Srinagar, Mar 17: A three-day workshop on 'Open Access Repositories and Greenstone Software' was inaugurated in the Library Science department of Kashmir University Monday. The inaugural function was presided over by the vice-chancellor KU, Prof Riyaz Punjabi. Prof Shabahat Hussain, a guest from Aligarh Muslim University who specially visited the valley to attend the seminar was chief guest on the occasion. In his presidential address, the VC said that open access system utilizes new technology and "it is time for us to adhere to this new technology in order to keep pace with the changing times." "Open access repositories is something close to my heart," he said. He advised the management of the department to look for possibilities to help affiliated colleges of the University to benefit from the new concept. The VC showed an urge for the formation of a committee, which would carry forward this work. "The open access movement attempts to reassert control over publicly funded research in order to make research output transparent and freely accessible," he added. In his address Prof Shabahat said that repositories were being established world over as free access to knowledge. "Open access repositories are being developed in the world and it is high time that the concept be seriously taken up," he said. Prof Riyaz Rufai, Librarian, Prof Muhammad Aslam, HoD MERC, besides students, scholars and other dignitaries were also present on the occassion. The workshop will continue for two days and noted scholars from the field will read out their papers on the subject. ********************************************************* INTEKHAB ALAM SIDDIQUI (Librarian) New Law Academy Azam Campus, Pune - 411 001 Phone : +91-20-26442068(Off.), +91-9890865605 (Mob.), Fax : +91-20-26435959 www.nlapune.org --------------------------------- Be a better friend, newshound, and know-it-all with Yahoo! Mobile. Try it now. -- This message has been scanned for viruses and dangerous content by MailScanner, and is believed to be clean.