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User Awareness Programme on IRINS and INFLIBNET Services at Darshan University, Rajkot, Gujarat on February 21, 2026. at Darshan University, Rajkot, Gujarat.
Direct Recruitment of College Librarian Non-Teaching & Other Academic Posts in Adarsh Sanskrit Mahavidyalayas (ASMs)/Adarsh Sanskrit Shodh Sansthans (ASSSs)
Applications are invited from eligible candidates for Librarian Non-Teaching post at Army Public School (APS) Dinjan, Dibrugarh-786189, Assam for fixed-term contract for the academic year 2026-27.
Filling up of one vacant post of Library and Information Officer in NITI Aayog by Composite method [Deputation (including short-term contract) basis or promotion].
RRRLF-sponsored National Conference on Information Landscape: Trends and Innovations in Public and Academic Libraries (NCILTIPAL 2026) at Kasthurba Kalaiarangam, Vellalar College for Women (Autonomous), Thindal, Erode.
Unified Mobile, Financial, and Information Literacy Toolkit for Public Libraries
My name is Dr. Bhakti Gala. I am an Assistant Professor at the Central University of Gujarat.
Based on our research in rural and urban India, Dr. Devendra Potnis, who is an Associate Professor at the University of Tennessee at Knoxville, USA, and I have developed a unified mobile, financial, and information literacy toolkit for public librarians who can use this toolkit to assess and enhance the “mobile payment readiness” of millions of people interested in using mobile phones for carrying out financial transactions in India. Public libraries can reinvent themselves to be more relevant for their local communities by helping their patrons use mobile phones for carrying out financial transactions. This toolkit is the result of a research project funded by ALISE and OCLC.
Using our toolkit, public libraries in India can help the Government of India for achieving a cashless economy envisioned as part of the Digital India Programme. If public libraries decide to use our toolkit, it can change their perceived image and utility among the public. Public libraries could gain more support from their local communities and organizations for funding, one of the chronic challenges experienced by libraries in India.
Currently, the toolkit is available in English, Hindi, and Gujarati, at https://sis.utk.edu/dp/toolkit. We can translate this toolkit in other languages as per your need.
If you have any issues, you can reach out to me at bhaktikgala@gmail.com.
Thanks!
Sincerely,
Bhakti Gala, PhD
Assistant Professor & Coordinator
School of Library and Information Science
Central University of Gujarat
Sector 29, Gandhinagar
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