Events

  • Topic: "Enhancing Research and Education with JoVE Resources"

    • The workshop, organised by the Shreenivas Deshpande Library in collaboration with JoVE, on August 23, 2024, at ABLT Hall 01, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, successfully introduced over 100 participants to the valuable resources and tools offered by the JoVE platform. The event featured a presentation by Abigail De Souza, MSc Curriculum Specialist from JoVE, who provided a comprehensive overview of the platform's capabilities. The key takeaways are Diverse JoVE Resources, Library Access, JoVE Tools, Curriculum Integration and Interactive Learning. The workshop was a valuable opportunity for faculty and students at IIT (BHU) Varanasi to discover the potential of JoVE in enhancing research and education. The event's success highlights the growing importance of digital resources in supporting academic endeavours. The Program Coordinators were Dr. Navin Upadhyay and Kanu Chakraborty.

  • Topic: "Introduction to SciFinder-n for Academic Research"

    • The workshop was organised by the Shreenivas Deshpande Library in collaboration with CAS Scifinder-n on 12th January 2024 (Friday) at ABLT, IIT (BHU), Varanasi. The workshop successfully demonstrated the significant benefits of SciFinder-n in supporting research activities. By leveraging its advanced technology and extensive database, researchers are better equipped to find relevant, actionable information that can drive forward their scientific inquiries. The session provided valuable insights into the practical applications of SciFinder-n’s features, empowering participants to utilize these tools effectively in their research. The Program Coordinators were Dr. Navin Upadhyay and Kanu Chakraborty. More than 200 participants, including faculty and Research Scholars, attended this workshop.

 

 

  • Topic: "IEEE Authorship and Open Access Symposium: Tips and Best Practices to Get Published from IEEE Editors"

  • The Shreenivas Deshpande Library, in association with the IEEE, organized the Authorship and Open Access Symposium on 31 August 2023. More than 230 research scholars and faculty members attended this Authorship and Open Access Symposium. From this event, authors benefit from best practices in preparing a manuscript, navigating the journal submission process, and essential tips to help an author get published. It also reviews the opportunities authors and academic institutions have to enhance the visibility and impact of their research by publishing in the many open-access options available from IEEE. The session was presented by Dr. Ashutosh Dutta of Johns Hopkins University, USA, who provided critical insights on IEEE’s peer review and submission processes and tips on what editors look for in submissions. In addition, it covered topics such as IEEE Open Access programs for institutions, research strategies using IEEE Xplore, author tools from IEEE, and other essential resources for authors.

  • Topic: "Web of Science User Awareness Program "Embark on a Successful Research Journey with Web of Science"

  • The Shreenivas Deshpande Library, in association with the Clarivate (Web of Science), organized the User Awareness Program "Embark on a Successful Research Journey with Web of Science." 4-part series program ( on 4th Aug, 18th Aug, 1st Sep & 22nd Sep), 2023 through an online platform. More than 160 research scholars and faculty members attended this User Awareness Program. 

  • Topic: "Introduction to EndNote™ 21"

  • The Shreenivas Deshpande Library, in association with the EndNote, Clarivate, organized a webinar on "Introduction to EndNote™ 21" with objectives: It helps researchers save time, stay organized, collaborate with colleagues, and get published on on 26 Jun 2023 at 11:00 AM IST, 2023 through an online platform. More than 80 research scholars and faculty members attended this program. 

  • Topic: "CAS SciFinder-n for your Academic Research"

  • The Shreenivas Deshpande Library, in association with the SciFinder, organized a webinar on "CAS SciFinder-n for your Academic Research" on Tue, Mar 21, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM GMT+5:30 and Thu, Mar 23, 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM GMT+5:30 2023 through an online platform. More than 100 research scholars and faculty members attended this program. 

 

  • Topic: "Springer Nature Author Workshop: Scientific Writing and Publishing"

  • The Shreenivas Deshpande Library, IIT (BHU), Varanasi, in association with the Springer Nature organized an Author Workshop on "Scientific Writing and Publishing " on 16th Sep 2022 at 2.00 PM at ABLT Hall, IIT (BHU). The workshop was presented by the expert Ms Suvira Srivastava, Publishing Director - Journals, Springer Nature  with the aims to disseminate information about scientific writing and publishing. Also, the editor gives tips to researchers to help them become smart researchers and authors. More than 230 research scholars and faculty members attended this program. The resource person cleared doubts regarding publishing ethics, plagiarism, peer-review process. The Deputy Librarian, Dr Navin Upadhyay, moderated the session, and the Assistant Librarian, Mr Kanu Chakraborty, managed the workshop

