[LIS-Forum] Excess of webinars.. Too much to take..

[Vinit Kumar]

Dear Ms Sharmila Gosh,

Sorry to say that you are comparing an online activity with a pandemic. You
are comparing a disease taking human lives with an event that is enriching
the knowledge base of many in this case library professionals in a
situation where physically attending academic activities is not possible.
On the same lines, the term 'excess' is a relative term that varies from
person to person as all of them are optional, and one has the freedom to
attend depending on one's interest.

Additionally, these webinars have allowed crossing the limitations of
money, space and accessibility of listening to the views of senior
professionals. No doubt they have provided a platform for the upcoming LIS
speakers and professionals to share their experiences too. In my opinion,
these webinars offer the knowledge in one or two hours that you gain by
spending min 6-7 hours of logistics and other expenses when you attend
physical conferences. The other benefits as you mentioned associated with
physical conferences were anyway missing in the majority od national or
international conferences organised in India barring few of the reputed
conferences.

As a professional, we should be happy that the flow of knowledge is taking
place through a medium accessible to all.

-- 
Regards
Vinit Kumar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Library and Information Science
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University,
Rae Bareilly Road, Lucknow 226025
+919454120174

On Sat, May 23, 2020 at 7:11 PM Sharmila Ghosh <milaghosh at gmail.com> wrote:

> Number of webinar cases each day is exceeding spike in corona cases
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-- 
Regards
Vinit Kumar, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor,
Department of Library and Information Science
Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University,
Rae Bareilly Road, Lucknow 226025
+919454120174