A national workshop on library automation using Koha software under e-Granth was organised on March 19 and 20 at the Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA) here.The aim of the workshop was to sensitise the library professionals, scientists and research scholars about the e-Granth project.
In the inaugural session, Co-PI of the e-Granth project, CIFA SK Mohanty conducted the session and welcomed dignitaries. CCPI, e-Granth, CIFA AS Mahapatra spoke.
CIFA director Dr P Jayasankar stressed that quick access to right information has become important to optimise agricultural output. Dr K Veeranjaneyulu, CCPI, e-Granth, ANGRAU, Hyderabad, informed the participants about various objectives of the e-Granth project. Chief guest Dr H Chandrasekharan, Head, AKMU, CPI, CeRA, and Co-PI, e-Granth, IARI, New Delhi, gave a detailed presentation on CeRA. He also provided a detailed statistics of CeRA uses by the researchers of the ICAR research institutes and SAUs in Odisha.
Several technical sessions followed in which experts talked about the project in detail. The workshop concluded with certificate distribution. About 30 library professionals from different ICAR research institutes and SAUs of the State and other local institutes attended.