  • Topic: "How to Publish in Books" and "How to Publish in Academic Journals and Succeed with your Publication"
  • The Main Library, in association with the Department of Humanistic Studies and Taylor & Francis Group, had Jointly organized Author Workshop on “How to Publish in Books” and “How to Publish in Academic Journals and Succeed with your Publication” on the 21st of July 2021, through an online platform (GotoWebinar tool). More than 200 research scholars and faculty members attended the online workshop in both sessions. The session first covered a glimpse into different processes involved in writing a book with a global publisher, including formulating book proposals, timelines, copyrights, royalties, and other essential factors by the speaker Mr Aakash Chakrabarty, Senior Commissioning Editor Politics & International Relations. The second session covered confidence to publish papers in academic journals, promote research outcomes through clearer written messages, reduce ambiguity and rejections, and increase the publication rate by Ms Victoria Babbit, Director of Research Development and Outreach. The participants actively participated, and for more than 40 minutes, the resource person cleared doubts regarding publishing ethics, plagiarism, peer-review process. The Deputy Librarian, Dr Navin Upadhyay, Moderated the session, and the Assistant Librarian, Mr Kanu Chakraborty, managed the workshop.
 
  • Topic: "SciFinder-n Training (Chemical Abstracts Service (CAS)"
  • The Main Library, in association with ACS, organized a "SciFinder-n Training - webinar series from 15-June to 9-July, 2021 through an online platform. More than 100 research scholars and faculty members attended the online webinar series. In this series the expert has discussed how to improve scholars effectiveness in locating pertinent information, allowing to save time, be more creative, and increase confidence in decision-making, etc. The Deputy Librarian, Dr Navin Upadhyay, and the Assistant Librarian, Mr Kanu Chakraborty, managed the workshop.
 
  • Topic: "Making the Most Out of Your PhD. Journey: Research, Skills, and The Great Beyond"
  • The Main Library, in association with ACS, organized "Making the most out of your PhD Journey: Research, Skills, and The Great Beyond" a webinar on July 14, 2021, Through an online platform. More than 160 research scholars and faculty members attended these sessions. The session covered selecting a research advisor, putting together the first publication or defending a dissertation, it is essential to examine ways to tune PhD journey to align with scholars specific interests and career aspirations by the speaker Professor Sarbajit Banerjee of Texas A&M University and Senior Editor of ACS Omega. Also, he discusses his thoughts about how to evaluate your fit with a specific program or research group, resources for professional development, and career pathways in the chemical sciences. The webinar is moderated by Dr Deeksha Gupta of the American Chemical Society, Associate Director-India, Editorial, Society Programs & Services. The Deputy Librarian, Dr Navin Upadhyay, and the Assistant Librarian, Mr Kanu Chakraborty, managed the workshop.
 
  • Topic: "Innovation generation through utilizing patent knowledge"
  • The Main Library, in association with R&D, IIT (BHU), Varanasi and Clarivate, had jointly organized “Innovation generation through utilizing patent knowledge (demonstration using the "Derwent Innovation Database")”, online workshop on June 21, 2021, Through Microsoft Teams Meeting platform. In this session, the expert demonstrates about Derwent database, the advantages of the database, how to use and search the patent on it? Also, he discusses details of the procedure of file a patent etc. More than 40 faculty members attended these sessions. The Deputy Librarian, Dr Navin Upadhyay, Moderated the session, and the Assistant Librarian, Mr Kanu Chakraborty, managed the workshop.
 
  • Topic: "EndNote Training & Certification Program"
  • The Main Library, in association with the Clarivate, had jointly organized “EndNote Training & Certification Program 2021”, from April 5 to April 9, 2021, through an online platform. In this session, the expert demonstrates about EndNote platform, the advantages of the platform, how to use it and installation process of the Desktop version, etc.  More than 150 Research scholars & faculty members attended these sessions. The Deputy Librarian, Dr Navin Upadhyay, Moderated the session, and the Assistant Librarian, Mr Kanu Chakraborty, managed the workshop.

 
  • Topic: "How to Publish a Quality Technical Paper with IEEE"
  • The Main Library, in association with IEEE, organized the “How to Publish a Quality Technical Paper with IEEE​” Editorial workshop on October 15, 2020, Through an online platform. This webinar explored the benefits of publishing authors' work open access, the different options for making their work available, how the editorial process works, and the spectrum of choices available to researchers. The Deputy Librarian, Dr Navin Upadhyay, Moderated the session, and the Assistant Librarian, Mr Kanu Chakraborty, managed the workshop. 
 
