Hands on Workshop on Library Discovery System (LDS)







Last date of Registration for the LDS workshop has been extended till 15th December

Hands on Workshop on Library Discovery System (LDS)

19th December to 22nd December 2019

Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata is organizing Hands on Workshop on Library Discovery System (LDS) from 19th December to 22nd December 2019.The main objectives of the training programme are

• To create awareness among professionals about open source technology & its application in library.
• To enable the Library & Information Professionals to face the technological challenges.
• To provide a single window approach to the segregated resources those are available in a library.
• To provide library clients with a universal search and discovery experience and thereby saving them in running from pillar to post in search of relevant resources.
• And, to strengthen the society & professionals.

Theme of the Training programme

The main theme of the training programme is to provide theoretical foundation as well as hands-on training keeping in mind the rapid development in the domain of library automation and digitization.

The following topics will be covered:

• Koha – advanced cataloguing, OAI/PMH based data exposure, ILSDI based content negotiation
• Digital Media Archiving – Resource exposure from DSpace, Omeka, Islandora and Greenstone
• Discovery interface – Integration of resources from different information blocks in VuFind

Target Participants

Librarians, Working professionals and research scholars in the field of Library and Information Science, Information Specialists, Faculty members of Library and Information Science, Officers under the Central or State Government or Union Territories, interested academicians, and other disciplines may attend this advanced training programme which will be very effective to run and use modern library.

Prerequisite of the Participants:

Basic knowledge of Ubuntu (or any Linux flavour), LAMP architecture, Koha and DSpace (operational level).

The intensive and advanced training programme on Library and Information Science helps to earn-
 API score as per UGC guidelines.
 Promotional requirement as per DoPT Guidelines

Limited Seat Availability: Only 30 seats are available on First-cum-First-Serve basis

Experts and Resource Persons
The training lectures/practical/demonstration will be delivered by the eminent faculty and professionals from reputed institutes/universities/Govt. of India organizations and also from National Digital Library of India (NDL), IIT Kharagpur like:

1. Dr. P. S. Mukhopadhyay
Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani

2. Mr. J. K. Pal
Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata

3. Mr. S. Banerjee
Principal Project Officer – Systems
National Digital Library of India, IIT Kharagpur

Important Dates

Description Dates
Training programme date  19th December -22nd December 2019
Early Bird registration  Between 07th November to 30th November 2019
Late registration  Between 1 st December to 10 th December 2019

Registration Fees

Category Early Bird registration
07th November to 30th November 2019
Late Bird registration
01 st December to 10 th December 2019
Students & Professional Trainees
(students/trainees should be required to produce their identity proof at the time of registration)
 Rs 5500 /-  Rs 6500 /-
Individual / Sponsored  Rs 7500 /-  Rs 8500 /-
SAARC Countries  US $300  US $350
Other countries  US $350  US $400

The registration fee includes kit, course materials (Software CD), Breakfast, Lunch.

Participants are requested to register Online as per the instruction below and email us the registration details along with Payment details to:
library.srtfi@gmail.com / sraypahari@srfti.ac.in

In case of offline registration please send the print-out of registration form along with the DD/ Cheque in favour of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute payable at Kolkata.

Accommodation & dinner (to be borne by the participants who will be staying in the Guest House) separately as per approved rates of SRFTI. For any information and enquiry please contact:

Administrative Officer, SRFTI.
Phone: +913324329436
Email: ao.admin@srfti.ac.in,

Accomodation Type Room Type Charges (excluding GST)
 SRFTI Guest House  Double bed A/C Room (single occupancy)  Rs.1700/- per day
 SRFTI Guest House  Double bed A/C Room (twin sharing basis)  Rs.750/- per day (per person)
Each Participant (who will be staying in the Guest House) needs to make the payment in advance at the time of Registration through wire / online bank transfer (NEFT) to be made in favour of Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute:
Payment should be sent to the Current A/c No.10485372096 along with the following details:
• Name of the Bank: State Bank of India
• Branch: Baghajatin Bazar Ganguly Bagan, 11 Dabur Park, Kolkata – 700084
• Account Type: Current A/C
• IFS Code: SBIN0006789

• On-line Registration: Available at SRFTI website.

Chief Patron: Dr. Debamitra Mitra, Director, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata

Organising Secretary and Course Coordinator: Dr. Sanjukta Ray Pahari, Library and Information Officer, Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute, Kolkata.
Phone: (033) 2432-8355/8356/9300 Extn: 327,326,301 Mobile: 9432553297
Email: sraypahari@srfti.ac.in, sanjuktaraypahari@gmail.com
SRFTI Office: Phone nos. (033) 2432-8355/8356/9300

Venue of the training programme:
Satyajit Ray Film and Television Institute,
E.M.Bypass Road, Panchasayar,
Kolkata -700094; website: www.srfti.ac.in