Dr. R.K.SHARMA
Tel + 91 9911307799
Off + 91 11 46532236
Email r.k.sharma@unic.org
Current | Librarian, United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan, 55 Lodi Estate, New Delhi- 110 003
Specialization | Library & Knowledge Management, Computerization of Lib. & Inf. Services, UN Online Resources
Professional Positions | President of the Delhi Library Association (2016-2019), Director, SLA (USA)-Asian Chapter (2016-17), Member of National Selection Committee (Min. of Culture), Library Committee (MEA), DU Library Review Committee
Education | Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in Library and Information Science, Master of Library & Information Science (MLISc.), Master of Arts (M.A.) in Political Science, Diploma in International Law
Fellowship/Grants | (i) Recipient of the prestigious Fulbright Scholarship (1993), (ii) UGC Visiting Fellowship at DLIS, Dr H S Gour University, Sagar, India (iii) Recipient of Indian Library Leaders, SRFLIS- Professional Excellence Award-2014 (iv) British Council grant for visiting important libraries in the U.K. (1994)
Books | (i) Co-Editor- Transforming Dimensions of IPR: Challenges for New Age Libraries (2015) (ii) Co-Editor- From Brick to Click: Transforming Libraries into Social Spaces (2014) (iii) Co-Editor- ICT Based Information Management in Indian Libraries (2012) (iv) Editor- Managing Information, Knowledge and Power in the Cyber Age (2004)
Dr. R.K. Sharma is currently working as Librarian in the United Nations Information Centre for India and Bhutan (UNIC) for the past 21 years. He is a knowledge management expert and focal point for providing information support on the UN and global contemporary issues to the public at large.
A practicing librarian for over 35 years, he holds a PhD degree in Library & Information Science and has undergone several advanced training programmes in Library & Information Management in India and abroad. Prior to the UN, he was Librarian at National Institute of Public Finance and Policy (NIPFP), Ministry of Finance, New Delhi. Earlier, he had worked with the Delhi University Library System before joining NIPFP.
He is widely travelled and as a Fulbright Scholar (1993), he was trained at the Graduate School of Library& Information Science, Simmons College, Boston, USA.
Besides his present positions, he is also a member of the editorial advisory board of two professional journals -Library Hearld and GyanKosh and has served as an Associate Editor of the DLA’s quarterly journal Library Hearld (2008-2012). He was Chair – Editorial Board, Asian Chapter of Special Library Association (SLA-USA) for one year (2013). Dr. Sharma is a member/life member of various national and international professional associations like AMLA, ASIALA, DLA, ILA, MANLIBNET, SLP, SLA (USA)- Asian Chapter.
As an active senior professional, he has served on many selection committees as a library expert. He has organized several seminars, conferences and workshops and chaired several technical sessions at the national and international seminars, conferences and workshops. Dr. Sharma has contributed a number of research papers in refereed journals and edited many books. His interests are library & information management, computerization of library information services, web-based library services.
