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About Me
I am a Postdoctoral Research Associate at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. Previously, I was a Lecturer at the Department of Library & Information Science, School of Open Learning (SOL), University of Delhi for 2022-2023 academic session. I have earned my Ph.D. in Information Science from the University of Delhi, India. My research focuses on information retrieval, digital libraries, social informatics, and scholarly communication using text mining, natural language processing, and machine learning techniques. I have worked extensively with textual data. My work combines qualitative and quantitative methods, including focus groups, survey and field experiments, and computational approaches.
In addition to publishing scholarly articles, I have authored a book on Text Mining for Information Professionals. As the Chair of Professional Development Sub-Committee and Elected Standing Committee Member at IFLA Science and Technology Libraries Section, I actively organize webinars to equip information professionals with new computational and digital skills. Moreover, I am serving as the Editor-in-Chief of the International Journal of Library and Information Services (IJLIS). Previously, I have served as the Newsletter Officer & Webmaster at ASIS&T South Asia Chapter, Secretary/Treasurer at ASIS&T SIG-OIM, and Cabinet Representative at ASIS&T SIG-DL from 2021 to 2022.
Education
- PhD in Library and Information Science, 2019 - 2023 (University of Delhi)
- MPhil in Library and Information Science, 2017 - 2019 (University of Delhi)
- MLIS, 2016 - 2017 (University of Delhi)
- BLIS, 2015 - 2016 (University of Delhi)
- MSc in Plant Biotechnology, 2012 - 2014 (TERI School of Advanced Studies)
- BSc (H) Biochemistry, 2009 - 2012 (University of Delhi)
In News
2023 - Dr. Manika Lamba on Leading an Open Access Journal
2023 - Meet the Authors: Text Mining for Information Professionals: An Uncharted Territory
2023 - ACRL Conference Scholarship Recipients
2018 - Information Professionals Share their Top Tips for 2019
News
Summary of 2023
Received Best Volunteer Award by ASIS&T SIG-III!!
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Coconut Library Tool
Coconut Library Tool aims to be useful for librarians or anyone who needs cool features but is hindered by programming languages. Using this app librarians can perform (i) keyword stem, (ii) topic modeling, (iii) bidirected network, and (iv) sunburst
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Exploring OCR Errors in Full-Text Large Documents: A Study of LIS Theses and Dissertations
Abstract The accuracy of OCR output for text mining and NLP analyses of large text documents can be impacted by errors that occur during the OCR process. The methodology involves retrieving electronic theses and dissertations (ETDs) for LIS discipline from the ProQuest Dissertations and Theses Global database and manually reviewing the full-text ETDs for OCR problems associated with the conversion of PDF files into plain text format.
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