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| 10th Conference |
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| Date |
1953, 3rd �4th April |
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| Place |
Shantipur Public Library, Nadia |
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| Chairman |
Prof. Suniti Kumar Chottopadhayay (Educationist - Natioanal Professor) |
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| Inaugurator |
Shri Apurba Kumar Chanda |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Sashi Khan (MLA) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Role of the Library to construct national character |
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b. |
Cooperation between libraries |
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c. |
School and college Library |
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d. |
Science, society and Literature |
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e. |
Library bill |
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| 11th Conference |
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| Date |
1954, 16th �17th April |
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| Place |
B. R. Sen Library, Maldaha |
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| Chairman |
Shri Anath Nath Basu (Educationist) |
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| Inaugurator |
B. S. Keshaban(Librarian of National Library) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Rama Prasanna Roy (Social Worker) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Library Legislation |
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b. |
Problems of Library Staff |
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c. |
School Library |
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d. |
Children Library |
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e. |
Organisation and Coordination among libraries in West Bengal |
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| 12th Conference |
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| Date |
1955, 8th � 10th April |
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| Place |
Hemchandra Library, Khidirpore, Calcutta |
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| Chairman |
Shri. Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Librarian, Viswabharati) |
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| Inaugurator |
Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy (Chief Minister, West Bengal) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Balai Bhusan Pal (Social Worker) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Role of Librarysystem in social education |
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b. |
Role of library professioanls in library movement |
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c. |
Library statistics in School/College education system |
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d. |
Library employees and their problem in West Bengal |
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f. |
Responsibility of Authors, Publishers and Editors to the readers |
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| 13th Conference |
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| Date |
1956, 13th � 14th April |
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| Place |
Contai club, Medinipur |
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| Chairman |
Shri. Pramil Chandra Basu (Librarian, Calcutta University & President, BLA) |
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| Inaugurator |
Dr. Nihar Ranjan Roy (Historian and Ex-Librarian, Calcutta University) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri. Iswarchandra Mal (Social Worker) |
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| Topic of discussion |
Present and future of West Bengal Library System |
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| 14th Conference |
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| Date |
1957, 19th � 20th April |
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| Place |
Haripada Sahitya Mandir, Purulia |
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| Chairman |
B. S. Kesaban (Librarian, National Library) |
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| Inaugurator |
Shri. Pramil Chandra Basu(Librarian, Calcutta University & President, BLA) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Jagadish Mukhopadhyay (Social Worker) |
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| Topic of discussion |
Planning for library system |
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| 15th Conference |
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| Date |
1958, 4th � 5th April |
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| Place |
Nabadwip Sadharan Granthagar, Nadia |
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| Chairman |
Dr. S. R. Ranganathan (eminent Library Scientist & National Professor) |
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| Inaugurator |
B. S. Kesaban (Librarian, National Library) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri. Tincowri Bagchi (socail Worker) |
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| Topic of discussion |
West Bengal Library Act and Zilla Ghanthagar System of West Bengal |
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| 16th Conference |
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| Date |
1959, 27th � 28th March |
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| Place |
Manindra Chandra Nandi Library, Berhampur, Murshidabad |
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| Chairman |
Kaji Abdul Udud |
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| Inaugurator |
Shri. Prabhat Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Librarian, Viswabharati) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri. Bimal Chandra Shinha (Minister, W.B) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Social Objectives and importance of Library |
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b. |
Children's library |
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c. |
Future of library employees |
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d. |
History and Library |
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e. |
Central library organization |
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| 17th Conference |
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| Date |
1960, 15-16th April |
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| Place |
Shridhar Banshidhar High School, Ichhapur Nawabganj, 24pgs(N) |
