Outcomes from our third Librarian Appreciation Day
More than 100 librarians from over 85 leading research institutes, central and state universities, private universities and corporate houses joined us for our third Librarian Appreciation Day in Jaipur, India. Here鈥檚 a summary of what happened.
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Acknowledgements and awards
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