Dr Somesh Rai

Contact Info
Somesh Rai
+91 7042714505
Room No 102, Transit Building, Department of Library and Information Sciences, Central University of Punjab Bathinda 151401
Somesh Rai

Assistant Professor
Department of Library and Information Sciences
School of Information and Communication Studies

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Qualification

BHU_logoPhD (ongoing focus area: AI and Informetrics) - DLISc, BHU Varanasi

BHU_logo M Sc in Financial Engineering - WorldQuant University

BHU_logoDiploma in Statistics and Computing - Dept. of Statistics, BHU Varanasi

BHU_logoMaster of Library & Information Science - DLISc, BHU Varanasi

NITS_logoB Tech in Electrical Engineering - Dept. of EE, NIT Silchar

Experience

Assistant Professor - DLISc, CUP Bathinda (Dec 2021 - Present)

UGC SRF - DLISc, BHU Varanasi (Apr 21 - Dec 21)

UGC JRF - DLISc, BHU Varanasi (Apr 19 - Apr 21)

Research Area

Information Science & Library Management

Computer & Artificial Intelligence Applications

Research Interests

Quantitative & Qualitative Science Studies

  • Theories and Applications: Altmetrics, Informetrics, Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Librametrics, Webometrics.
  • Data Science Techniques & Applications: Information Visualisation, Knowledge Graph, Knowledge Visualisation, Big Scholarly Graph, Data Analytics.

Advanced ICT applications in Information Sciences and Libraries

  • Mobile and Web Apps: Development, Evaluation of Related Technologies & Processes.
  • Web 3.0 Technologies: Semantic Web, Ontologies, Human Computer Interface, Augmented reality, Virtual Reality Applications.
  • Library Automation and Digital Libraries: Open Source Softwares for ILMS, Digital Preservation, Digital Archives, Institutional Repository, Digital/Virtual Museum.
  • Advanced ICT: NLP, Cloud, Data Mining, Text Mining, Web Mining, AI & ML Applications, Expert Systems, Virtual assistant, Chatbots, Recommendation Systems. 

Science, Technology & Innovation Management

  • STI Policy: Government Policies, Role of Government, Tech Mining, Patent Mining, ESG(Environmental, Social, and Governance), Future Studies, Technology & Innovation Management.
  • R&D Management: Data, Information and Knowledge Economics; Research Funding, Government Funding, Research based Start-ups, Institutional Rankings, Research Data Management.
        Professional Affiliation

        Life Member, Indian Library Association New Delhi.

        Member, The International Society for Scientometrics and Informetrics (ISSI)

        Life Member, The Indian Science Congress Association (ISCA), Kolkata

        Associate Member, in Electrical Engineering Division of The Institution of Engineers (INDIA)

        Life Member, Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS)

        Professional Recognition/Awards/Scholarships

        Certificate of Excellence in Reviewing for Year 2020

        DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology, DRDO New Delhi

        Publications
         
        Sl No.

        Title, Authors, Journal

        		 Scopus/WoS/CARE
        1 Service Quality and Customer Satisfaction in Hospitality, Leisure, Sport and Tourism: An Assessment of Research in Web of Science
        S P.J., K Singh, J Kokkranikal, R Bharadwaj, S Rai, J Antony
        Journal of Quality Assurance in Hospitality & Tourism        		 Scopus, WoS ESCI
        2

        Mapping of Research Productivity of College and Research Libraries News (C&RL News) during 1996-2019: A Scientometric Approach
        GK T K, K Singh, S Rai, KC Prof. Das
        Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal) 2020 (4310), 17

        		 Scopus
        3 A Bibliometric Analysis of Deep Web Research during 1997 to 2019
        S Rai, K Singh, AK Varma
        DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology 40 (2), 452-460

        Scopus, WoS ESCI
        4 Publication Trend in Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal): A Scientometric Approach
        GK TK, K Singh, A Ranjan, S Rai
        Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal) 2020 (4051), 1-14        		 Scopus
        5 Information Visualization Research Publications during 1990-2018: A Scientometric Analysis
        K Singh, A Ranjan, S Rai
        Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal) 2019 (3809), 13        		 Scopus
        6 Global research trend on cyber security: A scientometric analysis
        S Rai, K Singh, AK Varma
        Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal) 2019 (3769)        		 Scopus
        Research Guidance
        Sl No Registration No Name Level(PG/PhD) Year/Period Area/Theme Topic/Title Status
        1 22mlibis02 Gaganpreet Singh Dhillon PG 2024 AI Literacy Awareness and Perception on Artificial Intelligence Literacy Skills of Engineering Scholars Ongoing
        2 22mlibis07 Chintu Bhoi PG 2024 User Experience Design of Repositories User Experience Aspects of Digital Repositories: A Study of Top 10 Research Institutions of India Completed
        3 22mlibis11 Imran Ali PG 2024 Library and Information Service Research in Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh

        A Bibliometric Mapping of Library and Information Service Research: A Special Reference to Jammu, Kashmir and Ladakh

