On 12th August 2025, NMIMS campuses across India celebrated National Librarians’ Day, commemorating the birth anniversary of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, Father of Library Science in India. At the Mumbai Campus, the celebration was jointly organized under the ERASMUS+ and Open Asia Project, reaffirming NMIMS’s commitment to advancing open knowledge, research collaboration, and inclusive learning practices.

Agenda Highlights

• Research Writing for Quality Publications – Jinal Shah, Assistant Professor – Marketing, School of Business Management, NMIMS Kharghar Campus
• Effective Use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Research – Bajarang Kumbhar, Assistant Professor – SDSOS, NMIMS Mumbai

Technical Sessions

• Research Writing for Quality Publications – by Dr. Jinal Shah, NMIMS Kharghar Campus

Dr. Jinal Shah conducted an insightful session on “Research Writing for Quality Publications” highlighting the essential components of effective academic writing and strategies for publishing in reputed journals. The session emphasized the importance of research ethics, structuring manuscripts, selecting appropriate journals, and addressing reviewers’ comments. Participants gained practical tips to enhance the quality of their scholarly work, making the session highly valuable for emerging researchers and academicians.

• Effective Use of Open Educational Resources (OERs) in Research – by Dr. Bajarang Kumbhar, SDSOS, NMIMS Mumbai

As part of an Institutional Activity of the Open Asia Project (co-funded by ERASMUS+ of the European Union), NMIMS Mumbai hosted a session by Dr. Bajarang Kumbhar on the effective use of OERs in research. The session emphasized NMIMS’s contribution to the Open Asia vision by promoting open access, knowledge sharing, and collaborative research practices. Dr. Kumbhar demonstrated the transformative role of OERs in enhancing accessibility, reducing costs, and fostering innovation in scholarly work. He also shared practical methods to identify, evaluate, and integrate OERs into research while maintaining academic quality and credibility. This dissemination activity marked NMIMS’s meaningful contribution to building inclusive and sustainable academic ecosystems across the region.

Over 35 library professionals from SVKM and NMIMS participated, making it a vibrant platform for knowledge sharing and professional development across different schools in Mumbai.

Similar celebrations at the Bangalore, Shirpur, Hyderabad, and MPSTME campuses featured book review competitions, book displays, and interactive talks, reinforcing the role of libraries in fostering a culture of reading, learning, and research.

Through this multi-campus celebration, NMIMS meaningfully advanced the Open Asia mission of promoting open access, knowledge sharing, and innovation in higher education.