Education:
B.A., MDS University, Ajmer
1997
B.Lib.& Inf.Sc. GNDU, Amritsar 1998
M.Lib.& Inf.Sc. GNDU, Amritsar 1999
M.A. MDS University, Ajmer 2001
Ph.D, DBU, Gobindgarh 2017
Positions held: Assistant
Librarian, M. S. Randhawa Library, PAU, Ludhiana
Field of Specialization: Library
Automation, Information Literacy, Digital Libraries, Reference services,
Agricultural information system
Research Interests: Information
literacy, Library users and Research methods, Incorporating current media to
provide library services, Enhancing library usage
Research Projects: Nil
Selected Research Publications (maximum up
to 5):
- Sonia Bansal and Suniti Bala
(2020). Academic social networks: Presence of the researchers of Punjab
Agricultural University on ResearchGate. In Emerging Trends in Library and
Information Services in Digital Era/ ed. By Bhanu Partap, Priyanka Neogi,
Rajinder Kumar. Delhi; Satish Serial Publishing House,pp.197-208. ISBN:
978-93-53870-30-0
- Bala, S. and Bansal, S.
(2019). Leisure Reading Habits of the students of Punjab Agricultural
University, Ludhiana. Chandigarh: Chandigarh Librarian's Association,
pp.49-53.
- Bala, S., Bansal, S and
Sharma, Y (2018). Awareness of Open Access Resources among the Researchers
of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. International Journal of
Library, Information, Networks and Knowledge 3 (1) Online. e-ISSN
2455-5207.
- Bala, S., and Payare
Lal (2016). Usage of electronic resources and their impact on reading
culture: a case study of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
International Journal of Digital Library Services, Vol. 6 (3), 59-66.
- Bala, S.,
(2016). Impact of Information literacy instruction programmes using pre- and
post tests: a case study of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana.
International Journal of Information Movement, Vol. 1 (4), 31-37.
Awards/Honors/Distinctions: Co-PI
of E-GRANTH project (Strengthening of Digital Library and Information
Management under NARES) in NAIP; Nodal Officer: For Organization of the
departmental libraries College of Basic Sciences; KVK, Ropar; KVK, Faridkot; KVK,
Patiala
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