Engaging library fraternity with emerging technologies
It was a refreshing session delivered today (Saturday, May 29, 2021). After a big gap spoke about ‘libraries’ moving away from regular topics - research methodology, plagiarism, reference management, searching, e-learning, etc. The word ‘emerging technologies’ used to denote the experimental stage of the technology but used as common as which is already put into action. Started the session to clarify the same with some video(s) and discussed 10 thoughts about the developments which I feel adaptable by the libraries to move ahead with National Educational Policy (NEP) 2020 and Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy 2020. The initial 5 thoughts focused on Changing Role of the Library and its Management. The thoughts are much needed to enhance the presence of the library & the librarian; and to ensure the library is associated with stakeholders of the organization & the society at large. The first five includes - Library as a social institution (as a Common Collaborative P