Dr. P. GANESAN DEPUTY LIBRARIAN

Dr. P. GANESAN DEPUTY LIBRARIAN Contact Address : Central Library Alagappa University Karaikudi 630 003 Tamil Nadu, INDIA Employee Number : 50202 Date of Birth : 04-05-1969 Contact Phone (Office) : +91 4565 Contact Phone (Mobile) : +91 9865621121 Contact e-mail(s) : gharieni2003@yahoo.com Academic Qualifications: B.Sc., MLISC., PGDCS., M.Phil., Ph.D. Teaching Experience: 18 Years Research Experience: 10 Years Additional Responsibilities 1. Question Paper Setting 2. Examination Duty 3. Doctoral Committee Member 4. Organisng Committee Member for International Conference on Library and Information Management held at University of Kelaniya, Srilanka. 5. Acted as Organising Committee Member for National Conferences

Areas of Research 1. Digital Libraries 2. Electronic Resource Management 3. User Studies 4. Open Access Resources Research Supervision / Guidance Program of Study Completed Ongoing Research Ph.D. 3 6 M.Phil. 27 - Project PG 6 Publications International National Others Journals Conferences Journals Conferences Books / Chapters / Monographs / Manuals 1 7 9 18 5 Published Articles : 1. P. Ganesan, Francis Jayakanth and T.B. Rajashekar, Automatic extraction and E-mail delivery of Citation data from SCI CD-ROM (Science Citation Index), Library Science with slant to Documentation and Information Studies (ISSN: 0254-2553), 35 (4), Dec. 1998, p213-220. 2. P. Ganesan and R. Jeyshankar, Library Professionals role in development of Academic and Research activities, Indian Journal of Interdisciplinary Research (0976-4372), 1 (2), Jul.-Dec. 2010, p62-63. 3. P. Ganesan, K. Senkodi, P.S. Bhaghath Singh, and N. Murugesapandian, A study of Information Access Pattern of Legal Professionals practicing at Madurai City, Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services (2231-6094), 1 (2), Jul. Dec. 2011, p38-42. 4. R. Jeyshankar and P. Ganesan, Research Output of Scientists of Tuberculosis Research Centre (TRC), Chennai, Tamil Nadu, Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services (2231-6094), 1 (2), Jul. Dec. 2011, p27-33.) 5. G. Mangai and P. Ganesan, Retrospective Conversion: Automation Experience at Cardomom Planters Association College, Bodinayakkanur: A case study, p33-37, International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology(2229-5984).

6. P. Ganesan, Digitization of scholarly Information: a boon to the Academic and Research Community, IALA Journal, 1 (2), July-December 2013, p34-37. 7. P. Ganesan, Digital Information Literacy: an urgent need for Faculty Members and Research Scholars in Higher Education, IALA Journal, 2 (2), July-December 2014 8. P.S. Baghath Singh and P. Ganesan, Importance of Legal Information Literacy for Rural Community, IALA Journal, 2 (2), July-December 2014. 9. P. Ganesan and D. Kirana Kumar, Online Questionnaire in Social Science Research: A comparative study of Online Questionnaire Services Providers, SRELS Journal of Information Management, 52 (5), October 2015, p377-383. 10. Siju, V.G., and Ganesan, P, Awareness and use of Institutional Repositories in Cochin University of Science and Technology: a study among the Faculty Members and Research Scholars, IALA Journal, 4 (1), Jan-June, 2016. P74-80. 11. Abraham, Laila T, Impact of Krishi Bhavan in the sustainable development of Rural Communities: a study among the farmers in Neendoor Village, Kottayam District, Kelpro Bulletin, 20 (2), December 20076 (ISSN 0975-4911) (Accepted for publication). 12. Sujatha, R and Ganesan, P, Influence of working environment on Job Satisfaction: a survey among Library Professionals in the University Libraries of Kerala, IALA Journal, 4 (2), July-Dec. 2016. (Accepted for publication) Events organized in leading roles Number of Seminars / Conferences / Workshops / Events organized: 3 1. Workshop Coordinator, One-Day User Awareness Programme on Shodhganga and Anti-Plagiarism Software URKUND jointly organised by INFLIBNET Centre & Alagappa University, Karaikudi on 29 th April 2016. 2. Organising Secretary, ICSSR Sponsored Two Day National Conference on Impact of Electronic Resources on Teaching, Learning and Research: Issues and Opportunities, on 24 th April, 2015. 3. Seminar Director, UGC-Sponsored National Seminar on Recent Trends in Library and Information Services held on 7 th March, 2015 at DRBCCC Hindu College, Chennai. Events Participated Conferences / Seminars / Workshops: 17 1. Presented a paper on Information Exchange within the Research Community, National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science. 2. Multimedia and MPC, National Centre for Science Information, Indian Institute of Science. 3. A paper on Development of Digital Library using Dspace Software at Alagappa Uiversity, was presented in International seminar on eresources in Higher

