Office Address

The Director, Information and Library Network Centre,Infocity, Gandhinagar, Gujarat - 382007

Contact Person

Shri Kannan P

Scientist-E (LS)

Shri Yatrik Patel

Scientist-E (CS)

Shri Abhishek Kumar

Scientist-E (CS)

Profile

Dr Vimal Kumar V.

  • Assistant Librarian , Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
  • Mahatma Gandhi University, Priyadarsini Hills

Expertise

  • Interdisciplinary Social Sciences
  • Open Access, Free Software, Open Source Software, Scholarly Communication, Linux, Library Automation

Citations / H-Index

25

Scopus

2

h-index

0

Crossref

Publications

Journal Articles

17

Journal Articles

Book

11

Book

Conference Proceedings

22

Conference Proceedings

Experience

Assistant Librarian
2025 - Present
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala
Reference Officer
2020 - 2020
Library
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala

Education

MLISc
2005
University of Kerala
BA
2001
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam
PhD
2020
Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam

Selection and management of open source software in libraries

Vimal Kumar V

Innovative use of SMS technology for the excellence in library services in Kerala.

A study on managing Koha open source library management system using live CD

Eight Things you should Know about Open Source Integrated Library Systems.

Free/Open source integrated library management systems: Comparative analysis of Koha, PHPMyLibrary and OpenBiblio