CENTRAL LIBRARY OF WBSU IN ASSOCITION WITH COMMONWEALTH MEDIA CENTRE FOR ASIA ORGANISED THREE-DAY OER WORKSHOP

Schedule Event Date: 4th March 2023

The Central Library of West Bengal State University, in association with the Commonwealth Educational Media Center for Asia, ( CEMCA) has successfully organized the three-day workshop on Capacity Building for Open Educational Resources (OER). Faculty members of WBSU and library professionals from the University’s affiliated colleges participated in this three-day workshop. Professors from the University of North Bengal, Netaji Subhas Open University, Rabindra Bharti University, and other eminent educational institutes successfully participated in this workshop. The workshop was inaugurated by the Honourable Vice Chancellor Professor Mohua Das, while all the other university officers and IQAC director were present. The Director of (CEMCA) Dr. B Shadrach, and program coordinator Ms. Manika Sharma of CEMCA, joined the inaugural event from CEMCA’s New Delhi office. Dr. Shadrach, in his inaugural address, expressed his gratitude towards the University for undertaking this workshop which immensely benefits students, research scholars, and faculty members of the University. The participants, right from the inaugural session to the end of the workshop can be best described as enthralled due to the knowledge that they shared and at the same time gained through this workshop and therefore making this workshop an event of quintessential importance.
The University Librarian and Director, the Centre for Advanced Studies, Dr. Sushanta Banerjee, expressed his sincere gratitude to all the faculty members, non-teaching staff, officers, the honorable Vice Chancellor, and specially the team members of the organising committee for their unconditional help and support to make thisj event a grand success. Dr. Banerjee also sincerely appreciated the contribution and support given by Dr Barnali Roy Choudhury,
Resource Person, CEMCA & Assistant Professor, DLIS, Netaji Subhas Open University .

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