Author: <span>Vinod Kumar Mishra</span>

Author: Vinod Kumar Mishra

GST FOR OIDAR Service (e-books, e-journals, etc.)

Dear All Previous year libraries have paid 15% tax on OIDAR (Online Information and Data Access or Retrieval Services). Now due to implementation of GST these services fall under 18% Tax slab as per my understanding and their are lot of other complexities if someone is directly procuring these services …

An amazing experience with INMANTEC workshop on Koha and Dspace!

Dear All I am sharing here my Unique and one of the most challenging experience in workshop on Koha and Dspace organized by INMANTEC, Ghaziabad, India from 14-16 July, 2017. Live dvd of Koha and Dspace was ready, contacted the organizer about computer hardware capability, oh it was only 1 …

Why we name library as “Central Library”?

Abstract The current article describes the technical reason behind naming of the library and what would be the appropriate name for its identification among the Users. Author found practically lot of irregularity in assigning the name of libraries and no logic exist in assigning the name “Central Library”. Hence the …

Voluntary Support to Librarians of West Bengal

Dear All Dear friends from West Bengal specially those who have recently joined as librarian in various colleges. I offer my voluntary service (No TA and Honorarium) for Implementation of Koha and DSpace in your libraries which is near to Kolkata. You all may join your hands and fix some …

New assignment as Member of GYANKOSH: The Journal of Library and Information Management

Dear All, It gives me immense pleasure to inform you that i have been given new assignment to act as a Member of National Advisory Board for GYANKOSH: The Journal of Library and Information Management. The Journal is Print as well as Online and as per my knowledge the articles …

Impact of Social networking/Web 2.0 features in Library management software: a case study of Koha, ILMS

Dear All, Please find here the link of full pre-print article and PPT published and present at International conference on marching Beyond Libraries : role of social media and networking, page 41-47, held at KIIT University, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India during 25-26 November, 2016. It reflects How Web 2.0/Social networking tools …