Prof. Susmita Chakraborty
Professor and Former Head,
Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta
E-mail: susmita@caluniv.ac.in, sclis.India@gmail.com
Mobile: 9007713548; Website: http://sites.google.com/view/susmitachakraborty
Prof. (Dr.) Susmita Chakraborty
Areas of Interest (for speeches/publication):
Internet of Things, Artificial Intelligence in LIS, Mental Health Information Literacy, Altmetrics, Digital Humanities, Research Data Management, Sustainable Development Goals, Sustainable (Green) libraries, Time and Stress Management, Knowledge Management,
Research Methodology, How to write research papers and project proposals, Website Design, ICT Basics, Digital Library Initiatives,
Digital Content Management, MARC and Dublin Core Metadata, Community Information Services, Reference and Citation Styles, Digital Referencing Systems, Literature Search for research and publication, HTML practices, Making best uses of PPT and MS-Word, Hands-on practices on Web 2.0 tools/google tools, ICT tools for teachers, ICT tools for effective writing, ICT for development,
Qualifications: M.A. (English Literature, CU), M.Lib.Sc. (Gold Medalist, CU), MLIS (Digital Library Management, JU), AIS (INSDOC), PhD (Medical Informatics, JU)
Position: Professor & Former Head, Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta
Contact Details: Mobile No. +91-9007713548, Email ID: susmita@caluniv.ac.in, sclis.india@gmail.com
Experience: Commonwealth Fellow (Visiting Academic, University College London, London, UK, 2015)
Deputy Librarian, Bengal Engineering and Science University, Shibpur (now IIEST, Shibpur)
College Librarian, Maharaja Manindra Chandra College
Assistant Librarian, Indian Inst. of Soc. Wel. & Bus. Mgmt.
Vidwan ID: 212660; WoS Researcher ID: APP-8748-2021;ORCID ID: 0000-0002-5254-8655
Academic.edu Profile: https://caluniv.academia.edu/SusmitaChakraborty
Google Scholar Profile: http://scholar.google.com › citations
ResearchGate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Susmita-Chakraborty-2/publications
Calcutta University Profile n Publications: https://www.caluniv.ac.in/academic/LibSc/Susmita-Chakraborty.pdf
Website with Profile n Publications: http://sites.google.com/view/susmitachakraborty
About me:
Madhyamik, Milonmoyee Girls High School, 1981
H.S. (Science Stream), Ushumpur Uchchha Vidyachakra, 1983
Honours (English Literature), Vidyasagar College (Day), University of Calcutta, 1986
MA (English Literature), University of Calcutta, 1988
B.Lib.Sc. (1991) and M.Lib.Sc. (Gold Medallist), University of Calcutta, 1994
MLIS (Digital Library Management), Jadavpur University
PhD, Jadavpur University, 2007
Associateship in Information Science (AIS), INSDOC, CSIR, New Delhi (now NISCAIR)
Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta
Digital Content Management, Library Website Design, ICT, and Technical Writing
Formerly, Deputy Librarian, Bengal Engineering & Science University (now IIEST, Shibpur)
Formerly, Librarian, Maharaja Manindra Chandra College
IFLA is the umbrella organisation of all the National Associations in Library and Information Science.
Past Secretary, Standing Committee, Section on Education & Training, International Federation of Library Associations & Institutions (IFLA-SET)
Past Editor, IFLA SET Bulletin.
Commonwealth Fellow (Visiting Academic, University College London, United Kingdom, 2015)
Received Awards:
Bonnie Hilditch International Librarian Award (San Diego, USA, 2013)
Momentum Press Award (Boston, USA, 2014)
SLA Rising Star Award (Vancouver, Canada, 2015)
Calcutta University Gold Medal, 1994
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