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| Chairman |
Shri Sachidulal Dasgupta (Librarian, University of Delhi |
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| Inaugurator |
Shri Vivekananda Mukhopadhyay(Journalist) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Tapendra Krishna Mandal (Social Worker) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Present and future of the Library System in West Bengal and Public Library Act |
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b. |
Pay and status of the Library employees in West Bengal |
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c. |
Role of Librarian |
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d. |
Rural Library |
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| 18th Conference |
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| Date |
1961, 31st March � 1st April |
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| Place |
Ramananda Mahavidhyalaya, Bishnupur, Bankura |
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| Chairman |
Shri Ratanmani Chattopadhyay (Educationist & social Worker) |
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| Inaugurator |
Shri Nikhil Ranjan Ray (Chief Inspector, Social Education, W.B) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Radhagobinda Ray (social Worker) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Pay and status of the Librarians of the District and Rural Library |
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b. |
Bengali Names in library catalogue |
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c. |
Children's Library |
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| 19th Conference |
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| Date |
1962, 10-11th June |
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| Place |
Siliguri College Bhawan, Darjeeling |
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| Chairman |
Shri Subodh Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Deputy Librarian, Calcutta University & Teacher) |
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| Inaugurator |
Shri Shaila Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Finance Minister, West Bengal) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Satyendra Prasad Ray |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Third Five Year Plan and Library development |
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b. |
Problems of University Library |
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c. |
Development and problem of technological libraries in Bengal |
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d. |
Problems of the Library employees |
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| 20th Conference |
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| Date |
1963, 13-14th April |
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| Place |
Vidyasagar Pathagar, Kakdwip 24Pgs(S) |
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| Chairman |
Shri Sashibhusan Dasgupta (Educationist) |
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| Inaugurator |
Shri Ashoke Kumar Sen (Minister, Govt of India ) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shrimati Maya Bandyopadhyay (Deputy Educational Minister, W.B) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Role of Library in national defence |
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b. |
Problems book classification for Bengali book |
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c. |
Libraries in 24 Parganas |
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d. |
Problems of selection of Subject Headingies in Bengali |
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e. |
Bibliography of children books |
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f. |
Paper, Ink and Binding Materials |
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g. |
Role of Maps in Library |
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h. |
Literature on Swami Vivekananda |
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i. |
Standards of the book production in West Bengal |
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| 21st Conference |
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| Date |
1964, 13 � 14th April | |
| Place |
Vivekananda Library, Suri, Birbhum | |
| Chairman |
Shri Rajkumar Mukhopadhyay (Teacher & Librarian) | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Shaila Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Finance Minister, West Bengal) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Baidyanath Bandhopadhyay (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
Evaluation of present library system in West Bengal and the library system in fourth five year plan | |
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| 22nd Conference |
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| Date |
1965, 30-31st May | |
| Place |
Anantapur High School, Shyampur, Howrah | |
| Chairman |
Shri Nirmal Kumar Basu (Educationist) | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Rabindralal Singh (Education Minister W.B.) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Ratanmani Chattopadhyay (Educationist & Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Public Library services in West Bengal : Present situation and future program |
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b. |
Children's Library |
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| 23rd Conference |
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| Date |
1966, 11-12th February | |
| Place |
Rajeswari Institution, Dwarhata, Hooghly | |
| Chairman |
Shri Narayan Chandra Chakraborty (Librarian) |
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| Inaugurator |
Shri Kumar Bandhopadhyay(Absent due to illness ) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Ajit Kumar Ghorai (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Organised Library system in West Bengal |
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b |
Library in Higher Secondary School |
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c. |
Role of Brail Library in School |
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d. |
Library in Secondary School |
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| 24th Conference |
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| Date |
1967, 21 � 23rd April | |
| Place |
Shrikhanda Higher Secondary School, Burdwan | |
| Chairman |
Dr. Subimal Mukhopadhyay (Educationist) | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Jadav Muralidhar Mulay (Librarian, National Library ) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Nitynanda Thakur (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Pay and status of Library worker |
