List of Publications

Presentations & Invited Talks

 List of Presentations

1. Reference Management Tools for Academic Research: an Interactive Session (Special reference to the Open SourceTools) in academic research support series organized by National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), New Delhi on 08th February 2024.

2. Value of Academic Library Spaces in the National Seminar on "Revamping of Library Spaces and Services in the light of Prof. S. R. Ranganathan's laws" organized by Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi on 14th August 2023.

3. Developing Resource Guide Using SubjectPlus in Online Workshop on e-Tools for Library (Organized as part of Celebration of National Librarians' Day) by Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya Central Library, Central University of Haryana on 9th August, 2023.

4. Research Data Management Services in Libraries of 21st Century: An Overview in LIB-TAN Monthly Talk Series Organized by Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar on 05th August 2023.

5. Research Data Management Services in Libraries of 21st Century: An Overview a webinar organized by Advanced Information Network of Libraries in Gujarat on 21st January 2023. Watch through YouTube to Click here.

6. Citation Databases: Scopus & Web of Science in A One Week Online Interdisciplinary Capacity Building & Faculty Development Programme: Research Publication Ethics: Issues and Challenges Organized by Centre for Learning for Social Science, Dr. Harisingh Gour Vishwavidyalaya Sagar (Madhya Pradesh) on 26th March 2022.

7. Copyright Guide for Libraries in India: A Review by NDLI in LIB-TAN Monthly Talk Series Organized by Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar on 26th December 2020.

 Presentations or Lectures at LIS School

1. MARC 21 Format for Bibliographic Data (Practical Session) in School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 07th May 2022.

2. Important Elements of MARC 21 for Bibliographic Data (Practical Session) in School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 30th January 2020.

3. Research Data Management & It's Services in Libraries: An Overview in Student Seminar Series (2019-20) School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 12th September 2019.

4. Subject Indexing Techniques in School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 01st February 2018.

5. Citation Indexing: Concept and Development in School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 16th March 2018.

6. Chain Indexing in School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 14th March 2018.

7. Recent Trends in Cataloguing in School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 27th March 2018.

8. Uniterm Indexing System in School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 27th March 2018.

9. POPSI Indexing System in School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 05th April 2018.

10. Keyword Indexing System in School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 16th April 2018.

11. PRECIS Indexing System in School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 16th April 2018.

12. An Overview of Open Access Week 2017: a global event for open access promotion in Open Access Week 2017 Celebration by School of Library and Information Science, Central University of Gujarat Gandhinagar on 23rd - 29th October 2017.

Conference Participations

 Conferences

1. LTC 2023: Library Technology Conclave on Evolving Library Eco-system in the AI/Machine Learning Landscape (15th - 17th February 2023), organized by Informatics Publishing Ltd and Ashoka University, Sonipat, IN.

2. 10th International Library Information Professional Summit (I-LIPS) on Resilience, Reflection, and Innovation in Library Services and Practices (20th - 22nd May 2022), organized by Society for Library Professionals and Institute of Economic Growth, Delhi, IN.

3. LTC 2022: Library Technology Conclave on Research Data Management and Stewardship: Building Blocks for Open Science (28th - 30th April 2022), organized by Informatics Publishing Ltd and Somaiya Vidyavihar University, Mumbai, IN.

4. Literacy Initiatives for Bridging Readers and Resources Involving Educators and Schools (LIBRARIES 2021) (27th - 28th February 2021), organized by the School of Library and Information Science in Association with the Centre for Professional Development of Teacher Educators, Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya National Mission on Teachers and Teaching (PMMMNMIT), Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, IN.

5. LTC 2021: Pre-Conclave Lecture-2: Digital Libraries and Research Data Management (27th November 2020) by Prof. Prasenjit Mitra, Associate Dean Research, College of Information Science and Technology, Penn State University, USA organized by Informatics Publishing Ltd., Bengaluru, IN.

6. International Conference on Changing Landscape of Science & Technology Libraries (CLSTL 2019) (28th February - 02nd March 2019), organized by Library, Indian Institute of Technology Gandhinagar, IN.

7. 2nd International Conference on Librarianship Development through Internet of Things & Customer Service (LDITCS-2019) (08th - 09th February 2019), organized by Gujarat Power Engineering and Research Institute, Mehsana, IN.

