0000-0001-8417-7054 About
Dr. Neeraj Chaurasia is Deputy Librarian at Central Library, the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Presently, he is heading the General Administration (GA), Collection Development Division (CDD), Technical Processing Division (TPD), Library Store & Purchase Section (LSP), Stock Verification (SV), Data Validation (DV) of the Central Library, IIT Delhi. He also holds the position of Head of the Hindi Cell at IIT Delhi.
Prior to joining IIT Delhi, he also served at some esteemed organizations, i.e., Sahitya Akademi (The National Academy of Letters), Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Centre for Bio-Medical Research (University of Delhi), India Habitat Centre (IHC) and Developing Library Network (DELNET), New Delhi.
Dr. Neeraj has earned a Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Library and Information Science from Dr. H. S. Gour University, Sagar (M.P.). He holds a Bachelor's degree in Science (Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics); a Bachelor's degree in Library & Information Science (B.Lib.I.Sc); Master's of Arts (M.A.- English Literature); Master degree in Library & Information Science (M.Lib.I.Sc) (Gold-medalist) from Dr. H. S. Gour University, Sagar (M.P.); and a Post-Graduate Diploma in Computer Applications (PGDCA). He qualified for the National Eligibility Test (UGC-NET) (conducted by the University Grants Commission (UGC), New Delhi) for a Lectureship in Library & Information Science in the year 1999.
Dr. Neeraj also holds the position of Head of the Hindi Cell at IIT Delhi. He is the Editor of Jigyasa-Vigyan Journal and SAMPARK-Fortnightly Newsletter, which are published by IIT Delhi. He has organized/coordinated several workshops/trainings sessions for IIT staff members for progressive use of Rajbhasha Hindi in the Institute. He has participated in various institute-level committees and has acted as an expert member/examiner/committee member for various professional bodies and institutions/universities.
Dr. Neeraj has a rich exposure of about 25 years of library services serving at various esteemed organizations and extensive experience working in successful e-resource consortia initiatives in India, i.e., the INDEST-AICTE Consortium. He has experience in the automation of libraries and the implementation of RFID technology in libraries. He was actively involved in library automation-related activities and significantly contributed to the implementation of RFID Technology and CCTV in the Central Library, IIT Delhi.
He has published 60+ research articles in edited books, learned journals, and conference proceedings in English and Hindi. He is an Editorial Board member of 4 reputed international and national journals and a reviewer of a number of journals in LIS. He is also a content/modules writer for the ePGPathshala Project of INFLIBNET. He has guided a number of students of M.L.I.Sc, M. Phil. of various Universities and examiners.
He has been a Member of organizing committees/advisory committees/ Resource person/Invited speaker/Keynote speaker/Session chair in various national international conferences/seminars/ workshops. He is the recipient of the 'Best Paper Award' for the paper presented and published in the IEEE 5th International Symposium on Emerging Trends and Technology in Libraries and Information Services (ETTLIS) held at Bennett University from February 21st-23rd, 2018.
Dr. Neeraj has been conferred with one of the most reputed ‘SLA Asian Sci-Tech Librarian Awards 2019’ by the Asian Chapter, Special Libraries Association (SLA), USA, during SLA’s Annual Conference, June 14-18, 2019, Huntington Convention Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.
He has been awarded as 'Engineering Institution Librarian of the Year 2018' by the Madhya Pradesh Library Association (MPLA) during the National Seminar on Transformation of Society by Strengthening the Library Resources and Services (TSLRS 2018)' at Regional Institute of Education (RIE) Bhopal on September 16, 2018. He is the winner of the ‘SLA Engineering Librarian of the Year Award 2020’ from the Engineering Division, the Special Library Association (SLA), USA.
He is an active member of professional societies in India and abroad, including SLA-USA, ISSI-Belgium, SIS, ILA, DLA, IASLIC, MANLIBNET, MPLA, and IATLIS.
His area of interest includes - Consortia subscription of eResources, eResources Consortia management, RFID implementation, Digitization of Library Resources, Emerging Technologies for Library Management and Services, Library Networks, eBooks, and other automation-related activities in Libraries.
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