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Two-day Workshop on Libraries

Literacy Initiatives for Bridging Readers and Resources Involving
Educators and Schools (LIBRARIES 2021)
27th & 28th February 2021
(Saturday & Sunday)

Organized by
School of Library and Information Science
In collaboration with
Centre for Professional Development of Teacher Educators,
Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Training
(PMMMNMTT), School of Education, Central University of Gujarat,
Gandhinagar.

Focused Topics

Information Literacy

Digital Literacy

Reading Strategies

Teaching Pedagogy

Open Educational Resources

New Education Policy and Libraries

Communication

Social Media, Life Skills, etc.

Objectives
The objectives of the workshop are:
Libraries being Learning Resource Centers and education institutions adopting pedagogy to reach out to every member of the student community and government
providing the required infrastructure, the opportunity is ripe for swinging into action to make difference in equipping the students with the right knowledge and skills. So, the libraries of the educational institutions, especially schools and the teaching community need to come together and design exclusive tasks and activities to engage the students to use the information resources to the optimum. This workshop intends to do the same.

To bring school librarians on a single platform to impart Information Literacy
To understand the Digital Sources to aid the education process in schools
To promote Open Education Resources suitable for School Education
To discuss the implications of New Education Policy 2020 on School Libraries
To impart integrated teaching/ learning techniques through optimum use of library resources
To explore collaborative initiatives between librarian and Library Science Schools

Dates
27th & 28th February 2021 (Saturday & Sunday)