BIO-DATA Dr. Navkiran Kaur 1. Name: Dr. Navkiran Kaur 2. Designation: Assistant Professor 3. Department: Library and Information Science 4. Date of Birth: 19-07-1985 5. Address for Correspondence: Dr. Navkiran Kaur, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala-147002 (Punjab). Phones: 0175-3046179, 3046180 (O) Mobile: +91-99145-89322 Emails: [email protected], [email protected] 6. Areas of Specialization: Information Sources and Services, Knowledge Organization and Information Processing, Information Storage and Retrieval, Health Information Literacy 7. Academic Qualifications: Degree held Year Board/University % of Marks Distinction Obtained Matric 2002 C.B.S.E., Delhi 85.80 First Division 10+2 2004 C.B.S.E., Delhi 80.40 First Division B.Sc. 2007 Panjab University, Chandigarh 72.25 First Division (Non-Med.) M. Lib. & Inf. 2009 Panjab University, Chandigarh 76.63 University Gold Medal Science Indian Book House Cash Prize UGC-NET June 2009 UGC, New Delhi Library and Information Science Ph.D. in Library 19 Punjabi University, Patiala Role of Medical College Libraries in and Information November Health Information Literacy in Punjab Science 2014 and Chandigarh: An Analytical Study 8. Membership of Professional Bodies/ Organizations: i) Life Member of Indian Library Association (ILA) ii) Life Member of Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS). Served as Treasurer of IATLIS for the term 2017-20. Served as Joint Secretary of IATLIS for two terms 2011-14 and 2014-17. iii) Life Member of Punjab Library Association (PLA). Serving as Executive Council Member since 2016 (2016-19 & 2019-22). 1 iv) Served as Member of Youth Steering Committee Member of the UNESCO supported Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL). 9. Medals/Awards/Honours Received: University Gold Medal and Indian Book House Cash Prize for standing first in M. Lib. & Inf. Science. 10. Details of Experience: Worked as Library Assistant at A.C. Joshi Library, Panjab University, Chandigarh from 17-09-2009 to 28-07-2011. Served as Guest Faculty for teaching the classes of M. Lib. & Inf. Sc at Department of Library and Information Science, Panjab University, Chandigarh from 09-09- 2010 to 28-07-2011. 11. Published Works: a) Research Papers: i) National: 17 ii) International: 05 b) Books: 02 (Edited) c) Conference/ Seminar Presentations: 15 d) Lectures/ Seminars/ Conferences/ Workshops attended: 37 e) Webinars attended: 20 12. Ph. D. Students under guidance: S. No. Name of the Student Title of Thesis Year of Completion 1. Sandhya Rani Information Seeking Behaviour Registered and Use of Electronic Resources by Researchers and Faculty in State Universities of Haryana 2. Satinderbir Kaur Awareness and Use of Health Registered UGC-JRF Information Resources by Female Staff in Universities of Punjab and Chandigarh 3. Gurjant Singh - Enrolled 4. Sukhdeep Kaur - Enrolled 13. List of Papers/Courses taught at PG and UG Level: S. No. Paper Class 1. Foundations of Library and Information Science BLIS 2. Knowledge Organization and Information Processing: BLIS Classification Practice 2 3. Knowledge Organization and Information Processing: BLIS Cataloguing Practice 4. Library and its Users BLIS 5. Information Sources and Services BLIS 6. Media and Information Literacy BLIS 7. Information Storage and Retrieval MLIS 8. Information Analysis, Consolidation and Repackaging MLIS 14. List of Papers Published: 1. Trishanjit Kaur and Navkiran Kaur (2009). Collaboration among Library and Information Science Education Programmes in South Asia: Issues and Implications. In Jagtar Singh & Trishanjit Kaur (eds.). Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the Emerging Knowledge Society: Proceedings of XXVI IATLIS National Conference. Patiala: IATLIS, 348-355. ISBN 978-81-920456-2-7 2. Dilara Begum and Navkiran Kaur (2010). Teaching Information Literacy for Lifelong Learning: A Proposal. In Jagtar Singh and Trishanjit Kaur (eds.). Emerging Challenges and Lingering Issues in LIS Education, Research and Training: Proceedings of XXVII IATLIS National Conference. Patiala: IATLIS, 394. ISBN 978- 81-920456-0-3 3. Khushpreet Singh Brar and Navkiran Kaur (2011). Doctoral Research in Library and Information Science: A Case Study of Punjabi University, Patiala. In Jagtar Singh & Trishanjit Kaur (eds.). LIS Education, Research and Training: Vision 2020. Patiala: IATLIS, 313-321. ISBN 978-81-920456-1-0 4. Trishanjit Kaur and Navkiran Kaur (2012). Serving the Users in a Multilingual Library: A Case Study of Punjabi University, Patiala, Punjab (India) in 78th IFLA General Conference and Assembly CPWDL Section at Helsinki (Finland) from 11-17 August 2012. 5. Navkiran Kaur and Khushpreet Singh Brar (2012). Khan Bahadur K. M. Asadullah: An Architect of Library Movement in India (1890-1949). In Jagtar Singh (ed.). Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by SATKAL. Patiala: Punjab Library Association, 69-71. ISBN: 978-81-909933-0-2 6. Khushpreet Singh Brar and Navkiran Kaur (2012). Sant Ram Bhatia: A Wizard of the North India (1901-1985). In Jagtar Singh (ed.). Pioneers of Library Movement in India: A Tribute by SATKAL. Patiala: Punjab Library Association, 88-91. ISBN: 978- 81-909933-0-2 3 7. Navkiran Kaur (2013). Role of associations, government agencies and non- governmental organizations in promoting health information literacy. In Journal of Library and Information Science, 38 (2), 1-26. 8. Navkiran Kaur and Khushpreet Singh Brar (2013). Role of Medical College Library Professionals in Promoting Health Information Literacy. In S.S.Gill, Rajeev Manhas & Parveen Bansal (eds). Preservation and Digitization in Evidence Based Medicine. Chandigarh: Saurabh Medical Publishers, 182-189. ISBN: 978-93-819101-6-0 9. Navkiran Kaur (2016). Community Outreach: Library Services for People with Disabilities. In P. Venkata Rao, Preeti Sharda and Jaspal Kaur (eds.). Library Management: Challenges and Opportunities (Proceedings of 4th CLA National Conference). Chandigarh: Chandigarh Librarians’ Association, 137-140. ISBN 9789385618376 10. H.P.S. Kalra and Navkiran Kaur (2016). Media and Information Literacy for Teenagers and Young Adults. In I.V. Malhan, Trishanjit Kaur and Navkiran Kaur (eds). Transformation of LIS Education, Libraries and Information Services for Knowledge Society (Essays in honour of Prof. Jagtar Singh). New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 433-438. ISBN: 978-81-7000-803-3 11. Khushpreet Singh Brar and Navkiran Kaur (2016). Professional Portrait of Dr. Jagtar Singh. In I.V. Malhan, Trishanjit Kaur and Navkiran Kaur (eds). Transformation of LIS Education, Libraries and Information Services for Knowledge Society (Essays in honour of Prof. Jagtar Singh). New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 633-650. ISBN: 978- 81-7000-803-3 12. Navkiran Kaur, Khushpreet Singh Brar and Bhupinder Singh (2016). Contribution of Dr. Jagtar Singh as MLIS and PhD Research Guide. In I.V. Malhan, Trishanjit Kaur & Navkiran Kaur (eds). Transformation of LIS Education, Libraries and Information Services for Knowledge Society (Essays in honour of Prof. Jagtar Singh). New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 651-664. ISBN: 978-81-7000-803-3 13. Navkiran Kaur (2016). Consumer and Patient Health Information Services of Medical College Libraries of Punjab and Chandigarh. In R.P. Kumar, Rajeev Manhas & Raj Kumar (eds). Building Next-Generation Libraries and Information Services. Chandigarh: Mantra Prakshan, 102-118. ISBN: 978-81-925367-6-7 14. Navkiran Kaur and H.P.S. Kalra (2017). Empowering Users with Media and Information Literacy Skills: An Opportunity for Academic and Public Librarians. In Iqbal Singh Brar, Manish Bansal and Navkiran Kaur (eds.). Changing Role of 4 Libraries in the Internet Era: Challenges and Opportunities. New Delhi: Novatech Scientifics & Informatics, 59-64. ISBN 978-93-82876-93-9 15. Navkiran Kaur and Harinder Pal Singh Kalra (2017). Medical Library Outreach: Bringing Health Information to Users. In Rajesh H. Trivedi, Shamjibhai Parmar, Sanjay Limbachiya and Kautilya Shukla (eds.). Advancement and Challenges in Health Science Librarianship: Need of Transformation of Medical and Allied Sciences Librarianship in Digital Era (Proceedings of National Conference on Advancement and Challenges in Health Science Librarianship: Need of Transformation of Medical and Allied Sciences Librarianship in Digital Era jointly organized by Health Science Library Association and Pandit Dindayal Upadhyay Medical College, Rajkot, Gujarat. Gujarat: Akshat, 103. ISBN 978-81-934810-1-1 16. Navkiran Kaur and Harinder Pal Singh Kalra (2017). Media and Information Literacy (MIL) Education and Training for LIS Professionals in the Digital Era. In H.K. Kaul and Sangeeta Kaul (eds.). Knowledge, Library and Information Networking -NACLIN 2017: Papers of the 20th National Convention on Knowledge, Library and Information Networking held at India International Centre, New Delhi from 28-30 November 2017. New Delhi: Developing Library Network (DELNET), 199-210. ISBN 978-93- 82735-12-0 17. Navkiran Kaur (2017). Awareness and attitude of medical college librarians towards health information literacy in Punjab and Chandigarh. International Journal of Knowledge Management and Practices, 5 (2), 24-31. ISSN: 2320-7523 18. Khushpreet Singh Brar, Navkiran Kaur and Amandeep Kaur (2018). Awareness and acceptance of e-journals among Researchers of LIS: An empirical analysis. International Journal of Information Studies & Libraries,