Staff Details

Administrative Experience

• Currently working as Assistant Librarian at Gujarat National Law University Silvassa campus

• Assistant Librarian at Indian Institute of Teacher Education, from 7th July 2023 to 11th September 2023

• Trainee Library Professional Assistant at the National Institute of Design, Ahmedabad, from 1st August 2022 to 30th June, 2023

• Assisting Patrons, Cataloging and Organizing, Acquisition and Collection Development, Maintaining Records, Technology and Information Management, Assisting in Programming, Preservation and Conservation, Social Media Management, Collaboration

• Contribute to the efficient operation of the library by performing various tasks related to patron service, resource management, and administrative support

Paper Presentation 

• Conferences

• International Conference on Academic Libraries (ICAL-2023) 5th to 8th April, 2023, Delhi University Library System, University of Delhi (North Campus) Delhi, INDIA

Participation (Without Paper Presentation)

Conferences

• 13th International CALIBER-2022, BHU, Varanasi, UP, 17-19 November 2022

Seminars

• Participated in National webinar: Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Applications in Library and KRCs organized on 15th Sep 2023 by NDLI Clubs of Gandhi Shikshan Bhavan’s Smt. Surajba College of Education, Mumbai & St. Teresa’s Institute of Education, Mumbai

• Participated in Librarians’ Day 2022: Redesigning Library Spaces & Services Seminar held at CEPT University

• Participated in Webinar on “Design your own Library Website with Google Site” held on 3rd July, 2021.

• Participated in the 15-day National Level Webinar on “HANDS ON PYTHON “from 18-06-2021 to 02-07-2021 conducted by L3 Software Technologies Pvt Ltd.

• Participated in the Virtual workshop on “ALA's Celebration of National Library Week Virtual Program” held from April 7-9, 2021 by IHub @ The American Center, New Delhi

Workshops

• Workshop on "Building Website Using WordPress” held on Saturday, 13th November 2021 conducted by Advance Information Network Libraries in Gujarat

• Participated in the Workshop on "How to catch Fake/Predatory/Cloned journals in Academics" held on 11th December 2021 conducted by Centre for Research and Development, Sushant University

• Participated in the Operation of 13th Online soul 3.0 software conducted from 09th-13th August, 2021 conducted by INFLIBNET

• Participated in the Online Training Program on Digital Marketing held from 04-08-2020 to 11-09-2020 conducted by Andhra Pradesh State Skill Development Corporation (APSSDC)

Areas of General Interest

• ICT

• Digital Libraries

• Library Automation

• Mobile-Based Library Services

• Big Data and Data Visualization

Current Research Interest

• Altmetrics

• Gamification

• Research Data Management

• Archives and records management

• Emerging Trends & Technologies in Libraries

Journal Articles

• Poluru, Lalitha and Kantubhuktha, Surya Naveen " Trends in Application of Web 2.0 tools and Social Networking Sites in Libraries of Higher Education Institutes”. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 7679. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/7679/

Conference Proceedings

• Poluru, Lalitha and Kantubhuktha, Surya Naveen “Emerging Trends in Libraries of Design Institutes: A Case Study” 13th International CALIBER-2022, BHU, Varanasi, UP, 17-19 November 2022. https://ir.inflibnet.ac.in/handle/1944/2378

• Poluru, Lalitha and Kantubhuktha, Surya Naveen “Gamification: A Current and Future Trend in Academic Libraries” International Conference on Academic Libraries (ICAL-2023)

·         Gold Medalist in Master of Library and Information Science

·         UGC-NET

·         Post-Graduate Diploma in Library Automation and Networking form Indira Gandhi National Open University

• Father: Mr. Apparao Kantubhuktha

• Mother: Ms. Parvathi Kantubhuktha

• Sister(s): Pavani Kantubhuktha, Hymavathi Kantubhuktha