Dr. Dilara Begum
Dr. Dilara Begum is the Professor and Chairperson of the Department of Information Studies at East West University. She is also an elected Governing Board Member of the International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), Professor Dilara did her Ph.D in Information Literacy from Punjabi University, India. She was a former fellow of IFLA, ALP (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand), and IVLP (The US. Department of State’s premier professional exchange program). With an illustrious carver spanning around three decades, Professor Dilara beings with her extensive experience and excellence in research, teaching, and information management. She has published more than eighty (80) scholarly articles published in peer-reviewed journals, conference proceedings, book chapters, reports etc. She is working as the Regional Editor of Digital Library Perspectives (Scopus Indexed Q1 Journal) and Executive Editor of the International Journal of Information and Knowledge Studies She got the prestigious “Prof. Indira Parikh 50 Women in Education Leaders Award” at the World Education Congress for her contribution to education. She was also honoured with the Lifetime Achievement Award 2023 by COLLNET, Society for Library Professionals (SLP), and Special Libraries Association (SLA), Asia Community for her outstanding contribution to research, collaboration, and library development.
