🎓 Learn Library Automation & Networking – New SWAYAM Course! 📚
Boost your library career with SWAYAM’s upcoming online course from Banaras Hindu University, led by Prof. Gireesh Kumar T. K.:
“Library Automation and Networking”.
🗓️ Enroll by 18 August 2025
🔍 What You’ll Learn
- Foundations of library automation: history, requirements, systems
- Planning & implementing automation software (open‑source, commercial, in‑house)
- In‑depth hands‑on modules with ILS platforms like ABCD, Koha, NewGenLib
- Retrospective conversion techniques & practical case studies
- Digital services: EM alerts, OPAC, barcodes & RFID
- Networking essentials: computer networks, topologies & library consortia
- Modern Information Retrieval: AI, NLP, semantic web, linked and big data (bibliophilevirtuallibrary.com, onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in, bibliophilevirtuallibrary.com, onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in)
🎯 Who Should Join
- Library and Information Science students at UG/PG/PhD levels
- Working professionals eager to implement automation & networking in their libraries (onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in)
📅 Course Details
- Duration: 8 weeks (starting 18 Aug – ending 10 Oct 2025)
- Exam registration by 29 Aug; certificate via proctored exam on 24 Oct 2025 (onlinecourses.swayam2.ac.in)
- Includes expert educator insights, hands‑on labs & modern tech trends
💼 Why It Matters
Automation is reshaping libraries worldwide. Whether you’re seeking to streamline operations or advance your career, this course equips you with the essential skills and a recognized SWAYAM certificate.
