Profile and List of Publications/ Presentations

PROFILE

I am a technology-savvy modern-age library, information and documentation specialist, presently working as a Librarian in Maharaja Manindra Chandra College (affiliated to University of Calcutta), Kolkata, India. I am a Guest Lecturer & resource person in Calcutta University’s PG Diploma in Book Publishing course. I am an external research scholar (doctoral) in the area of Medical Informatics/ Health Informatics and registered under the Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India for my PhD work. Apart from my information science qualifications (BLIS, MLIS , Associateship in Information Science), I completed MA in English Literature and Certificate in Computer Applications. I also completed P.G. Diploma in Digital Library Management from Jadavpur University and online course on e-Learning Policies from Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI), Tokyo.   

I have obtained specialized training in the areas of Digitization, DSpace (Digital Library Software), Greenstone Digital Library Software, SOUL (Library Automation Software), Website Design & Creation.

Since last two decades, I am a volunteer for a number of grassroots voluntary societies working in the areas of the mentally illnesses, poverty, human rights, community informatics, such as:

MANAS: a Society for mentally disturbed persons their family and friends’,
ARDSI Calcutta Chapter.


Contact Details:
Ms. Susmita Chakraborty
16F/1, Naskar Para Lane,
Kolkata 700031
India
Tel: 91-33-24158226 (Res)
Email: susmita3chakraborty[at]gmail[dot]com



List of Publications/Presentations

1. Das, Anup Kumar and Chakraborty, Susmita (2006) Role of NGOs and voluntary societies in mental health care in West Bengal: a critical appraisal. In: International Seminar on Emerging Health Challenges and the Response of Indian Healthcare System, 4-5 Dec 2006, Delhi, India, organised by the Centre de Sciences Humaines (CSH) and Delhi School of Economics.

2. Chakraborty, Susmita; Das, Anup Kumar and Sen, B.K. (2006) Use of Indian digital libraries by biomedical practitioners in West Bengal region: a study. In: National Conference on Information Management in Digital Libraries (NCIMDiL), 02-04 Aug 2006, Kharagpur, West Bengal, India, organised by IIT Kharagpur.

3. The Internet sources in Medicine in Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies Vol.6 (2003-2004).

4. The Copyright Issues in Librarian: Journal of the Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Sc. of Jadavpur University Vol.11-12 (2004-05).

5. Medicine: the important internet sources in The Conference Volume of MLAI (Medical Library Association of India) 2005. It has been orally presented on 08.11.2005 at the said conference.

6. Information literacy for the college teachers of Kolkata. accepted in ILA (Indian Library Association) Conference 2005.

7. Knowledge, book and reading habits in Uttaran: the academic journal of the Teachers’ Council of M M C College , Vol.1, 2003 - 2004.

8. Total quality management in Library and Information Services in Uttaran: the academic journal of the Teachers’ Council of MMC College, Vol.2, 2004- 2005.

9. E-world around us and the useful addenda in Uttaran: the academic journal of the Teachers’ Council of M M C College, Vol.3, 2005 - 2006.

10. A few Bengali poems published in different magazines.

11. Reports and translations on women’s issues and environment in the science magazine ‘Anwesha’, used to be published by ‘Kathashilpa’, Kolkata.

12. Delivered a lecture on the Digital library trends as invited speaker in Kasiswari College, Kolkata.

13. Recited a poem (written by me) in American Library, Kolkata at Alumni Meet 2006


List of Radio Talks

1. On ‘Youth Organisation’ In ‘ Jubabani’, All India Radio, Kolkata.

2. On ‘Maupassaunt’, the famous French writer. In ‘ Jubabani’, All India Radio, Kolkata.

3. Done research work and wrote script for a DD1 program on ‘Working women’ (1989)