Areas of Interest

Library Automation Software - Libsys, SOUL - Open Source Software - Koha ILMS.

Library Digitisation - using open source software - DSpace, Greenstone.

International Standards in Publishing - ISSN, ISBN, DOI, Crossref.

Academic and Research Profile Management Systems - ORCID, VIDWAN, IRINS, Researchgate, Scopus ID, etc.

Bibliographic & Reference Management Tools - Mendeley, Zotero, Endnote.

Infographics & Data Visualisation Tools- Adode Photoshop, Illustrator, Canva, Piktocharts.

Data Statistical Analysis, Representation and Publishing Tools - Excel, SPSS, Google Data Studio, Tableau, Latex.

Content Management System - Joomla, Drupal, Wordpress.

Learning Management System - Moodle.

Development activities of Academic Libraries- Remote Access Facilities, RFID technologies, A.I technologies, etc.

Scholarly Communication and Misconducts in publishing environment.

Open Access Initiatives and Open Source movements in libraries.

Library Networks in India

My other keen areas of interest are on education, teaching tools research related tools and software.