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As the president and organizer of the G20 summit, India recognizes the importance of leveraging digital technologies and knowledge resources to address global challenges and foster inclusive education. In this context, the National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is proud to announce its international symposium titled "Digital Libraries: Sustainable Development in Education". This symposium aims to bring together experts, educators, researchers, policymakers, and practitioners from around the world to discuss the role of digital libraries in promoting equitable and sustainable development in education. With this NDLI aims to contribute to the global dialogue on leveraging digital resources for achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly SDG 4 (Quality Education).
National Digital Library of India (NDLI) is a National Mission on Education through Information and Communication Technology (NMEICT) Project developed by the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT KGP), under the aegis of the MoE, Govt. of India. It is a single-window platform providing learning resources that make e-Learning and education accessible to all, bringing digital repositories to users of all demographics from India and the world. 19th June 2018 marked a milestone in the history of education in India with the formal launch of the National Digital Library of India by the Hon’ble Minister of HRD, Prakash Javadekar. NDLI is operating with a mission to create a 24X7-enabled integrated ubiquitous digital knowledge source for the Nation – catering to immersive e-Learning for all learners, at all levels, in all areas. This unique team forms a dynamic, passionate core for our engine, and works around the clock to bring alive a vision to democratize education which can help harvest the infinite potential of a young India.
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| Monday | 9:00 AM -10:00 AM | Registration |
| 10:00 AM - 11:00 AM | Inaguration | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Tea | |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Technical Session-1 (Venue: Kalidas Auditorium) | |
| Chair | Prof. Subrata Chattopadhyay, ARP, IIT Kharagpur | |
| Co-Chair | Prof. Sanjay Kumar Singh, Gauhati University | |
| Rapporteur | Prof. Nivedita Bhattacharyya Sahu, DLIS, Vidyasagar University | |
| Keynote Speaker | Prof. P. P. Chakraborty, Former Director & Professor, CSE, IIT Kharagpur | |
| S.N | Invited Speakers | |
| 1 | Ms. Neeti Saxena, Senior Manager, Digital Library of South Asia, British Council | |
| 2 | Dr. Viktor Snychkov, All-Russia Library for Foreign Literature, Russia | |
| 3 | Dr. C. Jayakumar, Librarian, IIT Roorkee | |
| 4 | Mr. Tanveer Hasan, Executive Director, Center for Internet and Society (CIS), Bengaluru | |
| 5 | Prof. Sudip Misra, CSE, IIT Kharagpur | |
| Product Presentation by Wiley | ||
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Technical Session-2 (Venue: Gargi Auditorium) | |
| Chair | Prof. Sudip Ranjan Hatua, DLIS, Rabindra Bharati University | |
| Co-Chair | Dr. Manju Naika, Chief Library Officer, IIT Bombay | |
| Rapporteur | Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo, Deputy Librarian, IIT Bhubaneswar | |
| S.N | Invited Speakers | |
| 1 | Prof. Partha Pratim Das, Former Jt-PI, NDLI & CSE, IIT Kharagpur | |
| 2 | Prof. P. S. Mukhopadhyay, DLIS, University of Kalyani | |
| 3 | Dr. Soni Wadhwa, SRM University | |
| 4 | Dr. Samrat Guha Roy, Assistant Librarian, IIT Kharagpur | |