8. International Conference on Digital Transformation: Preservation, Policy and Privacy (ICDT 2018) (29th November - 01st December 2018), organized by National Law University, held at National Law University, Delhi, IN.

9. International Conference on Knowledge Organisation in Academic Libraries (I-KOAL 2018) (26th - 27th November 2018), jointly organized by the Library Professionals Association (LPA) and University of Hyderabad, held at the University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, IN.

10. International Conference On Marching Beyond the Libraries: Managerial Skills and Technological Competencies (16th - 17th November 2018), organized by Kalinga Institute of Industrial Technology (KIIT), held at KIIT, Bhubaneswar, IN.

11. Half-Day symposium on Inclusive role of Libraries in enhancing research productivity (27th October 2018), Resource Centre, DA-IICT and Rygbee Inc., USA, held at DA-IICT, Gandhinagar, IN.

12. Satellite Meetings of IFLA WLIC 2018 on Asia and Oceania Section joint with Education and Training (20th - 21st August 2018), organized by IFLA, held at DLIS, Calcutta University, Calcutta, West Bengal, IN.

13. International Conference on Exploring the Horizons of Library and Information Sciences: From Libraries to Knowledge Hubs (07th - 09th August 2018) organized by Documentation Research and Training Centre, held at DRTC, Bengaluru, Karnataka, IN.

14. National Conference on Modern Librarianship: Opportunities and Challenges (NCML-2018), (08th - 09th June 2018) jointly organized by Resource Centre, National Institute of Fashion Technology, Mumbai and Bombay Science Librarians Association, held at NIFT, Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN.

15. National Conference on Open Data and Data Repositories (06th - 08th March 2018) organized by Cochin University of Science and Technology, held at CUSAT University, Kochi, Kerala, IN.

16. International Conference on Internet of Things (IoT) & Current Trends in Libraries (ITCTL) (18th - 20th January 2018) organized by Gujarat Power Engineering and Research Institute, held at Gujarat Power Engineering and Research Institute, Mewad, Mehsana, Gujarat, IN.

17. International Conference on Changing Landscape of Science & Technology Libraries (CLSTL 2017) (2nd - 4th March 2017) organized by the IIT Gandhinagar, held at IIT Gandhinagar, Palaj, Gandhinagar, Gujarat, IN.

18. 12th International ISKO Conference (6th - 9th August 2012) organized by the Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science & University of Mysore, held at the University of Mysuru, Mysuru, Karnataka, IN.

 Seminars

1. Librarians' Day 2019 seminar on Future Libraries - Overcoming Challenges (1st August 2019), organized by Library, Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, India.

2. ADINET Quarterly Seminar 2019 on Rethinking Role of Libraries in National Development (09th March 2019), organized by jointly ADINET and SLIS, Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, India.

3. Librarians' Day 2018 (Startup India and Role of Libraries) (25th August 2018), jointly organized by Mudra Institute of Communication Ahmedabad (MICA) & Ahmedabad Library Association (ADINET), held at MICA, Ahmedabad, India

4. Seminar on Libraries and Education: Vision 2020 (23rd August 2014) organized ADINET, INFLIBNET and KCG, held at Gujarat University, Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

 Online Webinar Participations (selected on Research Data Management)

1. Introduction to Dataverse for data sharing (27th May, 2020) by Ceilyn Boyd, Research Data Program Manager Harvard University Libraries & Sonia Barbosa, Manager, Data Curation, Harvard Dataverse, Harvard University, USA, organized by The Energy and Resources Institute(TERI), New Delhi, IN.

2. Research Data Management (20th May, 2020) by Prof. Prof. ARD Prasad (Retd.) DRTC, Indian Statistical Institute, Bengaluru, organized by Mizoram University, Aizawl, IN.

3. Research Data Management (1st May, 2020) by Nikesh Narayanan, Assistant Professor & IT Librarian, Zayed University, Dubai, organized by Kerala Library Association, Kerala, IN.

Workshop Participations

 Workshops

1. Demystifying Scholarly Publishing with Open Journal Systems (OJS): A Practical Workshop (27th - 28th June 2023) organized by Central Library, IIT Delhi, IN in collaboration with Public Knowledge Project (PKP), Simon Fraser University, CA.

2. The ABCs of Systematic Reviews: A Workshop for Librarians Getting Started [Online] (20th June 2023) organized by Library, IIT Gandhinagar, IN and Libraries, University of Victoria, CA.

