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1.2. Tutorials

Convention tutorials were delivered on National Digital Library by Prof. P P Das and Dr. B S Sutradhar, IIT
Kharagpur; J-Gate at e-Shodh Sindhu by Informatics India; Tutorial on Anti-Plagiarism Software:
URKUND by Mr. Manoj Kumar K. Scientist D (CS), INFLIBNET Centre; and setting-up institutional
repositories using Dspace by Mr. Yatrik Patel, Scientist D (CS), INFLIBNET Centre.

1.3. Technical Sessions

The theme papers were presented by invited theme speakers during the Technical Session:

Sl. No Theme Topic Theme Speaker
1 Technologies for Glimpses of Semantic Web Mr. Ravi Shankar Jha,
Libraries and its Application Across Infosys Consultancy
Industries
2 Technologies for Smart Libraries: Powering Dr.Usha Munshi, Librarian,
Libraries the Transition to Learning IIPA, New Delhi
Common
3 Library Management: Disruptive Technology Prof. R. N. Mishra, Prof. &
Collections and Human Innovations in Libraries: Head, DLISc, Mizoram

Resources Impact on future University, Aizawl
Librarianship
4 Innovative Services Disruptive Innovation Dr. P. Hensing, Assistant
Services Professor, DLIS, NEHU

29 papers were presented on various themes during six technical sessions during three days of the
Conventions as per the details given below in table .

Sessions Theme Chairperson Co-chairman/ No. of
Rapporteur Papers

Presented
Session 1 Technologies for Mr. Premchand, Dr. R. K. Sharma, 4
Libraries Librarian, IIAS, Shimla Librarian, UNESCO
Information Centre for
India and Bhutan,
New Delhi
Session 2 Library Dr. Ashok Rai, Scientist Dr. P.K. Deka, 4
Management: D (CS) Librarian, K C Das

Collections and College, Guwahati
Human Resources

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