Myself

Dr. DINESHAN KOOVAKKAI
(PUBLICATION OFFICER)
ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN & CO-ORDINATOR, NMEICT
NODAL OFFICER, HIGHER EDUCATION SURVEY
CENTRAL UNIVERSITY OF KERALA
KASARAGOD, KERALA, INDIA-671 123

• Research Guide, Mahatma Gandhi University


• Academic Counsellor, IGNOU


• Advisory Committee Member, Malayalam Encyclopaedia

Lecture Programme

•   UGC-ASC, University of Kerala             
  Date: 17th May, 2013
  Topic: Cloud Computing Applications
  
  
• College of Engineering, Thalassery  
  

         Date: 8th March, 2013
         Topic: Searching and Researching on the World Wide Web

•  UGC-ASC, University of Kerala   

         Date: 26th May, 2012
         Topic: Digitization of Information Resources

• Narayan Zantye College of Commerce, Goa 

         Date: 28th March, 2012
         Topic: E-content Development & Management for Commerce and Economics    Teachers

• Chinmaya Institute of Technology, Kannur  

        Date: 24th March, 2012
       Topic: KOHA Open Source Software

• Goa University, Goa  

          Date: 6th March, 2012

         Topic: Web 2.0 tools applicable in libraries

• Majlis Arts and Science College, Puramannur

         Date: 26th December, 2011.
         Topic: E-learning

• Nehru Arts and Science College, Kanhangad

          Date: 24th August, 2011.

         Topic: Library Networking Services
(Sponsored by Higher Education Council, Government of Kerala)

• University of Kerala, Trivandrum

        Date: 21st May, 2011

        Topic: RSS Feeds

• Navaneetham Auditorium, Kannur

         Date: 27th March, 2011

        Topic: Rural Libraries and the Youth

(Sponsored by the District Library Council, Kannur)

• S N College, Kannur

         Date: 21st January, 2011.

        Topic: General Informatics
(Sponsored by Higher Education Council, Government of Kerala)

• Goa University, Goa

        Date: 17th December, 2010

       Topic: RSS Feeds

• St. Pius X College, Rajapuram

        Date:10th December, 2010
        Topic: General Informatics
(Higher Education Council Sponsored Three Day College Level Training Programme)

• Rajagiri College of Social Sciences, Kochi, Kerala

          Date: 4th and 5th October 2010

         Topic: Cataloguing Practice-Periodical Publication

MY ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

Ph.D. (Lib. & Inf. Science)
NET (Lib. & Inf. Science)
M.L.I.Sc. I CLASS, I RANK
B.L.I.Sc. I CLASS, III RANK
P.G.D.E.C. (Eng. Com.) I CLASS, II RANK
P.G.D.C.A. I CLASS
M.A. (Economics)

SEMINAR WORKSHOPS

SEMINARS / WORKSHOPS ATTENDED/ ORGANISED

1. Workshop on Technical Writing
(Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala) 9-11 April, 1997
2. 15th IATLIS National Seminar,
Mysore (Attended and presented a paper) 27-29 November, 1997
3. UGC/ Infonet Training on Access to Chemical Abstract, (CUSAT) 2nd April 2004
4. KLA National Seminar, Trivandrum
(Attended and presented a paper) 5-7 May 2005
5. IASLIC National Conference, IIT Madras, Chennai
(Attended and presented a paper) 26-29 December 2005
6. Organising Secretary, KLA National Library Week Seminar,
Calicut University 16th November 2005
7. Participating Co-ordinator, CPD Programme for Librarians,
University of Calicut 2006
8. Participated and taken classes in the KLA-UNESCO Workshop on
Information Literacy 27th January 2007
9. Organized workshop on KOHA Library Management Software 12th July 2008
10. Attended workshop on Information Literacy (Curriculum Design) 16th August 2008
11. Participated in the one week training programme on
Application of ICTs in Libraries (CUSAT) 15-20 June, 2009
12. Six Sigma Approach to Information Resource Management, Government First Grade College, Kaup, Uduppi (Attended and presented a paper) 30-31 October 2009
13. UGC-Sponsored two days National Conference on Empowering Library Professionals in Managing Digital Resources and Providing Extension Activities, St. Agnes College (Autonomous), Bendore, Mangalore (Attended and presented a paper), 18-19 January 2010
14. Organized a three-day workshop on KOHA Library Management Software on 7th, 8th and 9th April, 2010 at Central University of Kerala, Kasaragod (Acted as Co-ordinator).
15. Participated in the National Level Workshop on Creating Digital Libraries using DSpace and Library Automation Using KOHA Open Source Software at Gokhale Institute of Politics and Economics, Pune from 9th to 13th August 2010.
16. 8th International CALIBER 2011 on the topic Towards Building up of a Knowledge Society: Library as a Catalyst for Knowledge Discovery and Management, Goa University, Goa (Attended and presented a paper), 2-4 March 2011
17. Acted as Co-ordinator of the National Seminar on Library 2.0 and Information Management, University of Calicut, 27-28 May, 2011.
18. Acted as Co-ordinator of the National Workshop on Academic Writing, Central University of Kerala, 23-25 January, 2012.
19. 57th All India Conference of Indian Library Association on the topic Knowledge Society: Innovations in Librarianship (ILAKSIL 2012), St. Agnes College (Autonomous), Mangalore (Attended and presented a paper), 23-25 February 2012
20. Participated in the Workshop on E-Learning with Moodle at SDM Institute for Management Development, Mysore on 4th and 5th May, 2012.
21. International Conference on Knowledge Management and Organization in the Digital Era, Sidhaganga Institute of Technology, Tumkur, 17-19 January, 2013. (Participated and presented paper).

