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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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| rd 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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b. |
Pay and status of the Librarians of the District and Rural Library |
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c. |
Bengali Names in library catalogue |
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d. |
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 |