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b. |
Bengali Book in the eyes of Librarians |
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| 25th Conference |
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| Date |
1968, 24-26th May | |
| Place |
Balurghat Nat Mandir, West Dinajpur | |
| Chairman |
Shri Ajit Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Teacher & Librarian) | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Pramil Chandra Basu (Teacher & Librarian) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Kamalendu Chakraborty (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Developing the Library System in West Bengal and promoting Public awareness |
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b. |
Inter-Library Cooperation |
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| 26th Conference |
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| Date |
1969, 4-6th April | |
| Place |
Jaikrishna Pathagar, Uttarpara, Hooghly | |
| Chairman |
Dr. Amalendu Basu (Educationist) | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Satyapriya Ray (Education Minister , West Bengal ) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Hrishikesh Chottopadhyay (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Outline of Public Library Act in West Bengal |
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b. |
School Library System in West Bengal |
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| 27th Conference |
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| Date |
1970, 27 � 29th March | |
| Place |
Shri Ramkrishna Pathagar, Bada Andulia Lokseba Shibir, Nadia |
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| Chairman |
Shri Jibananda Saha (Librarian, ISI) | |
| Inaugurator |
Dr. Sushil Kumar Mukhopadhyay (Vice Chancellor, University of Kalyani) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Bijay Lal Chattopadhyay (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Problems of Government Sponsored Libraries |
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b. |
Mobile Library System in West Bengal |
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c. |
Problems of the libraries in Colleges, Universities Polytechnics |
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d. |
Problems of loss of books |
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| 28th Conference |
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| Date |
1971, 12 � 14th February |
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| Place |
Haripada Sahitya Mandir |
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| Chairman |
Dr. Bishnupada Mukhopadhyaya | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Haripada Sen | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Hrishikesh Chattopadhyay | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Structure of the Public Library System in West Bengal |
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b. |
Library Science Education in West Bengal |
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| 29th Conference |
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| Date |
1972, 20-22nd February |
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| Place |
Chalkdighi, Saradaprasad Institution (Chalkdighi Union Public Library ) |
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| Chairman |
Shri Chittaranjan Bandhopadhyay (Librarian) | |
| Inaugurator |
Dr. Sukumar Sen (Educationist) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Pradip Kumar Ray (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Public Library System |
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b. |
Government and Government sponsored Public Library System |
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c. |
Non-Government Libraries |
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d. |
Academic Libraries |
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e. |
School Library System |
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f. |
School Library Management |
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g. |
Library extension work |
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i. |
Preservation of rare books and manuscripts |
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| 30th Conference |
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| Date |
1973, 21 � 22nd January | |
| Place |
Subhas Pathagar, Phalakata, Jalpaiguri | |
| Chairman |
Shri Nandagopal Sengupta (Journalist & Author) | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Mrityunjay Bandhopadhyay (Education Minister W.B.) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Sudanshu Sekhar Das (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Program for the development of Library System in West Bengal under 5th Five Year Plan |
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b. |
Impact of Late Dr. S. R. Ranganathan�s Five Laws in Library System and Library Management |
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| 31st Conference |
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| Date |
1974, 28 � 30th September | |
| Place |
Bloomfield Sub-divisional Library, Karshiung, Darjeeling | |
| Chairman |
Shri Bijaynath Mukhopadhyay (Librarian, Burdwan University) | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Sudhananda Chattopadhyay (President, BLA) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri P. T. Lama (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Review of the proposals adopted in past c onferences |
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b. |
National Pay structure of Librarians |
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| 32nd Conference |
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| Date |
1975, 12-14th April | |
| Place |
Banitirtha Alapani Block Library, Jhargram, Medinipur | |
| Chairman |
Shri Premendra Mitra (Litterateur) | |
| Inaugurator |
A. L. Dais (Hon'ble Governor, West Bengal ) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
S. P. Nandi (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Library oriented education System |
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b. |
Library science education in the context of changed new education program |
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| 33rd Conference |
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| Date |
1977, 8-10th April | |
| Place |
Hooghly District Central Library, Chuchura, Hooghly |
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| Chairman |
Shri Bimalendu Majumdar (Librarian) | |
