Personal:

Dr. (Mrs.) Yogita Sharma joined PAU in the year 2000 in Mohinder Singh Randhawa Library as Assistant Librarian. She has done her B. Lib & Inf. Sc. and M. Lib & Inf. Sc. from Panjab University, Chandigarh, with gold medal. She completed her PhD in Digital Information Literacy from Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi. She has a total experience of 27 years serving in academic libraries. She has attended and organized various training programmes/seminars/conferences. She has delivered various lectures on Library & Information Services and Research & Publication Ethics. She was awarded with Best Librarian Award 2024 by the Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists of India. She is PAU Nodal Officer for ICAR Consortium for e-Resources in Agriculture (CeRA). She is CCPI of ICAR E-granth project of agricultural libraries under NARES (National Agricultural Research and Education System) which includes strengthening of Krishikosh (digital repository of all the agricultural libraries under NARES) and implementation of KOHA. She actively participated in automation, digitization and implementation of RFID technology in the Library. She was instrumental in implementation and execution of anti-plagiarism measures in the University

Teaching

She has a teaching experience of 14 years. She has been teaching PG courses – Library and Information Services (PGS501) and Research and Publication Ethics (RPE501) to master and doctorate degree students of PAU.

Research

She has 30 publications including two books. Some important publications are given below:

• Sharma Y (2024) Awareness of Research and Publication Ethics amongst PhD Students of Punjab Agricultural University, Ludhiana. In: G. Rathinasabapathy et al (eds). Technological Transformations in Agricultural Library and Information Systems and Servicesin the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Era. Proc of International Conference of Agricultural Librarians & Users Community (ICALUC-2024).  Pp: 224-229. Karnataka Veterinary, Animal and Fisheries Sciences University and Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists of India, Bidar
• Gupta N, Kumar S, Chohda N and Sharma Y (2023) Citations and Authorship Pattern in Articles in the Journal of Agricultural Economics, 2013-2022: A Study. In: G. Rathinasabapathy et al (ed) Proceedings Third International Conference of Agricultural Librarians and Users Community ICALUC 2023 on Agricultural Libraries and Sustainable Development Goals: The Way Forward. Pp: 267-78. Punjab Agricultural University and Association of Agricultural Librarians and Documentalists of India, Ludhiana
• Sharma Y and Sharma A (2022) Textbook of Research and Publication Ethics. 2^nd ed. Kalyani Publishers, Ludhiana
• Sharma Y and Sharma A (2022) Appraisal: a tool to quality publishing. In: Babu, B. Ramesh et al (eds). Revitalizing the Libraries to the Android Society. Proc 6^th I-LISS International Conference – IIC 2022. Pp 797-801. National Institue of Technology, Warangal, Telengana, India
• Sharma Y (2021) Open Access Resources: With Special Reference to Agriculture. In: K. Veeranjaneyulu et al (eds) Dynamics in Agricultural Library and Information Services: Festschrift in Honour of Dr. V. Srinivasa. Pp 100-129. Agri- Biovet Press, New Delhi