Five Day Workshop Inaugurated By Professor Raj Kumar, VC
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Vinay kumar
Chandigarh
A five day workshop on “Creation and Management of Digital
Libraries through Open Source Software” was inaugurated here today by Professor
Raj Kumar, Vice Chancellor, Panjab University, Chandigarh which is being
organised by A.C. Joshi Library in collaboration with Information and Library Network
(INFLIBNET). PU VC in his address informed that creation and management of
digitized library is important keeping in mind the shift to the virtual world.
He further added that there is abundant data/literature/study material available
with the library and for maximum utilization of services by all stake holders, the
data to be digitized in a sequential way. The efforts for digitization have been
initiated with the PU Library but will be soon extend to the other
parts of PU. He advised the workshop team to connect the
students and teachers/wardens of various departments with the workshop. Prof. Preeti Mahajan in her keynote address talked about shift of traditional library
to digital library keeping in mind that the digital library provide 24X7 information,
user friendly interface, multi-media resources, advance search options, solves
preservation policy and unlimited storage space. She talked in details
about the why, whom, what, when and how of the digitization keeping
in mind the users, the depository, planning, budgeting, software,
timeline and evaluation of usability. She also informed that the
services of digital library includes being instant, healthy, spicy,
enticing and exotic keeping in mind the delivery of information,
attractiveness to youth and universal accessibility. However, she
stressed that the need of the hour is to adapt to change and to
build digital archives. Prof.
Shankarji Jha, Dean of University Instruction connected the theme of workshop with the
traditional knowledge system mentioning that in this globalized age of
information and technology, digitization has a great role to play in learning. Prof. Sanjay
Kaushik, Dean College Development Council
in his address said Open source technology and open source thinking
both benefit programmers and non-programmers. He further gave details
about the remote computing which is also called as cloud computing
which is an increasingly important aspect of everyday life with internet-connected
devices. He informed that library prefers open source software because
libraries have more control over this kind of software and also, it is more secure
and stable software which helps library professionals to become better programmers. Earlier,
Dr. Rashmi
Yadav, University Librarian in her
welcome address informed that there were around 40 participants
from different parts of India to attend this workshop. This
workshop in the next five days will focus on different aspects of open source
software and have associated 12 resource persons from INFLIBNET, Panjab University,
Delhi and other parts of India.
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