On the occasion of the Birth
Anniversary of the former President of India, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, the State
Government instructed all the Schools, Colleges and Offices to observe ‘Vachan Prerna
Divas’ on October 15. On this day, the library of our college arranged a
guest lecture by Mrs. Priyanka Vithhal Naikwadi (Librarian, Shahu Mandir Mahavidyalaya,
Parvati, Pune) on two virtual platforms simultaneously, namely, Zoom Meet and the
You tube Live. She guided our students on two topics, namely, ‘Online
Educational Sources of Learning’ and ‘Improving reading habits and skills’.
She explained the importance of
reading as an art and as a cultural tradition. She discussed further the various
print and online sources in thorough detail.
She mentioned a few open access
websites such as Google Books, Open Textbook Library, CORE, Econbiz,
IntechOpen. She talked next about the
learning platforms such as Swayam, NPTEL, Coursera etc. She provided valuable information
about open source software available for librarians for developing library
websites and institutional repositories.
In his address on this occasion, Dr.
Ashok Agrawal, Principal, Kaveri College, recalled the contribution of
Dr.A.P.J. Abdul Kalam and highlighted the use of online platforms for the
continuation of education during the pandemic. He quoted the Marathi maxim 'वाचाल तर वाचाल' to encourage the reading habit among the students.
Vice Principal, Dr. Muckta Karmakar,
Co-ordinator B.A. and H.O.D., Economics , Ms. Suchismita Mohanty and members of
teaching and non-teaching staff, and students attended the event online. Mrs.
Chitra Alvani and Mr. Sunil Chavan managed the technical matters to make the online
program run smoothly.
Mr. Chaitanya Ohol, Assistant Librarian,
organized the session and concluded the program by proposing a vote of thanks.
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