FACULTY
Dr. K. Adhinarayanan,
Chief Librarian and Research Coordinator
e-mail: adhinarayanan.k@bim.edu and librarian@bim.edu
Area: General Management
Education:
- Commonwealth Fellow, UK, (2015)
- Ph.D. in Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
- PGDLAN, Central University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad, Telangana, India
- M.L.I.S., Annamalai University, Annamalai Nagar, Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India
- M.A.(JMC), Journalism and Mass Communication, Madurai Kamaraj University, Madurai, Tamil Nadu, Indi
- B.Sc.(Botany), P.S.G. College of Arts and Science (Autonomous), Bharathiar University, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
Research Interest:
- Information Science Studies
- Scientometric Studies
- ICT Applications
- Digital Libraries
Honors/Awards/Academic Experiences:
Dr. K. Adhinarayanan has been conferred the prestigious Commonwealth Fellow in IT Services and Management (2015) by Commonwealth Scholarship Commission in the United Kingdom funded by UK Government, Department of International Development (DFID), London, England, United Kingdom.
He has worked in the University of East London, Docklands Campus, London, U.K. and has visited several universities in the U.K. such as Oxford, Cambridge, Liverpool Universities, University of Nottingham, and University of Greenwich and many other universities.
He has 28+ years of rich experience in Library and Information Science (LIS) field especially ICT applications in the Library and Information Services and practical librarianship with good experience in Integrated Library Management System (ILMS). He has successfully guided and produced two Ph.D. Scholars and two more scholars are pursuing their research under his guidance.
He has served in several institutions such as Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), (Deemed to be University), formerly VIT University, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, India, Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham, (Deemed to be University), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India and Guruvayurappan Institute of Management (GIM), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India and Coimbatore Stock Exchange Limited (Coimbatore Institute of Investment Management- CIIM), Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India.
He has apt knowledge in the area of Library Automation, Networking, ICT applications, Modernization like RFID technology. He has participated and presented papers in various national and international conferences, seminars and has published research articles in peer-reviewed journals.
He is an expert in rendering technical support services in research and publications.
Editorial Experiences:
Associate Editor, DOAJ (Directory of Open Access Journals), A world renowned open access publishing platform from 01 April 2024.