Nirmal Kumar Swain is having an applause of education from a series of varsities including three central universities. A doctorate in library and information science, Dr Swain is having a decade long teaching experience in a women’s university. His publications include, Excellence in information science and technology (co-editor) ISBN 81-87248-22-X), Readings in library and information science (co-editor) ISBN: 81-87248-23-8, Developing library and information resources and services in the internet era… (co-editor) ISBN 81-85216-42-8, Main kyon padhu (Hindi) (co-editor) ISBN 978-81-909973-0-0 , IPRs and contemporary issues: Contex(ting) Information Intermediaries (sole author) ISBN: 81-8