| Inaugurator |
Prof. Chandrasekhar Debnath (Educationist) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Nirmal Kumar Sen (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Public Library services |
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b. |
Academic Library services |
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| 34th Conference |
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| Date |
1978, 14-16th April | |
| Place |
Vidyasagar Hall , Midnapore | |
| Chairman |
Shri Rabindrakumar Dasgupta (Director, National Library ) |
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| Inaugurator |
Prof. Partha Dey (Minister, Primary and Secondary E ducation and Library services, West Bengal) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Himanshubhusan Dey Sarkar (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Role of Libraries in Rural Development |
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b. |
Structure of Public Library Act |
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| 35th Conference |
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| Date |
1979, 13-15th April | |
| Place |
Bantra Public Library | |
| Chairman |
Dr. Bimal Kumar Dutta (Librarian) | |
| Inaugurator |
Tribhuban Narain Singh (Governor, West Bengal) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Prof. Shankari Prasad Basu (Educationist) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Role of Libraries in literacy movement |
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b |
College Library |
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Children's Library |
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| 36th Conference |
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| Date |
1980, 2 � 4th May | |
| Place |
University of Burdwan | |
| Chairman |
Pramil Chandra Basu (In absence of Dr. Debipada Bhattacharya) |
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| Inaugurator |
Saiad Mansur Habibullaha (Hon'ble Speaker, Legistative Assembly, West Bengal) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Dr. Ramaranjan Mukhopadhyay (Vice-Chancellor, University of Burdwan) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Standardization of Public Library services |
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b. |
Standardization of College and University Libraries |
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| 37th Conference |
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| Date |
1981, 17 � 19th April | |
| Place |
Bolepur Town Library, Birbhum | |
| Chairman |
Dr. Aditya Kumar Ohededar (Librarian, Jadavpur University) | |
| Inaugurator |
Prof. Partha Dey (Minister, Primary and Secondary Education & Library Services, West Bengal) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Dr. Sharadish Roy (M.P.) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Determination of users' needs |
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c. |
Problem of the different types of Library and Library Staff |
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| 38th Conference |
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| Date |
1982, 25 � 27th June | |
| Place |
Hindi High School, Siliguri, Darjeeling | |
| Chairman |
Shri Bhabesh Maitra (President, W. B. Board of Secondary Education) |
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| Inaugurator |
Mrs. Chaya Bera (Minister, Library Service and Social Education) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Prof. Swapan Sarker (Chairman, Siliguri Municipality) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
The Present Public Library System in the State |
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b. |
Problems of the Library and Library Staff |
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| 39th Conference |
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| Date |
1984, 20 � 22nd April | |
| Place |
Rabindra Bhavan, Purulia | |
| Chairman |
Shri Phanibhusan Ray (Librarian and President, BLA) | |
| Inaugurator |
Dr. Ashoke Mitra (Finance Minister, W.B.) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Nakul Mahato (Social Worker) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Inter � Library Cooperation |
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b. |
Problems of the Library and Library Staff |
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| 40th Conference |
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| Date |
1986, 19-21st September | |
| Place |
Calcutta University Centenary Hall | |
| Chairman |
Shri Narain Choudhury (Litterateur) | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Jyoti Basu (Chief Minister , West Bengal ) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Kamal Basu (Mayor, Calcutta Corporation ) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Code of conduct of Library profession |
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b. |
Role of Statistics in the development and management of Library |
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| 41st Conference |
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| Date |
1987, 27-29th June | |
| Place |
Rabindra Bhavan, Coochbehar | |
| Chairman |
Shri Rakhal Chandra Chakraborty Biswas (Librarian) | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Saral Dev (Minister, Library Services, West Bengal) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Dipak Goswami | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Library Science training in West Bengal |
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b. |
Problems of Library system and Staff |
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| 42nd Conference |
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| Date |
1993, 11-13th December | |
| Place |
Rabindrabhavan, Maldah | |
| Chairman |
Shri Sourendra Mohan Ganguly (in absence of Dr. Ramendra Kumar Poddar ) |
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| Inaugurator |
Shri Tapan Ray (Minister, Library Services, W.B.) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Soumen Pandey (President, Zilla Parishad) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Role of Library in Literacy Program |
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b. |
Problems of library and its staff |
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| 43rd Conference |
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| Date |
1995, 9-11th September | |
| Place |
Premchandra Centeneray Hall, Bhatpara, 24 Pgs(N) | |
| Chairman |
Shri Sourendra Mohan Ganguly (Librarian and President, BLA) | |
| Chief Guest |
Shri Buddhadeb Bhattachrya(Minister, Information and Culture, West Bengal) |
