Education:

B.A., G.G.D.S.D.College, Sector-32 Chandigarh ,1998;
B.Ed. Govt College of Teacher Education, Dharamshala, (H.P.), 1999
B.Lib.& Inf.Sc. PU Chandigarh 2000;
M.Lib.& Inf.Sc. PU Chandigarh 2001;

Positions held: Assistant Librarian, M. S. Randhawa Library, PAU, Ludhiana from July 2005 till date

Field of Specialization: Information Literacy; Classification; Cataloguing; Digital Libraries

Research Interests:; Library services to different user groups; User studies on different library resources/e-resources;

Research Projects: Nil

Selected Research Publications (maximum up to 5):

1. Kumar, Amit (2016). A study on the use of e-journals by research scholars at GADVASU Library, . In. Indian Journal of Library Science and Information Technology. Vol.1(2), 61-65pp. e-ISSN: 2456-962
2. Kumar, Amit (2017). Library Automation and Open Source Softwares for Libraries. In Conference Volume on Libraries Beyond Border:Navigating towards global dissemination .Ed. by Stanley, M.K. 24-37pp. ISBN 9789352301904.
3. Kumar, Amit (2017). Libraries Beyond Barriers: Assistive Technologies and Library services for Physically Challenged Persons in Redefining Agricultural Libraries in Knowledge Society: In Festschrift Volume in honour of Dr.Arun Kumar Jain. Edited by Veeranjeyulu, K., Rathinasabapathy and Pateria, Rajiv K. 223-234pp. ISBN 9789352220168.
4. Kumar, Amit (2018). A study on the use of Consortium for Electronic Resources in Agriculture (CeRA) by Post Graduate students of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. In Dynamics of Agricultural Information Management: (Prof.P.A.Shinde Festschrift Volume).edited by G.Rathinasabapathy, Veeranjeyulu, K. and Patil, Kishore N. 169-180pp. Daya Publishing House, New Delhi
5. Kumar, Amit (2019). Marketing of Electronic Information Resources of M.S. Randhawa Library, Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana: A Study. IJALIS Special issue-NCALUC conference proceedings. 35(3), 2019

Awards/Honors/Distinctions: Nil