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AUGUSTINE ZIMIK Designation: Assistant Professor Email: azimik22[at]gmail.com/ augustinezimik[at]tripurauniv.in Contact no. : +91-7005867804

PERSONAL PROFILE Date of Birth: 22nd March 1989 Father’s name: Yarteo Zimik Sex: Male Nationality: Indian Religion: Christian Marital status: Single Permanent Address: Kalhang village, p/o Longpi Ukhrul District, -795142

QUALIFICATIONS B.Sc. (Botany) NEHU M.L.Sc. (NEHU) Qualified NET for Asst. Professor conducted by UGC, 21st April 2014 Qualified NET for Asst. Professor conducted by CBSE (UGC), 29th Sep. 2015

TEACHING EXPERIENCE ● Served as a Guest lecturer in the Department of Library & Information Science, ICFAI University, (IUN), for 5 months (August – December 2014) ● Served as Assistant Professor, Library and Information Science Department, IUN (December 2014 – February 2016) ● Serving as Assistant Professor at Department of Library and Information Science, University (March 2016 till date) AREA OF INTEREST ● Documentation, Preservation and Conservation of indigenous knowledge ● Application of minimalist concept in Library including digital minimalism

COURSES/TRAINING ATTENDED 1. 7-Day long faculty induction programme organised from 13th to 19th November 2016 by the Faculty Development Centre of Tripura University.

2. UGC sponsored Orientation Programme at UGC-HRDC, NEHU from 22nd May 2017 to 18th June 2017 3. UGC sponsored Refresher Course a t UGC-HRDC, Bangalore University from 6th August 2018 to 28th August 2018 4. 5-day Training Programme on Application of ICT in Academic and Research Libraries organised by the National Institute of Planning and Administration (NIEPA) during Jan. 28- Feb. 1, 2019 5. Successfully completed a Self-Learning online course on “Understanding Open Educational Resources” offered by the Commonwealth of Learning, Canada on Aug 07, 2019.

CONFERENCES/SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS ATTENDED 1. International Conference on Information Literacy in the knowledge society 6th to 8th March 2014. North-Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong, , 2. Inter College students’ seminar presentation competition in botany (seminar delivered on “pomato”). St. Anthony’s college Shillong, Meghalaya, India 3. International Year of Chemistry & 70 years of the Department of Chemistry St. Anthony’s college, inter-college students’ chemistry seminar,4th November 2011, St. Anthony’s college Shillong, Meghalaya, Shillong, India 4. National Seminar on “the role of humanities and social sciences in management” organized by ICFAI University Nagaland and sponsored by ICSSR. (19th – 20th Feb. 2015) Conference attended: 5. 10th Convention PLANNER 2016 (Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North Eastern Region) organized by the INFLIBNET centre at North Eastern Hill University, Shillong from November 9-11, 2016. 6. National Workshop on “Data and Statistical Analysis Using R Programming” organized by INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from December 20th to 21st, 2016. 7. International Conference on “Library Services in Knowledge Society: Innovative, Value Added Services and Best Practices” organized by Department of Library & Information Science, University, Aizawl from March 1st to 3rd, 2017. 8. National Conference on Research Trends in Library & Information Science: Issues & Challenges in Digital Environment organised by the Department of Library and Information Science Maharaja Bir Bikram University, from 16th to 17th March 2018 9. Capacity Building Programme of National Mission on Libraries for Public Library Personnel organised by Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation in collaboration with Central Library and LIS Department Tripura University from 14th May to 18th May 2018 10. 11th Convention PLANNER 2018 on “Rejuvenate Academic Library as a Social Hub” organised by INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat in collaboration with Tripura University Agartala Tripura during November 15-17, 2018 11. National Workshop on “Reskilling of Indian Youth” sponsored by RGNIYD, Sriperubudur and jointly organised by DLIS, Tripura University and Centre for Counseling Psychology, Holy Cross College, Agartala from 17th to 19th February 2019.

PAPER PRESENTED ● Presented a paper entitled “Documenting Indigenous Knowledge; Processing of Khor, a Traditional Tangkhul Naga Beverage” in the International Conference on “Library Services in Knowledge Society: Innovative, Value Added Services and Best Practices” organized by Department of Library & Information Science, , Aizawl.

● Presented a paper entitled “Birchandra State Central Library, Agartala: User Satisfaction Survey” in the two days conference on Research Trends in Library & Information Science: Issues & Challenges in Digital Environment organised by the Department of Library and Information Science Maharaja Bir Bikram University, Agartala from 16th to 17th March 2018

PUBLICATION ● How to Satisfy the Users: User Survey in Tripura University in 62nd ILA conference proceeding on Gearing up for Future: Library Initiatives for Digital India, 93-103. ISBN: 81-85216-51-7, Feb. 2017. ● Introduction to college Libraries of Ukhrul District, Manipur in 63rd ILA conference proceeding on Sustainable Development of Library and Information Science Profession, 592-602. ISBN: 978-81-934120-0-8, Nov. 2018