Short CV
Name Dinesh Kumar Gupta
Designation Professor
Address Central University of Haryana, 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; Bangladesh; 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 India 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