| 5 | MR. Christos Varvantakis, Partner Manager at Wikimedia , Germany (Online) | |
| Product Presentation by Taylor & Francis | ||
| Product Presentation by Oxford University Press | ||
| 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM | Tea Poster Presentation | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Technical Session-3 (Venue: Gargi Auditorium) - Parallel Session | |
| Chair | Prof. Arun Kumar Chakraborty, DLIS, NSOU | |
| Co-Chair | Dr. N.S Bhandari, Deputy Librarian, IIT Mandi | |
| Rapporteur | Dr. Satish Kumar, IIT-ISM Dhanbad | |
| S.N | Details | |
| 1 | Digital Library for Visually Impaired students: Pros and Cons by Mr. Unindajyoti Choudhury | |
| 2 | A World That Belongs to All of Us: Community-Owned Digital Libraries by Ms. Zoya Chadha | |
| 3 | NDLI Awareness Session Gateway to Access Digital Resources for Management Student: Special Reference of GNIMS Management Institute, Mumbai by Dr. Kuljeet G. Kahlon & Ms. Neeta D. Malik | |
| 4 | Awareness and Use of Resources Available On National Digital Library of India: A Study of Post Graduate Students of Assam University, Silchar by Prof. Manoj Kumar Sinha & Ms. Chandita Barman | |
| 5 | A Proposal for Developing Digital Repositories to Preserve Traditional Knowledge Resources of Tripura by Mr. Nikhil Debnath, Prof. Manoj Kumar Sinha, Dr. Rajesh Kumar | |
| 6 | Bridging the Educational Gap: The NDLI’s Contribution by Dr. Sunita Pareek | |
| 7 | Digital library as the bridge for equitable access to quantum of knowledge by Mr. F. Lamin Gayang and Dr. S. Ravikumar | |
| 8 | Digital Libraries: Making Education Accessible For All by Mr. Gopal Pandey & Ms. Priya Tiwari | |
| 9 | Development of an ontological knowledge base for Intangible Cultural Heritage with a special focus on DokraCraftDevelopment of an ontological knowledge base for Intangible Cultural Heritage with a special focus on Dokra Craft by Mr. Swagata Rana & Prof.Durga Sankar Rath | |
| 10 | Unlocking Imagination: Children's Literature in The Digital Libraries by Dr.Jyoti Bhabal & Dr.Neelam Rajan Chavan | |
| 11 | "Unearthing the Digital Treasures of India: Metadata Acquisition in the National Digital Library of India (NDLI) " by Mousiki Singha Roy and Anupam Sana | |
| 4:30 PM - 5:30 PM | Technical Session-4 (Venue: Maitri Auditorium) - Parallel Session | |
| Chair | Prof. Manoj Kumar Sinha, DLIS, Assam University | |
| Co-Chair | Dr. S.K. Vijaianand, Deputy Librarian, IIT Kanpur | |
| Rapporteur | Dr. Samir Kumar Jalal, Deputy Librarian, IIT Kharagpur | |
| S.N | Details | |
| 1 | Inclusive and equitable access to digital libraries for diverse learners “State of Awareness about Digital Libraries among the Students of Border Districts of Uttarakhand by Ms. Swati | |
| 2 | Application of webometrics indicators for measuring web presence and visibility of National Digital Library of India: A case study by Dr. E. Nishavathi | |
| 3 | Digital inclusion and the digital libraries during the COVID-19 and post-COVID era by Mr. Samarjit Dey & Dr. Nivedita Bhattacharyya Sahu | |
| 4 | Uses of e-Resources in University Libraries with Special References to K.K.H. Library, Gauhati University by Gagan Thakuria | |
| 5 | Role of Digital Library on Sustainable Development in Education: A Study of KendriyaVidyalaya Libraries by Mr. Animesh Mahata | |
| 6 | Risk Management & Ethical Issues of Digital Library Software: A Comparative Assessment by Mr. Vikram Roy & Ms. Disha Roy | |
| 7 | Digital Evolution of Dharmaśāstric Knowledge: Implications for Quality Education by Ms. Arooshi Nigam & Dr.Subhash Chandra | |
