CHAPTERS IN BOOKS

Sunil Kumar P. 2019. Information Sources (Pg.265-281). Encyclopaedia of Science of Information. New Delhi : Ess Ess Publications (ISBN: 9788193431177)

Antony Palackal and Sunil Kumar P. 2021. Absence, Agony, and Agency: The Experience of Gulf Wives of Low-End Job Migrants in Kerala (P.131-146). Making of Distinctions: Towards a Social Science of Inclusive Oppositions. Charlotte, NC: Information Age Publishing, Inc. (ISBN: 978-1-64802-321-7)

Journal Articles

National

1. Sunil Kumar P., Renjith V.R., and Antony Palackal. 2022. Top Most Cited Articles Published in the Journal ‘Sociology’: A Scientometric Analysis. KELPRO Bulletin. 26(2). 75-90.
2. P. Sunil Kumar 2020.Awareness about E-Resources for Educational Purposes: A Study of The Select Arts and Science Colleges in Kerala. Journal of Knowledge & Communication Management. 10 (1). 15-28 Print ISSN: 2277-7938 Online ISSN: 2277-7946
3. Pramod S. K & Sunil Kumar P. 2019. Loneliness among interstate migrants in Kerala. Review of Research. 8(4). 11- 22. ISSN 2249 – 894X
4. Sunil Kumar P. & Saji S. Nair.2018. Use of Online Resources: A Study Based on Actual Usage Data. Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management (JKCM). 8(1). 1-12.
5. Sunil Kumar P, Anil B. & Mohan Raj J. 2015. Women Empowerment through Self-Help Group (WESHG) assessment scale. Kerala Sociologist: Journal of the Kerala Sociological Society. 43(2).133-148.
6. Sunil Kumar P, Saji S. Nair, & G. Devarajan. 2015. ICT skills of academic community in postgraduate colleges in Kerala. Journal of Knowledge and Communication Management (JKCM). 5(1). 83-95.
7. Sunil Kumar P. & G. Devarajan.2014. Attitude of college librarians in Kerala towards e-resources: a survey. KELPRO Bulletin. 18(2). 95-107.
8. Sunil Kumar P. 2009. A comparative study of the academic use of E-resources in Social Work among students of Cleveland and Kerala. KELPRO Bulletin. 13(1).11-34.
9. Sunil Kumar P. & Angelo Mathew. 2006. Globalization of information: An enquiry into the accessibility and influence of information in the changed scenario. KELPRO Bulletin. 10(1). 14-28.

International

1. Sunil Kumar P & Pramod S. K. 2019. Alienation of Internal Migrants: The Plight of Interstate migrants in Kerala. Loyola Journal of Social Sciences, 33 (1), 49 – 70. ISSN: 0971- 4960

Scientific Presentations

Symposiums

None

Conferences

State Level

One day Conference on  SAAC (State Assessment and Accreditation Centre), organized by the Kerala State Higher Education Council, Thiruvananthapuram on 16th May 2019. 

National

1. III Kerala Social Work and National Conference at Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram during August 10 & 11, 2018. (Moderator)
2. “Library manpower in Allopathic medical institutions in Kerala: A critical appraisal,” Knowledge, Library and Information Networking-NACLIN 2014 , December 9-11, 2014 :351-365, New Delhi:DELNET(Saji S.Nair and Sunil Kumar P.).
3. Participated in National Conference on Librarianship:Information:Management organized by Kerala College Librarians’ Association(KCLA) during 7-9 December 2017.

Seminars

State Level

1. Chaired a session in the National Seminar on Inclusive Governance: Perspectives from Below organized by Kerala Institute of local Administration (KILA), Thrissur on 5th Decmber 2016.
2. Participated in the energy conservation awareness seminar for librarians organized by Energy Management Centre, Govt. of Kerala on 23rd June 2016.
3. Participated in the one day seminar on Role of Libraries in Promoting Energy Conservation, organized by Energy Management Centre, Government of Kerala on 18th Sept. 2010
4. Participated in the seminar on Digital Libraries-Technologies and Trends held on 7th Oct.2008 organized by Kerala State Council for Science and Technology and Environment.

National

1. “Alienation among Inter-state Migrant Labourers in Kerala ,”. Two days National Seminar on Inter-State Migrant workers in Kerala: Labour and Civic Life held at Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram during March 7 & 8, 2018. (Paper Presenter)
2. “Preference given to Internet for academic information retrieval: A study conducted in Kerala,” Proceedings of the UGC sponsored three day national seminar on Current Trends in Organization of Knowledge,24,25 & 26th March 2011: 36-41, Mattannur: Pazhassi Raja N.S.S. Colege. (Paper Presenter)
3. Presented a paper titled ‘Alienation among Inter-State Migrant Labourers in Kerala’ in the two days National Seminar at Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram, during March7 & 8, 2018
4. Participated in the National Seminar on Stastical Applications organised by the Department of Statistics, University College, during 11-12 january 2018.
5. Participated in the National Seminar on Ageing, Care and Wellbeing: Towards Empowerment and Fulfilment during 27-28 October 2017
6. Participated in National Seminar on Towards Excellence in Higher Education in Kerala through IT-enabled Library and Information System on 5-7 May 2005

Inter-National

1. Presented a paper on Academia’s awareness about E-resources in the Fourth International Seminar by Swami Vivekananda Association of Science and Humanities, on 22nd Decmber 2018

Talks & lectures

• A talk on ” Online information Retrieval using NLIST & Open Source Resources” at the Department of Sociology, Loyola College  of Social Sciences, Trivandrum on 12th November 2020
• A talk at Don Bosco Centre at Monvila, on 29  October 2019 for the coordinators of KISMAT, a project among inter-state migrants in Kerala
• A talk to the coordinators of KISMAT on research methodology at Don Bosco Centre at Monvila 19 May 2019

Research Guidance

Principal Investigator of a research project by DONBOSCO, Thiruvananthapuram

Workshops

State Level

1. Syllabus Preparation Workshop on ‘MSW in Disaster Management’, Organized and conducted by the University of Kerala at Loyola College of Social Sciences, Thiruvananthapuram on 01-10-2020.
2. Participated in the workshop on Total Solution for Libraries organized by Focus Infotech on 13th January 2017.
3. Participated in KLA – UNESCO Sensitization workshop on Information Literacy held on 23rd January 2007.

