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Dr. Jinu S. Rajan, MLISc; NET with JRF; Ph.D.

UGC Librarian


Teaching Experience/ Service: 2 Years
Research Interest: Bibliometrics, Productivity studies

Course/ Training Attended:

 

  • Faculty Orientation Programme, UGC-HRDC, Kerala University (2020)

Professional Experience

 

  • Worked as Lecturer on contract basis at Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala from 05-08-2016 to 02-04-2019.
  • Worked as Lecturer in Library and Information Science on contract basis at School of Distance Education, University of Kerala from 14-12-2015 to 03-08-2016.
  • Worked three months at the Library, State Resource Centre, Nandavanam, Thiruvananthapuram from 9-11-2010 to 10-02-2011.

Papers published in journals

 

  • Jinu, S. R. & Vijayakumar, K. P. (2016). Publication trends of Library and Information Science Faculty Members in South India. KELPRO Bulletin, 20(1), 30-41.
  • Sreelekshmi, S.; Jinu S. R. & Dr. Mini Devi, B. (2017). Information behaviour of engineering college students in Trivandrum city. International Journal of Information Movement, 2(VIII), 9-18. 
  •  Chithra L.; Jinu S. R. & Dr. B. Mini Devi. (2017). Digital Literacy Among B.Ed. Students In Kollam District. International Journal of Information Movement,2(XII), 12-20.
  • Jinu, S. R. & Vijayakumar, K. P. (2017). Publications of Library and Information Science Faculty Members in South India: A Study based on Google Scholar. KELPRO Bulletin, 21(2), 131-139.
  • Prema M. G.; Jinu S. R. & Dr. Humayoon Kabir S. (2018). Awareness and Use of Google Scholar among the Research Scholars in University of Kerala. ILIS Journal of Librarianship and Informatics, 1(1), 49-57.  
  • Vijayakumar, J.; Jinu S. R. & Dr. Minidevi, B. (2018). ILIS Journal of Librarianship and Informatics, 1(2), 161-68.  

Papers presented in seminars

 

  • Presented a technical paper titled as “Open Source Content Management Systems: An Overview” in the KLA National Seminar on “Content Management and Libraries: New Vistas for Harnessing Information” during 14-16 July 2011.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Faculty - Librarian Partnership in the Development of Information Literacy Competencies in Higher Education” in UGC sponsored International EDUCATION Meet “Education for Global Excellence” on 5th, 6th & 7th January, 2012.
  • Presented a research paper entitled “Open Access/ Free Online Information Resources in Library and Information Science: A Survey” in KLA national Seminar “New Information Technology Interfaces in Libraries and Information Centers (NITILIC)” on 12-13 July 2013.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Library and Information Science Education in South Indian Universities: An Overview” in the International seminar conducted by Swami Vivekananda Association of Science and Humanities (SVASH) on 22nd  May 2015.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Publications of Library and Information Science Faculty Members in South India: a Bibliometric Analysis” in the National seminar conducted by The School of Communication and Library Science, University of Kerala (MARC 2015) on 17th  December 2015.
  • Jinu S. R. & Dr. B. Mini Devi. (2018, December). “Open Access Institutional Repositories in India: A study based on DOAR”. Paper presented International seminar conducted by Swami Vivekananda Association of Science and Humanities (SVASH 2018), Thiruvananthapuram.
  • Presented a paper entitled “Bibliometric Analysis of Literature on Campus Violence: A Study based on Web of Science” in KAAS: Eights National Conference on Teacher-Educators on 28th & 29th September, 2018.

Workshops /Seminar/webinars attended

 

  • Participated in a seminar on “Role of Libraries in Promoting Energy Conservation” organized by EMC- Kerala held on 18th September 2010.
  • Participated in the workshop on KOHA organized by Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala from 28-29 January 2012.
  • Participated in a seminar on "Emerging Trends in Scholarly Communications and Impact Measures in the Open Knowledge Environment" by Professor Leslie Chan, University of Toronto, Canada on 17th December 2012.
  • Participated in a workshop on “Information Security Awareness” conducted by KLA & C-DAC, at Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala, on 1st Dec 2012.
  • Participated in a National workshop on “Moodle” organized Department of Library and Information Science & Centre for Information Literacy Studies, University of Kerala, on 24-25, March 2017.
  • Participated in a workshop on “Plagiarism” organized by Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS) & Alumni Association of Department of LIS (AADLIS) on 20th January 2018.

Seminars / Workshops/ Other activities Organized

 

  • Organized a seminar ‘on Information Literacy on 21/11/2020, at Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy.
  • Organized book exhibition from 3rd December 2019 to 5th December 2019.
  • Organized a seminar on Information Literacy on 18/02/2020, at Sree Narayana College, Chempazhanthy.
  • Organized a webinar on importance of reading on July 24, 2021

Membership in Academic & Professional Bodies

 

  • Life Member, KELPRO

Position/responsibilities held

 

  • Serving as convener of library committee