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General Information

Name:        Dr. Kamalendu Majumdar
Affiliation:  Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
                    Central Library  
                     Kharagpur  - 721 302
                     WB, India
[email protected]

Designation: Assistant Librarian

Address for Correspondence:
                   C1-169 IIT Campus
                   Indian Institute of Technology
                   Kharagpur 721 302
                   West Bengal

   Academic Qualifications

             1. National Educational Test (UGC NET)  Qualified. (Eligible for Lectureship )
  
          2. Master of Library & Information Science     
 
           3. Bachelor of Library & Information Science
             4. Computer Programming & Data Analysis On PC (1994)  INSTITUTION OF  ENGINEERS [INDIA]
             5. Bachelor of Arts [History] (1993) Calcutta University.
             6. Bachelor of Commerce (1976) Calcutta University.
 

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  Research

Ph.D:      
                                    
Topic:   Design and development of a prototype Bibliographical Database management model : an 
           Object  Oriented approach

      Project Guidance  

On line Examination & Thematic Map
      ( Subrata kumar Mal BCA Student of Hijli College , Kharagpur WB India)

Study of Barcode Symbologies and its Implementation at Central Library
    ( Prateek Jain MCA Student Shri Shankracharya College of Engineering and Technology
     Juvani Bhalai Chattisgragh)

Multimedia Service through the Net useing Streaming Protocol .
       (Srishti Mathur of  student of B .Tech Computer Science , Northern India   Engineering        College,  Lucknow)

Configuration of Digital Library and Its implementation
       (M. Satyanarayana of  student of MCA Jawaharlal Institute of Tecnology, Boravan, Kharagone, Indore, Madhya Pradesh)

 

   Experience

Technical  Assistant. Hypermedia Digital Library , MHRD Project 1st Oct 1997 to 23rd June 1999   Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur  .

Technical Assiastant .  Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 23rd June 1999 to 28th June 2000.

Assistant Librarian .  Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur 28rd June 2000 to till now.  

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Areas of Interest

System Administration

Networking

  Voice over IP

Multimedia applications to LIS

Value added  Knowledge Based Systems 

  Computer Applications

  Operating System     : DOS, UNIX, HP Unix , LINUX, WINDOWS 95 & 

                                         WINDOWS NT / IRIX SiliconGraphics O2 / Indy  /Origin/ Sun solaris

Computer Languages Learned :      C , FORTRAN , VRML, Learning JAVA. 

Software Packages Learned   :

(a) Application Software :             DBASE(DOS), MSOFFICE,  PARADOX(Windows), WORDSTAR, UNIBASE(UNIX), MAPINFO, COSMO CREATE(3D)  FoxPro/ Oracle8i / Webdb

            (i)  Created E-mail Database
            (ii) Created special collection Database of IIT-Kharagpur Library
(  Encyclopedia,Directory   )                     (iii) Creating the priority list of NAVAD Project (Bridge/Road) for a State Govt.using the MapInfo.

 (b)  Library Automation  :    CDS-ISIS, LIBSYS, INHOUSE Software Packages.

            (i)  Actively participated in the creation of bibliographic database of books
          (ii) LIBSYS Software package exposure : Circulation / Acquisition / Technical Processing / Serial                Control /Report / Catalogue /  OPAC Modules.
           (iii) Creation and Maintenance of serial control online
           (iv) Creation and Maintenance of a Back volume Database 
         
 (v)   BARCODE  generation in UNIX Environment.

 (c)   CD-ROM Retrieval Packages :   PROQUEST, SILVER PLATTER, DIALOG,                                                                                          IEEE/IEE, FULLTEXT.

 (d)  MULTIMEDIA                                   :

            i. Hands on experience on creation of 10 minutes demonstration of        multimedia with the help of               Authorware3 at DRTC (Bangalore)
           ii. Developing Displaying for VoD and steaming SIP based protocol .