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Name of Institution Name of Course Number of Years
IGNOU BLISc 12 Years
IGNOU MLISc 2 Years
SDE, University of Calicut BLISc 12 Years
Dept. of Library and
Information Science,
University of Calicut BLISc 1 Year
MLISc 1 Year

PUBLICATIONS

1. Jalaja, V. and Dineshan Koovakkai. (1997). Career awareness service in libraries: a proposal. Kelpro Bulletin, 1 (1),16-19.

2. Jalaja, V. and Dineshan Koovakkai. (1997). Library and information science education through distance mode: problems and prospects in India. In A.A.N. Raju, N.Laxman Rao and S. Sudarshan Rao (Eds.). Fifty years of library and information science education in India: seminar papers. Hyderabard: Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science, 24-129.

3. Jalaja, V. and Dineshan Koovakkai. (1998). Marketing of career information: a source of revenue to libraries. In T.A.V. Murthy, N. Datta and R.P. Kumar (Eds.). Sustainable library and information services: seminar papers. Delhi: Indian Library Association, 481-485.

4. Jalaja, V. and Dineshan Koovakkai. (1999). Library and information profession in the cyber age. Kelpro Bulletin, 3 (2), 123-126.

5. Jalaja, V. and Dineshan Koovakkai. (1999). Library services to career seekers in the electronic era. In J.L. Sardana (Ed.). Libraries and information service in the electronic information era: seminar papers. Delhi: Indian Library Association, 488-492.

6. Dineshan, K. (2000). Digital yugathil librarianmarute tutarvidyabhyasathinte prasakthi (Malayalam). National Library Week Kelpro Souvenir, 14-16.

7. Jalaja, V. and Dineshan Koovakkai. (2000). Document searching through OPAC. University News, 38 (50), 14-19.

8. Jalaja, V. and Dineshan Koovakkai. (2000). Librarianship in the modern age : is librarian’s identity at stake ? In M.D. Baby, R.Raghunathan and Stanley James Pradeepam (Eds.). Changing trends in library and information science: seminar volume. New Delhi: Ess Ess, 31-37.

9. Dineshan, K. and Parameswaran, M. (2001). New challenges of cataloguing. In G. Devarajan (Ed.). New challenges in librarianship. New Delhi: Ess Ess, 109-115.


10. Dineshan Koovakkai and Jalaja, V. (2003). Re-engineering human resource in libraries for handling electronic information. In Pandey S.K. Sharma (Ed.). Electronic information environment and library services: a contemporary paradigm: seminar papers. Delhi: Indian Library Association, 779-784.

11. Jalaja, V. and Dineshan Koovakkai. (2004). The problem of digital divide among the academic community. University News. 42 (3), 8-9.

12. Dineshan, K. and Parameswaran, M. (2004). Job market for LIS graduates in Kerala. In C.P. Vashishth and M.P. Satija (Eds.). Library and information profession in India: P.S.G. Kumar festschrift. Delhi: B.R. Publishing, 160-165.

13. Jalaja, V. Veeran, M.C.K. and Dineshan Koovakkai. (Eds.). (2004). Organisation, processing and use of information in the digital era: Prof. M. Parameswaran Festschrift. New Delhi: Ess Ess.

14. Dineshan Koovakkai and Jalaja, V. (2004). Application of IT in university libraries in Kerala: a user point of view. In Jalaja V., Veeran M.C.K. and Dineshan Koovakkai (Eds.). Organisation, processing and use of information in the digital era: Prof. M. Parameswaran Festschrift. New Delhi: Ess Ess, 59-65.

15. Dineshan Koovakkai (2005, January 15). Library science: vijnanathinte vitharana sakha (Malayalam). Mathrubhoomi Thozhil Vartha Harisree, 3.

16. Dineshan Koovakkai and Jalaja, V. (2005). Satisfaction of the career seekers in the resources and services of libraries in Kerala. ILA Bulletin. 41 (1), 26-30.

17. Dineshan Koovakkai. (2005). Information requirements of career seekers and information resources and services in libraries. In G. Devarajan (Ed.). Applied research in library and information science. New Delhi: Ess Ess, 140-165.

