International Conference on Marching Beyond the Libraries : Leadership, Creativity and Innovation

The International Conference theme, “Marching Beyond the Libraries: Leadership, Creativity, and Innovation,” encapsulates the dynamic evolution of libraries as crucial hubs of knowledge in the contemporary global landscape. This thought-provoking theme reflects the imperative for libraries to transcend traditional roles, embrace transformative leadership, foster creativity, and drive innovation in order to remain relevant and impactful in an ever-changing world.

KIIT: An Overview

Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar is among India’s most sought-after universities, sprawling over 25 sq. km. area with 12 million sq. ft. of built up area, attracting students from all over India and more than 65 countries to pursue professional and technical education. From a modest beginning in 1997, Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT) Deemed to be University has evolved into a multi-disciplinary University, respected worldwide for its culture of educational excellence. Currently the University has 28 constituent schools, contiguously located in impeccably landscaped and modern- technology-enabled campuses, offering graduate, post-graduate, doctoral and post- doctoral programmes in a wide range of disciplines. The excellent academic ambience, quality faculty, adherence to strict academic rigor and plethora of other academic activities led to grant of university status under Section 3 of UGC Act 1956 to the institute by the Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India in the year 2004, within just six years of its inception. It is also accredited in ‘A++’ Grade by NAAC. KIIT DU emerged as no 1 among all the self-financing institutions in the Atal Ranking of Institutions on Innovation Achievements (ARIIA), 2021. KIIT Deemed to be University received Workplace of the year THE Awards Asia 2020 and bagged ‘THE Awards Asia’ Leadership and Management Team of the Year for its phenomenal pandemic response and relief work by the Times Higher Education (THE) in 2021. It has received all accreditations and affiliations from prestigious national and international bodies such as the Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET), USA and the Institution of Engineering and Technology, (IET), UK because of its quality research, innovation, and publications and citations. KIIT has had an excellent placement record since its inception owing to its quality teaching and learning process, and the brand value that it carries. KIIT is ranked in the cohort of 601-800 in the Times Higher Education ‘World University Ranking 2024’. Its Computer Science Engineering ranks in the cohort of 301-400 and its overall Engineering ranking is 401-500 in the world. KIIT has been accredited with an A++ grade by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC) with an all-India 16 th rank by the National Institution of Ranking Framework, NIRF, Ministry of Education. It has also been the top university for innovation among private institutions for two consecutive years (2020, 2021) according to AICTE, Government of India. It has been ranked among the top 168 universities in the world and 11 th Position in India as per the Times Higher Education Young University Ranking 2024.

Central Library
Central Library plays an integral role in supporting the academic programs of the university. The library resources of KIIT Deemed to be University comprise excellent collections of books, reports, journals, electronic resources, institutional repositories, and items in all conceivable areas to encourage interdisciplinary and value-added research. Library facilities and services are offered to students, research scholars, and faculty members of different schools through 22 well- established independent school libraries located at respective schools of KIIT Deemed to be University as well as from the Central Library that is located in an independent campus. The Central Library, housed in an 8 storied building spread over an area of 10,000 sqm acts as the main learning resource centre of the university. The university library is steadily growing under the aegis of Honorable Founder KIIT & KISS Prof. (Dr.) Achyuta Samanta. The vision and mission of KIIT central library is not just to cater to the academic and research needs of the institution but to render services to the society beyond the institution through its inbuilt public library wing to disseminate knowledge to general public. Steps are being taken to expand the domain of services and facilities of the library in line with the vision and mission of the honorable founder to set it as a unique world-class library for institutions of different parts of the country and world to follow suit.