List of Invited Speakers
Keynote Speaker: Barbara Lison. President, IFLA
Valedictory Speaker: Tonia Arahova. President-Elect, IFLA
Inaugural Address: Prof. Clara Chu, University of Illinois, USA. Libraries recovering better for an equitable, sustainable, and peaceful world
Prof. Debashis Das, Registrar, University of Calcutta, India has inaugurated the conference.
We have the gracious presence of the Dean, Ed., Jl. and Lib. Sc., Prof. Swapna Banerjee in the Inaugural Session.
Prof. Ajay Pratap Singh was the Chief Guest of the Inaugural Program.
We have the gracious presence of the Honourable Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Asish Kumar Chattopadhyay in the Valedictory Session on 27th Novemver 2021
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Prof. Bikika LalooTariang, Professor and Head, North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Meghalaya, India.
Title of the Lecture: LIS Education during and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Somayye Sadat Hashemi, Head of reference and special services Dept. of NLAI, Iran
Sedighe Shakeri, Digital Reference Librarian of NLAI, Tehran, Iran
Title of the Paper: Experiences, teachings, and innovations: National Library and Archives of I.R of Iran’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic
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Prof. Anna Maria Tammaro, University of Parma, Italy
Title of the Paper: E-learning in Library and Information Science (LIS) education: the new normal
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Panel Discussion: Replanting the seed of innovations in LIS - an educator's perspective
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MM. Rifaudeen, University Librarian, South Eastern University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka, Title of The Paper: The impact of LIS education in Sri Lanka on its library systems and services: special reference to the University libraries of Sri Lanka
Could not attend
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Prof. Kazi Mostak Gausul Hoq, Dhaka University, Bangladesh
Title of the Paper: LIS Education in Bangladesh
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Prof. Partha Sarathi Mukhopadhyay, University of Kalyani, WB, India
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Dr. Esmat Momeni, Associate Professor, ATU University, Iran, Title of the Paper: A Look at the MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) Environment with the Entrepreneurship Scenario Approach in Library and Information Science beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic
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Prof. Maria G.N. Musoke, Kyambogo University, Uganda, East Africa
Title of the Paper: LIS Education in
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Dr. John Akeroyd, UCL, London, UK
Title of the Paper: How researchers decide where to publish and what libraries do to help
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Prof. Aminath Riyaj, Maldives
Title of the Paper: LIS Education in the Maldives
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Invited Speaker:Prof.Jagtar Singh, Title of the Paper: Media and Information Literacy Curriculum for Educators and Learners to Promote Critical Thinking and Independent Learning
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Invited Speaker: Prof.Shailendra Kumar, Delhi University, India, Title of the Paper: LIS Research Relevance in Time and Space
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Invited Speaker:Prof. C.K. Ramaiah, Prof. and Dean, DLIS, University of Pondicherry, Title of the Paper: Predatory publishing
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Invited Speaker: Dr. Rebecca Miller, BoehringerIngelheim. GmbH, Germany
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Invited Speaker:Prof.BhimBhoj Shrestha, Trivuban University, Nepal
List of all Rapporteurs:
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Dr. Manoj Kumar Varma, Mizoram University, Mizoram
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Dr. Manoj Kumar Varma, Mizoram University, Mizoram
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Dr. Asish Biswas, Vicotoria Institution College
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Dr.Sudip Banerjee, City College of Commerce and Business Administration, Kolkata, WB
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TritibChattopadhaya, St. Pual’s College, Kolkata, WB
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Rajrshi Das, B.B. College, Asansol, WB
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Dr.Sumeer Gul, Associate Prof. DLIS, Kashmir University, Kashmir
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Dr.Kalyan Paik, Asst. Librarian, University of Calcutta
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Dr.Gurpreet Singh, G.G.D.S.P. College, Chandigarh
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Dr. Tarwinder Singh Handa, Lib. & Inf. Officer, IIT, Ropar
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Dr. Dimple Patel, Asso. Prof. and H.O.D., DLIS Central University of HP, HP
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Smritimoy Ghosh, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan, WB
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Dr. R.S. Giri, Presedency University, Kolkata, WB
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Mayukh Biswas, Asst. Prof., DLIS, University of North Bengal, WB
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Dr.Mithu Anjali Gayan, Asst. Professor and Mr. Augustine Zimik, Asst. Professor, University of Tripura, Tripura
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PulakRanjanNaskar, Librarian, Vidyasagar Metropolitan College