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Short CV

Name Dinesh Kumar

Designation Professor

Address Central University of , Mahendergarh-123031

Professor of Library & Information Sc. (w.e.f. Dec. 2008) Past Experience at VardhmanMahaveer Open University, Kota (A State University) Contact 94149 37737; [email protected];[email protected] Countries visited Hongkong; Thailand; Singapore; Srilanka; ; UK; for Professional/ USA; France; Canada; Hungary, Germany; Sweden; Academic Switzerland; The Netherlands; Spain; Italy, etc. endeavors Membership  Member, Standing Committee IFLA (The Hague) ofProfessional Section ofEducation & Training, 2011-2015 Bodies(Internationa  Member, Standing Committee IFLA (The Hague) l) Section ofManagement & Marketing, 2003-2011  Chair of Jury, IFLA International Marketing Award, 2009-2013 Participation in  Member of Jury, IFLA International Marketing Award, Jury (International) 2003-2008  Member of Selection Committee LIS Research Award, 2011-2014  Annals of Library and Information Studies (CSIR- Member, Editorial NISCAIR, New Delhi), 2015—continued  Library Management (Emerald, UK), 2008-2013, Boardof Journals 2016---to Continued  IFLA Journal (Sage, UK), 2015-2017  MEERA: Open & Distance Learning Newsletter (A Chief Editor Quarterly of the University Newsletter VardhmanMahaveer Open University, Kota), 2007- 2008 Course Coordinator  “Management of Libraries and Knowledge Centres” at ePGPathshala for ePGPathshala and has been uploaded. This course has been offered as SWAYAM MOOC since 2017on and MOOC www.swayam.gov.in  Having knowledge of working on MOODLE Online delivery of content for “Certificate Programme on Digital Libraries”.  Delivered lectures on e-learning and MOOCs in Exposure to e- Orientation Progarmmes/ Refresher Courses for faculty learning at many universities including MDS University, Ajmer; Rajasthan Technical University, Kota; Central University of Haryana; Central University of Rajasthan; Jammu University.  Marketing Library and Information Services: A Global Outlook(edited with Christie Koontz(USA), Angels Massisimo, (Spain), IFLA Publication 159, Walter de Gruyter (Munich, Germany), 2013  Marketing Libraries in a Web 2.0 environment (Proceedings of the IFLA-Pre conference held at Publications: Stockholm, 7-8 August 2010), edited by Dinesh K. Books Gupta and Rejean Savard (Canada), De Gruyter (International) Saur,Munich, Germany, April/ May 2011  Marketing Library and Information Services: InternationalPerspectives, edited on behalf of IFLA by Dinesh K. Gupta, ChristieKoontz (USA), Angels Massisimo (Spain) and Rejean Savard(Canada), Munich: K. G. Saur, 2006 (40 papers from 47 contributorsfrom 20 countries)  Library Management: Trends and Opportunities, Edited by Roshan Raina, Dinesh K. Gupta and Ramesh C. Gaur, Excel Books, NewDelhi, 2005 (Forward by Prof. B. H. Dholakia, Director, IIM,Ahmedabad)  An Integrated Approaches to Services Marketing: A book Publications: of Readings for Library and Information Services, 2003. Books (India) Allied, Mumbai (Contributions include from reputed authors from USA, UK, India, Canada, Germany, Finland, Brazil, Australia, Estonia, France, etc.) Co- editor, Ashok Jambhekar, IIM, Ahmedabad)

 IFLA Journal (Sage, UK)  Library Management (Emerald, UK)  Library Review (Emerald,UK) Publication in select  Annals of Library and Information Studies (CSIR- Journals NISCAIR)  Science & Technology Libraries (Taylor & Francis)  MLS Newsletter (Info Today, USA)  DESIDOC Bulletin of Information Technology (DESIDOC, New Delhi)  Information Outlook (SLA, USA)  New Review of the Libraries and Lifelong Learning, (Taylor Graham, U.K.)  Journal of Library Administration (Taylor & Francis)

Research Projects :  UGC Major Research Project ‘Education, Training and Completed, 2010 Research in Library Management in Indian University’  Database of Library and Information Services Marketing Research Projects : Literature (Sponsored by IIM, Ahmedabad, jointly with Completed, 2006 Late Ashok Jambhekar, Abhinandan K. Jain and T. Ramarao of IIM, Ahmedabad

 Open University Library System: A study of Kota Open Research Projects : University, Kota (Sponsored by Kota Open University, Completed, 1999 presently VardhmanMahaveer Open University, Kota)

 Workshop on MOODLE MOOCs, at Vardhman Mahaveer Open University, Kota 6-7 January 2020

 Coordinates one week training programmes conducted by NISCAIR at VMOU, Kota/Jaipur on Digital Libraries for CPDL students (inJune/July and December every year during 2014-2016.

Seminars/Workshops  Three days’ Workshop on Moodle, at VMOU, Kota, organized 2014.

 One Day Workshop on Future Directions of Open and DistanceLearning on 23 July, 2013 the Foundation Day of the VMOU, Kota.  Three days’ Workshop on Open Educational Resources (in collaboration with CEMCA, New Delhi) at the VMOU, Kota , 17-19 May, 2013