Dr. Amit Kumar Deval is navigating through the profession of Librarianship from more than last two decades with rich and varied experience of working in top-notch institutes/organizations of Government of India. Dr. Deval rendered his valuable services in libraries of Indian Bureau of Mines, Nagpur (Ministry of Coal and Mines, Government of India), Parliament Library, New Delhi (Lok Sabha Secretariat, Government of India) and at present working as Deputy Librarian in Level 13-A. Prior joining the GGSIP University as Assistant Librarian in June 2005, Dr. Deval has cumulative experience of 25+ years of Librarianship.Dr. Deval has worked in almost all the sections of libraries to hone his professional skills and also to be an expert team member of UIRC.

An ardent advocate of ICT application and value based services in libraries, Dr. Deval has been instrumental in establishing an "State of the Art East Campus Library" at Surajmal Vihar Campus of GGSIP University at New Delhi. Many times, Dr. Deval, being Assistant Librarian at that point of time, also held additional charges of other Deputy Librarians assignments (Online Resources and Automation w.e.f. February 2014 to May 2015; April 2022 to September 2022) ; (Periodical Section w.e.f. September 2012 to October 2019) ; (Law Library w.e.f. April 2011 to July 2016) with smiling face.

Dr. Deval has an outstanding academic record and First Rank Holder in School of Studies in Library and Information Science, Jiwaji University, Gwalior and accordingly honored with Two (02) Gold Medals in getting first rank in Entire SoS in LIS and the entire Faculty of Arts, Jiwaji University Gwalior. Dr. Deval also earned recognition in passing PGDCA programme with Distinction and also of qualifying UGC-NET exam before qualifying Post Graduate programme of University. Dr. Deval Ph.D. work revolve around the hot topic button of today's librarianship i.e. "Comparative study of uses of Print Vs. Digital Information resources amongst the users of academic world".

As a prolific scholar, Dr. Deval authored 28 publications, till date and presented his scholarly output at numerous national and international conferences and published widely in peer reviewed national and international journals. He has to his credit one authored books and one editorial books on the topic "A Practical Dose to Dewey Decimal Library Classification" and "Librarianship in ICT Age", respectively. His academic contribution includes 11 journal articles, 05 book chapters, 10 conference proceedings and 02 books.

Being eloquent speaker and having expertise in librarianship, Dr. Deval has been invited for Invited talks and is a leading academic voice in the field of librarianship. Dr. Deval technical and research interest includes: Library Classification, Catalouging, ICT application in Libraries, Value based Library resources and services,Policy formulations for library resources etc.   

Dr. Deval has an outstanding academic record and First Rank Holder in School of Studies in Library and Information Science, Jiwaji University, Gwalior and accordingly honored with Two (02) Gold Medals in getting first rank in Entire SoS in LIS and the entire Faculty of Arts, Jiwaji University Gwalior. Dr. Deval also earned recognition in passing PGDCA programme with Distinction and also of qualifying UGC-NET exam before qualifying Post Graduate programme of University. Dr. Deval Ph.D. work revolve around the hot topic button of today's librarianship i.e. "Comparative study of uses of Print Vs. Digital Information resources amongst the users of academic world".

Dr. Deval technical and research interest includes: Library Classification, Catalouging, ICT application in Libraries, Value based Library resources and services, Policy formulation for library resouces, Negotiation with publishers/vendors for library subscription, Tender finalization etc.   

Honored with Two (02) Gold Medals  in getting

1. Second Rank holders in B.Lib.I.Sc. at Jiwaji University, Gwalior
2. First rank in Entire School of Studies in Library and Information Science at Post Graduate Level (M.Lib. I. Sc.) at Jiwaji University, Gwalior.
3. First rank in entire Faculty of Arts, Jiwaji University Gwalior.

Dr. Deval also earned recognition in passing PGDCA programme with Distinction from Kurushetra University and also of qualifying UGC-NET exam before qualifying Post Graduate programme of University in Library and Information Science (M.Lib. I.Sc.). 

Dr. Deval has a rich and varied experience of over two decades in the world of Librarianship and worked in the following top-notch organization of Government of India:

1. Indian Bureau of Mines (Under Ministry of Coal and Mines)
2. Parliament Library, New Delhi (Lok Sabha Secretariat)
3. Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University, New Delhi (A NAAC A++ accredited University established by Govt. of NCT of Delhi)

Apart from working for library, Dr. Deval also held other administrative responsibilities in University and other organizations, in past as:

• Member Convener, University Library Committee 
• Member, various Anugoonj Committee
• Convener, Sports Committee
• Member, Anti Ragging Committee
• Member, Convocation Committee
• Member convener, JAC (Joint Assessment Committee)
• Admission Officer to various university programmes
• University Representative for University Examination (Both Internal and External)
• Subject expert for selection committee in many organizations
• Paper setter for various Library and Information Science Examination
• As Invited Speaker in Conferences
• As Panelist in National and International Conferences
• As Committe member in National and International Conferences
• As Chairperson in National and International Conferences
• As Moderator in National and International Conferences
• As reviewer for National and International Journals in Library and Information Science field 

As a prolific scholar, Dr. Deval authored 28 publications, till date and presented his scholarly output at numerous national and international conferences and published widely in peer reviewed national and international journals. He has to his credit one authored books and one editorial books on the topic "A Practical Dose to Dewey Decimal Library Classification" and "Librarianship in ICT Age", respectively. His academic contribution includes 11 journal articles, 05 book chapters, 10 conference proceedings and 02 books.

List of Publication can be accesseed from the following link:

Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University