Education: Issues, Developments, Opportunities and Challenges, 19-20 February 2010. 4. A paper on e-learning: An effective tool for teaching and Learning in Higher Education was presented on eresources in Higher Education: Issues, Developments, Opportunities and Challenges, 19-20 February 2010. 5. Digital Information Services: Library s Role, Information Management: Envisioning the Future Libraries, 7-8 th October, 2010. Rev. Jacob Memorial Christian College, Ambilikkai. 6. Information Management in the Digital Environment: A challenge to Library and Information Science Professionals, Information Management: Envisioning the Future Libraries, 7-8 th October, 2010. Rev. Jacob Memorial Christian College, Ambilikkai. 7. Metadata: Tool for retrieving relevant Information in the Digital Environment, Future of Academic Libraries: Challenges and Opportunities, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai. 8. Legal Resources on the Web, Electronic Resources in Academic and Research Libraries, 26 th 27 th March, 2012. Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati. 9. Librarians and Libraries Role in Development of Higher Education and Research in the Digital Environment, Electronic Resources in Academic and Research Libraries, 26 th 27 th March, 2012. Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati. 10. An overview of Collection Development in the Electronic Environment, National Seminar on Electronic Resources Management for Academic Excellence (ERMAE) 15 th Oct. 2012, University Library and Department of Library and Information Science, Periyar University, Salem. 11. Librarians Status and Commitment to the Profession, National Conference on Management of Modern Libraries (NACML) organized by SEARCH The Health Sciences Library and Department of Library & Information Science, KMC, Manipal University, Manipal, 21-22 February 2014. 12. A Perspective study of Cloud Computing in Library Services, International Conference on Library Space and Content Management for Networked Society, held from 18-0 October 2014 at DVK Central Library, Dharmaram Vidya Kshetram, Bangalore. 13. Research expediting Modern Tools: a study about Institutional Repositories, Open Access Journals and Online Survey Methods, National Conference Information Management in the Knowledge Era, held on 25 th October 2014 organised by Department of Library, DRBCCC Hindu College, Chennai. 14. Preservation of Digital Content in Indian Libraries: Issues and Strategies, The 16 th General Conference on Southeast Asian Librarians (CONSAL XVI) held at Bangkok International Trade & Exhibition Centre, Bangkok, Thailand 10-13 June 2015. 15. Presented a paper on Citation Analysis: Is it an authentic tool to measure the quality of the paper in 2 day National Conference conducted by University of Kerala in February 2016. 16. Presented a paper on Shodhganga: an institutional repository for e-theses in India sixth International Conference on Libraries, Information and Society (ICoLIS 2016) 20-21 st September 2016 at University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia 17. Presented a paper on Scholarly Information Input for Quality Research: Initiatives of India, International Conference Library and Information Management (ICLIM) 2016, Sri Lanka held in October.

