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Gandhinagar at Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani, Kalyani from 20
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to 24 June, 2016. Mr. H G Hosamani, Scientist C (LS), Mr. Kannan P, Scientist C (LS) and Mr. Miteshkumar
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Pandya, Scientist B (LS), INFLIBNET Centre coordinated the programme. Professor (Dr.) Malayendu
Saha, Vice-Chancellor inaugurated the programme. 36 participants attended the programme. The
National Workshop covered theoretical and practical sessions on the following topics related to
Capacity Building Programme:

Topics Name of Expert and Institution
National Mission on Libraries : An Overview Mr. Anirban Biswas, System Manager,

RRRLF, Kolkata
Library Automation: Overview and Open Mr. Abhijit Bhowmik, Librarian, State
Source Tools for Libraries Central Library, West Bengal

Library Automation: Introduction to Koha, Dr. P.S. Mukhopadhyay, Associate Prof.,
Configuring Koha, Acquisition Module DLIS, University of Kalyani
of Koha
Understanding Modern Library Standards Mr. H.G. Hosamani, Scientist C (LS)
MARC and Dublin Core INFLIBNET Centre

Emerging Trends for Libraries in Context of Prof. S C Biswas, DLIS, Burdwan
Public Libraries University
Changing Roles of Public Libraries and Prof. J K Sarkhel, DLIS, University of
Community-based Information Services Kalyani
Library Automation : Cataloguing, Prof. P. S. Mukhopadhyay, DLIS,
Circulation and OPAC-Koha University of Kalyani

Use of Social Media and other Web 2.0 Tools Mr. Miteshkumar Pandya, Scientist B (LS),
for Libraries INFLIBNET Centre
Koha – Report generation and other utilities Prof. P. S. Mukhopadhyay, DLIS,
University of Kalyani
Standards and Formats for Digitization, Dr. D. K. Singh, Deputy Librarian, BHU
Digitization Process and “Hands On”
Practice
Social Media and Web 2.0 (including their Practical Staff lead by Dr. P.S.
applications in Library OPAC): Hands on Mukhopadhyay and Mr.Miteshkumar

Practice Pandya
Library Services for Specially-abled persons Dr. D. K. Singh, Deputy Librarian, BHU
Multilingual information representation Mr. Miteshkumar Pandya, Scientist B (LS),
through Unicode for Indic Scripts INFLIBNET Centre
Introduction to e-Resources and Discovery Mr. Kannan P, Scientist C (CS), INFLIBNET
Tools Centre

Effective Communication Skills Dr. Niladri Chatterjee, Professor, Dept. of
English, University of Kalyani

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