**Summary** I have a long and varied experience of working in information centers, libraries and software consulting firms within and outside of India. This includes a stretch of fifteen years of my service as the Head of Information Services and Libraries in two of the International Agricultural Research Centers (IARCs) managed by the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research, The World Bank. IARCs provide information services in support of the global research on their mandated areas of research. As part of IARCs, I had the opportunity to interact with librarians, documentalists and scientists of National Agricultural Research Systems (NARS) of the countries of sub-Saharan Africa and semi-arid tropical regions of the world and design, develop and organize information services specific to their needs. I organized special refresher courses on modern methods of information handling and computerized management of information for the benefit of information centers and libraries of these regions. I have special skills in the following areas: - management and administration of library and information center; - design, development and management of structural, textual and graphic databases; - publication of bibliographical, textual and graphic information on CD-ROM; - conducting surveys of users’ needs and design and development of relevant information services; - organizing and conducting workshops and conferences; - organizing and conducting training programs; - design and development of dynamic web pages for Internet and Intranet applications; and - development of software for specific applications using C++, Java and VB. I have experience of working in international organizations with people of different nationality. I possess good human resource management and communication skills. **Experience:** ***1. Analyst International, USA and Eue-Rachie and Associates, USA*** Position held: Software consultant Work Experience: Design and development of Active Server pages using VBScript and HTML; and application software using Visual Basic 5.0, C++ and Java. ***2. International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI), Addis Ababa, Ethiopia; Nairobi, Kenya*** Position held: Head, Library and Information Services Work Experience: ILRI provides information services in support of global research on livestock. The user group of these services includes ILRI scientists and a large number of scientists, researchers, academicians, planners and extension workers from NARS (National Agricultural Research Systems), academic institutions, governmental organizations and NGOs. ILRI information services are built around its two large databases - a bibliographic database on animal agriculture and a statistical database which has data on livestock production and trade of 231 countries. ILRI provides a computerized SDI (Selective Dissemination of Information) service to scientists from all over the world. As the Head of Information Services, I supervised the staff and activities of the Libraries and Information Services at the ILRI campuses at Nairobi, Kenya and Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. I designed and developed a global time-series database on livestock production and trade. ILRI achieved CD-ROM publishing capability and produced on campus African Livestock Research Database, Statistical Database and ILRI Bibliographic Database. These products were distributed widely among NARS libraries and other users. I acted as coordinator and faculty member for the training courses organized on computerized management of information resources and services. The courses were conducted annually for the benefit of librarians, documentalists and scientists from the countries of sub-Saharan Africa. I attended several international seminars and workshops and contributed papers in them. I served as member in several international committees created on documentation and information. ***3. International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics ICRISAT), Patancheru, A.P., India*** Position held: Senior Documentation Officer and Manager, Library and Documentation Services Supervised and managed ICRISAT Library and Information Unit. I designed and developed software on VAX 11/780 computer for the following applications: (i). production of bibliographies. The software provided capability for interactive data-entry, data editing, sorting, index generation, and arrangement of entries in sorted order according to subject, author and title; (ii). a new subject indexing system, called PASI (Pragmatic Approach to Subject Indexing), to produce permuted subject index of bibliographies and other publications; and (iii). an author index production system for bibliographies and other publications. I developed program in Data Definition Language (DDL) of BASIS software to define system options for organizing a bibliographic database. Written computer programs to work on VAX system to select relevant records based on subject profiles from AGRIS and CABI tapes, reformat them and download to the ICRISAT bibliographic database. While at