Dr. A. AmudavalliM.A, B.L.I.S, M.L.I.S, Ph.D, M.Phil
Professor and Head
Dr. A. Amudavalli is Professor and Head in the Department of Library & Information Science, University of Madras. He/She has graduated in Published 48 publications in Indian / international journals and papers in national/international seminars, organized & participated in 69 workshops/seminars. His/Her area of specialization is/are Scientometrics, Research Methodology, and Information Services & Communication.
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Email: amudha@unom.ac.in
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SCIENTOMETRICS
RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
INFORMATION SERVICES & COMMUNICATION
National
- Attended Fourth International Conference on Webometrics, Informetrics, and Scientometrics, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany, August 2008
- Visiting Professor, University of Malaya, Malaysia, June 2008
- Visiting Fellow – Dept. of Inf. Sc. Loughborough University, England, UK, March – July 2007
- Salzburg Fellow, Austria . October 23-30, 2004
- Attended International Conferences at Chicago, USA (1995) and Sydney, Australia (2001)
- Visited United States under Visitors’ Support Program, Funded by USIS Chennai during May-June 1995. Visited Many American University Libraries and Library of Congress, USA
- M.Phil. (IT), Loughborough University of Technology, England Technical Cooperation Training Programme Award TCTP) Ministry of HRD, Government of India http://www.google.com
National
- Indian Library Association - Life member
- Indian Association of Teachers in Lib. & Inf. Science - Life member
- Served as Secretary and Vice- President of IATLIS
- Madras Library Association – PRESIDENT
- Society For Information Science – Life Member
- Indian Association of Scientometrics - Life member
- Mother Teresa Women’s University – Academic Council, 1995-98
- Bharathidasan University. Academic Council, 2003-6
- Member Academic Council – S DNB Vaishnav College for Women, Chrompet
- Governing Board member, Sanjivini Human Resource Institute, Chennai
- Secretary – Madras University Alumni Association – 2003-06
- Co-coordinator- NAAC Steering Committee 2001
- Co-coordinator- NAAC Satellite Seminar on Quality Standards & Recognition Sustenance at the University of Madras in 2001
- Warden - University PG Women’s Hostel, Chepauk from 1997-2001 and as Dy. Warden from 1983-1992.
- Blu Cruise Turkey Served in several Working Committees (Planning, Administration and Ad hoc) and in the University of Madras
International
- International Society for Scientometrics & Informetrics - Life Member
- COLLNET – Life member
- USIS Scholars Network – Life member
- Association of British Council Scholars – Life member
- Association of British Council Scholars – General Secretary 2003-5