  • Topic: "1: How to publish – dos and don’ts when writing a research article. 2: New molecular precursors for the selective growth of thin-film metal chalcogenide semiconductors for thermoelectric applications"
  • The Main Library, in association with The Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC) & the CSIR, had jointly organized the “How to publish – dos and don’ts when writing a research article & 2: New molecular precursors for the selective growth of thin-film metal chalcogenide semiconductors for thermoelectric applications​” Editorial workshop on August 13 & 14, 2020, Through an online platform. Session I: by Dr Michaela Muehlberg, Executive Editor and session II: Professor Gill Reid, University of Southampton and President-Elect, Royal Society of Chemistry. This Summer Research Training Programme explored the benefits of publishing authors' work open access, how the editorial process works, and the spectrum of choices available to researchers. Also, this session covered molecular precursors for the selective growth of thin-film metal chalcogenide semiconductors for thermoelectric applications. The Deputy Librarian, Dr Navin Upadhyay, Moderated the session, and the Assistant Librarian, Mr Kanu Chakraborty, managed the workshop. 
 
  • Topic: "The Humanities & Social Sciences: why they are critical to our understanding of today’s complex and challenging world"
  • The Main Library, in association with Springer Nature, had organized “The Humanities & Social Sciences: why they are critical to our understanding of today’s complex and challenging world​” webinar on June 30, 2020, Through an online platform. By the Speaker David Bull, Vice President, Journals, Humanities & Social Sciences, Springer Nature. This webinar The webinar covered confidence to publish papers in academic journals, promote research outcomes through clearer written messages, reduce ambiguity and rejections, and increase the publication rate. The Deputy Librarian, Dr Navin Upadhyay, Moderated the session, and the Assistant Librarian, Mr Kanu Chakraborty, managed the workshop. 
 
  • Topic: "The people and the principles behind Nature – the what, the why and the how"
  • The Main Library, in association with Nature research, had organized “The people and the principles behind Nature – the what, the why and the how​” webinar on June 18, 2020, Through an online platform. By the Speaker Dr Magdalena Skipper, Editor in Chief, Nature and Chief Editorial Advisor, Nature Research. This webinar covered the confidence to publish papers in reputed journals, promoting research, research workflow, reduce ambiguity and rejections, and increase the publication rate. The Deputy Librarian, Dr Navin Upadhyay, Moderated the session, and the Assistant Librarian, Mr Kanu Chakraborty, managed the workshop. 
 
  • Topic: "How to publish open access with Taylor & Francis"
  • The Main Library, in association with Taylor & Francis Group, had organized “How to publish open access with Taylor & Francis​” Editorial workshop on April 28, 2020, Through an online platform. This webinar explored the benefits of publishing authors' work open access, the different options for making their work available, how the editorial process works, and the spectrum of choices available to researchers. The Deputy Librarian, Dr Navin Upadhyay, Moderated the session, and the Assistant Librarian, Mr Kanu Chakraborty, managed the workshop. 
 
  • Topic: "FINE TUNING RESEARCH PLANNING USING ELSEVIER TOOLS: SCIENCEDIRECT, SCOPUS and MENDELEY"
  • The Main Library, in association with ELSEVIER, organized “FINE-TUNING RESEARCH PLANNING USING ELSEVIER TOOLS: SCIENCEDIRECT, SCOPUS and MENDELEY” authors webinar on April 23, 2020, Through an online platform. This session was about understanding the research workflow, publishing process and covered the basic features and functionalities of Scopus, ScienceDirect and Mendeley.  Objectives of this station was Understanding the publishing workflow, tips, and tricks of writing a research article, Choosing the correct Journal, etc. Provide an introduction of Scopus, ScienceDirect and Mendeley to students/early career researchers so that they get maximum benefit in their research.

 

  • Topic: "How to Publish a High-Quality Journal Paper"
  • The Main Library, in association with IEEE, organized “How to Publish a High-Quality Journal Paper” Editorial webinar on April 20, 2020, Through an online platform. This session to enable the researcher to advance technology and careers by enhancing their ability to get published and share research with the scholarly community. Also, they get all the valuable guidance on everything from how the IEEE publishing process works to basic writing tips and submitting a manuscript. Key Speakers: Dr. Navin Kumar (he is a reviewer of reputed journals like IEEE Transaction on wireless communications, intelligent transportation, vehicular communications, and many others.) and  Dr. Dhanukumar Pattanashetti (he is the Client Services Manager at IEEE).

  • Topic: Author Workshop, September 27, 2019
  • The Main Library IIT(BHU), Varanasi in association with Clarivate Analytics, organized the “Workshop on InCites, Web of Science and EndNote” on Tuesday, 14th May 2019, at ABLT Hall, IIT (BHU). A technical resource person from the Clarivate Analytics conducted the session. The workshop was very fruitful for research scholars and they interacted and raise their issues with the resource person. More than 100 participants (Research Scholar and Faculty) attended the Workshop.​

 

  • Topic: “Inside a Publishers Mind”​
  • Inside a Publishers Mind” Editorial Workshop The Main Library, in association with Taylor & Francis group organized the “Inside a Publishers Mind” Editorial Workshop on September 27, 2019, at ABLT Hall IIT (BHU), Varanasi. More than 150 faculty and students attended the Author workshop. A technical resource person from Taylor & Francis conducted the session on how to publish and issues related to open access publishing. The Deputy Librarian conducted the session, responded to the queries of students, and the vote of thanks done by the Assistant Librarian.​

