Former faculty profiles

                                                                              

 

Prof. Ullur M. Parameswaran, Prof. (Dr.) Raju M.     Mathew, Prof. (Dr.) M. Bavakutty & (Dr.) Jalaja V. are the formal faculty members of the Library and Information Science, University of Calicut. Profile details about them are given below. 

                                                                                                                                                                                                       

 

                                                      Prof. Ullur M. Parameswaran

Prof.Ullur M. Parameswaran joined as lecturer in the Department of Library and Information Science in 1974. He served the university for 30 years and retired in March 2004 as Professor and Head of the department. He has authored two library science books and has 30 research papers under his credit. He is member of executive council, Central University of Kerala, Kasargod.

                He is the winner of the Kendra Sahithya Academy Award for the best Tamil-Malayalam translation on March 21, 2014. He got the award for his translation ‘Thiruvachanam’.

 

 

 

Prof. (Dr.) Raju M. Mathew

Worked Professor and Head of the Department of Library & Information Science at Calicut University and Assistant Director at Al Ain University of Science & Technology, UAE. He was a recipient of TCTP scholarship for higher studies in England.

          Propounded Knowmatics, Dynamic Knowledge Bank-Industry & Mathew's Theories of Knowledge Consumption-Production. His theories ‘Knowmatics and Knowledge Technology’ are described as post information Technology displine. He spent quarter of a century for the research, has set up a world body- International forum for knowmatics and knowledge technology and presented his ideas before UNESCO. He runs a ‘Knowledge society’ and last month he got an assurance of all help from UNESCO to go ahead with the project. He felt more honoured when the former president of India, Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, contributed a paper for the seminar held on Calicut university campus in which the birth of ‘Knowledge society’ was officially declared.

          Directed a Major Research Project on Knowledge Management (1982-1987), Supervised /Guided 12 Doctoral Research Works, Organized Conferences, Edited Journals, Published Research papers. - More than 31 years of experience in Teaching Micro and Macro-Economics, Information Science, Information Technology (Theory & Policies). Published several papers on the Present Global Economic Crisis, Knowmatics, Knowledge Industries, Knowledge Banks and Educational Reforms.

 

 

Prof. (Dr.) M. Bavakutty

Dr. M. Bavakutty post graduated from the university of Delhi and received his  Ph.D from university of Kerala. initially started his career as a college librarian at MES Ponnani college (1968-69) and moved to Farook College, Calicut (1970-72),then joined as Lecturer, Library and Information Science, University of Kerala (1972– ’77), Deputy University Librarian, University of Calicut (1977 – 1987), University Librarian, University of Calicut. (1987 – 1998), Professor of Library Science, University of Calicut. (1998 – 2000), Registrar, University of Calicut (2000 – 2001), University Librarian and Professor  & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calicut (2001 – 2002); Professor & Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Pondicherry Central University (2007 – 2009).

         

          Under the supervision of Dr. M. Bavakutty 13 Ph. D's were carried out. He authored 7 books and edited 5 books. Published 7 articles in international journals; 51 papers were published in professional journals and 38 Professional papers were presented in International and national Conferences/Seminars. He contributed much to LIS profession in India.

                                                                

Prof. (Dr.) Jalaja V.

Dr. Jalaja V. joined the Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calicut in August 1988 as a Lecturer and designated various key post like reader in 2000 and became Associate professor of the department in 2006. Dr.Jalaja was a member of the Senate of the University of Calicut and worked as the member of the Academic Council and Faculty of Humanities. Dr. Jalaja was an active member of the Board of Studies in Library & Information Science in the universities in Kerala, Madras and Mysore and served as a chairman of the Board of Studies in Library & Information Science, University of Calicut and had been associated as a question paper setter and examiner in various other universities such as Kerala, Mysore and M.G university. 

          Dr. Jalaja V. was a research guide in Calicut University and Kerala Kalamandalam in Kerala and also in Alagappa University and Karpagam University of Tamil Nadu and guided 18 students for PhD and about 150 M.L.I.Sc. and 5 M.Phil. Dissertations. Dr. Jalaja V. has written more than 25 research articles and has given many invited lectures her famous edited work is entitled ‘Organisation processing and use of information processing in the digital era’. After about 23 years of service as a teacher of Library and Information Science she retired on 31st May 2011.