| 8 | Virtual Learning Gateways For Real-World Impact: Leveraging Digital Libraries For Global Citizenship Education Among Adolescents by Mrs. Salini Krishnan | |
| 9 | Digital literacy among the staff of university libraries of Bangladesh: A case study of Patuakhali Science and Technology University Central Library(PSTUCL) and University of Barishal Central Library(UBCL) by Dr.Pankoj Kumar Sarker & Dr.Madhusudan Halder | |
| 10 | Empowering India’s Future: Developing a Digital Library for Nurturing Financial Literacy in Children by Mrs. Neelam Rajan Chavan & Dr. Jyoti Bhabal | |
| 11 | Design of a Digital Library for Santal Community by Dr. Sanjukta Sahoo & Mrs. Bulti Tewari | |
| 6:00 PM - 8 :00 PM | Cultural Programme | |
| 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM | Dinner |
| Tuesday | 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Technical Session 5 (Venue: Gargi Auditorium) |
| Chair | Prof. P S Mukhopadhyay, DLIS, University of Kalyani | |
| Co-Chair | Dr. Vijay Raghav Tiwari, Librarian, IISER Kolkata | |
| Rapporteur | Prof. Saptarshi Ghosh, DLIS, North Bengal University | |
| Invited Talk | Prof. K P Sinhamahapatra, Chairman Central Library & Jt-PI NDLI | |
| Dr. B. Sutradhar, Jt-PI NDLI, & Librarian , IIT Kharagpur | ||
| S.N | Details | |
| 1 | Automated Data Curation Tool (ADCT), Where does it stand? A Brief Comparative Study of Digital Library Data Curation Tools and ADCT by Mr. Arunavo Banerjee & Dr. B. Sutradhar | |
| 2 | Designing a Multilingual Stemmer for Indian Languages in NDLI: An Assessment of Linguistic Aspects and Functionalities by Mr. Satyabrata Acharya & Dr. B. Sutradhar | |
| 3 | "Book recommendation system for North Bengal University Library: A model to enhance user experience through personalization by Dr. Anirban Biswas | |
| 4 | Comprehensive Content Curation Workflow at NDLI: A Holistic Approach by Mr. DebasisDas, Mr. RajibKundu, Ms. SuchismitaBera, Mr. Ashok Kumar Ghosh & Mr. Siddhartha Mukherjee | |
| 5 | Web 2.0 applications for Digital Libraries: A case study on Social Networking Sites of National Digital Library of India by Phulasmita Nath & Prof. P. Hangsing | |
| 6 | NDLI's IDR Services Challenges and Future Roadmaps – A Case Study by Nirupam Biswas | |
| 7 | Digital Libraries and Educational Transformation: A Comprehensive Study of the NDLI Club Initiative by Dr.Anirban Mukherjee, Mr. Suman Panja, Ms. Manali Sengupta, Mr. Dubbendu Chakraborty, Ms. Ananya Guha, Mr. ParthaSengupta, Ms. PhulasmitaNath, Dr. B. Sutradhar & Prof. K.P. Sinhamahapatra | |
| Product Presentation by Elsevier | ||
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | Tea | |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Technical Session-6 (Venue: Gargi Auditorium) - Parallel Session | |
| Chair | Prof. Durga Sankar Rath, DLIS, Vidyasagar University | |
| Co-Chair | Dr. Bibhuti Bhusan Sahoo, Deputy Librarian, IIT Bhubaneswar | |
| Rapporteur | Mr. Biswajit Saha, Librarian, Kazi Nazrul University | |
| S.N | Details | |
| 1 | Data Extraction from Libsys's Text Report of Backvolume of Periodicals/ Serials: A Systematic Approach by Mr. M. Manivannan & Dr. B. Sutradhar | |
| 2 | The IFLA-UNESCO Public Library Manifesto 2022 on Digital Skills and Information Access: Digital Skills for Everyone by Mr. Bairaboina Lachaiah & Mr. Agnes Hajdu Barat | |
| 3 | Digital Literacy and Skills Development. Innovative Approaches to Promoting Digital Literacy through Digital Libraries by Mr. Javid Ahmad Qureshi | |
| 4 | Quality Assurance: A User-centric Approach in National Digital Library of India by Ms. Reema Barik Praharaj, Mr. Anindya Mitra & Mr. Siddhartha Mukherjee | |
