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Prof. Soumitra Sarkar, University Librarian, Prof. Pijush Kanti Panigrahi, Dean of Faculty Council for
Post-Graduate Studies in Education, Journalism and Library Science, University of Calcutta, Prof. Durga
Sankar Rath, Vidyasagar University, Mr. Arup Roy Chowdhury, Deputy Librarian, Indian Statistical
Institute, Mr. Divyakant Vaghela, Scientist B (CS), INFLIBNET Centre, Mr. Biswajit Bhattacharya, SOUL

Coordinator, Mr. Anirban Maji, SOUL Technical Assistant, West Bengal & Orissa Region and Mr. Anupam
Sharma, SOUL Technical Assistant, North-Eastern Region were resource persons during the technical
sessions. Theoretical lectures were followed by “hands-on” practice on the same modules by the
participants. All the practical sessions of the Training Programme involved intensive discussions and
interactions on various pros and cons of SOUL software between participants and the resource persons.
37 participants participated in the programme. Dr. Pubalika Bhattachrya Maitra, Assistant Professor,
DLIS extended warm vote of thanks at the end of the programme.

6. Specialized Training Programmes and National Workshops

6.1. Two-day Training Programme on Latest Trends in Library and Information Science for LIS
Teachers of North-East India, INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, 15 -16 April, 2016
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Two-day Training Programme on Latest Trends in Library and Information Science for LIS Teachers of
North-East India was organized at INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar from 15 to 16 April, 2016. Mr. H G
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Hosamani, Scientist C (LS), INFLIBNET Centre coordinated the programme. Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director,
INFLIBNET Centre inaugurated the programme. 27 participants attended the programme. The training
programme covered theoretical and practical sessions on the following topics related to latest trends in
library and information science.

Topics Name of the Expert
Thesaurus to Ontology: An Overview of Prof. K S Raghavan, Retired Professor DRTC,
Developments in Classification & Knowledge Bangalore
Organization
E-Learning: Content Creation and Hosting Mr. Abhishek Kumar, Scientist C (CS),
using MOOC INFLIBNET Centre
Institutional Repository and Anti-Plagiarism Mr. Manoj Kumar K., Scientist D (CS),
INFLIBNET Centre
INFLIBNET Activities and Services Dr. Jagdish Arora, Director, INFLIBNET
Centre

Interpersonal Skills for LIS Professionals Dr.Usha Munshi, Librarian, IIPA, Delhi
Emerging Technology in LIS with Reference to Dr.Usha Munshi, Librarian, IIPA, Delhi
Use of Social Networks and ICT Tools in
Teaching-Learning
Content Management System: Tools and Mr. Ashok Kumar Rai, Scientist D (CS),
Software INFLIBNET Centre

Bibliometric Tools and Techniques Ms. Kruti Trivedi, Scientist B (LS), INFLIBNET
Centre

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