The 2014 Professional Excellence
in Library services award was conferred on Dr Anil Kumar during the Ahmedabad books Roadshow.
‘First-of-its-kind’ initiative by Taylor & Francis in South Asia, the Professional
Excellence in Library Services award aims
to acknowledge and recognise the efforts of particularly talented librarians
who have made an invaluable contribution to their library through their
innovation and enthusiasm.
The
selection Process:
The
selection was made by a panel of Taylor & Francis representatives
(including India sales and marketing) by carefully going through all the
nominations. We received over 100 plus nominations from across the country.
The
selection revolved around elements of selection, such as
·
Revolutionizing
the cataloguing system
·
Introducing
a social media policy
·
Overseeing
the building of a new library
·
or
supporting students beyond expectations in their studies? Or any other
Dr Anil kumar was chosen because
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he has
been the most important key person to bring the IIM consortium to double and is
moving towards making it triple the value
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He is
the president for Malibnet having done some commendable work there and
mobilizing resources
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Senior
member of the Indest steering committee
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He was
highly recommended by his peers and fellow academicians having brought in all
kinds of up-to-date systems in the library
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Going
out-of-the-way to help researchers access research material
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Noteworthy
presence on social media
Some quotes:
“He
is very systematic, helpful, knowledgeable, up-to-date, and non-intrusive.”
“He
has brought in all kinds of systems to the library and motivated the staff.
"Anil Kumar is the best librarian I have ever had!”"
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