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Dr. Nishtha A Head, Library and Information Services E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: +91-79-26314167 |
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Educational Qualifications |
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Ph D in 2012 from M S University, Baroda | ||
M Lib Sc in 1992 from M S University, Baroda | ||
B Lib Sc in 1987 from M S University, Baroda | ||
BSc (Biochemistry) in 1985 from St Xaviers College, Ahmedabad | ||
Work Experience: 30 Years |
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Joined PRL as Librarian SC (August, 1997) and was promoted to the post of Librarian SD in January, 2004. Was promoted to the post of Librarian SE in July 2012 and Librarian SF in July 2018. | ||
Member of Committees |
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Library Committee (Convener) | ||
Creche Committee (Chairperson) | ||
Departmental Promotion Committee II | ||
DOS Inter-Centre Sports Committee | ||
National Science Day Committee | ||
Outreach Committee | ||
Vikram - Editoral Committee | ||
1. Presented a paper "Research
Data Management in India : A Pilot Study" during an International
conference 'LISA VIII' held in Strasbourg, France in
June 2017 |
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2. Presented a paper "Libraries in support of scholarly communication" during an International conference 'LISAVII 2014' held in Naples (Italy) in June 2014 |
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Published a paper "Identification of Research Trends at Physical
Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad, India" (2014). Library Philosophy
and Practice (e-journal) Paper 1152 |
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4. Published a paper "Theses Submitted by Doctoral Students of Physical Research Laboratory, India: A Citation Analysis", Serials Review 39 (2013) 114-120 |
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5. Published a paper
"Publication Pattern of scientists of Physical Research Laboratory
(PRL), Ahmedabad, India" (2013). Library Philosophy and Practice
(e-journal). Paper 901 |
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6. Presented a paper "ETD for Preservation : A case study" during
an International conference 'Electronic Theses and Dissertations 2012'
at Lima (Peru)
in September 2012 |
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7. Presented a paper on "Scientometric study of doctoral theses of
Physical Research Laboratory" during an International conference 'LISA
VI: 21st Century Astronomy Librarianship' organized by IUCAA, Pune in February 2010 published in the ASP Proceeding, V 433, p 102-108 |
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8. Presented a paper on 'Linux for Librarians' during the national workshop on "Library2.0 : A Global Information Hub" organized by PRL in February 2009 | ||
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Contributed a chapter - RFID Technologies for libraries : A case study
of its implementation at PRL, Ahmdedabad in the book titled Radio
Frequency Identification in Libraries : Concepts and cases, edited by Smitha Ramachandran, ICFAI University Press, Hyderabad, 2008, p 101-110 |
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10.Presented
a paper on 'Indian Consortia Models: FORSA libraries Experience' in
International conf. on Library and Information services in
Astronomy, (LISA V): Common Challenges and Uncommon Solutions held at Harvard Centre for Astrophysics, Cambridge, MA, USA in June 2006, published in ASP proceedings, V 377, pg 405-414 |
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Presented a paper on 'Transition of PRL library from Traditional to
Digital library' published in proceedings of
a workshop organized by ISRO, SAC, Ahmedabad on 21-22 November 2006, pg 345-352 |
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12. Paper on 'Copyright Amendments in digital age : A comparative
study', published in the proceedings of MANLIBNET Convention held at
Nirma University, Ahmedabad during 18 - 20 September 2006, pg 299-305 |
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13. Paper on 'Libraries - Today and Tomorrow : A show case of thoughts
on current trends in Librarianship', published in proceedings of National
Conference on Information Management in Digital Libraries, held at IIT, Kharagpur, 2-4 August 2006, pg 227-232 |
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Contributed a chapter -
'Preservation of E-resources' in a book titled Developing Cyber
libraries edited by T Ashok Babu and L S Ramaiah, Allied Publishers, New Delhi, 2006, p 296-304 |
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15. Paper published on 'Copyright law in developed countries : An overview', IASLIC Bulletin, Vol 50, (4) December 2005 | ||
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Presented a paper "Digital Library initiatives at PRL" at an
International Conference 'Electronic Theses & Dissertations' held in May
2003 at Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany |
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17. Paper published on "Electronic Journals : Major Issues" in Information Today and Tomorrow, Vol. 20, No 3, September 2001 | ||
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Presented a paper "Developing the Digital Library at PRL" at 49th FID
Conference at New Delhi in October 1998 |
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Invited talks |
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Invited to give a talk on "Technology enabled library services" during
the UGC Refreshers' Course conducted by practicing college librarians of |
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Invited to give a talk on "Copyright in Digital Environment" during the
UGC Refreshers' Course conducted by college librarians of |
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3. Invited to deliver a talk on 'Best practices devised at PRL Library' during ADINET seminar in Sept 2007 | ||
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Invited to give a talk on "Managing knowledge through institutional
repository" during the UGC Refreshers course conducted by practicing college librarians of |
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5. Invited to deliver a talk on 'FORSA - A case study' at ADINET seminar in Sept 2005 | ||
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Invited to deliver a talk on "E-Journals Consortia Models" at UGC
Refreshers' Course conducted by UGC at Vidhyanagar in February 2005. |
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7. Invited to deliver a talk on 'Preservation & Maintenance of E-Products' at ADINET seminar, 2004 | ||
8. Presented a paper "PRL Library at Crossroads" at the FORSA Meet held during the 21st ASI meeting at Pune in February 2002 | ||
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Presented a paper "Library and Information Profession in August 2001 |
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10. Delivered a talk at Core House, Ahmedabad for Teacher Trainees - "Setting up a School Library" in December 1998 | ||
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Presented a paper "Feasibility study for Union Catalog of Serials of
FORSA Libraries" during 25th ASI Meeting in November 1997 |
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Workshop / Conference Organized |
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1. Chaired a session in a conference on "Emerging Trends in Business Librarianship at IIM", Ahmedabad in November 2017 | ||
2. Was invited as one of the panelists for discussion on "Future Librarianship in Research Libraries" at Parul University, Baroda in August 2017 | ||
3. Chaired a session in a conference on "Changing Landscape of S & T Libraries" at IIT Gandhinagar in March 2017 | ||
4. Was invited as one of the panelists for discussion on 'Inclusive Library Services' at IASLIC conference held in Gujarat University in January 2016 | ||
5. Was invited as expert for the selection of a librarian, IITRAM in November 2015 | ||
6. Chaired a session in a conference 'Emerging Trends in Business Librarianship' organized at IIMA in December 2015 | ||
Earlier Experience |
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The British Library, Ahmedabad as Library
Officer (July 1992 - July 1997) Here I got hands-on experience of latest information technology tools like CD-ROMs, searching through the business databases. I was responsible for Education Counseling Service (ECS), Promoting Library activities, Organising various workshops for NGOs, Organising various exhibitions, Carrying out Orientation Programme for the new users regularly. In the last one year, I was also involved in conducting IELTS and BEC examination. |
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NICTAS (at ATIRA),
Ahmedabad as Library Asstt. (Jan 1988-June 1992 ) From Jan 1988 to June 1992 I was with NICTAS (National Information Centre for Textiles and Allied Subjects). Here I had a very good experience of furnishing the specifications of all the library operations while the library software was being developed by WIPRO. I was carrying out literature searches using the World Textile Abstracts database, which was a paid service. We had started a quarterly publication 'TEXINCON'. I was involved in editing of this publication besides managing the advertisements, keeping track of the contributors and paying them the token honorarium, indexing for the user- groups, etc. |
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Areas of Professional Interest: |
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Scholarly Communication | ||
Bibliometrics | ||
Copyright issues | ||
Digital Library | ||
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