 

  • Topic: How to use InCites, Web of Science and EndNote for research?
  • The Main Library IIT(BHU), Varanasi, in association with Clarivate Analytics, organized the “Workshop on InCites, Web of Science and EndNote” on Tuesday, 14th May 2019, at ABLT Hall, IIT (BHU).  A technical resource person from the Clarivate Analytics conducted the session. The workshop was very fruitful for research scholars and they interacted and raise their issues with the resource person. More than 100 participants (Research Scholars and Faculty) attended the Workshop.​

 

  • Topic: “Structuring your manuscript to impress SCI journal editors and responding to reviewer comments”​
  • The Main Library, in association with Wiley organized the “Author Workshop ” on October 24, 2018 at ABLT Hall IIT (BHU), VTaranasi. More than 175 faculty and students attended the Author workshop. A technical resource person from Wiley conducted the session on the topic “ Structuring your manuscript to impress SCI journal editors and responding to reviewer comments.” The Deputy Librarian conducted the session, responded to the queries of students, and the vote of thanks done by the Assistant Librarian. The Main Library, in association with Taylor & Francis group organized the “Inside a Publishers Mind” Editorial Workshop on September 27, 2019, at ABLT Hall IIT (BHU), Varanasi. More than 150 faculty and students attended the Author workshop. A technical resource person from Taylor & Francis conducted the session on how to publish and issues related to open access publishing. The Deputy Librarian conducted the session, responded to the queries of students, and the vote of thanks done by the Assistant Librarian.​

 

  • Librarian's Day Celebration at Main Library, IIT (BHU), August 12, 2018
  • The Library on 12th of August 2018 celebrated Librarian's Day with the library staff. 12th August is celebrated as Librarian’s Day in India, in remembrance of national professor of library science, Dr. S R Ranganathan's birthday 12th August 1892. The Deputy Librarian and Assistant Librarian highlighted the contributions of Dr. Ranganathan towards the development of the library profession in India.​

  • IASLIC 31st All India Conference 2017, 7th – 9th November 2017
  • IASLIC 31st​ - ALL INDIA CONFERENCE, 2017 Organized by the Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, In association with Sayaji Rao Gayekward Central Library, Banaras Hindu University & the Main Library, Indian Institute of Technology (BHU), Varanasi during November 07-09, 2017 on Public Libraries in India in 21st Century and Social Sciences Information. More than 250+ participants attended the conference from all over the country.

 

  • Regional (North-III) IDR Workshop IIT-BHU, Varanasi during 2nd - 3rd Jun 2017
  • The Main Library IIT(BHU), in association with the National Digital Library of India (NEMT-ICT project), organized the 3rd Institutional Digital Repository Workshop at IIT(BHU), Varanasi, during 2nd & 3rd Jun 2017. More than 85 participants from various organizations like IITs, NITs, Central Universities, and medical colleges attended the workshop. The workshop was inaugurated by the Director of IIT(BHU), Varanasi. Centre for Computing and Information Services Inside 'New Lecture Theatre (LT-3)' building Behind the Department of Physics, IIT(BHU).

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  • Author Workshop Organized by IIT (BHU) Main Library on 7th Oct 2016
  • The Main Library, IIT (BHU) organized an Author workshop in association with Springer Nature on 7th Oct 2016, at ABLT Hall, IIT(BHU), Varanasi. More than 500 participants attended this workshop.​ 

  • User Awareness program 
  • The Main Library, IIT (BHU), Organized a user awareness program/interactive session for Faculty/Research Scholars to access library resources and facilities at Main Library, IIT (BHU) Varanasi.  More than 80 participants attended this program.​

  • User Awareness program on JCR and EndNot
  • The Main Library, IIT (BHU), Organized a training program/interactive session for Faculty/Research Scholars on "JCR and Endnote" in association with Thompson Reuters on 8th July 2014 at Main Library, IIT (BHU) Varanasi.  More than 50 participants attended this program.​

 

  • Interactive session with Springer on Springer Materials Landolt- Börnstein 
  • The Main Library, IIT (BHU), Organized a one-day training program/interactive session for Faculty/Research Scholar “Interactive session with Springer on Springer Materials Landolt- Börnstein at Main Library, IIT (BHU) on 16-04-2014.​

  • Interactive session with Elsevier on the e-books and back files of Science Direct Journal
  • The Main Library, IIT (BHU), Organized a one-day training program for Faculty/Research Scholars "Interactive session with Elsevier on the e-books and back files of science Direct Journals, at Main Library, IIT (BHU) on 6th December 2013.​