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Hanumappa Anilkumar

Also known as: Anilkumar, H A, H Anil Kumar, Anil Kumar, H, Kumar, H. Anil

Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad, Nirma University of Science and Technology, Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda, Bangalore University, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India

ORCID iD 0000-0003-1223-0666
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Dr. H. Anil Kumar has a doctoral degree in Library and Information Science from the M.S. University of Baroda, India and the Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science from Bangalore University. He secured gold medals in both Master’s and Bachelor’s programmes of Library and Information Science. With more than two decades of professional experience at renowned academic institutions like National Law School of India University, British Library and Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Nirma University, etc.

He was invited under the prestigious International Visitor Programme of the Department of State, United States of America in June 2001. He is the recipient of Best Librarian Award - 2014 by Taylor and Francis, Outstanding Librarian Award 2012 by AIMS (Association of Indian Management Scholars), Asian Professional Award (2011) by Special Libraries Association (SLA), USA and Best Librarian Award (2008) by Management and Libraries Network (MANLIBNET), India. He was a member on the Editorial Board of Vikalpa (a journal of IIMA), Chairman of the Editorial Advisory Committee of the Journal of Library Management and Member of Editorial Board of the International Journal of Information Dissemination and Technology.

Dr. Anil Kumar conducted a very successful training programme for publishers titled as “Managing for the future” at the Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad since 2011 and is a faculty in MDPs like Innovating for Excellence at IIMA and other similar programs that deal with educators of management and engineering.

He was the President of Management Libraries Network (MANLIBNET) India and founding member of the International Centre for Technology and Entrepreneurship (www.icreate.org.in).

He has five books and several papers to his credit. He has been invited to present papers in national and international conferences. His areas of professional interest are: Emerging Technology and Management Trends in Librarianship.

Employment

  • Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad Librarian
    2007 - Present
  • Nirma University of Science and Technology Chief Librarian
    1997 - 2007
  • Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India Librarian
    1995 - 1997
  • The British Library Assistant Librarian
    1994 - 1995
  • The British Library Library Assistant
    1992 - 1994
  • National Law School of India University Library Assistant (Computer Applications)
    1991 - 1992

Education

  • Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda PhD
    2000 - 2010
  • Bangalore University MLISc
    1989 - 1990
  • Bangalore University BLISc
    1988 - 1989
  • Bangalore University BSc
    1985 - 1988

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Publications (10)