Dr. B. Mini Devi

Assistant Professor and Head of the Department

Department of Library and Information Science

University of Kerala

Phone (Off) : +91-471-2308034
Phone (Res) : +91-471-2365655
Mobile : +91-9446663070
Email : drminidevi1968@gmail.com

Professional Biography

 Mini Devi. B got her Ph.D. in Library & Information Science from the Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kerala in 2006. She worked in The British Library, Trivandrum from 1993 to 1994 as Library Trainee, and worked as Librarian in Model Engineering College, Ernakulum under Institute for Human Resources Development for Electronics from 1994 to 1996. She joined University of Kerala as a Library Assistant in 1996 and served as Assistant Librarian up to 2011. Now working as Assistant Professor in the Dept. of Library & Information Science of the University of Kerala since 2011.

Member, Board of Studies in University of Kerala, Board of Examiners in University of Kerala, and University of Calicut, Resource Person for refresher course in University of Kerala.

Published 30 research articles in journals and conference proceedings. Published a book. Research Guide of University of Kerala.

Educational Qualifications

 Ph.D. in Library & Information Science, Cochin University of Science & Technology, Kerala, India, 2006

MLISc. in Library & Information Science, University of Kerala, India, 1999

BLISc. in Library & Information Science, University of Kerala, India, 1992

M.Sc. in Botany, University of Kerala, India, 1990

B.Sc in Botany, University of Kerala, India, 1988

Fellowships

 National Eligibility Test Examination for Lectureship, University Grants Commission, 1999

Junior Research Fellowship Award, University Grants Commission, 1999

University Merit Scholarship

Experience

 2011 till date – Assistant Professor, University of Kerala

1996 to 2011 -_As Library Assistant, Technical Assistant, Reference Assistant and Assistant Librarian(UGC Scale)

1994 to 1996 - Librarian in Model Engineering College, Ernakulum under the Institute for Human Resources Development for Electronics

1993 to 1994 – Library Trainee in The British Library, Trivandrum 

Memberships in Academic or Professional Bodies

 Life Member, Indian Library Association

Life Member, IATLIS

Life Member, Kerala Library Association

Life Member, Kerala Library Professionals Organisation( KELPRO)

Research

Cataloguing, Classification, E-Governance, Information Behaviour, Information Retrieval, Informetrics, Scientometrics, Social Networks, Web Discovery Services

Publication in Journals

B. Mini Devi, “ Bibliographic coupling: A case study based on articles in Environmental Pollution indexed in Toxline during 1998 – 2003”, Kelpro Bulletin., vol.8, no.(1) & (2), pp. 33-46, December 2004.

B. Mini Devi, “A new derivation for Bradford’s law”, SRELS Journal of Information Management., vol.44, no.2, pp. 125-138, June 2007.

B. Mini Devi, “Bibliographic coupling in Toxicology journals”, Annals of Library & Information Studies., vol.54, no.2, pp.103-105, June 2007.

B. Mini Devi, “Self-citation in Toxicology literature”, IASLIC Bulletin., vol.52, no.4, pp.187-210, December 2007.

B. Mini Devi, “Authorship study and validity of Lotka’s law in Toxicology literature”, SRELS Journal of Information Management., vol. 45, no.2, pp.217-224, 2008

B. Mini Devi, “Science communication through Social Networking Sites”, Science Communicator., vol.4, no.1 & 2, pp. 12-34, January & June 2013.

B. Mini Devi, “Lotka’s law revisited in Toxicology literature”, Digital Commons@University of Nebraska-Lincoln. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 9/6/2013.http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2463&context=libphilprac

B. Mini Devi and Sai Ram C.V., “Online reading habits of Kerala University library users”, ISST Journal of Advances in Librarianship., vol.4, no.2, pp. 19-25, July-December 2013.

B. Mini Devi and Vijitha V.K.,” Use of e-journals by the faculty: A case study based on University of Kerala”, International Journal of Library and Information Studies., vol.3, no.1, pp. 1-16, January-March 2013.

B. Mini Devi and Lekshmi V., “Scientometric assessment of publication productivity of JNTBGRI, Thiruvananthapuram”, DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology., vol.34, no.2, pp. 147-151, March 2014.

B. Mini Devi and Sai Ram C.V., “ From Librametrics to Altmetrics”, International Recognition e-Library Science Research Journal., vol.II, Issue.V, April 2014- 247 pdf.

Conference Proceedings

B. Mini Devi, “Digitization: Basic concepts”, presented at the 3rd Int.Conf.CALIBER on Multilingual Computing and Information Management in Networked Digital Environment organised by Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi & INFLIBNETCentre, Ahmedabad, Kochi, India,2005.

B. Mini Devi, “Information Retrieval of old Malayalam documents in the Digital Environment”, presented at the National Seminar on Information / Knowledge organisation in the Humanities organised by Sarada Ranganathan Endowment for Library Science, Bangalore, India, 2005.

B. Mini Devi, “E-learning: An overview from librarians, teachers and students”, presented at the National Conference on Future Technologies for empowering LIS Professionals: Challenges and opportunities organised by University Library, Anna University and SALIS, Chennai, India, 2007.

B.Mini Devi, “Future Librarianship”, presented at the National Conference on ‘Future Librarianship in Knowledge Society’ organised by University of Calicut, Kozhikode, India, 2007.

B. Mini Devi, “Herzhberg’s extrinsic and intrinsic motivators on librarians”, presented at the National Conference on Empowering Libraries for Life Long Learning Skills: Excellence, creativity and challenges, Gulbarga, India, 2012.

B. Mini Devi, “Library and Information Science research in India: A Critical study”, presented at the International Conference on Trends in Knowledge and Information Dynamics organised by Documentation Research and Training Centre & Indian statistical Institute, Golden Jubilee Conference, Bangalore, India, 2012.

B.Mini Devi, “Informetric Analysis of Core books in Toxicology: A study based on Toxline”. National Conference on Academic Libraries as knowledge Hub in the New Millennium (ALKHNM-2012) UGC sponsored, 27-28 July 2012 at Akola – (M.S).p.178-180.

B. Mini Devi, “E-book usage among graduate science students and faculty: A study based on All Saint’s College, Trivandrum”, National Conference on E-resources and E-learning: Challenges and Opportunities for Librarians organised by the Department of Library and Information Science & C.H. Mohammed Koya Library, University of Calicut, Calicut, India, 2013.

B. Mini Devi, “Online questionnaire design guidelines”, presented at the National Conference RELISH: Research in Library and Information Science: A Holistic Approach, Jointly organised by University Library Anna University, Chennai & Department of Library & Information Science, University of Madras, Chennai, India, 2013.

B. Mini Devi, “Creative Commons Copyright Issues In Open Access Medical Journal: A Case Study Based On Bmc Cancer”, National Conference on “Next Generation Library Services (NGLS) organized by Justice Basheer Ahmed Sayeed College for women, Chennai & Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS), Chennai, India,2013.pp. 505-508.