Dr. B.T. Sampath Kumar, at present Lecturer in the Department of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri-577 451, Shimoga, Karnataka, INDIA. He has the rare distinction of achieving First Position and First Rank in M.Sc. Library and Information Science and receiving Gold Medal. He obtained his Ph.D. from Kuvempu University in 2003 and also obtained Post Graduate Diploma in Computer Science (P.G.D.C.S) from University of Hyderabad, Andra Pradesh.
     He has successfully guided 7 dissertations to M.Sc Library and Information Science students for the partial fulfillment of their Master degree. He has published 10 research papers in national reputed journals and presented more than 20 papers in national seminars and conferences. He has 8 and half years research and teaching experience. His interested areas of research are Application of Information Technology in Library services, World Wide Web resource and their evaluation, Search engines, Web designing and Internet use.

 

Dr.B.T.Sampath Kumar has successfully organized two national seminars, two refresher courses and one workshop in the department of Library and Information science, Kuvempu University. He has delivered several lectures on Information technology and Library classification and cataloguing.

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I. Name and Address                         :           Dr. B.T. SAMPATH KUMAR

Dept. of Library and Information

Science, Kuvempu University

Jnana Sahyadri-577 451

Shimoga, Karnataka.

sampathbt_2001@rediffmail.com

www.sampath.cjb.net

www.physicsglossary.cjb.net

 

II. Date of Birth                                             :           07-11-1975

(Seventh November Nineteen Seventy-five)

 

III. Nationality                                               :           Indian

IV. Sex and Marital Status                           :           Male, Married


V.  Academic Qualification

Exam               University/      Subjects                      Class         Percentage of       Year of

Board                                                                    Marks                   Passing


 

S.S.L.C.           K.S.S.E.B        General                        I Class                        70.66               1990

                                                                                               

B.Sc.                Kuvempu         Physics, Chemistry,       I Class                        61                    1995

University         Mathematics                            

 

B.Ed.               Kuvempu         Physics, Mathematics    I Class                        67.1                 1996

University

                                                           

M.Sc.*             Kuvempu         Library and Inf. Sc.,      I Class                        68.95               1998

                        University                                               (I Rank with Gold Medal)

 

N.E.T.              UGC                Library and Inf. Sc.,      Lectureship                               1999

 

P.G.D.C.S       University         Computer Science        I Class                        63.37               2003

of Hyderabad

                                                           

Ph.D.**           Kuvempu         Library and Inf. Sc.,                              -                       2003

                        University

 

M.Sc.(IT)         Kuvempu         Information Technology            Appearing for 3rd Semester Exam


University

 * P.G. Dissertation: Planning and Designing of Computerization for Engineering College   

   Libraries.

 ** Ph.D. Thesis: Evaluation of Electronic Sources of Information in Physics: An Analytical

     Study with Particular Reference to Web based Sources.

 VI. Computer Knowledge

Languages                                            :           Pascal, COBOL, C and HTML

DBMS Package                                   :           Oracle

Operating System                                 :           DOS, Windows: MS-Word, MS-Excel

Library Packages                                  :           WINISIS and CDS/ISIS

VII. Experience 

Working as a Guest Lecturer in the Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, from 1st August 1998 to till date, during this period the following subjects are taught:

      1.      Information Technology (Theory and Practical)

2.      Information Processing and Retrieval (Theory and Practical)

3.      Academic Library System

4.      Library Classification (Theory and Practical)

5.      Research Methodology

 VIII. Books Written for B.L.I.Sc and M.L.I.Sc Courses, Directorate of Distance Education,

        Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri-577 451, Shimoga.

           

B.L.I.Sc Course

1.      Fundamentals of Information Technology

2.      Information Processing :Classification (Theory)

3.      Information Processing and Retrieval: DDC (Practical)

 

M.L.I.Sc Course

 

1.      Information Technology  (Theory)

2.      Information Processing & Retrieval (Practical): Indexing

3.      Information Processing & Retrieval (Practical): UDC

4.      Information Technology (Practical)

 IX. Publications         

 

1.      Periodicals Use Pattern by Teachers and Research Scholars of Kuvempu University: A Case Study. SRELS Journal of Information Management. Vol. 37(4), December 2000, pp.301-314.

