Detailed Profile
| Name | Dr. Avik Roy |
| Designation | Librarian & Nodal Officer, West Bengal Student Credit Card Scheme, Govt. of West Bengal |
| Educational Qualifications | M.A. (Eng), MLIS (DL), PhD |
| Experience | 31.12.2009 – 07.11.2014 Baksha B.N. Vidyalaya, Baksha, Hooghly
08.11.2014 – present day Derozio Memorial College, Kolkata
April, 2021-present Teaching Master and Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS & MLIS) as Academic Counsellor, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata
December, 2021-present Teaching Master of Library and Information Science (MLIS) as Guest Faculty, Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032
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| Featured Skills | Information retreival, handling of Digital Library software (Dspace, Greenstone), Library Management Software (Koha) and other similar tools |
| Recommendations | Please find me on ORCID |
| Accomplishments | Supervised five dissertations of Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), Kolkata, West Bengal.
Publication details:
February, 2023 “Open educational resources: Research perspectives” edited by Avik Roy, published by Universal Briefing, Kolkata; ISBN 978-93-5636-437-0, 120p., Rs.400. Available under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0 licenses at http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/
August, 2022 “Everyday life information for people with special needs: A Refuge to technology”, by Avik Roy, published in SRELS Journal of Information Management, Vol.59, Issue 4, p.247-253, ISSN (Print): 0972-2467, (Online): 0976-2477, national peer-reviewed, UGC-CARE listed journal
January, 2020 “Libraries in an Attention Economy: A Bird’s Eye View” by Avik Roy & Tanushree Rakshit, published in Librarian, Vol 1 & 2 (Summer special issue) national peer-reviewed journal; ISSN 0972-3978
November, 2018 “Inclusive Libraries in Inclusive Society: The Myth Revisited in the Context of Capability Approach” by Avik Roy published as a chapter in the book “Marching Beyond Libraries“, edited by Bijaylaxm Rautary, Dilip K Swain and Chandrakant Swain; publisher Overseas Press India and KIIT, Bhubaneswar; ISBN 978-81-938797-7-1
August, 2018 “Information Use Behaviour of People in the Context of Everyday Life Information Seeking: An Ethnomethodological Approach” by Avik Roy & Dr. Udayan Bhattacharya in the Proceedings of International Conference on Exploring the Horizons of Library and Information Sciences: From Libraries to Knowledge Hub at DRTC, ISI, Bangalore; ISBN 978-93-5311-726-9
2016 “Everyday Life Information Seeking and Theory of Habitus: In Search for Everyday Knowledge” by Avik Roy in Annyobrati at Derozio Memorial College; ISBN 978-93-81-669-97-6
February, 2015 “The Future of Reference Service: Treading into and Going Beyond Digital Reference Service” by Avik Roy & Dr. Udayan Bhattacharya in SRELS Journal of Information Mnagament, Vol 52, Issue 1; national peer-reviewed; ISSN (Print): 0972-2467, (Online): 0976-2477,
January, 2015 “Everyday Life Information Seeking: A Friend-of-a-Friend Model Approach” by Avik Roy & Dr. Udayan Bhattacharya in Librarian, Vol. 22, Issue 1; national peer-reviewed; ISSN 0972-3978
August, 2014 “Everyday Life Information Seeking of Students and Scholars” by Avik Roy & Dr. Udayan Bhattacharya in “Charaibeti”, the Commemorative volume of Golden Jubilee Celebration of Department of Library & Information Science, Jadavpur University, ISBN 978-81-9298-86-0-3
July, 2014 “Retrieval of Everyday Life Information: A Roadmap Towards Enhanced Interactivity” by Avik Roy & Dr. Udayan Bhattacharya in Librarian, Vol. 21, Issue 2; national peer-reviewed; ISSN 0972-3978
December, 2013 “People with Special Needs and Library Associations in India: In Context of the World” by Avik Roy & Dr. Udayan Bhattacharya in the Proceedings of XXIX IASLIC All India Conference; national; ISSN 0972-3668
July, 2013 “Techniques in Research Methodology: A Study of Novelties in Data gathering and Analysis Techniques in Empirical Researches of Library and Information Science” by Avik Roy & Dr. Udayanm Bhattachrya in Librarian, Vol. 20, Issue 2; national peer-reviewed; ISSN 0972-3978
February, 2013 “Digital Reference Service for the People with Special Needs: What, Why and How?” by Dr. Udayan Bhattacharya & Avik Roy in IFLA Repository (http://library.ifla.org); International
January, 2013 “Everyday Life Information Seeking: A Review” by Avik Roy & Dr. Udayan Bhattacharya in Librarian, Vol. 20, Issue 1, national peer-reviewed; ISSN 0972-3978
Seminars/Conferences/Symposium/Workshops/Academic Courses attended/Papers presented
25th April, 2023 Delivered Invited Talk on “Creative Commons in Everyday Life” as Derozio Endowment Lecture at Derozio Memorial College
6th April, 2023 Delivered talk on “Information Seeking in Everyday Life” in the 338th Study Circle of IASLIC, Kankurgachi
4th and 5th February, 2023 Presented paper on “Resurrecting public library services through attention literacy: A framework” at the International seminar on “Library Beyond Campus: Resurrecting public library services for the generation next” organised by Universal Briefing, Kolkata and Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah and held at TEQIP Building, Jadavpur University, Kolkata.
