Bhubaneswar: Academicians and experts on library science have stressed on use of modern-day technology such as artificial intelligence (AI) and data science to give a fresh impetus to the library movement.
Addressing a seminar titled “Open Source Movement: What Next”, organised at the KIIT Deemed-to-be-University in Bhubaneswar on Sunday, vice-chancellor of the university Prof Sasmita Samanta emphasised the introduction of information analytics and data science in the syllabus to broaden the opportunities for students of library science.
She favoured increased use of AI and data science in this regard. “I am attending this event with people who are committed to protecting, preserving and disseminating knowledge. You are key stakeholders acting as a bridge between the generation,” she said.
The seminar aimed at providing information on open source software, journals and databases among library professionals to help the researchers and teachers carry out research without any monetary investment, said Director of the KIIT Central Library Bijayalaxmi Rautaray.
“We don’t have our future without a library. KIIT is an institution which believes that despite the overwhelming dominance of electronics in every field, the libraries movement should go on unhindered,” said head of PG department of Library Science at Sambalpur University Prof Bulu Maharana.
Prof Partha Sarathi Mukhopadhyay of the University of Kalyani; Prof Bhaskar Mukherjee of Banaras Hindu University and Akhtar Parvez of Maulana Azad National Urdu University spoke on different dimensions of the open access movement. Around 500 participants from different parts of the county participated in the seminar.