3. Five Days Workshop on Open Source Koha, DSpace, Vuifnd and SubjetsPlus' [Online] (1st - 8th, 2023) organized by Gravitec Labs & Datanomics, Ahmedabad, IN.

4. Data Analysis using Statistical Methods and SPSS (25th January - 2nd February 2022) by Prof. Satish Shukla, organized by School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, IN.

5. One Day In-house Workshop on Web Development using Drupal (16th November 2021) organized by Central Library, IIT Delhi, IN.

6. Indian Research Information Network System (IRINS): Adaption and Promotion (27th February 2020), organized by jointly Central Library, Central University of Punjab & INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar, IN.

7. Workshop on Academic Writing (29th - 30th August 2019) by Dr. Maria Joao Amante & Dr. Vasco Matos Trigo, organized by the School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, IN.

8. Workshop on Data and Visualization in Libraries: Services and Practice (02nd March 2019) by Walt Gurley, organized by Library, IIT Gandhinagar, IN.

9. Workshop on Research Data Management & FAIR data in the Dataverse Infrastructure (01st March 2019) by Ceilyn Boyd & Sonia Barbosa, organized by Library, IIT Gandhinagar, IN.

10. One-day Workshop on Implementing Successful Library & Information Teaching Sessions in Academic Libraries (18th August 2018), organized by Library, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Gandhinagar, held at IIT Gandhinagar, IN.

11. Workshop on Research Data Management & Service: Roles for Libraries & Librarians (3rd March 2017) by Louise Corti, organized by Library, IIT Gandhinagar, IN.

12. Technical Conference cum Workshop on DSpace (May 16th - 17th 2015) Organized by Shri. P.K. Chaudhari Mahila Arts College, held at Gandhinagar, IN.

13. National Workshop on Digital Libraries using Greenstone Software (27th - 31st January 2015) organized by Mudra Institute of Communication, held at MICA, Ahmadabad, IN.

Reviewer & Editorial Team

Awards & Scholarships

 Best Paper

Won award for Best Paper presentation at the Global Conference on Emerging Trends in Business Librarianship, Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, IN, Dec. 2-4, 2015.

 Scholarships & Grants

CODATA-RDA Schools of Research Data Science Grant Received to Participate in the Virtual CODATA-RDA School of Research Data Science-South Africa 03 May - 09 July 2021

India Public Libraries Conference (IPCL) 2017 Scholarship, given an opportunity and facilitate to participate in the 3rd Indian Public Libraries Conference was held during 03rd - 05th October, 2017 at Indian Public Library Movement, New Delhi.

 Certificate of Honor

Certificate of Honor for Contribution to the Gyaan Galaxy National Science Fair 2021.

LIS Membership & Networks

 Membership

Life Member of ASIS&T - Association for Information Science and Technology

Life Member of Indian Library Association, a National Library Association of India

Life Member of Mysuru University Information and Library Science Alumni Network (MILAN). An alumni association of DOS in Library and Information Science, University of Mysuru. Karnataka

Life member of LIS Academy (Library & Information Science Academy) is a professional Charitable Trust

 Working Group

Research Data Alliance (RDA), Libraries for Research Data IG, Data Citation WG

Event Organizer & Coordinator

 Organizing Secretary

Served as Organizing Secretary for the Ahmedabad Library Network (ADIENT) 2017 Seminar on Re-Imagining Today's Librarianship and 125th birthday Celebration of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan was held on August 12th, 2017 at Adani Institute for Education and Research (Now Adani University), Ahmedabad, Gujarat

 Coordinator

Demystifying Scholarly Publishing with Open Journal Systems (OJS): A Practical Workshop organized by Central Library, IIT Delhi, IN in collaboration with Public Knowledge Project (PKP), Simon Fraser University, CA, during 27th-28th June 2023.

One Week Training Programme on Library Automation and Digitalisation organized by Central Library, IIT Delhi, IN, during July 18-22, 2022.

Faculty co-ordinator of the Digital Process course at the Adani Institute of Infrastructure Engineering of Techvriddhi'18 in Association with Entrepreneurship E-Cell, IIT Kharagpur organized by Technospecies Global Solution during 19th-20th Jan. 2018.

Open Access Week 2017 Celebration at School of Library and Information Science (SLIS), Central University of Gujarat, Gandhinagar, IN, during 23rd-29th October 2017.