LIRC@SFIT

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 both online and offline. Her  TEDx  talk, “ How Story Telling Saved Me ,” is a true account of her life experiences. It has been highly appreciated online. Many of her stories are widely accessed on  YouTube . O pen  I nterview  f eatures Mehak Mirza Prabhu’s interview with  Satish Bendre   and  Santosh C Hulagabali . In this interview, you will notice how natural, honest and gifted storyteller she is. Her answers are not studded with academic theories of art of storytelling but are full of wisdom and commonsense replete with deep understanding of what she does and how she does. You will also feel how different, simple and clear she is in...

Marshall Breeding   is one of the celebrated American library professionals known worldwide. He is an independent consultant, speaker, author, blogger and tech-expert. He is known for his expert-articles, on technological issues related to the libraries are being published in leading international periodicals. His books and articles are widely read and he has got a strong reader base globally. He has spoken on a wide range of topics in several workshops and seminars in several countries.   O pen  I nterview  brings you Breeding’s interview with  Gopakumar V . The interview was aimed at knowing the global technological trends in the libraries. While sharing his observations on the trends, Breeding also shares his ideas and observations on the status of acceptance of artificial intelligence and robotics; level of adoption of open source software as compared to the proprietary software in terms of market share; and technological acceptance by the libraries ...

Jeffrey Beall   is  best known globally for his fight against predatory  open access journals   and dubious publishers. His crusading efforts have brought him appreciation worldwide. At the same time, he has faced criticism and fought legal cases for being acutely vocal about potential  predatory journals  listed in his blog- Scholarly Open Access. Nothing has deterred his mission even after he shut down his blog last year. His splendid work and strong concern for ethical publishing has inspired many professionals globally and made them his avid fans. O pen  I nterview  brings you Beall’s exclusive interview with  Santosh C Hulagabali . In this interview, he has answered all pertinent questions with regard to Indian and Asian publishing practices, trends, issues, challenges and ways to mitigate the hurdles. To read the full interview, visit https://openinterview.org/2019/01/17/jaffrey-beall-south-asia-has-a-worldwide-reputation-fo...