Month: September 2021

Koha ILS Online Training (Malayalam)

Unity Services Changanassery conducting online training on Koha ILS from October 1 to 10. The training will teach you the preparations for installing koha, basics of Linux, detailed study of all modules, data security provisions, and how to handle the Malayalam language in Koha software.

It is my pleasure to be the backend support for the cloud-based koha platform for the training program

Besides, you will be provided a Koha user guide (Unleashing Koha: the complete library solution)

Resource Persons

Dr. Vimal Kumar V has been teaching and writing about Linux and Koha for more than 15 years. A library professional and an expert in Free and Open Source software. His Koha Geek blog is trendy among the Library and Information Science community.

Mr. Subeesh Gopinathan is a tech-savvy young library professional. He is interested in knowing and understanding technology changes. He explores and experiments the Linux-based operating systems and Open Source solutions in libraries. Also acts as a resource person for Koha training programs.

Register on https://pages.razorpay.com/koha

The registration fee is Rs.600

The last date for registration is September 28, 202

For more information call, Subeesh Gopinathan 8547833736

Opening a Digital Library System at Global English School, Calicut

 

It gives immense happiness when professional friends do things rather than usual tasks at the library. Every professional should attempt to implement web 2.0 applications for library services and users.

Ms. Amina Jasmina (Librarian, Global English School, Calicut), my good friend, is an enthusiastic professional having a passion for knowing and learning new technologies for library services. It was she, who implemented the Integrated library system (koha) at the library, She has also noticed the indeed of having digital facilities for the students into the eye of school management. and she is hosting an inaugural function for the opening of a digital library at her school. The function will be inaugurated by Mr. S.L.Faisal  (Librarian, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Pattom, Trivandrum) at 2. PM on 07/09/2021. (Tomorrow)

Mr. S.L.Faisal is an inspiring library professional, who has done several innovative things at the library. Recently he was selected for the coveted award for redesigning the concept of the school library by experimenting with several web-based tools and customized them to deliver learning resources with innovative services to students.

This function will be hosted through Google Meet,

I extend my gratitude to the entire team for choosing me as one of the back-ends of the system.

Once, again, I would like to appreciate Ms. Amina Jasmina and the entire school team for the effort. All the best.

Virtual Library: https://wakelet.com/@Librarianges

Digital Library: https://linktr.ee/GlobalEnglishSchoolclt

NB: There are lot of tools and websites that offer completely free for various purposes, library professionals can make use of that without investing any money in it, until and unless we have a keen interest.