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Editorial Board : 1. Dr. Sangita Purohit 2. Dr. Rashmi Kumbar 3. Ms. Arpita Christian 4. Mrs. Harsha Rana 5. Ms. Manisha Babariya 6. Ms. Sonali Parikh Editor : Dr. Sangita Purohit Assistant Editor : Ms. Sonali Parikh Technical Support : Mr. Hitanshu Vora Address : Ahmedabad University Central Library Vikram Sarabhai Marg, Opp. IIM Ahmedabad Old Campus, Navrangpura, Ahmedabad – 380 009. Gujarat, India. Phone : +91 79 26301302 (Ext. 121) e-mail : sangita.purohit@ahduni.edu.in About Ahmedabad University Ahmedabad University (AU) was established in July 2009. It is promoted by Ahmedabad Education Society (AES), a Society established in 1935 which is one of the best education societies in western India. It is a self-financed, non-affiliating State Private University established under Section 3(1) of the Gujarat Private Universities Act, 2009. Following is a list of AU Libraries: • Amrut Mody School of Management o B K Majumdar Institute of Business Administration o H L Institute of Commerce o Post Graduate Institute of Management • School of Computer Studies o AES Institute of Computer Studies • School of Science and Technology o Institute of Engineering and Technology o Institute of Life Sciences • Centre for Heritage Management Contents 1. Chairman of Board of Management 2. Dean’s Message 3. People @ AU libraries 4. Online Databases 5. Research and Publications 6. Seminar/Conference Participation 7. Other Library Membership 8. Top 5 Books to Refer 9. Website of the Month 10. Thought of the Day Website : https://sites.google.com/a/ahduni.edu.in/amsomlibrary Newsletter Designed By : Ms. Sonali Parikh Ahmedabad University Library Newsletter Volume 1 : Issue 1 : January – March 2016
Chairman of Board of Management Dr. Pankaj Chandra Chairman, Board of Management Ahmedabad University B. Tech., Banaras Hindu University, Ph. D., The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. Professor Pankaj Chandra was the Director of the Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore (IIMB) and a Professor of Operations and Technology Management at IIMB. He has taught at various institutions such as McGill University in Montreal, University of Geneva, The Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, International University of Japan, Cornell University, Renmin University, Beijing, and IIM Ahmedabad (IIM A). He has worked briefly with The World Bank in Washington DC. He was the Chairperson of the Doctoral Program at IIM Ahmedabad and the first Associate Dean (Academic) at ISB, Hyderabad. He was part of the founding team at the Centre for Innovation, Incubation and Entrepreneurship (CIIE) at IIMA and its first Chairperson. Professor Chandra has served as member of the Government of India Committee on Clusters for Development of the Informal Sector. He was a member of the two High Powered Committees – the Government of India Committee on Rejuvenation of Higher Education (Yashpal Committee) that re-looked at the Indian Higher Education system as well as the committee on the Autonomy of Central Institutions. He was a member of two Steering Committees constituted by the Planning Commission of India for 12th Plan Development, one on Higher and Technical Education (Where he also chaired the Sub-Committee on Student Financial Aid), and the other on Industry. He was a member of Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) subcommittee on Teacher Education. Until recently, he was also a member of the Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI). He was a member of RUSA (the higher education regulator) of the Ministry of HRD, GOI. Professor Chandra’s research and teaching interests include Manufacturing Management, Supply Chain Coordination, Building Technological Capabilities, higher education policy, and hi-tech entrepreneurship. He had published extensively in international refereed journals and has served on the editorial boards of several international journals. He has edited a book titled “Technology Practices, and Competitiveness: The Primary Textile Industry in Canada, China and India” (Himalaya Publishers, 1998) and has recently completed manuscript for another book that studies issues of Governance, Change and Institution Building in Indian Public Universities. He has been conducting the national survey on Competitiveness of Indian Manufacturing since the last 20 years. Professor Chandra has been involved in several startups, has also been a consultant to large Indian and multinational firms and serves on the Boards of several firms and institutions. Ahmedabad University Library Newsletter Volume 1 : Issue 1 : January – March 2016
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