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International Conference on Digital Libraries (ICDL 2004) Knowledge Creation,
Preservation, Access and Management

             he    Energy   and   Resources
             Institute (TERI) is organizing
   the ICDL (International Conference
   on    Digital     Libraries)   2004,   in
   partnership        with      Department
   of   Culture,   Ministry   of   Tourism
   and Culture, Government of   India,
   on         ‘Knowledge          Creation,
   Preservation,         Access         and
   Management’ from 24-27,February
   2004. Commonwealth   Educational
   Media Centre for Asia (CEMCA)/
   The   Commonwealth   of   Learning
   (COL)   is   also    associated    with
   this event.
   The     Conference   will be a major
   forum   focusing   on digital libraries
   and   related    technologies, policies,

     and related issues. About 500
    delegates    including    policy
    planners,        library       and
    information   professionals, IT
professionals,        knowledge
    managers   and   professionals
    from electronic publishing and
    virtual electronic communities
    from   all over the world are
    expected to participate. (For
    details: www.teriin.org/events/icdl
     or ICDL   2004 Secretariat, TERI,
     Darbari Seth Block, Habitat Place,
     Lodhi Road, New Delhi - 110 003
     India. Telephone 24651629, 2468
     2100 or 24682100, Fax: 24682133,
   Email: ICDL2004@teri.res.in).

Remembrances

The UGC family lost some of its valued members.

Shri N.S. Kohli, Despatch Rider, passed away on 6th April, 2003.
He served the organization for nearly 40 years.

Shri Hari Mohan, Peon, passed away on 7th June, 2003. He served
the organization for over 21 years.

    Shri   Babu Lal, Chowkidar, passed away on 27th June, 2003. He
    served the organization for nearly 30 years.

    Ms. Eva Baugh, Section Officer, passed away on 26th   August,
    2003.She served the UGC for over 33 years.

    Dr. Vijay Prakash Joshi, Senior Statistical Assistant, passed away
    on 29th August, 2003. He served the organization for over 20 years.

     Shri    Kula    Nand,   Bearer, passed away on 5th October,2003.
    He served the organization for nearly 18 years.

CEC celebrating two decades of CWCR

       he    Country Wide Class Room
       (CWCR)    programme   of   the UGC operated through 6 universities, is completing 2 decades of activities in January, 2004. The Inter-University Centre, Consortium   for Educational Communication   (CEC), set up   in 1993   coordinates   these    activities now. The objectives of the   CEC are:
u Close   co-ordination,    facilitation, overall guidance and the activities of Media Centres set up by the UGC in various universities.
u Dissemination       of     educational programmes,     through     both    the broadcast and non-broadcast modes.
u Production        of        educational audio-visual programmes and related support    material    and appropriate facilities.
u Research related to optimization of the activities.
u Providing a forum for the active involvement of academics and experts from educational technology for the production         of           appropriate educational programmes.
There     are    7    Educational Media Research   Centres (EMRCs) and 10 Audio    Visual    Research    Centres (AVRCs)        now.        UGC-CEC programmes    are    transmitted   via INSAT satellite and are further being telecast   on   about 1150 Terrestrial Transmitters    of    the Doordarshan covering      87%         of         Indian population.   The CEC packages the programmes produced by the Media Centres,   in   the   form of half-hour capsules     and   supplies for regular telecast    over    Doordarshan.    The number     of    hours   of telecast of education   films   on national channel has increased upto 6 hours daily. The focus     of     education    films   is on enrichment-oriented   films,   subject- related       series    of     films,     and undergraduate course-based lectures by eminent teachers.
The      CEC     has a repository of software of nearly 13000 educational films   in   these   categories. Besides telecasting   the   films,   CEC makes available VHS/CDs for programmes telecasted   on DD National Channel and    Gyan   Darshan, DD Bharti on demand. CEC also provides these CDs       to    several   national    and international     institutes    of    higher education.