 

2.      Information Use by Library Professionals: A Scientometric Analysis, ILA Bulletin, Vol. 36 (1), 2000, pp.19-23.

 

3.      Information Seeking Behavior of D.V.S. Polytechnic College Library Users: A Case Study. KELPRO Bulletin. Vol.5(2), December 2001,pp.6-9.

 

4.      Environmental Science Literature: An Obsolescence Study. Science Journal, Kuvempu University,Vol.1(1),2002, pp.98-105.

 

5.      World Wide Web: Search strategies for effective information retrieval. Science Journal, Kuvempu University, Vol.1 (2), June 2002, pp.1-8.

 

6.      Evaluation of Information Services and Facilities offered by D.V.S. Polytechnic College Library: A Case Study. CLIS Observer, Vol.20 (3 and 4), pp.99-104.

 

7.      Information Use Pattern by Sericulture Scientists: A Case Study of Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute Library, Bangalore. SRELS Journal of Information Management, Vol.40 (3), September 2003, pp.255-265.

 

8.      Chemical Technology Literature: An Obsolescence Study. Annals of Library and Information Studies. Vol.50(4), November 2003.pp.156-162

 

X. Papers Communicated

           

1.      Use of Internet Sources and Services by faculty members and research scholars of Physics in Universities of Karnataka: A Comparative Study. Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology.

 

2.      Publication patterns in the field of Environment Science. Annals of Library and Information Studies.

 

3.      Information needs of practicing Lawyers of Shimoga city. SRELS Journal of Information Management.

 

4.      Sources and Services of Branch Libraries of City Central Library, Shimoga. SRELS Journal of Information Management.

 

 

 

XI. Papers Presented in Conference/Seminar

 

1.      Use of Library and Information Science Literature: A Bibliometric Study. Paper presented in 22nd IASLIC National Conference. Organised by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar University, Agra, during December 1999.

 

2.      Reference Sources Available on Internet. Paper presented in the National Seminar "Challenges Before College Librarians in the New Millennium". Organised by the Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, during 31st January to 1st February 2000.

 

3.      Authorship Trend and Collaborative Research in Physics and Economics. Paper presented in 19th IASLIC National Seminar held at Bhopal, during November 2000.

 

4.      Evaluation Criteria for Web and Printed Sources: A Comparative Study. Paper presented in First ASSIST Annual Seminar on Internet Sources and Librarianship, held at Bangalore during August, 2001.

 

5.      Teaching Aids: An Empirical Study. Paper presented in XVIII IATLIS National Seminar, held at Andra University, Vishakapatnam, 2001, pp.221-228.

 

6.      Chemical Technology Literature: An Obsolescence Study. Paper presented in 23rd IASLIC National Seminar, held at Kerala University, Trivandrum, 2001.

 

7.      Library Consortia: An Emerging Trend. Paper presented in 20th SIS –2002 National Conference held at Mangalore University  during May 27th to 29th 2002,pp30-36.

 

8.      Library Networking: Problems and Solution. Paper presented in Second ASSIST Annual Seminar, held at Bangalore during December 2002.pp.100-107.

 

9.      Teaching Methods and Techniques: A model for LIS Teachers. Paper presented in XIX IATLIS National Seminar, held at Utkal University, Bhubaneshwar, 2002,pp.340-348.

 

10.  Web based Information Resources: Parameters for evaluation. Paper presented in 48th All India Library conference held at NIMHANS, Bangalore during 22th to 25th January 2003.pp.112-117.

 

11.  Consortia approach for content sharing: A strategy. Paper presented in International CALIBER -2003 held at Ahamadabad.

