Md Shakeer Azad
Areas of Interest & Expertise
- Digital libraries and E resource management
- Training, capacity building and user engagement
- Academic accreditation and compliances
- Academic publishing, scholarly communications and research support
Biography
Md. Shakeer Azad is a seasoned Library and Information Science professional with over 25 years of national and international experience across academic, digital, and research libraries in India and the Middle East. He brings deep expertise in library leadership, digital transformation, library automation, metadata standards, institutional repositories, research analytics, accreditation compliance and research support services.
He previously associated with NSHM Knowledge Campus (Durgapur, India), Prince Sattam bin Abdulaziz University (Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia), King Saud University (Riyadh, Saudi Arabia) and Udbhav Computers Pvt. Ltd. (New Delhi, India).
He holds a master’s degree in library and information science from Annamalai University, Bachelor of Library and Information Science from Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) from Aligarh Muslim University.
He has also contributed to research in bibliometrics and scientometrics, publishing studies on research trends, journal evaluation, and knowledge mapping. His vision is to transform libraries into knowledge innovation centres that support teaching, learning, and research in the digital age.
Publications
- Dr. Akhtar Hussain, Mohammad Shakir Azad, Shakil Ahmad, & Dr. Amrita Sahay (2021); Mapping of Research Output on Learning Disabilities: A Bibliometric Study; European Journal of Molecular & Clinical Medicine 8 (3), 165 – 185; https://ejmcm.com/article_8334.html
- MI Haque, S Ahmad, & MS Azad (2021); Mapping of scientific literature on Islamic Economics, Banking and Finance 1955 to 2020; Library Philosophy and Practice,19 – 46; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4306/
- Akhtar Hussain, Shakil Ahmad, Diwan Israr Khan & Mohammad Shakir Azad (2021); Mapping Out the Scientific Literature on Cerebral Palsy: A Web of Science Based Analysis (1990−2020); Library Philosophy and Practice (e‑journal). 5639.; https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/5639
- S Ahmad, M Sohail, A Waris, IM Abdel-Magid, A. Pattukuthu & MS Azad (2020); Evaluating journal quality: A review of Journal citation indicators and ranking in library and information science core journals; COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management 13 (2), 345 – 363; https://doi.org/10.1080/09737766.2020.1718030