Harinder Pal Singh Kalra
Punjabi University
Professor, Department of Library and Information Science
Patiala, India
Dr. Harinder Pal Singh Kalra is Professor in Department of Library and Information Science (LIS) at Punjabi University, Patiala (India). He has 23 years experience in teaching & research, and practice of librarianship and information work. He has taught various courses in LIS including Information, Communication, and Society; Information and Literature Survey in Social Sciences; Reference & Information Sources and Services; and Knowledge Organization & Information Processing. He has contributed about 50 publications including articles, research papers, and book reviews in national and international peer-reviewed journals, and seminar and conference papers. He has been associated with Editorial Boards of journals and conference publications. He is Vice Chair of International Steering Committee of UNESCO-facilitated Global Alliance for Partnerships on Media and Information Literacy (GAPMIL). He served as Country Coordinator- India for UNESCO-sponsored International Media and Information Literacy Survey. He can be contacted at hpskalra [at] gmail [dot] com.