Margot Note is a successful American certified archivist, a certified records manager, an information governance professional, and a project management professional based in New York. She has rich academic exposure and experience in librarianship, archives and history. She is passionate…
Author: Open Interview
Santosh is Moderator of Open Interview. He heads Library and Information Centre of Khandwala College (Autonomous) in Mumbai, India. He can be addressed by his name since he has an unpronounceable surname!! (santosh[@]nkc.ac.in)
Sonali Patankar: There is an urgent need for comprehensive online safety education and parental guidance
Sonali Patankar is the Founder of ‘Responsible Netism’- an initiative aimed at promoting cyber wellness and responsible online behaviour among children and adults. She holds a degree in Social Work from Nirmala Niketan College of Social Work, Mumbai and a Diploma…
Jeannette Lebrón Ramos: Puerto Rican Information professionals need to strongly advocate for libraries in their community spaces
Jeannette Lebrón Ramos talks with Santosh C. Hulagabali on the issues and challenges concerning the public and academic libraries of Puerto Rico, a Caribbean island and an unincorporated territory of the United States with official Commonwealth status. She currently serves as…
Chao Tayiana Maina: The success of African Digital Heritage is a result of innovative, insightful and holistic approach
Chao Tayiana Maina, a Kenyan historian and digital humanities scholar, talks with Santosh C. Hulagabali on her tryst with sustaining cultural heritage using digital technologies and making the African Digital Heritage a successful initiative. Chao is working at the intersection of…
R David Lankes: Mission of libraries has to be improving society through facilitating knowledge creation in communities
R. David Lankes talks with Santosh C. Hulagabali on the recent developments concerning libraries, librarianship and AI technology. Lankes is the Virginia and Charles Bowden Professor of Librarianship at the University of Texas at Austin’s School of Information. He is…
Venkat Srinivasan: We need to push ahead for efforts in nurturing archives
Venkat Srinivasan heads the recently launched Archives at NCBS that speaks volumes about his work. He serves on the review board for archives at IIT Madras, ISI Kolkata, and NID Ahmedabad and on the board of IUHPST‘s Commission on Bibliographic and…
Katharine Dunn: Open access is still viewed as a bold step—when it should be the norm
Katharine Dunn is Scholarly Communications Librarian at Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the premiere educational institute in the world. She works with Scholarly Communications and Collections Strategy department (SCCS) that aims to transform scholarly communications for the digital age with innovative and…
Claire Redhead: The argument for open access to all scholarship has never been more relevant
Claire Redhead is one of the leading international open access advocators. She is heading Open Access Scholarly Publishing Association (OASPA) as its Executive Director. Prior to this, she was a Membership and Communications Manager at OASPA and worked for over…
Giridhar Kunkur: If there is a paradise on earth, it’s my library
Giridhar Kunkur is one of the esteemed library professionals known widely for his innovative library services for the user community. Having rich experience of working with the premier organizations such as American Center, The Times of India, British Council Libraries, QMed…
Loida Garcia-Febo: High possibilities for librarians to collaborate globally to positively impact humans and nature
Loida Garcia-Febo is a celebrated international library consultant. She was the President of American Library Association (ALA 2018-19), Chair of ALA 2030 Sustainable Development Goals Task Force, Chair of ALA Committee on the Status of Women in Librarianship, and she…