Dr. U. PRAMANATHAN, _{M.A., B.Ed., T.P.T., P.G.D.C.A., M.L.I.S., M.Phil., Ph.D.}

Dr. U. Pramanathan is currently working as Chief Librarian at Mahendra Engineering College (Autonomous), Mallasamudram, Namakkal-637 503. Tamilnadu. He is also working as an Editor-in-Chief for the International Journal of Library Science and Information Management (IJLSIM). He holds B.Lit., (Tamil Literature), M.A (Tamil), B.Ed. (Tamil)., PGDCA., M.L.I.S., M.Phil., & Ph.D. (Full Time) degrees. He has more than 10 years of professional & research experience in Library and Information Science (LIS). He is a life member of professional bodies such as AULISSA, AADLIS, ALAO, ILA, MALA, SALIS, and LISSASPAC. He has published/presented/contributed/participated in more than eighteen research papers in National/International Journals and conference proceedings. His areas of interest include User Studies, ICT Applications in Libraries, Research Methods, Information Seeking Behaviour, E-Learning, Resource Sharing and Networking, Library Automation, Digitization, etc...