(e)   Networking                  :

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         Networking Library Services :

(i) SDI service through floppy : E- mail; ERNET  and INTERNET connectivity.
            (ii) Creation of experimental Hypertext  Catalogue    using WWW
            (iii)Updating the data in the first Indian Library Gopher IIT- Kharagpur.
            (iv)Actively taking part in Creating new services in Electronic Library at IIT
, Kharagpur.
            v) Hand on experience in the Administration of Electronic Library &  LAN/WAN.
            (vi) Assisting  Inter-Library loan through E-mail.

 Exposure to CD-ROM Networking for under the following environment : 

i. Windows 95 and Windows NT (Operational on Jan ’99 through INTRANET)              
            ii Using DOS emulation software in LINUX over TCP/IP Network.(Accessible through ERNET/                 INTERNET)

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  Workshop/Conference attended  :

 i. “CALBER 99 Academic Library in Internet Era” At Nagpur University 18-20 Feb 1999.
ii. " Exploring the Internet: Recreating Information Services with New Technology”, conducted by USIS       Calcutta, February 21, 1998.

iii."Advance in Information Technology - Impact on Library & Information field" 28th to 30th Oct'1996 at DRTC, Bangalore.
iv.One week workshop cum Training Programme on "Management of Electronic Library and Networking Administration" at Global Information System Technology (P) Ltd, Calcutta.

  Specialised jobs (Library Science) undertaken :

i. Update the NUCSSI Database for the year 1993-1996 for INSDOC, New Delhi.
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. Acted as a resource person and delivered a lecture on the use of CCOD (Current Content on Disc) at IIT, Kharagpur to the participants of the workshop on "Computer Aided Library Information System &   Use of CDS/ISIS Software" organised by IASLIC under NISSAT  Manpower Development Programme 

   Projects Undertaken

a)      Sponsored Projects (Completed)

Title of  Project Name of Sponsoring agency .

Total Amount( Rs in Lakhs)

 

Duration Role
1)  Library Automation & Networking MHRD      15 Jan 1993 - Dec 1994 System Integrator  &  Operations
2 ) Electronic Library MHRD      10 Dec. ‘94 - Oct. ‘96 System Integrator & Maintenance
3) CD-ROM Networking AICTE        8 Jan 1995 - Dec 1997 System Design , Development
4) Hypermedia Digital Library ARDB       7.6 Sep. ‘97 -  Dec' 98  

5)  Training in Library Automation

NISSAT       5 March'99 - Dec 2000

Training and Manpower Development.

 

 

   Projects Ongoing

Title of  Project Name of Sponsoring agency .

Total Amount( Rs in Lakhs)

Duration Role
1)  A Real Time Multimedia Library for Distant Learning MHRD      10 June 2002 -

Co- Principal Investigator

 c) Seminar

 Organized  National Conference on  Information  Management in e-Libraries  (IMeL) February 26-27, 2002. as Convener of Product Display where 12 famous Corporate Hosee had take part and was a member of Editorial Committee.

d) Training

Conducted training programs for in-house staff  &  organizations

e) Consultancy 

 Assisted in planning & implementation of automation of libraries of neighboring institutes & REC etc.(IIM Calcutta , CALIBNET , REC Durgapur , ADA Bangalore, ICICI Hydrabad  etc.  )

   Publications

  1. K. Majumdar, U. N. Singh. Networking of CD-ROM databases in an Indian Library. ( accepted for Journal of Documentation published by Aslib).
     
  2. K. Majumdar , U. N. Singh . Ekalavya: A Distance Learner. ICDL 2004.
     
  3. K. Majumdar, U. N. Singh. Optimization of B2C E-Services solutions with the systems of library (accepted for 22nd National Convention and Conference on Digital information Exchange: Pathways to build Global Information Society Scheduled on 22nd and 23rd Junuary 2004.) SIS 2004.
     