Other Training Programs 1. Participated three day Advanced Training Programme on Shodhganga at INFLIBNET Centre, Ahmedabad from 14.12.2016 to 16.12.2016 2. Participated in the Workshop on CDS/ISIS for DOS and Windows held at the Institute of Information Studies, Bangalore, from 2 nd to 13 th November 1998. 3. Completed the Training Course E-Resource Management using UGC-Infonet held at Information Library Network (INFLIBNET), Ahmedabad during 3-7 th February, 2004. 4. Participated in the Workshop on Bibliographic Data Exchange Format held on 9-11 March, 2006 at University of Madras, Chennai. 5. Participated Two day National Workshop on Open Source Software for Academic, Special and Public Libraries held on 23-24 th January, 2014 at Alagappa University, Karaikudi. 6. Completed the Two-Day JSTOR Training Workshop on 11.03.2014 7. Participated the National Level Workshop on Resources and Technologies for Scholarly Information held on 12 th August, 2014 at Bharathidasan University Library, Tiruchirappalli. 8. Participated in the Workshop on Library and Information Services for Quality Higher Education held at MSRIM. Bangalore on 21 st May 2005 9. Participated in the One Day National Workshop on Implementation of DSpace Software for Managing the e-resources organised by Department of Master of Computer Applications on 28.03.2015. 10. Participated in the National Workshop on e-learning at Alagappa University on 25 th and 26 th April, 2006 organised by Centre for Adult Continuing Education and Extension in collaboration with CDC, Alagappa University, Karaikudi 11. Participated in the Workshop on Information Technology for Professionals and Entrepreneurs held at American College, Madurai sponsored by INSDOC, Madras, on 14 th February, 1996. Overseas Exposure / Visits 1. Malaysia 2. Singappore 3. Thailand 4. Srilanka Membership in Professional Bodies 1. Indian Science Congress Association 2. Academic Library Association

Editorial Board 1. Associate Editor, IALA Journal Academic Bodies (such as Board of Studies etc.,) 1. Board of Studies, Library and Information Science, DLIS, Alagappa University Others 1. Designed Library Web Site for University of Hyderabad 2. Designed Library Web site for Central Library, Alagappa University 3. Completed one year Training Course on Information Technology Application of Library and Information Centres, at National Centre for Science Information (NCSI), Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bangalore. 4. Purchase Committee Member for automating B.R. Ambetkar Open University, Hyderabad and City Central Library, Hyderabad for automating the library. 5. District level and State Level First prize for Folk Song 6. Received many prices for cultural activities such as songs, dance, quiz, etc. Resource persons in various capacities Number of Invited / Special Lectures delivered: 37 1. Given Lecture CDS/ISIS MLISc Winter Programme at B.R. Ambetkar Open University, Hyderabad 2. Given lecture on CDS/ISIS, Internet, e-mail etc., Winter school programme at B.R. Ambetkar Open University, Hyderabad 3. Given Lecture on Internet & WWW, Refresher Programme for the Librarians of Govt. Degree Colleges in the state, Department of Andhra Pradesh, Andhra Pradesh. 4. Given Lecture on Importance of Education to the participants of Gramavidiyal Micro Finance Limited, Grama Vidiyal Micro Finance Limited, Karaikudi. 5. Given lecture on Technical Activities in a Public Library II, RRRLF Training Programme, District Library, Sivaganga 6. Given Lecture on ICT in Public Libraries, RRRLF Training Programme, District Library, Ramanathapuram 7. Lecture on Relevance of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan in Internet Era, Refresher course in Library and Information Science, UGC-ASC, Bharathidasan University, 8. Lecture on Ethics on Libraries, RRRLF Training Programme, District Library, Ramanathapuram 9. Guests of Honour, National Level Seminar on Services & facilities in Engineering College Libraries in ICT Environment, Audisankara College of Engineering, Gudur 10. Lecture on Handling Children With Special Needs, RRRLF, District Library, Ramanathapuram

