Library science experts converged at a KIIT University-organised seminar titled “Open Source Movement: What Next" here on Sunday and discussed threadbare the open source movement.
University Vice-Chancellor Prof Sasmita Samanta emphasised on introduction of information analytics and data science into the syllabus to expand and broaden the opportunities for students of library science.
She favoured increased use of modern-day technology such as AI and data science to give a fresh impetus to the library movement.
The seminar aimed to provide useful information on open source software, journals and databases among library professionals to help the researchers and teachers openly and freely to carry out research without any monetary investment, said KIIT Central Library Director 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 HoD of PG Dept of Library Science at Sambalpur University Prof Bulu Maharana.