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by experts in the field. Around 30 participants including LIS professionals, content manager, senior
executives in private organisation and R&D institutions participated in the programme. Dr. Mallikarjun
Angadi, Chairperson, CLIMS, TISS coordinated the programme and welcomed the guests and
participants. Prof. Surinder Jaswal, Deputy Director, Tata Institute of Social Sciences, Mumbai
inaugurated the Workshop. In her inaugural address, she said that TISS, as one of the premier institutes

in the country, has always responded to the needs of the society in terms of offering quality higher
education to the pupils. She wished all the participants to gain as much knowledge as possible from this
unique Workshop and assured all possible help to conduct many more such workshops useful to LIS
professionals in future. Prof. M Mariappan, Chairperson, Centre for Hospital Administration, School of
Health System Studies, TISS was the Chief Guest for the concluding and certificate distribution function.

Dr. Mallikarjun Angadi, Chairperson, CLIMS, Dr. J. Shivarama, Asst. Professor, CLIMS and Mr. Gaurav
Prakash, Scientist B (CS), INFLIBNET Centre were the resource persons.

6.11. Two-day National Workshop on Content Management Systems and Library Software
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Applications, Sikkim University, Gangtok, 28 -30 November, 2016
Two-day National Workshop on Content Management Systems and Library Software Applications was
organised by Sikkim University in collaboration with INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar at Teesta-Indus

Central Library, Sikkim University, Gangtok from 28 to 30 November, 2016. Prof. A S Chandel, Librarian
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coordinated the programme. Ms. Sarbada Pradhan, Assistant Librarian delivered welcomed address.
Prof. T B Subba, Vice-Chancellor inaugurated the programme in presence of Mr. T K Kaul, Registrar, Dr.
Debashish Chawdhury, Controller of Examinations, Prof. A S Chandel, Librarian, Sikkim University and
Dr. Miteshkumar Pandya, Scientist B (LS), INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar. In his inaugural address,

Prof. Subba emphasized that useful contents should be created and made available for wider access. He
also emphasized that technology is a tool and should be used only as a tool. Prof. A S Chandel, in his
introductory address, emphasized the need for organising this workshop for library professionals of the
state to update them with the advances in information technology and thanked Director, INFLIBNET for
sponsoring this Workshop. He highlighted the importance of creation of digital resources in the present

digital era that needs concerted efforts by various institutions.

On this occasion, Prof. T B Subba, Vice-Chancellor launched Library Website developed using
Wordpress, an open source CMS platform, designed by Mr. Adip Tirwa, Technical Assistant, Central
Library, Sikkim University under the guidance of the Librarian. Dr.Miteshkumar Pandya, Scientist B
(LS), INFLIBNET Centre was the resource person. He made presentation on Joomla and INLFIBNET’s

Activities and Services. Around 37 participants from different cities of Sikkim participated in the
programme. Mr. Manish Soni, Information Scientist, Sikkim University extended a warm vote of thanks.

In the valedictory Session, Mr. Jitendra Singh Raje, IAS, Director, Higher Education, Govt. of Sikkim was
the chief guest. In his address, he talked on importance of e-content and content creation. He also
mentioned that he would initiate advanced library system in colleges of Sikkim very soon.

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