Dr. Lakshmi Murthy, Deputy Director (Documentation),

Ph.D. Fulbright Fellow in Inf. Sci. & Tech. 2004-05

Present Work:   

 

At MANAGE since 1993. Responsible for management of the MANAGE Information Resource Centre and involved in editing and publication of newsletters, books, reports, and other publications.

Coordinating training programmes on information management and networking, ICT applications in Agriculture; Agricultural Market Information Network. Market led Extension, Warehousing (Development and Regulation) Act etc.

Coordinating linkages among agricultural information centres to enable information exchange among research and extension institutions through networking initiatives.

 

Work Experience: 

 

Twenty five years in information management

 

Diploma / Certificates 

 

Advanced Diploma in French

 

Honours

  • Fulbright Fellowship in Information Science and Technology 2004-2005, Cornell University, Ithaca, New York

  • Recipient of the Florence Salzer scholarship as best all round Library and Information Science student

Some of the Publications / Presentations

  • Innovations in Agricultural Information Services: New tools transforming Agricultural Information Management published in Indian Journal of Agricultural Library and Information Services, Vol 24, 2008

  • Community Radio- a tool for information inclusion in rural India by Lakshmi Murthy and VP Sharma published in Community Radio-an anthology by School of Journalism, IGNOU, New Delhi, 2008.

  • Cyber Extension: an alternative approach in Agricultural Extension : some experiences by VP Sharma and Lakshmi Murthy. Published in Innovative extension approaches in technology transfer ed. by Hansra B.S. et al. New Delhi, Discovery Publishing House, 2005

  • Networking professionals through Discussion Forums on the Virtual platform. Published in Bioinformatics and statistics in Aquaculture research Vol II. Bhubaneswar, Central Institute of Freshwater Aquaculture (CIFA), 2005

  • Information Management in the Digital Era. Published in Bioinformatics and statistics in Fisheries Research . Bhubaneswar, CIFA, 2004

  • User-friendly and complete packaging a critical need for consumer orientation for marketing and agricultural information by VP Sharma and Lakshmi Murthy. Published in Information Marketing: status and Prospects ed. By Kuldip Chand,  Batra Book service, New Delhi, 1996.

  • Criteria for evaluation of web resources by AS Charyulu and Lakshmi Murthy. 17th SIS conference at University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad during March 1998.

Contact Details

National Institute of Agricultural Extension Management (MANAGE)
Rajendranagar, Hyd- 500 030, Telangana, India
Phone : 040-24016702 to 706 (O), Extn.: 252
Residence: 040-40160738
Mobile : 98487-85837
E-mail: lakshmi@manage.gov.in