25th, 26th and 28th February, 2022 Attended State level workshop on Capacity Building Programme of Higher Education Teachers’ for Blended Learning at NSOU Kalyani, Regional Centre, West Bengal
24th February, 2022 Attended Workshop of Master Degree Content Writers at Netaji Subhas Open University (NSOU), Salt Lake Campus, Kolkata
13th February, 2022 Delivered lecture on and demonstrated “Serials Management System of Koha LMS: A Pragmatic Approach” as Resource Person in the National Workshop organised by Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Hooghly, West Bengal, India
23rd September – 8th October, 2021 Attended UGC Sponsored Refresher Course in Library and Information Sciences on the theme “Use of Online Information Resources in Teaching during Pandemic Situation” at HRDC, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032
24th August – 5th September, 2020 Attended Refresher Course in Library and Information Sciences at HRDC, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur
6th March, 2020 Attended National Symposium on “Next Generation Information Managers in Knowledge Society” organised by Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal
24th – 25th January, 2020 Presented research paper “Libraries in an Attention Economy: The Bird’s Eye View” in the National Seminar on Sustainable Library (NSSL) in Dept. of Library & Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032
31st December, 2018 Attended Nature Awareness Camp at Debrigarh Wildlife Sanctuary, Hirakud Wildlife Division, sponsored by Govt. of Odisa
16th – 17th November, 2018 Presented research paper at the International Conference on “Marching Beyond the Libraries: Managerial Skills & Technological Competencies”, organized by KIIT, Bhubaneswar, Odisa
7th – 9th August, 2018 Presented research paper at the International Conference on “Exploring the Horizons of Library and Information Sciences: From Libraries to Knowledge Hubs”, Organized by the Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bengaluru
9th July – 4th August, 2018 Attended 69th Orientation Programme at UGC-HRDC, Jadavpur University
9th -10th January, 2018 Presented research paper at National Seminar on “Role of Public Library in Archiving the Cultural Heritage of Bengal” Tamralipto Mahavidyalaya, Tamluk, East Midnapore
17th – 18th February, 2017 Presented research paper at the International Conference on “Lifelong Learning in Developing Countries: Issues and Perspectives” at the Central Library, University of Kalyani, Kalyani, West Bengal
3rd – 4th August, 2016 Attended National Seminar on Partitions: Its Trauma and Triumph at Derozio Memorial College, Kolkata 700136
9th – 15th February, 2016 Attended UGC-HRDC recognised Short Term Course on ” New Dimensions of Information Service in College and University Libraries” at the Dept. of Library & Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032
28th – 29th November, 2015 Attended National Workshop on “Digital Repository through DSpace” at Kumaun University, Nainital, Uttarakhand
29th – 30th May, 2015 Attended State level Workshop for “Syllabus Upgradation” at Derozio Memorial College, Kolkata
9th August, 2014 Presented research paper at the International Conference on “Problems in Information Retrieval” at the Dept. of Library & Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032
2nd – 5th May, 2014 Attended “National Workshop on Library Automation (Koha), Content Management System (Joomla) & Data Migration Challenges & Prospects” at NIT, Rourkela, Odisa
27th March, 2014 Presented research paper at the National Seminar on “Research in Library and Information Studies” organised by the Dept. of Library & Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032
26th – 29th December, 2013 Presented research paper at the National All India Conference on ” Role Library Associations in India in Modern Age” organised by IASLIC at Pune, Maharashtra, India
17th – 23rd August, 2013 Research paper has been presented on behalf of the author at IFLA World Library and Information Congress at Singapore
22nd – 23rd March, 2012 Presented research paper at the National Seminar on ” Tagore on Library” organised by Dept. of Library & Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata 700032
1st – 2nd May, 2012 Attended National Conference on “Digital Rights Management in Libraries” organised by Central Library, ISI, Kolkata
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