Prof. Parthasarathi Mukhopadhyay is a distinguished Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of Kalyani. An eminent teacher and researcher, he has made significant contributions to Library and Information Science, with expertise in digital libraries, interoperability, and open-source solutions. Recipient of the IASLIC Best Young LIS Teacher Award, he has authored over 100 research papers and five books, including a notable work on Interoperability and Retrieval published by UNESCO, Paris. Prof. Mukhopadhyay has served as metadata consultant for the National Digital Library (IIT Kharagpur) and is a member of the Advisory Committee for the National Virtual Library Project.