18. Dineshan Koovakkai. (2005, October 30).Vayana vendathavumbol (Malayalam). Varadya Madhyamam, 3.

19. Dineshan Koovakkai and Jalaja, V. (2005). Restructuring of LIS curricula in the context of changing library ambience. In LIS profession in India vision 2010. IASLIC: Kolkata, 211-214.

20. Dineshan Koovakkai and Jalaja, V. (2006). Quality of LIS education through distance mode: pattern for assessment and improvement. In N. Laxman Rao and S. Sudarshan Rao (Eds.). Quality education in library and information science: seminar papers and proceedings. Hyderabad: IATLIS, 281-286.

21. Dineshan Koovakkai. (2006). Academic status of librarians in the universities in Kerala: an analytical study. In G. Devarajan (Ed.). Library and information studies in the digital age: Professor K. A. Isaac commemorative volume. New Delhi: Ess Ess, 137-144.

22. Dineshan Koovakkai and Jalaja, V. (2006). Gender difference and levels of requirement for information resources and services of the career seekers in Kerala. Library Herald, 44 (1), 24-32.

23. Dineshan Koovakkai (2006). Availability of career related information resources and services in different types of libraries in Kerala: a user oriented study. IASLIC Bulletin, 51 (2), 38-47.

24. Dineshan Koovakkai and Jalaja, V. (2006). Information requirements of career seekers: an analysis of the levels of requirement on the basis of qualifications. Annals of Library and Information Studies, 53 (3),158-164.

25. Dineshan Koovakkai and Hanna Noor, K. V. (2006). Electronic information use among the faculty. Library Herald, 44 (4), 313-320.

26. Dineshan Koovakkai and Harifa Menakath (2007). EDUSAT as a source of information for the academic pursuit of teachers. University News, 45 (10), 13-15.

27. Dineshan Koovakkai and Vineetha Davies, V. (2007). Learners’ perception of the distance mode of education in library and information science. ILA Bulletin, 43 (3), 13-17.

28. Dineshan Koovakkai (2008). Measuring user satisfaction in academic libraries. SRELS Journal of Information Management, 45 (3), 349-354.

29. Dineshan Koovakkai; Jalaja, V. and Sindhu, P. V. (2008). Information marketing: a study of its possibilities among the research scholars in Kerala. KELPRO Bulletin, 12 (1), 83-87.

30. Dineshan Koovakkai and Thensi, P. (2008). Library related information on the university sites: a study of the websites of universities in two south Indian states. IASLIC Bulletin, 53 (2), 114-118.

31. Dineshan Koovakkai. (2010). Library outreach through RSS feeds. In Khaisar Muneebulla Khan, V. Gopakumar and B. K. Vishala (Eds.). Empowering library professionals in managing digital resources: UGC sponsored national level conference proceedings. Mangalore: Library and Information Centre, St. Agnes College, 407-413.

32. Dineshan Koovakkai and Priya V. T. (2010). Women's magazines as a source of information for household decision making: a study among the employed women in Kerala. KELPRO Bulletin, 14 (1), 48-53.

33. Dineshan Koovakkai and Said Muhammed, P. (2010). Internet abuse among the adolescents: a study on the locale factor. Webology, 7 (1) Available at http://www.webology.org/2010/v7n1/a75.html.

34. Dineshan Koovakkai. (2010). Online social networks and their impact on information communication. In S. Humayoon Kabir and K. G. Sudhier (Eds.). Confetti of thoughts on library and information studies: essays in honour of Prof. (Dr.) C. V. Rajan Pillai. New Delhi: Authors Press, 385-396.

35. Dineshan Koovakkai. (2011). Diagnosing plague: tools and techniques for detecting plagiarism. In Towards building a knowledge society: library as catalyst for knowledge discovery and management: proceedings of the 8th International CALIBER 2011. Ahmedabad: INFLIBNET Centre, 360-366.


36. Dineshan Koovakkai and Vasudevan, T. M. (Ed.). (2011). Library 2.0 and information management: essays in honour of Dr. Jalaja V. New Delhi: Atlantic.

37. Dineshan Koovakkai (2011). RSS feeds as web 2.0 tool for career awareness service in libraries. In Dineshan Koovakkai and T. M.Vasudevan (Eds.). Library 2.0 and information management: essays in honour of Dr. Jalaja V. New Delhi: Atlantic, 76-81.

38. Dineshan Koovakkai (2012).E-learning 2.0 and promotion of reading: an evaluation of the library community in Edublogs. In B. Ramesha (Ed.). Knowledge society: innovations in librarianship. Mangalore:Indian Library Association, 293-297.

39.  Dineshan Koovakkai (2013). Content delivery and outreach using Moodle Learning Management System. In H. P. Shekar et al. (Eds.). Knowledge management and organisation in the digital era: international conference papers. Bangalore: KSCLA, 488-493.