Human Resource Management in Libraries

Dr. Piyush Kanti Mahapatra has been teaching in the Department of Library Science, Calcutta University for more than three decades. He also long held the tenure of Head of the Department. His book, the computer in Library Services (1985) was a pioneering work on the subject. He has written more than a dozen of books on Library and Information Science. Dr. Mahapatra is a member of FID and life member of several national associations. He is associated with a number of universities in various capacities. He was a member of the UGC Panel of Library and Information Science as well as the UGC Committee for Curriculum Development. He was the Chaiman of the CALIBNET Standardisation Committee, set up by NISSAT. He is the Library Secretary and member of the Calcutta, an institution of national importance. Dr. Mahapatra atended a number of international conferences and seminars and uisited USA, UK, Canada, France, Singapore, Hong Kong, Thailand, and presented paper in FID General Assembly