V. K. Thomas Librarian
S.N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences Sector - III, Block - JD Salt Lake, Kolkata - 700098 Email: vkt@bose.res.in, librarian@bose.res.in
Qualifications:
		• M.A. (Economics) • MLIS (Master in Library and Information Science) • Ph.D. (Library and Information Science)
Other Activities:
		Programme-in-charge of graduate and post-graduate courses of the Indira Gandhi National Open University at Kolkata.
		Member, Editorial Board of Granthana: Indian Journal of Library Studies.
		Associate Editor of IASLIC Newsletter.
Publications:
Books:
	1.	Public Libraries in India: Development and Finance. Vikas, New Delhi,1997, Rs.375.
	2.	Public Library Development in Developing Countries: Trends and Prospects, (co-edited), Vikas, New Delhi, 1996,Rs.350
Articles:
		New Indicators of Development - Analysis of India's PQLI, Productivity, 1982,22(44), 97-104.
		The Concept of Backwardness-Shift in Foci, The Economic Times, August 20,1997
		Teaching of Library and Information Science through Distance Mode, Indian Journal of Open Learning , 1999,8(2), 171-186 (Joint authorship)
		The Railway Budgets- A Study in Real Terms, Monthly Commentary on Indian Economic Conditions , January 1984.
		Census 1991 and its Implications on Public Library Development, Granthana: Indian Journal Of Library Science,1992,III(1).
		Public Library Development in India: Vision of Dr. B.P.Barua, Dr.Barua Festschrift Volume , 1995
		A Diary of Major Events in Small and Village Industries, 1982, SENDOC Bulletin II , 1983,11 (1), 5-11.
		Information Needs and Patterns of Usage in Small Industries. National Seminar on Small and Village Industries Development,SIET Institute,Hyderabad, 28-29 July 1993 (joint authorship).
		Scientific Communication in Public Library Systems, 7th Annual Convention of Society for Information Science, Calcutta, 18-20January,1988
		Trends in Indian Exports, SENDOC Bulletin II, 1983,11(11), 603-623 & 11(12), 656-671.
		A Survey of Studies in India's Small Scale Industry I&II, SENDOC Bulletin II, 1981,9(10), 1-16 & 9(11) 1-8.
		Public Library Financing- Analysis of Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation Schemes of Assistance, Herald of Library Science ,1999,38(1-2),27-39
		Meeting Basic Needs: The PQLI and DDR Measures. SEDME, 1983,10(1),9-26
		The Nippon Factor, SEDME, 1983,10(3), 53-62.
		Seminar Component as a Change Agent- Experience of IGNOU MLIS (Presented at ICDE Asian Regional Conference, New Delhi, 3-5 Nov.2000) (Joint authorship).
		Possibilities through Open Learning: Experience at MLISc Programme of IGNOU. Local Level Seminar on Educational Reforms: Issues of Priority, Kolkata, 24 Feb. 2001.
		Quo Vadis, Libraries? (under print)
		J.K.V: A Memoir, Smarinika, 2000, Kolkata
		Computerisation of Public Libraries in India: A Study. Seminar on the Role of Public Libraries in India in the Age of Rapid Growth in Information Technology, New Delhi, 16 Feb. 2001.
		Also many articles of socio-cultural nature