Prof. Abhoy K Ojha, Dean, Academic Programmes, IIMB, inaugurates the International Conference on ‘Future of Libraries’, jointly organized by IIM Bangalore and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, on February 26, 2019. (L-R) Dr. K. Rama Patnaik, Conference Director and Librarian, IIMB; Dr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy, Co-Host & Conference Co-Chair, and Chief Librarian, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata; Prof. Abhoy K Ojha, and Prof. Shashidhar Murthy, Faculty from the Finance & Accounting area, IIMB.
Dr. K. Rama Patnaik, Conference Director and Librarian, IIMB, welcomes delegates and participants to the International Conference on ‘Future of Libraries’, jointly organized by IIM Bangalore and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, at IIMB, on February 26, 2019.
Prof. Daphne Kyriaki-Manessi, University of West Attica, leads a workshop on ‘Managing Cultural Heritage Information in the Digital World: The case of the CrossCult Project’ at the International Conference on ‘Future of Libraries’, jointly organized by IIM Bangalore and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, at IIMB, on February 26, 2019.
Prof. I. Triantafyllou, University of West Attica, addresses participants at the International Conference on ‘Future of Libraries’, jointly organized by IIM Bangalore and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, at IIMB, on February 26, 2019
Dimitrios Kouis, from University of West Attica, makes a point at the International Conference on ‘Future of Libraries’, jointly organized by IIM Bangalore and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, at IIMB, on February 26, 2019.
Prof. Shashidhar Murthy, Faculty from the Finance & Accounting area, IIMB, welcomers the speakers and participants to the three-day International Conference on ‘Future of Libraries’, jointly organized by IIM Bangalore and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, at IIMB, on February 26, 2019.
Prof. Abhoy K Ojha, Dean, Academic Programmes, IIMB delivers the inaugural address.
Dr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy, thanks delegates and participants.
Dr.Marshall Breeding, Creator & Editor, Library Technology Guides, speaks on 'Evolving Technologies and Future of Libraries' at the International Conference on ‘Future of Libraries’, jointly organized by IIM Bangalore and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, at IIMB, on February 26, 2019.
Dr. Swati Bhattacharyya, Scholarly Communication Librarian, University of California Riverside Library, speaks on ‘Landscape of Scholarly Communication’ at the International Conference on ‘Future of Libraries’, jointly organized by IIM Bangalore and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, at IIMB, on February 26, 2019.
Gurdish Sandhu, Former Associate Director, University of East London, speaks on ‘Managing Digital Collections’ at the International Conference on ‘Future of Libraries’, jointly organized by IIM Bangalore and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, at IIMB, on February 26, 2019.
Dr. Pravakar Rath, Professor, Mizoram University, speaks on ‘Future of LIS Education in India: Opportunities and Challenges in Global Context’.
(L-R) Dr. Shalini R Urs, Founder-Chairperson & Professor of Digital Media and Analytics, MYRA School of Business; Naveen Bharthi, FPM Scholar, Indian Institute of Management Bangalore; N V Sathyanarayana, Chairman & Managing Director, Informatics India Ltd. Bangalore; Dr. Marshall Breeding, Creator & Editor, Library Technology Guides; Dr. Nishtha Anilkumar, Head – Library and Information Services, Physical Research Laboratory, and Dr. B M Meera, Librarian, Raman Research Institute, at the panel discussion on ‘Future of Academic and Research Libraries’.
A snapshot of IIMB faculty members, speakers and participants at the International Conference on ‘Future of Libraries’.
Day 2
Robin Rice, Data Librarian & Head of Research, Data Support Services, University of Edinburgh, leads a workshop on ‘Good Practice Research Data Management’ at the International Conference on ‘Future of Libraries’, jointly organized by IIM Bangalore and the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, at IIMB, on February 27, 2019.
Dr. Plaban Kumar Bhowmick, Assistant Professor, Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur speaks on ‘National Digital Library of India (NDLI): A Large-Scale Delivery Platform’.
Ella Mitchell, Academic Services Manager, University of East London speaks on ‘Information Literacy frameworks and curriculum: Theory and the Practice’.
Dr. H Anil Kumar, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, speaks on ‘Learning Spaces of the Future and The Future of Libraries: Case study of restoration and upgradation of Vikram Sarabhai Library, IIM Ahmedabad’.
Vivek Shanbhag, author and Indian fiction writer, in conversation with Prof. M S Sriram, from the Centre for Public Policy at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
Day 3
P Jayarajan, Ex Head of The British Council Libraries in India, speaks about ‘Transforming the Public Library Movement in India’, at the International Conference on the ‘Future of Libraries’, hosted at IIMB, on February 28.
Prof. Anil B Suraj, faculty from the Centre for Public Policy at IIMB, talks about ‘Interpreting Copyrights for the Future of Education’, at the International Conference on the ‘Future of Libraries’, hosted at IIMB, on February 28.
Dr. M. G. Sreekumar, Chief Librarian, IIM Kozhikode, speaks about ‘Evolution of Indian Business: Linking the Past to the Future’, at the International Conference on the ‘Future of Libraries’, hosted at IIMB, on February 28.
Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty, Librarian, Bose Institute, Kolkata, speaks about ‘Status of Public Library Systems in India and their Revival to Meet the Challenges in Contemporary Times’, at the International Conference on the ‘Future of Libraries’, hosted at IIMB, on February 28.
Dr. Kishore Chandra Satpathy, Chief Librarian, Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, talks about the ‘Role of Future Libraries in Documenting Traditional Knowledge: Mapping Grassroots Innovations and Best Practices of the Indigenous Communities in North East India’, at the International Conference on the ‘Future of Libraries’, hosted at IIMB, on February 28.
(L-R) Rajendrakumar P Y, Former Director General, National Library of India, P Jayarajan, who retired in 2003 as Head of the, British Council Libraries in India, Dr. Arun Kumar Chakraborty, Librarian, Bose Institute, Kolkata, Dr. Akhtar Parvez, University Librarian, Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Dr. S. Kamatchi, Librarian and Information Officer, Anna Centenary Library, and Dr. Basheerhamad Shadrach, Asia Coordinator, World Wide Web Foundation, during the panel discussion on ‘Transforming Public Libraries for Socio Economic Development’, at the International Conference on the ‘Future of Libraries’, hosted at IIMB, on February 28.
The organizing team of the International Conference on the ‘Future of Libraries’.
Dr. M S Sridhar, Rapporteur General, who retired as Head, Library & Documentation, ISRO Satellite Centre, Bangalore, gives the closing remarks, at the International Conference on the ‘Future of Libraries’, hosted at IIMB, on February 28.