| 5 | Transformative Influence of Artificial Intelligence and its Impact on the Science Libraries by Ms. Kanchan Chaturvedi | |
| 6 | Exploring the Awareness of Open Educational Resources (OER) among Engineering Students and Research Scholars of Tezpur University by Ms. Nijomsri Daimary & Dr.Mukesh Saikia | |
| 7 | A study on the impact of digital learning and MOOC courses on educational and employment prospects in rural Kerala by Dr.Prasanth M.P & Mr. Ashok Thomas | |
| 8 | Participation of Libraries in the Effective Implementation of Digital India Initiatives by Ms. Saloni Chaudhary , Ms. Priya Tiwari, Mr. Debasis Majhi & Mr. Ayush Kumar Pate | |
| 9 | Technology Components in Lis Education with Special Reference To Mobile Augmented Reality by Mr. Digbijoy Das | |
| 10 | Text Analytics in Koha OPAC: Designing a Prototype by Mr. Soumik Kerketta & Ms. Mondrita Mukhopadhyay | |
| 11:30 AM - 1:00 PM | Technical Session-7 (Venue: Maitri Auditorium) - Parallel Session | |
| Chair | Dr. Nimai Chand Saha, Librarian, Visva-Bharati University | |
| Co-Chair | Dr. Navin Upadhyay, Deputy Librarian, IIT-BHU | |
| Rapporteur | Mr. Hemanta Kr. Biswal, Assistant Librarian, IIT Kharagpur | |
| S.N | Details | |
| 1 | OER Repository of Odisha State Open University-eGyanagar: an evaluative study by Mr. Abhijit Chakrabarti & Dr.Bulu Maharana | |
| 2 | Need-based e-learning through NDLI: A Study on the Perception of Research Scholars’ of Central University of Tamil Nadu by Ms. Sushree Namita Nag & Dr. K. G. Sudhier | |
| 3 | Scientometric Evaluation of ETDs of Department of LIS of University of Delhi from Perspective of Shodhganga Repository by Ms. Hiral Patel & Dr.Devashri K. Shastri | |
| 4 | Tracing the Significance of Electronic Theses & Dissertations (ETDs) in LIS Domain: An Analysis on Present Status of Available ETDs in Institutional Repositories of India by Ms. TanimaTunga & Mr. Pabitra Sharma | |
| 5 | Use of Audio-Visual Media Embedded in OER Available in Indian National Repositories from 2017-2022: An Evaluative Study by Ms. Sophia Banerjee | |
| 6 | Exploring the Use and Practice of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Engineering College Libraries of Bhubaneswar City: An Evaluative Study by Ms. RupashreeDhar & Dr.Prangya Das | |
| 7 | Assessing the Openness of Scholarly Publications on Sustainable Development Goal “Quality Education” in India: A Data Carpentry Analysis by Mr. Abhijit Roy & Prof.Akhandanand Shukla | |
| 8 | Assessing Web Accessibility in the National Digital Library of India (NDLI) and Internet Archive Using AInspector Sidebar by Ms. Rishika Sohiny P K & Dr.Anila Sulochana | |
| 9 | Awareness of Open Educational Resources (OER) among the Post Graduate (PG) students of the School of Social Sciences at Sikkim University: A Survey by Mr. Yengkhom Ronald | |
| 10 | Connecting DSpace-CRIS with External Data Providers for Research Information Management System of IIT Kharagpur: A Practical Approach by Mr. Subrat Kumar Nanda & Dr. B. Sutradhar | |
| 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Lunch | |
| 2:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Technical Session-8 (Venue: Maitri Auditorium) | |
| Chair | Dr. Mahendra N Jadav, Librarian, IIT Madras | |
| Co-Chair | Dr. Bhojaraju Gunjal, Chief Library Officer, IIT Hyderabad | |
| Rapporteur | To be updated | |
| S.N | Invited Speaker | |
| 1 | Prof. Sudeshna Sarkar, CSE, IIT Kharagpur | |
| 2 | Prof. Bulu Maharana, DLIS, Sambalpur University | |
| 3 | Dr.Sakil Ahmed, Librarian, Institute of Research and Medical Consultant, Saudi Arabia (Online) | |
