By Our Reporter
SHILLONG, Oct 7: A two-day national workshop on ‘Application of open-source software for library automation: KOHA and DSpace 7’ was organised by Dr Homiwell Library, MLCU, which concluded here on Saturday.
The workshop was organised in collaboration with College Internal Quality Assessment Cell (IQAC), Sankardev and IQAC, MLCU, at MLCU Hall, Nongrah, MLCU, Shillong.
Librarian of North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Dr FR Sumer, was the main resource person of the workshop.
Head of Department of Library and Information Science, Guwahati University, Prof Sanjay K Singh, Project Manager, Library Automation (East & North East India Region), Rapid Radio Solutions Pvt. Ltd., Kausik Singha, and visiting faculty of School of Agriculture Science, Nagaland University, Alovi Zhimomi, were the guest speakers.
The resource person highlighted about the DSpace 7 and KOHA an open-source software, as important components for the automation of library.
A hands-on session for the participants allows them to explore the practical applications of KOHA and DSpace. The interactive workshop provided a deeper understanding on how to leverage these tools for library automation and digital asset management.
The guest speakers spoke about the values of libraries in the context of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, RFID Automation in Libraries, Right Technology Selection, and Myth Busters on it and Use of open-source software KOHA in library automation.
The workshop was graced by Vice Chancellor of MLCU, Prof TK Kharbamon, in the presence of Manbor Singh Warjri, IQAC, Sankardev College.
As many as 30 participants who are library professionals from institutions within and outside the state and faculty and IT students of MLCU, benefitted from the workshop.