        		 Completed
        4 22mlibis04 Avinashish Ranjan PG (Joint Supervision) 2024 Institutional Repository Perception and Use of Institutional Repository among Postgraduate and PhD Scholars of Central University of Punjab Completed
        5 22mlibis13 Ayush Kumar Sinha PG (Joint Supervision) 2024 Educational Value of Comic Books and Graphic Novels Educational Values of Comic Books and Graphic Novels: A Case Study of Post-Graduate and PhD Scholars of the Central University of Punjab Completed
        6 21mlibis03 Vadla Shivani PG 2023 Research Data Management Implementation of Research Data Management in Central University of Punjab: A Policy Framework Completed
        7 21mlibis11 Aqib Mehroof PG 2023 Journal Analytics Evaluation of Online Open Access Journals in Library and Information Sciences: The Webometric Aspect Completed
        8 20mlibis08 Kumar Shubham PG 2022 Applications of Web 3.0 Tools and Technologies Prospects of Web 3.0 Applications in Library and Information Sciences Completed
        9 20mlibis11 Muhammed Shahinsha A PG 2022 AR-VR applications Augmented Reality and Virtual Reality for Library Services : A Tool to Assess Awareness and Perception Completed
        10 20mlibis12 Prateek Sahu PG 2022 Total Quality Management

        Total Quality Management in University Libraries : A Framework for the Central University of Punjab

        		 Completed
        11 20mlibis15 Halvele Kapil PG 2022 Vodcast & Podcast

        Podcast and Vodcast based Academic Library Services : An Exploratory View

        		 Completed
        12 20mlibis20 Mohd Abass PG 2022 Open Source Software Selected Open Source Software for Library Automation and Digital Libraries : A Review Completed

         

        Conference/ Workshops/Seminars Attended
        Conferences Attended/Contributed/Presented Paper
        Title Year
        UX aspect of ETD repositories of top ten Central Universities: A Comparative Evaluation through webometric methods

        T Singh, S Rai

        26th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations ETD 2023

        		 2023
        A Theoretical Framework for AI and Informetrics-Based Citation Recommendations to Enrich Referencing in Already Published ETDs

        S Rai, K Singh

        26th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations ETD 2023

        		 2023
        Findability and Accessibility of Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Repositories of newly established Central Universities in India

        A Mehroof, S Rai

        26th International Symposium on Electronic Theses and Dissertations ETD 2023

        		 2023
        Promoting RDM Awareness among LIS Professionals through Data Carpentry : A Theoretical Framework

        S Vadla, A Mehroof, T Singh, S Rai

        The Library Technology Conclave (LTC2023)

        		 2023
        Total Quality Management in Academic Libraries of India: An Initio-theoratic Approach

        S Rai, S Singh, T Singh, P Sahu

        International Conference on Infrastructure, Information and Innovation for …

        		 2022
        Needs and Challenges of Collection Development at Government Degree College Libraries in India

        S Rai, A Mishra, G Yadav, K Singh

        Virtual International Conference on Library and Information Science (VICLIS …

        		 2021
        Workshops Attended
        1. One week Workshop on Building “Digital Libraries Using Dspace” at Madhu Limaye Library, Dr. RMLNLU, Lucknow and INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar during DEC 2017.
        2. 11 days "A Comprehensive short term course on Research Methodology in Social Sciences", organised by HRD Centre at BHU Varanasi during OCT 2018.
        3. 1 week AICTE recognised FDP on "Deep Learning and Its Applications" organised by E&ICT academy at IIT Roorkee during AUG 2019.
        4. 1 week ATAL sponsered FDP on "Robotics" organised by Department of Mechanical Engineering at IIT (BHU) Varanasi during MAR 2020.
        5. 1 week International Virtual FDP on "Moodle Learning Management System" organised by Don Bosco College Central Library and IQAC, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh in Association with Spoken Tutorial, IITB during JUN 2020.
        6. 2 week Online FDP on “ICT Tools for Teaching, Learning Process and Institute" organised by E&ICT Academies at IIT G, IIT R, MNIT J, NIT P and PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur during AUG 2020.
        7. 2 weeks online FDP on "Machine Learning for Computer Vision" organised by E&ICT Academies at IIT G, IIT K, MNIT Jaipur, NIT P and PDPM IIITDM Jabalpur during FEB 2021.
        8. 1 week ATAL sponsered Online Elementary FDP on "SYSTEM ENGINEERING" organised by E&ICT academy at MANIT BHOPAL during JUN 2021.
        9. THE ONLINE COURSE ON “Machine learning to Deep Learning: A journey for remote sensing data classification”, at BHU Nodal Centre organized by Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Indian Space Research Organisation, Department of Space, Govt. of India Dehradun during JUL 2021
        10. 1 week ATAL sponsered Online Elementary FDP on "Quantum Computing Algorithms and Machine Learning" organised by R V College of Engineering during AUG 2021.
        Invited Talks/ Resource Person
        > Delivered a Lecture on “E-Resources and Its Use” during one day national webinar organised by Library, Government PG College, Khargone under aegis of IQAC on 19 Dec 2020.
        > Delivered a lecture on "Research Tools & techniques" during 3 day online workshop organised by Library, Government PG College, Khargone on 12th March 2022.


        Contribution Towards Institutional Building
        Member, Board of Studies, Department of Library and Information Sciences, Central University of Punjab Bathinda (21th April 2022 -20th April 2024)
        Member, Board of Studies, Department of Library and Information Sciences, Central University of Punjab Bathinda (01th May 2024 -30th April 2026)
        MOOC Co-ordinator, Department of Library and Information Sciences, Central University of Punjab Bathinda
        Member, AAC, Department of Library and Information Sciences, Central University of Punjab Bathinda (24th Dec 2021 - Present)
        Member, CDDC, Department of Library and Information Sciences, Central University of Punjab Bathinda (24th Dec 2021 - Present)