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| Inaugurator |
Abdul Halim ( Speaker, W.B. Assembly) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Bidyut Ganguly(Minister, Industry and Trade, West Bengal) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Information services through Library |
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| 44th Conference |
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| Date |
1997, 14-16th November | |
| Place |
Hemchandra Pathagar, Khidirpore, Kolkata | |
| Chairman |
Golam Kuddus (Litterateur) | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Jyoti Basu (Chief Minister, West Bengal) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Prof. Tarak Mohan Das (Educationist) | |
| Guest of Honour |
Prof. D. P. Chattopadhyay Shri Nimai Mal (Library Minister, West Bengal) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Use of Non-Book materials in Library Services |
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| 45th Conference |
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| Date |
2000, 18-20th December | |
| Place |
Sarat Sadan, Howrah | |
| Chairman |
Shri Arun Kanti Dasgupta (Librarian) | |
| Inaugurator |
Shri Buddhadeb Bhattacharya (Chief Minister, West Bengal) |
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| Guest of Honour |
Shri Nimai Mal (Library Minister, West Bengal) |
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| Chief Guest |
Sri Sunil Gangopadhyay ( Litterateur) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Shri Subinoy Ghosh (Mayor, Howrah Municipality) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Local history, collection of Information sources and related services. |
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| 46th Conference |
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| Date |
2002, 10 - 12th March |
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| Place |
Sarojendradev Raykat Samskritik Kalakendra, Jalpaiguri |
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| Chairman |
Prof. Satyasadhan Chakraborty (Higher education Minister, W.B.) |
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| Inaugurator |
Dr. Ashok Mitra |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Smt. Dipti Dutta (Chairman, Jalpaiguri Zilla Parishad) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Development and expansion of library service in present situation |
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| 47th Conference |
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| Date |
2005, 13 – 15th August |
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| Place |
Rabindrabhaban, Krishnanagar, Nadia |
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| Chairman |
Prof. Prabir Roy Chaudhury (LIS Teacher) |
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| Inaugurator |
Sri Nimai Mal (Minister of Mass Education and Library Services, West Bengal) |
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| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Smt. Rama Biswas (Chairman, Nadia Zilla Parishad) |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Mass connection and Library |
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| 48th Conference |
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| Date |
2006, 29 – 31st December | |
| Place |
Rabindra Sadan, Berhampur, Murshidabad | |
| Chairman |
Sri Arun Ghosh (Librarian) |
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| Inaugurator |
Prof. Sudarshan Roy Chaudhury (Minister of Higher Education, West Bengal) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Mainul Hasan (MP) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Information literacy through library |
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b. |
Problems of different types of libraries and their staff members |
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| 49th Conference |
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| Date |
2007, 14 – 16th December | |
| Place |
Hemchandra Library, Khidirpur, Calcutta | |
| Chairman |
Prof. Bijoypada Mookerjee (LIS Teacher) |
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| Inaugurator |
Prof. Debesh Das (Minister of Information Technology, West Bengal) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Sri Dipak Kumar Mukhopadhyay | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Application of computer in different types of libraries: Problems and prospects |
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b. |
Problems of different types of libraries and their staff members |
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| 50th Conference |
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| Date |
2008, 7 -- 9th November | |
| Place |
Jadubhatta Mancha, Bishnupur, Bankura | |
| Chairman |
Sri Ramkrishna Saha (Teacher and Librarian) |
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| Inaugurator |
Prof. Dibyendu Hota (Educationalist) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Prof. Shanti Ranjan Basu | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Standardization of library service |
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b. |
Problems of different types of libraries and their staff members |
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| 51st Conference |
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| Date |
2009, 18 – 20th December | |
| Place |
Bantra Public Library, Howrah | |
| Chairman |
Prof. Juran Krishna Sarkhel (LIS Teacher) |
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| Inaugurator |
Prof. Subimal Sen (Chairman, Higher Education Council, West Bengal) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
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| Topic of discussion |
a. |
LIS education |
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b. |
Problems of different types of libraries and their staff members |
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| 52nd Conference |
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| Date |
2011, 4 -- 6th February | |
| Place |
Jadavpur University, Kolkata | |
| Chairman |
Sri Sudhendu Bhushan Bandyopadhyay (Librarian) |
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| Inaugurator |
Prof. Amalendu De (Eminent Historian) | |
| Chairman of Reception Committee |
Prof. Pradip Narayan Ghosh (Vice-Chancellor, Jadavpur University) | |
| Topic of discussion |
a. |
Library apathy: Reasons and solutions |
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b. |
Problems of different types of libraries and their staff members |
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