ICRISAT, I compiled, edited and produced five subject bibliographies on sorghum and millets. These bibliographies were produced on VAX 11/780 computer using software developed by me. Served as faculty for the courses on information organized by the University Grants Commission, India and NISIET Institute, Hyderabad, India. ***4. Research and Development Center for Iron and Steel (RDCIS), Steel Authority of India Ltd. (SAIL), Ranchi, India*** Position held: In-charge, Information and Documentation Center Work Experience: Helped RDCIS to set-up an Information and Documentation Centre (IDC) and a technical library for the iron and steel industry in India. Surveys were conducted and based on the assessment of information needs of iron and steel technologists, action was initiated to design, develop and provide information services. ***5. Vikram Sarabhai Space Center, ISRO, Trivandrum, India*** Position held: Documentation Officer & In-charge of the Documentation Section of Project SLV Work Experience: I had the responsibility to start an Information and Documentation Unit to provide information and documentation support to the project group engaged in the development of India’s first satellite launch vehicle. The tasks completed during my stay were: (i). design and development of information services and create a library of patents and standards relevant to the technologies in use for the development of SLV; and (ii). edit and print monthly technical bulletin of SLV Project to disseminate progress of work conducted at various work centers. **Qualification:** 1. M.Sc. [Mathematics] 2. B.Sc.[Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics] 3. Associateship in Information Science (Indian National Scientific Documentation Center, New-Delhi, India) [Recognized as equivalent to Master’s Degree in Library and Information Sciences by the Govt. of India] **Special Training:** 1. Modern Methods of information handling and on-line information processing at the Metal Society, London. 2. Computer Programming at CMC and NIIT, India. 3. Use of Computers in Library, Information and Documentation at Tel-Aviv, Israel. 4. Microcomputers and Computerized Information Management, VITA, Arlington, USA. 5. Advance System Design for on-line Applications, CMC Ltd., India. 6. Design and Development of Expert Systems with Special Training on VP-Expert Software Package at NIIT, India 7. In-house training at the International Crop Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) on Organization of Human Resources and Human Relations. 8. In-house training at the International Livestock Center for Africa (ILCA) on Performance Management. 9. Training on CD Author/Answer software package for organizing structural, textual, and graphic databases on CD-ROM at the Dataware Technologies, Munich, Germany. 10. C++ and OOPS 11. HTML, JAVA and Internet 12. Visual Basic and VBScript 13. Active Server Pages **Special Assignments:** 1. Acted as a member of the team formed to evaluate the performance of an Indian NGO in the implementation of the developmental projects funded by IDRC and CIDA of Canada. My specific responsibility was in the areas of information and computer services. 2. I was a member of the Technical Advisory Committee on Information, AHI (African Highlands Initiative) project coordinated by the International Center for Research on Agroforestry (ICRAF), Nairobi, Kenya. 3. I have provided consultancy service on the design and development of databases using Micro CDS/ISIS software developed by UNESCO. 4. I acted as a faculty member for the courses on modern methods of information handling sponsored by the University Grant Commission (UGC),India for the benefit of librarians and college lecturers of Library Science. 5. I had been a faculty member for the International Courses on Information run by the NISIET Institute, Hyderabad, India. 6. I was a technical co-ordinator and faculty member for the International Courses on Computerized Management of Agricultural Information conducted by the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) and International Center for Research on Agroforestry (ICRAF). The courses were sponsored by CTA, The Netherlands. 7. I have conducted information workshops for the benefit of agricultural scientists, documentalists and librarians in the countries of Eastern Africa and India. **Date of Birth:** 20 January 1940 **List of Selected Publications:** 1. SINHA, P.K. 1969. Computerization of routines for the acquisition of serials - an experiment with IBM 1620. Thesis, Indian National Scientific Documentation Center, New Delhi, India. 2. SINHA, P.K., GARUDADWAJAN, B and SRIVASTAVA, R.K., 1970. Evolution and development of a versatile machine-based information system. Journal of the American Society for Information Science 21(1): 75-85. 3. SINHA, P.K. [Ed.] 1974. SLV Project Bulletin. Trivandrum, India: Project SLV, Vikram Sarabhai Space Center. 4. RAMACHANDRAN, S. and SINHA, P.K. 1977. Planning for improvement of steel consumption in rural areas in India. In Proceedings, Annual Seminar 15, DRTC, Bangalore. Bangalore, India: Documentation Research and Training Center. 