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Dr. KF George

Principal Scientist
Department of Library and Information
Library and Information Division
Phone: 91 - 487 - 2690213
Mobile: 9495462993
e-mail: george@kfri.res.in, georgekfri@gmail.com


Dr. K.F. George awarded Ph.D in Library and Information Science from Karpagam University, Coimbatore. He took M. Sc. Statistics from Calicut Univeristy.He obtained Bachelor's (BLISc) and Master's (MLIS) degrees in Library and Information Science from Calicut University and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi. He started his carrear as Librarian in Government College Thrissur. He has developed annotated bibliography on rattan. He already developed information system on selected medicinal plants of Kerala. He is a life member professional associations-IASLIC, LA, KLA and ALA.

Focused areas: Scientometrics, Bibliometrics, Digitisation and Information Management.

Total number of publications: 30

Academics and profession:

  • Awarded Ph.D in Library and Information Science on the research topic "Biblimetric Analysis of Rattan Literature " from Karpagam University, Coimbatore.
  • M. Sc. Statistics from Calicut Univeristy.He obtained Bachelor’s (BLISc)
  • Master’s (MLIS) degrees in Library and Information Science from Calicut University and Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.
  • Developed annotated bibliography on rattan.
  • Developed information system on selected medicinal plants of Kerala.
  • A digital collection of very rare and important books in the field of forestry and allied subjects were built up and made available in KFRI library portal.
  • Digital archives of KFRI Research Reports, Scientific Papers, theses and dissertations were built up and made available in KFRI library portal.

Other information:
A life member professional associations– IASLIC, LA, KLA and ALA.