Dr. H. Anil Kumar has a doctoral degree in Library and Information Science from the M.S. University of Baroda, India and the Master’s and Bachelor’s degree in Library and Information Science from Bangalore University.  He secured gold medals in both Master’s and Bachelor’s programmes of Library and Information Science. With nearly three decades of professional experience at renowned academic institutions in India, Dr. Anil Kumar has been the recipient of the Best Librarian Award 2014 by Taylor and Francis, Outstanding Librarian Award 2012 by AIMS (Association of Indian Management Scholars), Asian Professional Award (2011) by Special Libraries Association (SLA), USA and Best Librarian Award (2008) by Management and Libraries Network (MANLIBNET), India. He was invited under the prestigious International Visitor Programme of the Department of State, United States of America in June 2001. He has nine papers in peer reviewed journals, six books, two IIMA case studies and several papers in books and conferences to his credit. His areas of professional interest are Emerging Technology and Management Trends in Librarianship.