Education

1. 1.Electronic collection development: Collecting and organizing web resources: web based course (Completed and received the certificate, online  course for 6 weeks), Kovask Consultancy, USA
2. Fulbright Scholar

1.     Attended 6 Training programmes, ACES, UIUC, USA
2.     Web Technologies, Fall 2003, GSLIS, UIUC,USA
3.     Six Month Programme, Mortenson Centre, UIUC,USA
4.     Six week Pre Academic Programme, Kansas University,USA

2. Ph.D in Grey Literature, (2003) ,Osmania University
3. Master of Library and Information Science, (1988), Andhra University
4. Masters in Social Work,(1980),Andhra University

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Professional Experience

• Training programme, Mortenson Centre,USA(Aug 9^th-Feb 27^th 2004)
• Pre-Academic Training,Kansas University,USA(June 29^th-Aug 9^th 2003)  
• Documentation Officer, NIRD 2002-tilldate
• Sr. Librarian, NIRD 1998-2002
• Assistant Librarian, NIRD 1992-1998
• Sr. Library Assistant, APAU, 1987-1992
• College Librarian (Loyola)1985-87

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Areas of Interest

• Research and Training
• Information and Communication Technologies
• Library Administration and Management
• Documentation
• Grey Literature
• E-Learning Technologies
• Digitisation and Knowledge Management

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Professional Affiliations

1. American Library Association (ALA personal member)
2. Academy of Library Science and Documentation (ALSD)
3. Society for Information Science (SIS)
4. Andhra Pradesh Public Library Association (APLA)
5.  American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T) membership  for two years (winner of the ASIS&T International Paper Contest.)

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Awards/Prizes

1. Winner of the ASIS&T International Paper Contest.
2. Fulbright Scholar, Information Science and Technology, 2003-2004
3. Prize given for the name Spoorti selected for NIRD Mahilamandali Magazine
4. Mullapudi Venkayamma Prize for securing highest marks in MSW
5. Selected as a student representative for the Board of Studies, AU. 1977-78

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