National

1. Participated in two day National Workshop on Koha at Model Finishing School , Trivandrum on 21st and 22nd September 2019
2. Participated in the NPTEL workshop on 22 Jan. 2019 by IIT Madras at CET , Trivandrum
3. One day national workshop on Design and Development of Digital Libraries using DSpace organized by Kerala Library Professionals’ Organization on 6th January 2019 at Thiruvananthapuram.
4. Participated in the UGC sponsored National seminar on Health and well Being: The Tribal Perspective on 27-29 March 2017 by Loyola College of Social Sciences.
5. Two days Residential Programme-IDR Workshop on National Digital Library held on 20-21 June 2017 under the Digital Library initiative of P.N.Panicker Foundation.
6. Participated and served as organizing committee member in the National Workshop on Writing and Publishing in Social Sciences organized under the auspices of UGC by Loyola College of Social Sciences during 4 to 6 December 2014.
7. Participated in the UGC sponsored National Workshop on building and designing of Digital Libraries using Dspace open source software, organised by The Cochin College Library and Kerala Library Association on 24 th and 25th October 2014.
8. Participated in KLA national Seminar on Content Management and Libraries:New Vistas for Harnessing Information during 14-16 July 2011.
9. Participated in the workshop on Building Web Based Information Systems Using GenIsisWeb, organized by Digital Library and Information Services, IIITM-K Technopark, Kerala, during 11-12 April 2007.
10. Participated in the National Workshop in Technical Writing organized by the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kerala on 25-26 February, 2005

International

1. 1. Participated in ICSSR sponsored International workshop on Cultural Psychology of Beauty in Everyday lives, organized by Department of Sociology, University of Kerala on 6th November 2017
   2. Participated in the International Workshop on Digital Libraries using Greenstone, organized by the Indian Institute of Management Kozhikode, during 20-24 August, 2012.

Positions Held

1. IQAC Assistant Coordinator
2. In charge of college website development
3. Coordinator of Certificate in Library and Information Science programme
4. Staff Coordinator of LITCOF (Reading Club)
5. Chief Editor of Chimizhu, a LITCOF publication
6. Secretary, Library Advisory Committee
7. Secretary, College Council

Responsibilities at college programmes

• Panel Member of Research Clinic
• Trainer of SPSS
• 2018, 2019 Staff Editor of College Magazine
• 4. Judge for Spot photography and Extempore competitions organised by Loyola Association of Counselling Psychology Students on 11th October

Papers Taught

Library Classification Practical

Fieldwork supervision

Supervised the Library and Information Science students during their mandatory internship at library.

Membership in Academic Bodies

• 1. Executive Committee member of Kerala Library professionals Organization(KELPRO)
• 2. Life Member of Kerala Library Association(KLA)
• 3. Life member of Kerala College L:ibrary Association(KCLA)

Trainings attended

1. Participated in ‘Role of Educational Institutions in Fostering Energy Efficiency- an Awareness cum Training Workshop for Higher Educational Institutions, organized by Energy Management Centre, Govt. of Kerala on 4th September 2013
2. Participated in the User Awareness Programme on UGC-INFONET E-Journal Consortium organized by the Kerala University Library on 20th July 2012
3. Participated in the UGC- Sponsored Refresher Course in Library Science Conducted by UGC-Academic Staff College. University of Kerala from 04-05-2011 to 25-05-2011 and obtained grade A.
4. Participated in the UGC- Sponsored orientation Programme (IT-Oriented) Conducted by UGC-Academic Staff College. University of Kerala from 20-10-2009 to 16-11-2009 and obtained grade A.
5. Participated in the UGC- Sponsored Refresher Course in Library Science Conducted by UGC-Academic Staff College. University of Kerala from 01-11-2008 to 21-11-2008 and obtained grade A.

Research Projects

1. An Investigation into the awareness, attitude and use of electronic resources in post graduate colleges in Kerala. PhD Research.
2. Project director of a research on “Psychological problems of migrant labourers in Kerala” during the year 2015-16. This research programme was funded by Keral Institute of Labour and Employment(KILE), Government of Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram
3. Associate Investigator of a qualitative research project, titled “Gulf Migration and Transformation to Prosperity: An analysis of the dynamics of the process” during 2017.
4. Associate Investigator of a mixed method research project, titled “An Assessment of Job Satisfaction among HRM executives in the industrial sector in Kerala” during 2018.

Consultancies

• Visited Mahatma Gandhi College. Thiruvananthapuram as a consultant to give suggestions regarding library automation and subsequent innovations. on 19 December 2017.
• Conducted a training session on SPSS for faculty members and PG students of Emmanuel College Vazhichal, Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala on 31 st July 2015.

Online Courses/Training Programmes Offered

• Seven days Online Workshop Research Methodology & Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) delivered a lecture on “Quantitative Thesis Writing” Organized by Loyola Research Centre and IQAC, Loyola College of Social Sciences from 22 nd June to 8th July 2020.

Innovations in Teaching & Learning

1. Development of an institutional repository and digital Library using Dspace, an open source software.
2. Guidance and system analysis in the Development of an integrated library automation package

Examinations

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