Lance Werner is a President candidate (2020-21) of American Library Association (ALA), the oldest and prestigious library association in the world. Presently he is serving as Director of Kent District Library, U.S.A. He successfully fought for libraries for almost two…
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)
Chris Cormack: Koha users and vendors are growing superfast but not its development community
Chris Cormack is the original developer of Koha, the first free library automation software. He worked for Katipo Communications Ltd. during the construction of the original release of Koha. He also played a commendable role in the Koha community, holding many…
Amrut Deshmukh: It’s not important what you have. It’s important what you do with what you have
Amrut Deshmukh is known for reviving the reading habit through book summaries. Every week he reads a bestselling book and prepares a twenty minute book summary of it. He also records the summaries in his own voice and shares through…
Mehak Mirza Prabhu: I am no one to select my story, the story selects me
Mehak Mirza Prabhu is a Mumbai based storyteller, full-time writer, voice-over artist, performer, mentor, blogger, scriptwriter and social enthusiast. She creates fictional stories in multiple languages. She also runs an online story telling school, ‘Jhumritaliaya’. She has a huge fan following…
Marshall Breeding: Artificial intelligence has made only a few inroads into the library sector
Marshall Breeding: Artificial intelligence has made only a few inroads into the library sector
Jeffrey Beall: South Asia has a worldwide reputation for being a center of predatory publishing
Jeffrey Beall: South Asia has a worldwide reputation for being a center of predatory publishing