Brief Biodata
Dr.
KISHOR CHANDRA SATPATHY
Librarian
& Coordinator, Digital Library & eth Project
National
Institute of Technology Silchar
P.O-NIT Silchar
Assam-788010, INDIA
Email: kishor_satpathy@yahoo.com and ksatpathy@gmail.com
Tele: +91-3842-240055 (Off)
+91-9435175531 (M)
Areas
of Interest
Library Management, Automation and Networking, Digital
Library, e-learning, Community Development, Disaster Management & Career
Counseling
Dr. Kishor Chandra Satpathy (1972) did his Post Graduation in Education and Library & Information Science
from Panjab University, Chandigarh with a Diploma in Population Education from Panjab University, Chandigarh & Post Graduate Diploma in
Library Automation and Networking from the University of Hyderabad. He obtained
PhD Degree for “Technical Education in North East India with Special Reference
to Information Service: An Exploratory Study” to Assam (Central) University,
Silchar.
He has undergone several advance training programmes in IT,
information management & related fields under SAARC-SDC & UNESCO/Vidyanidhi
fellowships. He has, to date to his credit, over eighteen years of professional
experience including teaching & research experience of several national
level organization of the country. His major contributions include use of
information technology in information management and use of educational
technology for improving classroom teaching and learning process. At present he
holds the position of Librarian and
Coordinator, DL & e-learning Project National Institute of
Technology (Institute of National Importance by the Act of Parliament),
Silchar. Dr. Satpathy has successfully
implemented RFID Technology & ERMSS at NIT Silchar & IIM Indore
Library. He was instrumental for signing MOU with BARC & University of
Illinois. Apart from this, currently Dr. Satpathy is coordinating two projects
namely “Education to Home (eth) Project meant for IT for all & BARC-Akruti
Project” meant for Technology Transfer to the rural sector.
He is the Coordinator for INDOLIBNET (Indore Library Network),
SICILIBNET (Shastri Indo-Canadian Institute
Library Network) & worked as a consultant
for revamping the public library of Indore (Govt. Ahilya Library) on behalf of
Govt. of Madhya Pradesh. He has prepared a Vision Document for Govt. Ahilya
Library. Currently, he is working on project of
Govt. of Assam for development of Silchar Normal School Library & Museum. He
is the founder core committee member of NIT Consortia & member of National
Price Negotiation Committee of INDEST.
Earlier he worked as Librarian,
Indian Institute of Management, Indore; Panjabi University, Patiala;
Centre for Environmental Education, Ahmedabad; Centre for Management Training
and Research, Chandigarh. He also acted as Coordinator of Centre for Educational Technology; Coordinator, Continuing
Education Cell & Programme officer, National Service Scheme, NIT,
Silchar during 2001-2004 & Honorary Project Officer; State Rural Technology Promotion Council,
Govt. of Assam; Coordinator, Environmental Education Resource Centre,
NIT, Silchar. He has delivered lectures in several training programmes
organized by UNDP, QCI, AICTE, MSME & Entrepreneurship
Development Institute, Bhopal etc.
He is a frequent consultant for wide range of clients and
developing programmes in the area of Career Counseling, Information Management
and Educational Technology. He has 30 publications to his credit. He has edited
four workshop proceedings and co-edited five books published by McMillan India,
Indian Society for Technical Education, Delhi, NE Books & Publisher,
Shankar Book Agency Delhi and National Library, Kolkata. He has presented several papers in national and
international conference in the country and abroad. He has visited Czech Republic, Portugal & USA for academic purpose. In
December 2013, he attended “Higher Education Leadership Programme” at
University of Urbana Champaign, USA. He has also attended the University of
Illinois Mortenson Center Associates Program “Imagine, Question, Connect: A Professional
Development Program for Library Leaders and Innovators from” May 29-June 24, 2014.
He has successfully completed two major projects entitled ‘Virtual
Classroom’ & ‘Digital Library’ sponsored by MHRD, Govt. of India. He has
transformed the Central Library, NIT Silchar in to a “state of the art library”
in the North Eastern Region. This is the first library in the entire
NE Region to implement RFID & DVR Technology for Library Security purpose
& to have Digital Library. He has implemented the e-learning solution in
the Institute under World Bank TEQIP grant. His areas of interest are Information Management, ICT, Digital Library, Educational
Technology & Technical Education.
He has coordinated several national level training
programmes, workshops & seminars sponsored by CSIR, NISTAD, ICSSR, DST,
SICI, NCTE, ISTE, AICTE, USEFI, Ministry of Culture, Ministry of
Parliamentary Affairs & Ministry of Youth
Affairs & Sports etc. He was the
organizing Secretary of SIS Silver Jubilee Conference & 10th
Annual Meet of INDEST-AICTE Consortium. He is a life and executive member of
several Associations/Societies such as Society of Information Science, Indian
Society for Technical Institution, All India Association for Educational
Research, Indian Academy for Social Sciences, Indian Library Association,
Indian Association for Special Libraries & Information Centres (IASLIC),
MANLIBNET and Indian Distance Education Association etc. He was an executive
member of IASLIC (2005-06) & AIAER, Assam Chapter. He is an active member
of “ICTD Community’ of Solution Exchange
(An UN Agency). He was elected as a member, LPAC, Shastri Indo-Canadian
Institute for the year 2008-09.
For his
outstanding contribution to the field of Library & Information Service
profession, he was awarded Society for
Information Science (SIS) -Young Information Scientist award for 2006 &
SATKAL Young Librarian Award for 2008.
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