18/05/2026
Goa Institute of Management (GIM), through its Library and Information Centre, in association with the Directorate of Higher Education, Goa, successfully conducted the three-day National Level Librarian Development Program (LDP) on ‘Empowering Librarians for the Digital, Data-Driven, and Sustainable Knowledge Ecosystem’.
The programme brought together library and information science professionals, researchers, and educators for discussions on digital transformation, AI-driven library services, research data management, sustainability, leadership, user experience, and scholarly communication. The sessions were delivered by Dr M V Sunil, Assistant Professor, SDMIMD Mysore, Dr M Vijayakumara, University Librarian, Pondicherry University, Dr Shamprasad M Pujar, Chief Librarian, IGIDR Mumbai, Dr Iranna M Shettar, Deputy Librarian, National Institute of Technology Warangal, Dr Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay, Professor and Head, Library and Information Science, Kalyani University, Dr B T Sampath Kumar, Senior Professor, Tumkur University, Dr Dhanwantari Prakash Tripathi, Deputy Librarian, National Institute of Technology Jalandhar, Dr Gopakumar V, Head, Knowledge Centre, Kerala University of Digital Sciences, Innovation and Technology, Dr T S Kumbar, Advisor (Library & Institute Archives), Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, Dr Appasaheb Naikal, Librarian, Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, Dr M Sadik Batcha, Senior Professor, Annamalai University, and Dr (Mrs.) Rashmi T Kumbar, Librarian, Dhirubhai Ambani University.
The programme was organised under the guidance of Prof. Ajit Parulekar (), Director, GIM, Mr Jelani Mohammed, Registrar and Controller of Examinations, GIM, and Dr Takappa R, Chief Librarian, GIM, with support from the advisory board comprising Dr Sandesh Dessai, Dr Keshav Dhuri, Dr Bala Mandrekar, Dr Jayaprakash Hugar, Dr Maya Carvalho, and Mr Kush Mohan Sibbu. The initiative reflected GIM’s continued commitment to academic collaboration, knowledge sharing, and future-ready learning ecosystems.