Why in News?
CSIR National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research (CSIR NIScPR) conducted a five day skill training programme (6 to 10 July 2026) on AI enabled Institutional Repositories using DSpace under the CSIR Integrated Skill Initiative (Phase III).
Key Highlights
- Aimed at training library professionals, researchers, academicians, students, and IT professionals.
- Focused on developing and managing AI enabled institutional repositories using the open source DSpace platform.
- Training covered:
- DSpace architecture and administration
- Linux and DSpace installation
- Dublin Core metadata management
- Repository customization and backup
- AI based metadata extraction and semantic search
- Included hands on laboratory sessions and exposure to SARAL AI and the NIScPR Herbarium.
- 25 participants from universities, research institutions, and libraries completed the programme.
About CSIR NIScPR
- Constituent laboratory of the Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR).
- Established in 2021 through the merger of:
- NISCAIR: National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources.
- NISTADS: National Institute of Science, Technology and Development Studies.
- Promotes science communication, policy research, scholarly publishing, and digital knowledge management.
About DSpace
- Open source software for creating and managing institutional digital repositories.
- Preserves and provides open access to research publications, theses, datasets, and other scholarly content.
- Supports metadata standards such as Dublin Core and enables long term digital preservation.
[2020] With the print state of development, Artificial Intelligence can effectively do which of the following?
1. Bring down electricity consumption in industrial units
2. Create meaningful short stories and songs
3. Disease diagnosis
4. Text -to -Speech Conversion
5. Wireless transmission of electrical energy
Select the correct answer using the code given below:
[A] 1, 2, 3 and 5 only
[B] 1, 3 and 4 only
[C] 2, 4 and 5 only
[D] 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5