11th International Library Information Professionals Summit concluded at Galgotias University

Greater Noida, 15th April: Galgotias University in collaboration with Society for Library Professionals, SLA-Asia Community, IFLA Asia and Oceania organized the 11th International Summit of Library Information Professionals (I-LIPS) on “New and Innovative Libraries in the Digital Age: Services and Practices” Was. Greater Noida, UP. During April 13-15, 2023. The summit was inaugurated by Dr. Barbara Lisson, IFLA-President, as the chief guest, Leitende Bibliotheksdirectorine (Director), Stadtbibliothek Bremen, Germany, eminent speakers Dr. K. Mallikarjuna Babu, Vice-Chancellor, Galgotias University. , Pro. Ajay Pratap Singh, Director General, Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation, Kolkata, Liz Jolly, Chief Librarian, British Library, London, Prof. (Dr.) Awadhesh Kumar, Pro-Vice-Chancellor, Dr. Renu Luthra, Adviser Chancellor, Galgotias University.

More than 300 participants from all over India and abroad participated in the conference. Eminent Speakers Seema Ramprasad, President Special Library Association, USA, Dr. Lee Choo Keong from Singapore, Dr. Habille from France, Jean-Charles Lamirel, Dr. PK Jain, Librarian (IEG) University of Delhi, Dr. Parveen Babbar, Deputy Librarian , JNU, Dr. Anuradha Parasar Dean, School of Liberal Education, Galgotias University, Dr. Nabi Hasan, Librarian, IIT Delhi, Prof. MP Singh, Professor, Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow, Dr. Sangeeta Kaul, DELNET, Dr. Rajesh Singh, University Librarian, Delhi University, Dr. RK Sharma, Dr. RK Verma, Dr. PR Goswami, Dr. Somesh Vishwakarma, JNU, ​​Dr. Deepa Singhal, CWDS and many more. Speakers and participants are from Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, Kolkata, Karnataka, Chandigarh, Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh, Gwalior, Lucknow.
A large number of research papers were presented on the topics “Role of Artificial Intelligence in the field of Library Science, Open Source Resources, Digital Resources, Digital Libraries”.
The members of the organizing team from Galgotias University included Dr Debal C Kar. Librarian, Shamsu Khan, Deputy Librarian and other Library Staff of Galgotias University.

Eminent foreign speakers who presented online are Dr. Dilara Begum, East West University, Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dr. Labibah Gian, Professor, Sunan Kalijaga University, Indonesia, Rabib Sangchantra, Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, Mr. Cecil Swotek: Library Director, from the University of Paris, France
All these learned speakers shared their experiences.

University Chancellor Sunil Galgotia expressed gratitude to all the guests from the country and abroad at the closing ceremony of the program and said that with the cooperation of all of you, we have to establish new dimensions in the world of digitized library.

CEO Dhruv Galgotia said that keeping in mind the interests of the students, we are going to build a world-class library equipped with all kinds of digitized facilities very soon in the university campus. Debal C-Kar, librarian of Galgotias University, announced the end of the program by expressing gratitude to all.