A. Amudhavalli
Country: India
Office Address:
Professor and Head, Dept. of Information Science, University of Madras, Chepauk, chennai, Tamil Nadu India, 600 005.
Ph: 044 - 25368778 -278.
Email: amudha75 at yahoo dot com
Education and Position:
M.A. - English Literature - 1979 - Madurai Kamaraj University.
B.L.I.S - Lib. & Inf. Sc. - 1978 - Karnatak University.
M.L.I.S. - Lib. & Inf. Sc. - 1981 - Madras University.
M.Phil. - Lib. & Inf. Sc. - 1992 - Loughborugh University of Technology, England, UK.
Ph.d - Lib. & Inf. Sc. - 1995 - Madras University.
School Librarian - Chinmaya Vidyalaya, Rajapalayam - 1979-80
College Librarian - Fatima College , Madurai - 1981-82
Lecturer - Dept. of Inf. Sc. University of Madras - 1982-93
Reader - Dept. of Inf. Sc. University of Madras - 1993-99
Professor - Dept. of Inf. Sc. University of Madras - 1999 -
Professor & Head - Since 2006, August -
Area of Research:
Scientometric studies of Indian Literature in different disciplines, Scholarly Communication, Collaboration Pattern, Transborder data flow and cross country and cultural analysis.
Projects:
Completed 2 UGC major research projects in 1995-8 & 2003-6.
Travels, Programmes and Fellowships:
UK - Commonwealth Fellowship
USA - International Visitors Programme
Australia - Conference
Austria - Salzburg Fellowship
UK - Alumni Meet
Membership:
Member and President - MALA (Madras Library Association)
Member and Secretary - Madras University Alumni Asstn.
Member - ILA, IATLIS and ISIS.
Secretary - IATLIS - One term
Member and Secretary - ABS, Chennai (Association of British Scholars)
Academic Member of several Board of Studies & Working Committees.