 

12.  Search Engines: Guidelines for Successful Search. Paper presented in the First Convention PLANNER-2003 held at North Eastern Hill University, Shilong, Meghalay during November 6-7, 2003

 

13.  Educating the LIS students for the 21st Century. Paper presented in the XX IATLIS National Conference held at University of Madras, Chennai during 21st to 23rd November 2003, pp.53-58.

 

14.  Marketing of Library Resources and Services. Paper presented in the Indian Library Association held at Bundelkhand University, Jhanci during 2004,pp.423-429.

 

15.  Digital v/s Virtual Libraries. Paper presented in 4th ASSIST national seminar held at Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri during 30th April and 1st May 2004.

 

16.  Planning and Designing of Digital libraries. Paper presented in 4th ASSIST national seminar held at Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri during 30th April and 1st May 2004.

 

17.  WWW searching tools: An Evaluation of features of selected searching tools. Paper presented in IASLIC International conference held at Mumbai during 21th to 25th February 2005. pp.356-363.

 

XII. PG Dissertations guided in the Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu

  University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shimoga, Karnataka

 

1.      Reading Habits and Library Use by Students of Shivalingeshwara First Grade College Library, Channagiri, 1999.

 

2.      Information Needs of Rural Community and Library Services in Abbalagere and Barandoor Villages: A Study, 1999.

 

3.      Use of Information Sources and Services by Students and Teachers of DVS Polytechnic College Library, Shimoga: A Case Study, 2000.

 

4.      Proudhadevaraya Institute of Technology Library, Hospet: A Study, 2000.

 

5.      Information Use Pattern by Sericulture Scientists: A Case Study of Karnataka State Sericulture Research and Development Institute Library, Bangalore, 2000.

 

6.      Evaluation of Information Sources and Services offered by Vijayanagar Institute of Medical Science (V.I.M.S.) Library, Bellary, 2001.

 

7.      Information Sources and Services Offered by S.J.V.P. College Library, Harihar: A Case Study, 2001.

 

 

 

 

XIII. Workshop

 

            Participated in the workshop on “CDS/ISIS and WINISIS” organised by the Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, during 15th to 19th March, 2002.

 

XIV. Special Lectures Delivered

 

1.      Two lectures delivered on Theory of Classification in two-day seminar conducted by District Central Library during February 2000.

 

2.      Two lectures delivered on Fundamentals of Computers in 2nd UGC sponsored refresher course conducted by Dept. of Library and Information Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shimoga during 21st November to 13th December 2002.

 

3.      Three lectures delivered in 3rd UGC sponsored refresher course conducted by Dept. of Environmental Science, Kuvempu University, Jnana Sahyadri, Shimoga on 14th October 2003.

¨      Fundamentals of Computers

¨      Internet Sources and Services

¨      Search Engines

 

4.      Two lectures delivered on Internet and Search engines in two-day seminar conducted by Center for continuing Technical Education, Karnataka during January 2005.

 

5.      Two lectures delivered on Fundamentals of Computers to the students of Journalism and Mass communication during January 2005.

 

6.      Two lectures delivered on Dewey Decimal classification in two-day seminar on Theory of Classification conducted by District Central Library during February 2005.

 


XV. Seminars / Workshops /Refresher Courses organised at Kuvempu University,

   Shimoga.

 

1.      Two-day national seminar on "Challenges before the College Librarians in the New Millenium” during 31st January and 1st February 2000.

 

2.      1st U.G.C. Sponsored Refresher Course on "Management of Library and Information Centers in Digital Era" during 10th October to 2nd November 2001.

 

3.      Five days workshop on “CDS/ISIS and WINISIS” for college librarians during 15th to 19th March, 2002.

 

4.      2nd UGC sponsored refresher course on "Impact of Information Technology on Library Resources and Services" during 21st November to 13th December 2002.

 

5.      4th ASSIST national seminar on "Digital Resources and Services in Libraries" during 30th April to 1st May 2004.



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