Organized by B. C. Roy Memorial Library, IIM Calcutta
Date : 19-23 May, 2025
The goals of this Workshop
- To develop skills in researchers and LIS professionals to face the challenges associated with the latest skills for Data Science and AI/ML applications in the domain of Library & Information Science (LIS).
- To introduce new generation tools for data wrangling, data reconciliation, text visualization, citation network visualization, Named Entity Extraction, Opinion mining or Sentiment analysis, Automated Systematic Review and RAG – Retrieval-Augmented Generation.
- To provide hands-on training in open-source data wrangling and AI/ML tools & techniques based on case studies.
Registration Details
- Registration Fee: Rs.5000.00 (Payment details are available on the registration form)
- No. of Participants: Maximum 50 (First come, first served).
- Accommodation: The registration fee does not include the accommodation charges. Outstation candidates are requested to arrange their own accommodation. Details are provided for booking by themselves.
- Applicants must have basic computing skills (preferably in a Linux environment) with a library science background (preferably with an MLISc degree)
- Researchers from other disciplines may also register.
- Each participant will be provided an individual desktop system for practice at the workshop.
- Registration fees include kits, tea & snacks (Morning & Afternoon), and working Lunch
Source: https://sites.google.com/iimcal.ac.in/data-carpentry-and-aiml-tools