Resource Persons


Conference Director

Dr. Satish Kanamadi
Librarian, Tata Institute of Social Sciences (Deemed University), Mumbai

Keynote Speaker

Dr. M. Sadiq Batcha
Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar, Tamilnadu

Moderator – Panel Discussion

Dr. Gururaj S. Hadagali
Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka

Invited Speakers

Dr. V. Senthil
Scientist-F and Group Director (HR, TICL & IPR) Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Ministry of Defence, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Dr. M. R. Murali Prasad
Librarian, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, Telangana
Prof. Yogendra Singh
Professor in LIS and University Librarian, Swami Rama Himalayan University, Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Dehradun, Uttarakhand
Prof. Jaideep Sharma
Professor of Library and Information Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi
Dr. K. Nageswara Rao
Outstanding Scientist & Director (Retd.), DESIDOC-DRDO, New Delhi
Dr. B. Mini Devi
Associate Professor, DLIS and Director of Centre for Information Literacy Studies, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala

Chair – Technical Sessions

Prof. K. Surendra Babu
Professor and Librarian, University Library, Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupati, Andhra Pradesh
Dr. C. Krishnamurthy
Professor and HOD, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Karnatak University, Dharwad, Karnataka
Dr. Umeshareddy Kacherki
Librarian and Head, JRD Tata Memorial Library, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Karnataka
Dr. Adithya Kumari H.
Professor, Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Mysore, Mysore, Karnataka

Co-Chair – Technical Sessions

Dr. Nandeesh B.
Assistant Librarian and Information Officer, All India Institute of Speech and Hearing, Mysuru, Karnataka
Dr. Shashikala H. M.
Chief Librarian, V. S. Dental College, Bengaluru, Karnataka
Dr. Rajatha P. Shetty
Chief Librarian, SDM Institute of Technology, Ujire, Karnataka
Dr. Sreejaya P.
Assistant Librarian (HG), Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode (IIMK), Kunnamangalam, Kerala

Members – Panel Discussion

Dr. Umeshareddy Kacherki
Librarian and Head, JRD Tata Memorial Library, Indian Institute of Science (IISc), Bengaluru, Karnataka
Dr. M. R. Murali Prasad
Librarian, Centre for Economic and Social Studies, Hyderabad, Telangana
Prof. Jaideep Sharma
Professor of Library and Information Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi
Dr. K. Nageswara Rao
Outstanding Scientist & Director (Retd.), DESIDOC-DRDO, New Delhi
Dr. B. Mini Devi
Associate Professor, DLIS and Director of Centre for Information Literacy Studies, University of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
Dr. V. Senthil
Scientist-F and Group Director (HR, TICL & IPR) Gas Turbine Research Establishment (GTRE), Ministry of Defence, Bengaluru, Karnataka