NLA workshop to educate digital aspects of special libraries

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi 

(Pakistan News & Features Services)

With digitalization having become the name of the game, the National Library Association (NLA) has taken up the initiative to hold a workshop titled ‘Special Libraries: Challenges in digital era’ in Karachi during the month of June.

“Our librarians need to be well versed with the digital aspects to be able to discharge their duties more effectively. We need to educate them about the developments which have actually redefined the profession of librarianship,” Syed Muzaffar Ali Shah, President, NLA, stated after having presided over a specially convened meeting on June 6. 

Besides the NLA Advisor, Syed Khalid Mahmood, and Secretary General, Anwar Hussain, the meeting was also attended by the Association’s Bulletin Editor, Nasir Mustafa. 

“While the date and the venue were expected to be finalized later in the week, we have decided in principle to organize the workshop in Karachi during the last week of June. The participants will be encouraged to pre-register as the seats would be limited. There will be no registration fee, however,” the NLA President added.

He further disclosed that some of the leading professionals, having vast experience in their respective fields of special libraries, will be sharing their information about digital processes. Special libraries generally are known to be having a more specific audience than libraries in traditional, educational or public settings, as they deal with more specialized kinds of information. They are developed to support the mission of their sponsoring organization and their collections and services are more targeted and specific to the needs of their users.