
Designing Digitally Robust Research Libraries for the
21st Century
5th April – 9th April 2021
Introduction
In synergy with the Government of India’s Digital India initiative - the Jio Institute Library is envisioned as a platform to provide access to the best information and resources using advanced digital infrastructure.
In line with the above, Jio Institute in collaboration with AICTE conducted a 5-Day International Workshop on ‘Designing Digitally Robust Research Libraries for the 21st Century’ from 5th to 9 April 2021, for the benefit of Indian Library professionals, drawn from the Universities, and other academic/research institutions.
The programme was targeted at librarians and information professionals and those involved in such aspects of digital information/assets management as infrastructure; information services; learning-teaching support; research support; metadata; content management; preservation; system design; implementation; interface design; human-computer interaction; collection development; intellectual property; privacy; electronic publishing; document genres; multimedia and associated applications/theoretical topics.
The programme focused on:
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Bringing latest technology applications, best practices for enablement with respect to enduring user experience, empowered teaching-learning and enhanced research outcome.
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Imparting knowledge and skills (conceptual as well as technical components) that the information/knowledge professionals need to position themselves at the cutting edge of technology and the profession.
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Other takeaways from the workshop will be participants’ opportunity to witness the experts’ success stories, case studies, and innovative research outcomes that is brought to a common platform.
Speakers

Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe
Chairman,
All India Council for Technical Education, India

Prof R.A. Mashelkar
Chancellor, Jio Institute
Padma Vibhushan, National Research Professor & Former Director General - CSIR, Government of India

Dr. M. G. Sreekumar
Director Library, Jio Institute; Former Chief Information Officer, IIM-Kozhikode (IIMK), India

Prof. M.P Poonia
Vice Chairman,
All India Council for Technical Education, India

Prof. Rajive Kumar
Member Secretary,
All India Council for Technical Education, India

Dr. Dipak C. Jain
Vice Chancellor, Jio Institute
Former Dean - Kellogg School of Management, USA & INSEAD, France

Dr. Palak Sheth
Project Director, Jio Institute; Director (Planning & Development), Pandit Deendayal Petroleum University, India

Dr. Michael Keller
Vice Provost and University Librarian, Director of Academic Information Resources, Stanford University, USA

Tom Cramer
Associate University Librarian, Director of Digital Library Systems and Services & Chief Technology Strategist, Stanford Libraries, USA

Sebastian Hammer
Co-founder and President, Index Data, USA

Mike MacKinnon
Director of SaaS & Partner Management, Asia & Oceania, EBSCO Information Services, USA

Svein Arne Brygfjeld
Head of NB AI Lab, National Library of Norway, Norway

Dr. Paola Manoni
Head of Coordination of IT Services , Vatican Library, Vatican City

Giridhar Kunkur
Librarian and Unit Chief, Publications & Media Relations Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani, India

Dr. Hiral Patel
Deputy Librarian, Vikram Sarabhai Library, IIM Ahmedabad, India

Michele Casalini
Managing Director, Casalini Libri, Italy

Tiziana Possemato
Director, @Cult & Chief Information Officer, Casalini Libri, Italy

Carola Blackwood
Customer Account Manager – Education,
Yewno, Inc, USA