  4. K. Majumdar, U. N. Singh. WLAN: Application towards m-library .( accepted for CALIBER 2004).
     
  5. K. Majumdar, U. N. Singh. Intelligent Appliances- the furure direction to m-library.National seminar on Challenges in Delivering Quality Services in Management and technical Libraries on April25-26, 2003 at TAPMI, Manipal. .
     
  6. K. Majumdar. Emergent properties of an E-Library With strategic agents. Workshop on E-Library and Technical Institute, At Kalyani Govt. Engineering College. on 21 Feb 2003
     
  7. K. Majumdar , U. N. Singh . e-inclusion: A Myopic view of digital library. SIS 2003,p441-55
     
  8. K. Majumdar and G Mukherjee. Shadow to Sunshine. National Seminar on Information Support for Rural Development, February 11-12,2003, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur. India
     
  9. K. Majumdar , U. N. Singh . ODS Data Model: an Informal view of LIPS. XXIV ISALIC, 15-18 Dec2003, pp.408-415
     
  10. K. Majumdar , U. N. Singh . Integrated Library Management System : Circulation Module SRELS Journals of Information Management.Vol.41 Number 1 March 2004. 91-106p.
     
  11. K. Majumdar , U N Singh . Managing E-Database in E- Library Implementation, Problems and Prospect: A case study,     ISALIC , December 27-30, 2002 , pp.41-46    PPfile
     
  12. K. Majumdar , P K Mahapatra & G. Mukherjee . Integrating ASP(Active Server Pages) and ADO(ActiveX Data Object) - the dynamic window: A Distributed Information Sharing System. Information  Management in e-Libraries  (IMeL) February 26-27, 2002. p.p 168-177
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  14. K. Majumdar & Dr. P K Panigrahi . Internet & E-mail : a User guide for Library Professionals.Information Management in e-Libraries  (IMeL) February 26-27, 2002.pp.216-228
     
  15. M Sridhar , K Majumdar  Central Library Automation ( CLAS) : A library software . Information Management in e-Libraries  (IMeL) February 26-27, 2002. p.p
     
  16.  K. Majumdar & G. Mukherjee  Implementation of information Technology: a challenge to Library professionls  Electronic Libraries: Dr. P. Sadasivamurthy Festschrift Edited     by Dr.Sangayya S Sirurmath et all ,  Forwarded by S.M Krishna, Chief     Minister Government of   Karnataka.  Allied Publishers, 2002.  
     
  17.  K. Majumdar.Relevancy of Dr. S R Ranganathan the father of Indian and International Library Science related to modes of formation of knowledge expedition in the dotcom age. Technology Book Fair 2002 13th � 16th Feb 2002 47-52 pp.  
     
  18.  K. Majumdar.Web Technology for Library Database. Library and Information Network NACLIN 98 . 80-86p.  
     
  19. Web Information Service at IIT, Kharagpur CALIBER 99 Academic Library in  Internet Era pp.70-77
     
  20. PRESERWE:  P/REprint SERver on the Web  : “CIT’98 Trends in INFOR- MATION TECHNOLOGY” pp 45-48
     
  21. Social Care Information Systems (SOCIS) for Information  Age -  FID ’98 Article No – 0202119 pp- II-1-5
     
  22. How to Webvertise Library Services : A Case study of Elec tronic SDI – VidyaSagar University- National Seminar on  “Information Technology Application in Libraries and Information Centres”– March 24-25 , 1998.
     
  23. Intregrating Library Applications / Databases with WEB at Central Library, IIT, Kharagpur – “Virtual Library”  SIS – 98  on   12-134th Mar’98.
     
  24. Creating a Hypertext Catalogue World Wide Web(WWW) at IIT- Kharagpur Digital Library , SIS-96 pp- 106-111.
     
  25. Making Serial Collection on-line : A preparation at Indian Institute of   Technology, Kharagpur" - Library Science with a slant to Documentation and information Studies, vol-33, No -3 , pp 148-52.
     
  26. Building of Back volume Database in Indian Institute of Technology  (KGP) :  an Experience "  in Database Society of India, Bangalore. top

 

 

 


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