| 4 | Dr. Ruwan Gamage, Sr. Lecturer in LIS, The Maldives National University. (Online) | |
| 5 | Dr. Sandeep Kumar Pathak, Librarian, IISER Bhopal | |
| All Poster Presentation | ||
| 3:30 PM - 4:00 PM | Tea | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Technical Session-9 (Venue: Gargi Auditorium) - Parallel Session | |
| Chair | Dr. Rajesh Kumar, Librarian, Manav Rachana International University | |
| Co-Chair | Mr. Madhusudan Haldar, University of Barishal Bangladesh | |
| Rapporteur | To be updated | |
| S.N | Details | |
| 1 | Developing IIM Calcutta Archives: A Comprehensive Study of Omeka Classic by Dr. Narayan Chandra Ghosh & Mr. Avijit Datta | |
| 2 | Creation, Curation and Dissemination of OERs in India: an analytical study by Dr.Ashis Biswas & Dr.Mayuri Das Biswas | |
| 3 | Open Access to Scholarly Communication through Preprints: accelerating sustainable development in education by Dr.Mayuri Das Biswas & Dr.Ashis Biswas | |
| 4 | The World Bank Open Knowledge Repository (OKR): Digital Platforms for Research Collaboration of Sub-Saharan Africa and Sustainable Development Goals by Dr.Ranjan Samanta & Dipanjali Chakraborty | |
| 5 | Open Science Communication and the Role of the Libraries by Dr. Sandeep Kumar Pathak & Dr.Neeraj Chaurasia | |
| 6 | Impact and Utilisation of Open Courseware by Library and Information Science (LIS) Students: Opportunities and Challenges by Ms. Pabitra Sharma | |
| 7 | A study on Industry readiness through library resources for Technology enabled upskilling and reskilling by Dr.Mitali Sengupta & Dr.Subrata Chattopadhyay | |
| 8 | Applications of emerging technologies (AI, ML, NLP, AR & VR etc.) in digital libraries by Mrs. Sonal S. Datar | |
| 9 | User Satisfaction with Digital Service of Public Libraries at Kolkata by Mr. Sandip Ghosh & Dr.Anirban Majumdar | |
| 10 | Enhancing User Experience and Accessibility in Digital Libraries through Emerging Technologies by Mr. Subhajit Panda & Dr.Navkiran Kaur | |
| 4:00 PM - 5:30 PM | Technical Session-10 (Venue: Maitri Auditorium) - Parallel Session | |
| Chair | Prof. Bikika Laloo Tariang, Professor, NEHU | |
| Co-Chair | Dr. N.C. Ghosh, Librarian, IIM Calcutta | |
| Rapporteur | Dr. T.K. Ghosh, Assistant Librarian, IIT Kharagpur | |
| S.N | Details | |
| 1 | Strategies and barriers in accessing online educational resources: with reference to freely available virtual labs and simulations by Kishore Dey & Dr. Samir Kumar Jalal | |
| 2 | A Study on the Transformative Role of Artificial Intelligence in Empowering LIS Professionals in India by Ms. Parimita Bezbaruah & Ms. Rupsikha Kashyap | |
| 3 | Contribution of G20 Countries in Digital Library Research during 1991-2022: A Scientometric Analysis Using Bibliomatrixr Package by Mr. Indrajit Mondal & Mrs. Shabnam Surendran | |
| 4 | Impact of Electronic Resources on Library Services: A Systematic Review through PRISMA Method by Ms. Jyoti & Dr.Javed Khan | |
| 5 | Identification of Books Metadata Using ISBN Search from Title Page Images: An Ai/Ml Approach by Ms. Mousumi Saha & Dr.Saptarshi Ghosh | |
| 6 | Designing Digitally Robust Research Libraries for the 21st Century: The Jio Institute Digital Library (JDL) by Dr. M.G. Sreekumar & Dr. Manuelraj Peter | |
| 7 | Analysis of NDLI YouTube Channel Videos: A Content Analysis and Sentiment Analysis via Viewer Comments by Mr. Ramani Ranjan Sahu & Dr. B. Sutradhar | |
| 8 | Semantic Coupling of Scientific Literature using sBERT: An Enhanced Model for Systematic Literature Review by Ms. Aditi Roy & Prof.Saptarshi Ghosh | |
