Dharmavarapu Sindhu

Dynamic library professional with experience at the National Institute of Technology Puducherry, excelling in effective communication and library management systems. Successfully enhanced patron satisfaction through innovative outreach and streamlined interlibrary loans, while fostering community engagement and promoting resource awareness. Committed to continuous professional development and delivering exceptional reference services.

• MOU with DELNET- Developing Libraries Network and contributed the library records to DELNET in the part of "DELNET Best Practices Data Sharing and Accessibility" for the DELNET Discovery Portal
• Initiated subscriptions of various e-resources
• Extended the Library services, like ILL (Inter Library Loan) Services, Reading Room Services, Browsing Center Facility
• Installed Library Management Software Koha and automated all Library records
• Made all the Physical Registers into Excel
• Initiated the Remote access facility
• Created website content for Library

• Dharmavarapu Sindhu, R. Vijaykumar (2024). A Scoping Review on Open Educational Resources in research support: A role of Libraries. National Conference on Technology, Education and Media for Academic and Public Library Empowerment (TEMPLE -2024), 07-08 December, 2024, SV University, Tirupati.
• Subaveerapandiyan, A. & Dharmavarapu Sindhu (2021). Knowledge Management Skills for 21st Century Library Professionals in India: A Study. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal).5995. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/5992

• Organized an event on "Empowering Classrooms Based Workflow with Turnitin Feedback Studio" on 06th June 2025.
• Organized a Training Session on the “Knimbus Digital Library platform” on 30th May 2025.
• Coordinated offline awareness programme on “EBSCO Discovery Services” on 29th November, 2024.
• Coordinated workshop on "Empowering Research and Academic Writing using Grammarly" on Friday, 26th July 2024.
• Coordinated an IEEE event on "ENHANCE YOUR CAREER WITH IEEE XPLORE DIGITAL LIBRARY" on 30thApril 2024.
• On the occasion of World Intellectual Property Day on 26th April 2024, coordinated an online lecture from an expert in the domain of Intellectual Property Rights on the main theme of 2024, “IP and the SDGs: Building Our Common Future with Innovation and Creativity.”
• Conducted a Seminar entitled “Awareness on Civil Service Examination for the Students” on 07th December 2023
• As a University Coordinator organized an online demo session on “DrillBit - Extreme Plagiarism Detection Software” on 10th October 2023.
• Coordinated a National Workshop on “Academic Writing Skills and Publishing” on 15thSeptember 2023.
• Coordinated an online User Awareness Program on “Web of Science and Endnote” for all faculty members and Scholars on 21st June 2023.
• Conducted a training programme on “Turnitin Feedback Studio” on 31st May 2023.
• Conducted an online demo session on “QuillBot workflow” on 22nd May 2023.
• Coordinated online workshop on "Improving research writing using Grammarly" on Friday, 11th November 2022.
• Collaboration with Bureau of Indian Standards (BIS), Eastern Regional Office the "Awareness Program on Standards in the Field of Engineering" on 27th October 2022.

• Served as an Assistant Warden to the Girls’ hostel, NIT Puducherry from 07 September 2021 to 31st December 2024
• Nodal officer for the NITPY IRINS (Indian Research Information Network System), from 27.09.2021 to till date
• University coordinator/Technical Administrator for the Shodhganga, from 09th February 2022 to till date
• University coordinator for the ShodhShuddhi, from 15th October 2020 to till date
• Admin for One Nation One Subscription (ONOS), NIT Puducherry, from 25 Jan 2025 to till date

• Participated in "One Nation One Subscription: IEEE Webinar for Librarians and Institute Administrators" on 24th June 2025, organized by IEEE
• Participated 5 Days online National Workshop on "Library Management using Open-Source Software" during 16-20th June 2025, organized by Central Library, IIT (ISM) Dhanbad
• Participated online training on "Understanding Research Metrics: Essential Tools for Academic Excellence" on 12th June 2025, organized by Springer Nature
• 5 Days National Workshop on "Data Carpentry and AI/ML Tools for Libraries (2nd ed.)", from 19th to 23rd May 2025, at B.C. Roy Memorial Library, IIM Calcutta
• Participated in the Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on "Library and Information Science: Enabling Digital Transformation and Sustainable Progress", from 12/05/2025 to 18/05/2025, organized by UGC-MMTTC in collaboration with the Department of Library and Information Science, Sardar Patel University
• Attended the "Conclave of NIT Librarians and Publishers" during 20-21 January 2025 at NIT Warangal
• Participated a National Conference on Technology, Education and Media for Academic and Public Library Empowerment (TEMPLE -2024), 07-08 December, 2024, SV University, Tirupati
• Participated the webinar on "Unlocking the Secrets of Research: A Guide to Reproducibility and Effective Data Management" on 5th December 2024, organized by SLA Engineering Community
• Participated in the G20 Library Summit (Connecting the Nations for Knowledge and Cultural Heritage), from 7th to 9th February 2024, at Pondicherry University
• Attended a webinar on "Open access and Scholarly Communication" on 31st October 2023, organized by Developing Library Network
• Attended Online NACLIN 2022 - 25th National Convention on Knowledge, Library & Information Networking, December 14-16, 2022
• Attended a webinar on "Research & Publication Ethics : Role of Librarians" on 30th November 2022, organized by Developing Library Network
• Participated in the AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Capacity Building", from 15/02/2021 to 19/02/2021, organized by Rajiv Gandhi Government Polytechnic
• Participated Three Days Advanced Training Programme on Shodhganga and Plagiarism Issues, from 25th to 27th November 2020, organized by INFLIBNET
• Participated in the AICTE Training and Learning (ATAL) Academy Online FDP on "Capacity Building", from 26/10/2020 to 30/10/2020, organized by Thapar Institute of Engineering & Technology
• Participated a Webinar on An Integrated Approach to Disaster Management of Library Collections: Digital and Physical, held on 30th April 2020, organized by National Library
• Attended the 21st National Convention on Knowledge, Library & Information Networking NACLIN 2018, organized by DELNET, New Delhi & GITAM (Deemed to be University from October 4-6, 2018 held at GITAM, Visakhapatnam
• Participated in the National Conference on Library and Information Science: Trends and Innovations (NCLIS 2017) on 29th December, 2017.

• Completed the Swayam 15 weeks online course in Research and Publication Ethics with 82%, coordinated by IGNOU
• Completed the Swayam 15 weeks online course in Research Ethics with 83%, coordinated by Consortium for Educational Communication (CEC)
• Completed the Swayam ARPIT course for Career Advancement Scheme (CAS) promotion Emerging Trends & Technologies in Library & Information Services (ETTLIS), Indian Institute of Technology – Delhi, From 1st Dec 2020 to 31st March 2021.
• Arranged the INFLIBNET Corner to display the comprehensive scholarly communication services offered by the INFLIBNET Centre.
• Contributed the library records to DELNET in the part of "DELNET Best Practices Data Sharing and Accessibility" for the DELNET Discovery Portal and received a Certificate of Appreciation for DELNET Best Practices - Data Sharing and Accessibility 2022-23.
• Member of Physical Verification Committee of assets in various departments in NIT Puducherry 2021,2022,2023, 2024,2025
• Member of Invigilation Committee for Non-Teaching Recruitment 2024
• Member in minute to minute Committee for Convocation 2021,2022,2023,2024
• Member in minute to minute Committee for Foundation Day 2024