LIRC@SFIT

The Learning & Information Resource Centre (LIRC), St. Francis Institute of Technology, successfully organized a Hands-on Training Session on Elsevier ScienceDirect for approximately 100 students from the B.E. Mechanical Engineering and B.E. Electrical Engineering departments. The session was conducted by Mr. Girish Kulkarni , who provided students with practical guidance on effectively utilizing the Elsevier ScienceDirect platform for academic learning and research. During the training, students learned how to: Access peer-reviewed journals and scholarly articles. Perform effective keyword and advanced searches. Apply filters to refine search results. Read and download full-text research papers. Explore journal information and article recommendations. Save searches and create alerts for newly published research. Export citations for use in research projects and reports. Understand the importance of peer-reviewed literature and reliable scholarly sources. The interactive hands-...

  Dear Sir/Madam, Greetings from the University Library, Central University of Punjab! The Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC), Central University of Punjab, is pleased to invite applications for the Two-Week Online Refresher Course on “ Smart Information Systems: AI in Action ”, scheduled from 8th to 20th December 2025 under the Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme of the University Grants Commission, Ministry of Education, Government of India.  This programme is being organized in collaboration with the University Library, Central University of Punjab. This course aims to enhance the professional competency of library and information science faculty by focusing on Artificial Intelligence integration, digital library tools, and emerging information systems. The programme will contribute toward fulfilling the requirements laid down in the UGC Career Advancement Scheme (CAS). Who Can Apply: Library Professionals  and   Faculty members  ...

  The Learning and Information Resource Centre (LIRC) of St. Francis Institute of  Technology organized a hands-on training session on 16th May 2025 titled “Effective Use  of Subscribed Resources” in collaboration with Knimbus Digital Library Services . The  training was aimed at enhancing awareness and usage of the digital resources subscribed to  by the institute through the Knimbus platform.  Resource Person:  The session was conducted by Ms. Kanishka Jindal , Senior Executive from Knimbus . With  a clear and practical approach, she engaged participants through a live demonstration of the  platform's capabilities. Key Highlights of the Session:  • Introduction to the Knimbus dashboard and user-friendly search features • Tips on advanced filtering , keyword optimization, and citation tracking • Accessing publisher-specific content such as IEEE, Springer, and McGraw-Hill • Exploring personalized features like Saved Searches, Alerts, and...

 

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Presenters: Chris Erdmann, Head Librarian, John G. Wolbach Library and Information Resource Center, Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics  Chris is a published author in the areas of digital libraries, library UX, interactive technologies, bibliometrics and data visualization. Heather Chisholm, Programme Manager for Collaboration and Student Centric Streams, Information Technology and Service Department,   Imperial College London Heather works on platforms that support collaboration and Web 2.0 technologies, and her interests range from semantic technology and data science to mobile apps. Wouter Gerritsma, Subject Librarian - Plant Sciences, Wageningen UR (University and Research Centre) Library Wouter is responsible for research support at the library, including research assessments on the basis of bibliometric analyses for all of the university's research units. Topics : Establishing researchers' identity and authority Sharing and collaborating remotely ...

AUTHOR WORKSHOP WITH PUBLISHER KEITH LAMBERT To better understand the publishing process for scientific journals, SFIT LIRC had hosted an  Author Workshop with the renowned publisher - Keith Lambert on September 11, 2013 between 3.00 pm to 5.00 pm. Students of M.E. Part 1 and Part 2 and senior faculty members attended the workshop, making the total count of participants to 56. Keith Lambert is an Elsevier Publisher for Mechanical Engineering Journals. Prior to joining Elsevier in 2009, he has more than 30 years experience in both book and journal publishing across many scientific disciplines. As part of the company’s continuing programme providing scientific publishing workshops for early career researchers, Keith Lambert has hosted similar events for future authors in the United Kingdom and Germany. This workshop covered the following topics in depth: • An introduction to scientific publishing • The peer review process • How to write a scientific article • Th...