Dr. Praveenkumar Kumbargoudar is from Saundatti (Belgaum District) and completed B.Com and MLISc from Karnataka University, Dharwad. Working as Assistant Librarian (Sr) in Gulbarga University since 1999. Also completed M.Com from Karnataka University in 2003 and Ph D in Library and Information Science from Kuvempu University, Shimoga in 2008. As a curious Library and Information specialist, presented and published about 52 research papers in International level Conferences, National Conferences and Research Journals. His areas of interest are Information and Communication Technology, Research Methods and Management. He is also listed in the International Biography Contemporary Who's Who in 2003-04. Recently one edited book Research in Social Sciences was published.