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Senior Information and Resource Centre Associate Communications
Anil Kumar Jha is an information management professional with a strong educational background and a proven track record of leadership with over 20 years of experience. As the leader of ICIMOD’s Library/Information Resource Centre, he is responsible for managing and disseminating information resources to support the organisation’s research and innovation initiatives. His key responsibilities include managing the functions and services of the ICIMOD Library.
Notably, he founded and managed HimalDoc, ICIMOD’s central document repository. Anil has also expertise in training staff on information management tools and technologies and in developing collaborations with library and information professionals globally. He is the focal person at ICIMOD for open-access publications and plays a key role in managing and promoting ICIMOD publications. Besides, Anil has facilitated free access to online information resources and effectively utilises tools such as Altmetric for data visualisation and reporting. He also coordinates the use of persistent identifiers for ICIMOD publications and ensures the linking and promotion of publications through global databases.
Anil holds a master’s degree in library and information science from Tribhuvan University, Nepal. In 2002, he was awarded the TULLSSA Gold Medal for securing the first position in his bachelor’s degree in the same field. Over the years, Anil has expanded his expertise in various facets of knowledge management and communication through active participation in numerous internal, national, and international academic and leadership trainings, workshops, conferences, and webinars. Moreover, Anil himself has conducted various trainings, webinars, and workshops.
Anil Kumar Jha
How do you protect the pulse of the planet?
My work contributes to protecting the pulse of the planet because information is a basic asset for human development, which is vital for research, development, innovation and policymaking. My work provides support from information generating to communicating to the right audiences at the right time.
What is your favorite part of the work you do at ICIMOD?
I have enjoyed most the formation and development of HimalDoc. I enjoy managing it so that it stores, disseminates, links and promotes information resources on sustainable mountain development issues.
What are you passionate about?
I love my village first.
My qualifications
My core 16 years of professional life started at ICIMOD. By education, passion, profession and experience, I am a librarian and an information scientist. I hold a Master’s degree in library and information science from Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal. I was awarded the TULLSSA Gold Medal in 2002 for gaining the first position in the Bachelors of library and information science from TU. I had studied pure science until my Bachelor’s degree studies. I have deepened my knowledge and skills in information repository and knowledge portals, integrated library management software, library automation, knowledge discovery, ICT applications, metadata standards, digitization, reference management system, publication impact analysis, social and academic research networks, open access, library and information management, use of information resource management tools and technologies. I have successfully participated in many internal, national and international academic and leadership trainings, workshops, conferences, and webinars. I have also conducted many trainings, webinars and workshops.
