Heramba Chandra College

SAMHATI SOOR

Librarian
Email: [email protected]
Ph No.: 9476478018
Web Address: https://www.herambachandracollege.ac.in/faculty_details.aspx?facID=131

Educational Qualifications

Degree	University	Year of Passing	Award	Rank
M.S.	Indian Statistical Institute	2015	1st
M.Sc.	North Orissa University (renamed as Maharaja Sriram Chandra Bhanja Deo University)	2011	1st

Specialization(PG)

Digital Libraries, Metadata Management, Digital Preservation, Data Curation, Open Source Software (Koha, DSpace, Drupal, CKAN, Protégé), Data Migration, Library Automation, Database Management and Query Languages, Information Retrieval, Search Strategies and Indexing, Web-based Information Services, Ontology and Semantic Web, Informetrics and Scientometrics, Knowledge Management

Research Area

Semantic Search, Digital Archiving, Language Documentation, Data Science, Text Analytics

Academic/Professional Courses/Training

Linux Administration
   Installation and Customization of Open Source Software
   Big Data Analytics
   Data Carpentry
   Artificial Intelligence

Paper Published in Journal (2)

Title of the paper	Journal of publication	Year	ISSN No	Vol No.	Page Range
Data Technicality and Data Management in Field Language Documentation	Jadavpur Journal of Languages and Linguistics (Peer-reviewed)	2018	2581- 404X	2(2)	149-158
A Methodological Framework for analyzing Thematic Evolution: Application of Text Mining in R	Librarian: Journal of Library and Information Science (Peer-reviewed)	2025	0972-3978	29(1)	103-114

Other Institutional Responsibility

Convenor, Library Committee (2025- ) | Member, Internal Quality Assurance Cell (2023- ) | Member, Technology Cell (2022- ) | Member, Cultural Committee (2022- ) | Maintenance of college website (2023- ) | Portal Data Management, Kasnyashree Prakalpa (2021-2024)

Academic/Professional Membership

West Bengal College Librarians' Association (WBCLA) - Lifetime
   Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC) - Lifetime
   Bengal Library Association (BLA) - Lifetime
   Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC) Alumni Association

Other Working Experience (2)

Name Of The Organization	Position Held	Period
Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal, India	Documentation Officer, University Grants Commission Project entitled “Study and Research of Indigenous and Endangered Languages in India during XII Plan Period” (F.No. 63/7/2014 (SU-II) of 17th September, 2016, UGC), School of Languages and Linguistics	Nov 2016 - Feb 2020
Tata Consultancy Services Limited Ecospace, Kolkata, West Bengal, India	Information Resource Centre Assistant	Sep 2016 - Nov 2016

Chapter in Books (3)

Book Title	Chapter	Publisher	Year	ISBN No
Human Touch in the Digital Age: Re-humanizing Library and Information Services	From Metadata to Themes: R-based Text Mining of Inclusive and Ethical Trends in Digital Library Services	Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University	2025	978-93-34369-41-0
Recent Trends on Library, Information and Society	Digital India Initiative by Government of India: An Outline	Paschimbanga Anchalik Itihas O Loksanskriti Charcha Kendra (PAIOLCK), Madhyakalyanpur, Baruipur, Kolkata - 700144, India	2019	978-93-88207-68-3
Digital Library and Open Access Initiatives: Responses, Strategies and Emerging Trends	Towards Social Semantic Digital Library	Shankar's Book Agency Pvt. Ltd., 103, Munish Plaza, 20 Ansari Road, Daryaganj, New Delhi - 110002, India	2017	978-93-81893-13-5

Invited Speech (3)

Title	Seminar/Conference details	Date	Organizing Institution
ICT-Enabled Library Services: Adopting Evolutionary Web Technologies, Open Online Resources and Other Upgradations	Short Term Course on "ICT in Library" (Course duration: Feb 06 2025 - Feb 12 2025)	Feb 08 2025	UGC-MMTTC, Ranchi University, Ranchi, Jharkhand, India
Dirctory of Open Access Journals	One Day ORCID GPF 2024 suppported Workshop on Open Access Publishing	Jan 11 2025	Central Library, Nalanda University & Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Delhi
Importance of Metadata and Ways to collect it	One Day Workshop on Preparation for the Fieldwork in Language Documentation	Aug 02 2018	School of Languages and Linguistics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India

Paper Presented (8)