11. Lecture on Reading Books Need of the Hour, Library Week celebration on 17-2- 2014, Seethalaxmi Achi college for Women, Pallathur` 12. Lecture on Library and Latest Technology, RVS College of Education, Dindigul 13. Moderator, International Conference (IC.LISCOM-2014), DVK Central Library, Dharmaram Vidya Shetram, Bangalore 14. Web designing, Innovative Librarianship in the Knowledge Society: Enhancing Teaching, Learning and Research, 14-16 th May 2015, SriKrishna College of Engineering and Technology, Coimbatore & IALA 15. Chairperson, RRRLF and ICSSR Sponsored National Seminar on Role of LIS Professionals in Developing Information Literacy skills in the Digital Era, Department of Library and Information Science, Alagappa Unuiversity, Karaikudi 16. Special Address, UGC Sposnored National Seminar on Recent Trends in Library and Information Services (RTLIS), DRBCCC Hindu College, Chennai 17. Inaugural Address Book Fair, Mega Book Fair at DRBCCC Hindu College, Chennai, DRBCCC Hindu College, Chennai. 18. Felicitation address, National Conference Information Management in the Knowledge Era, held on 25 th October 2014, DRBCCC Hindu College, Chennai. 19. Lecture on Guidance and Counseling, RRRLF, Dindigul District Library 20. Delivered lecture in Sivaganga for Public Librarians under RRRLF 21. Resource Person & Guest of Honour on Valedictory Function on LIBER 2015, Oneday National Invited Seminar in Writing Skills of Minor, Major Projects and Proposals for Conferences, Seminars and Workshops on 12 th September 2015 22. Given Video Recording for e-pg Pathshala (Cataloguing) for INFLIBNET Programme at Department of Educational Technology, Bharathidasan University, Trichy on 12 th December 2015. 23. Given Video Recording for e-pg Pathshala (Cataloguing) for INFLIBNET Programme at Department of Educational Technology, Bharathidasan University, Trichy on 2 nd December 2015. 24. Given lecture on Metric Study at 2 nd National Conference on Management of Modern Libraries (NACML) -2016 held on 19-20 th February at Manipal University, Manipal. 25. Panel Member for 2 nd National Conference on Management of Modern Libraries (NACML) -2016 held on 19-20 th February at Manipal University, Manipal. 26. Delivered lecture at Human Resource Development Centre Bharathidasan University on Introduction to Metric study: global perspective on 26.05.2016 27. Delivered lecture at Human Resource Development Centre Bharathidasan University Introduction to Data analysis on 26.05.2016 28. Delivered lecture at Alagappa University on Writing Plagiarism Free articles on one day User Awareness Programme on Shodhganga and Antiplagiarism Software URKUND held on 29 th April 2016. 29. Delivered Keynote address in Cardamom Planters Association College, Bodinayakkanur on Library a Gateway of Knowledge on 29 th August 2016-09-03 30. Presented Report on Two-Day National Conference on Information for all conducted by DLIS, Alagappa University in association with RRRLF Ministry of Culture on 2 nd -3 rd September 2016-09-03 31. Delivered lecture on Technology enabled Research Patterning and Collaboration on one day National Seminar on Library Technologies for Teaching, Learning and Research organised by DLIS, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli on 12.08.2016.

32. Given lecture for participants of Refresher Course in Library and Information Science at Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli 33. Given lecture for Participants of Refresher Course in Library and Information Science at Bharathiyar University, Coimbatore 34. Given lecture on Job opportunities for LIS students to Alumni Association of DLIS, Alagappa University Karaikudi on 30 th January 2016. 35. Delivered a lecture on Library a Gateway of Knowledge at Cardamom Planters Association College, Bodinayakkanur on 29.08.2016. 36. Chaired International Conference on Library & Information Management (ICLIM) 2016 Sri Lanka - 21 st to 23 rd October 2016. 37. International Advisory Committee for International Conference on Library & Information Management (ICLIM) 2016 Sri Lanka - 21 st to 23 rd October 2016. Others 1. No. of PhD Thesis evaluated : 1 2. No. of PhD Public Viva Voce Examination conducted : 4 Recent Publications 13. Siju, V.G., and Ganesan, P, Awareness and use of Institutional Repositories in Cochin University of Science and Technology: a study among the Faculty Members and Research Scholars, IALA Journal, 4 (1), Jan-June, 2016. P74-80. 14. Is Impact Factor a reliable tool for Quality Research Publication?, Facets of Information Literacy, edited by Gavisiddappa Anandhahalli and others, Kalaburagi, Siddalingeshwar Prakashana, 2016.