5. SINHA, P.K., MEHTA, S.C. and RAMACHANDRAN, S. 1978. Information system for the iron and steel industry - a plan. Submitted for the Third Indo-USA Seminar. October 1978. USA. 6. SINHA, P.K. 1978. Information sources. Presented at the first users’ information orientation course, 3-7 July 1978, R & D Center for Iron and Steel, Ranchi, India. 7. SINHA, P.K. 1978. Key to the use of a library - initiation to the library. Presented at the first users’ information orientation course, 3-7 July 1978, R & D Center for Iron and Steel, Ranchi, India. 8. SINHA, P.K. 1979. Technical information system for iron and steel industry in India. IASLIC Bulletin. 9. SINHA, P.K.[Ed.], 1979. Steel Abstracts. Ranchi, India: R & D Center for Iron and Steel. 10. SINHA, P.K., DUTTA, S. and PRASANNALAKSHMI, S. 1983. Pragmatic approach to subject indexing. Presented at the DRTC Twentieth Annual Seminar, 21-25 February 1983, Bangalore, India. 11. DUTTA, S. and SINHA, P.K. 1984. Pragmatic approach to subject indexing a new concept. Journal of the American Society for Information Science 35(6): 325- 331. 12. NAIDU, R.G. and SINHA, P.K. 1985. Millet Bibliography 1981. Patancheru, India: Sorghum and Millet Information Centre (SMIC), ICRISAT. 13. JOTWANI, D. and SINHA, P.K. 1985. Millet Bibliography 1982. Patancheru, India: Sorghum and Millet Information Centre (SMIC), ICRISAT. 14. SINHA, P.K. 1986. Library and documentation services at ICRISAT. Presented at the Workshop on Information Services Management in ICAR Institute Libraries and Information Centers, 8-11 July 1986, National Academy of Agricultural Research Management, Hyderabad, India. 15. SINHA, P.K. 1986. On-line bibliographic information search and retrieval. Presented at the second workshop on Bioinformatics, 27 October - 1 November 1986. Tata Energy Research Institution, India. 16. SINHA, P.K. 1986. Microcomputers for management of information resources. In Proceedings of the Fifth Annual Convention and Conference of the Society for Information Science, 9-11 December 1985, Indian Institute of Technology, Bombay. New Delhi, India: Society for Information Science. 17. JOTWANI, D. and SINHA, P.K. 1986. Millet Bibliography 1983. Patancheru, India: Sorghum and Millet Information Centre (SMIC), CRISAT. 18. NAIDU, R.G. and SINHA, P.K. 1986. Sorghum Bibliography 1982. Patancheru, India: Sorghum and Millet Information Centre (SMIC), ICRISAT. 19. PRASANNALAKSHMI, S., BASAVARAJ, N. and SINHA, P.K. 1986. Sorghum Bibliography 1983. Patancheru, India: Sorghum and Millet Information Center (SMIC), ICRISAT. 20. HARAVU, L.J. and SINHA, P.K. 1987. Semi-Arid Crops Information service (SATCRIS). Presented at the CGIAR Documentation and Information Services Meeting, 4-8 May 1987, International Potato Center (CIP), Lima, Peru. 21. HARAVU, L.J. and SINHA, P.K. 1987. BASIS application at ICRISAT. Presented at the CGIAR Documentation and Information Services Meeting, 4-8 May 1987, International Potato Center (CIP), Lima, Peru. 22. SINHA, P.K. 1987. BIBCOMP - Bibliography production software of ICRISAT. Presented at the CGIAR Documentation and Information Services Meeting, 4-8 May 1987, International Potato Center (CIP), Lima, Peru. 23. SINHA, P.K. 1987. Computer based circulation control system. Presented at the Indian Library Association Workshop on Computer Application to Library and Information Activities, 3-8 August 1987, Department of Library and Information Science and Computer Center, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. 24. SINHA, P.K. 1987. File Organisation. Presented at the Indian Library Association Workshop on Computer Application to Library and Information Activities, 3-8 August 1987, Department of Library and Information Science and Computer Center, Osmania University, Hyderabad, India. 25. SINHA, P.K. 1989. Report on the SATCRIS workshops at Addis Ababa, Nairobi and Mogadishu from 7 -23 November 1988. Presented at the CGIAR Documentation and Information Services Meeting, 16-20 January 1989, ICRISAT, Patancheru, India. 26. SINHA, P.K. 1989. Front-end system for SATCRIS database. Presented at the meeting of library professionals, 7 June 1989, ICRISAT, Patancheru, India. 27. SINHA, P.K. and HARAVU, L.J. 1992. The Semi-Arid Tropical Crops Information Service (SATCRIS): Information Products and Services on Groundnut. Pages 233-239 In Groundnut - A Global Perspective: Proceedings of an International Workshop, 25-29 November 1991, ICRISAT, India (Nigam, S.N. ed.). Patancheru, India: ICRISAT. 28. SINHA, P.K. 19943. ILCA Information Services: Present capabilities and future plans. Presented at the CTA sponsored workshop on agricultural information needs in East Africa, 6-10 December 1993, Seychelles. 29. SINHA, P.K. 1994. Partnerships for subject specific global information services. Presented at the CGIAR Inter-Center Workshop on Information, 13-1Jun1994, ISNAR, The Hague, The Netherlands. 30. SINHA, P.K. 1995. ILRI information services in support of livestock research in Africa. Presented at the First Conference of Animal Health Information Workers, 3-6 July 1995, Onderstepoort, South Africa