| 9 | Automated Subject Indexing for Educational Resources: Integrating Annif and ERIC Thesaurus by Mr. Mustak Ahmed Research Scholar & Dr.Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay | |
| 10 | Unlocking the future of Academic Libraries using AI Chatbot by Mr. Pawan Kumar Pal & Dr. Samir Kumar Jalal | |
| 6:00 PM - 8 :00 PM | Cultural Programme | |
| 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM | Dinner |
| Wednesday | 9:30 AM - 11:00 AM | Technical Session-11 (Venue: Gargi Auditorium) |
| Chair | Dr. Pankaj Kumar Sarkar, Librarian, PST University Bangladesh | |
| Co-Chair | Dr. Samir Kumar Jalal, Deputy Librarian, IIT Kharagpur | |
| Rapporteur | Dr. Samrat Guha Roy, Assistant Librarian, IIT Kharagpur | |
| Invited Speaker | Prof. Plaban Kumar Bhowmick, GS Sanyal School of Telecommunication, IIT Kharagpur | |
| S.N | Details | |
| 1 | Digital Resource Management in Selected Institutional Libraries in Kolkata A Comparative Study by Mr. Sukanta Haldar & Mr. Anjan Pal | |
| 2 | Libraries benefaction towards Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): An overview by Mr. Hemanta Kumar Biswal, Dr. B. Sutradhar & Prof. Bulu Maharana | |
| 3 | Significance of Digital Library in Karnataka Folklore University by Dr. Rajashekhar Kumbar | |
| 4 | Improving India's Digital Literacy: A Review by Mr. Shahzeb Hasan | |
| 5 | Enhancing the attainment of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): The Role of Digital Libraries in Quality Education Perspective by Dr. Bhojaraju Gunjal | |
| 6 | From Repository to Resource Hub: Conceptualising Traditional Academic Libraries as Knowledge Management Centers by Ms. Sunima Baral & Mr. Suryakanta Jena | |
| 7 | Copyright DRM and Intellectual Property Rights: Issues in the Digital Libraries an Overview by Mrs. Alka Rani Khare & Ms. Shweta Dubey | |
| 8 | Research on Bridging the Digital divide in India: a review-based study by Dr. Mithu Anjali | |
| 9 | Streamlining Data Curation: A Comprehensive Analysis and Cleansing Tool by Mr. Samim Aktar, Mr. Soumya Kanti Mandal & Subham Mitra | |
| 10 | Introduction to artificial intelligence (AI): a new paradigm for digital library services by Ms. Dipanwita Roy | |
| 11 | Prospective of the Use of Artificial Intelligence in Reference Services for Academic Libraries: with special reference to University libraries of Assam by Dr. Rajib Kumar Das & Dr. Anuradha Singha | |
| 11:00 AM - 11:30 AM | High Tea | |
| 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM | Panel Discussion (Venue: Gargi) | |
| Theme | Future Roadmap of NDLI | |
| Moderator | Prof. K. P. Sinhamahapatra, Chairman, Central Library, IIT Kharagpur | |
| S.N | Details | |
| 1 | Dr. B. Sutradhar, Librarian, IIT Kharagpur | |
| 2 | Prof. P S Mukhopadhyaya, University of Kalyani | |
| 3 | Prof. Pabitra Mitra, CSE, IIT Kharagpur | |
| 4 | Dr. Tamal Kumar Guha, Librarian, IIT Gauwahati | |
| 5 | Dr. Mahendra N Jadav, Librarian, IIT Madras | |
| 6 | Dr. Rajesh Singh, Librarian, University of Delhi | |
| 12:30 AM - 1:30 PM | Valedictory & Certificate Distribution | |
| 1:30 AM - 2:30 PM | Lunch |
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We look forward to receiving your valuable contributions and engaging in meaningful discussions on the sustainable development of digital libraries in education at the "Digital Libraries: Sustainable Development in Education" symposium.
Paper Submission Deadline: 18.09.23
(2 page extended abstract)
Notification of Acceptance: 21.09.23
Final Paper Submission Deadline: 20.10.23
Symposium Dates: 20.11.23 to 22.11.23