Title	Theme Date	Organizing Institution
R-based Text Mining vis-à-vis Thematic Shifts in Digital Library Discourse	4th International Symposium on Knowledge Engineering in Digital Library Design (Nov 03 2025 - Nov 05 2025)	National Digital Library of India (NDLI) & Central Library, Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur
Bridging the Digital Divide: Enhancing Media and Information Literacy in Underrepresented Communities	International Seminar on Role of Library Associations in Library Movement in the Country (Dec 20 2024 - Dec 21 2024)	Bengal Library Association, Kolkata, West Bengal, India & University of Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India
Digital Preservation of Indegenious Culture: the steps to follow	A one day International Seminar on Tribal Culture and Movements in India: Before and After Independence (Dec 17 2022)	SC/ST & OBC Cell and IQAC, Heramba Chandra College in collaboration with West Bengal SC/ST & OBC Development and Finance Corporation
Language Archiving of SRIELI	7th International Conference on Endangered and Lesser Known Languages (Feb 22 2019 - Feb 23 2019)	School of Languages and Linguistics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Big Data Handling in R Environment	International Conference on Exploring the Horizons of Library and Information Sciences: From Libraries to Knowledge Hubs (Aug 07 2018 - Aug 09 2018)	Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute, Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Conference/Seminar Workshop Attended (11)

Theme	Date	Organizing Institute
Workshop for Library Processional Staff “Information Services from Open Access Information Source”	Jun 28 2019	TEQUIP Phase-III, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India
Two Day National Level Workshop on “Phonology and DSpace Technology”	Feb 09 2018 - Feb 10 2018	School of Languages and Linguistics, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, India under UGC-SRIELI Project
ISI-CODATA International Training Workshop on Big Data	Mar 09 2015 - Mar 20 2015	Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bangalore, India and International Council for Science: Committee on Data for Science and Technology (CODATA), Paris, France
International Workshop on Open Science and Open Data (OSOD 2013)	Nov 20 2013 - Nov 21 2013	Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bangalore, India and Creative Commons, Washington DC, USA
A Five Day National Workshop on Data Carpentry and AI/MlL Tools for Libraries (2nd Edition)	May 19 2025 - May 23 2025	B C Roy Memorial Library, Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Calcutta, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Orientation/Refresher Course Attended (3)

Title & No of OC/RC	Institution	Theme	Duration
UGC Sponsored 5th Faculty Induction Programme (FIP - 1)	University Grants Commission - Human Resource Development Centre (UGC-HRDC), Pondicherry University (A Central University), Puducherry, India	Gurudakshata	Oct 01 2021 - Oct 31 2021
10 day Quality Improvement Program (Short-term Course - 1)	Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), Kolkata, West Bengal, India	Image Building and Reputation Management of Library and Information Systems and Services (IBRM-LISaS)	May 15 2021 - May 24 2021
Swayam ARPIT Online Course (RC - 1)	Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi, New Delhi, Delhi, India	Emerging Trends and Technologies in Library and Information Services	Dec 01 2020 - Mar 31 2021

Professional Society Activities

Committee Member, Serial Division, IASLIC (Session: 2020-2022, 2022-2024)

Organizing Committee Member, 7th International Conference on Endangered and Lesser Known Languages (ELKL7) School of Languages and Linguistics (SLL), Jadavpur University (JU), Kolkata, West Bengal, India (2019)

Other Notable Activities

Conducted Student Awareness and Instruction Program on Library Services in the college (January 2023, January 2024, January 2025)

   Responsible for re-designing and updating the college website (2023-2024)

   Leadership in organizing three days' Book Fair in the Central Library of the college (January 2024)

   Program Co-ordinator, Skill Development Program for the Faculty Members of the college (August 2023, August 2024)

   DOI enabled Digital Repository Building and Website Designing of UGC funded project (SRIELI), School of Languages and Linguistics (SLL), Jadavpur University (JU), Kolkata, West Bengal, India along with Installation and customization of DSpace, Handling multi-typed, multi-formatted and multi-lingual Data, Language Documentation and Archiving, Website Maintenance etc (2017-2019)

Any other relevant information

Key Contributions to the College Library:

   (i) ILMS Integration: Creation and Customization of College Framework, Standardization in resource metadata digitization, Cataloging through in-built option or controlled vocabulary, Initiation and Execution of Daily Circulation Work, Customized Barcode Label Printing, Report Generation etc. (2021-2024)

   (ii) Implementation and Management of library webpages for information dissemination incorporating Open Educational Resources (OERs), University Question Papers (CBCS & CCF), Web-OPAC, Services & Facilities, Activities etc. (2022- )

   (iii) Introduction to digital library cards for the faculty members and barcode-incorporated cards for the students for smooth and fast circulation (2024)

   (iv) Quantification of Library Books on the basis of accession registers and documentations since 1960's (2020-2024)

   (v) Implementation of robust and speedy workflow in resource acquisition (2022)


   NET in Library and Information Science (2015)