Associate Professor 
Agriculture and Life Sciences Librarian

Professional Responsibilities

• Subject Specialist and Liaison for Agricultural Education
• Subject Specialist and Liaison for Biological and Agricultural Engineering
• Subject Specialist and Liaison for Rangeland Ecology and Management
• International Student Orientation and Liaison

Education

Ph.D., Library Science, Karnataka University
M.L.I.S., Wayne State University
M.L.I.S., Indian statistical Institute
M.A., Public Administration, Nagpur University
B.A., Economics, Sri Venkateswara University
Graduate Diploma in Library Science, Nagpur University 
Graduate Courses in Archival Administration, Wayne State University

Research Interests
Agricultural information transfer systems
Open access to scholarly publications
Globalization of agricultural education and extension 

Selected Papers

Using the Four Ds Model of Agricultural Information Transfer to Study the Impact of Digital Information Sources. Quarterly Bulletin of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists 50: ¾ (2005):96-99.

Changing Trends in International Agricultural Research: Implications on Information Transfer. Quarterly Bulletin of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists 50: 1/2 (2005): 24-29.

Globalization of Agricultural Science and Education: An Overview of Texas A&M University International Agricultural Programs. Quarterly Bulletin of the International Association of Agricultural Information Specialists 49:1/2 (2004): 24-29.

Content Analysis of Subject Based Discussion Boards in Agriculture: A case study of Grazingland and Ranch Management Discussion Board of Texas A&M University. Journal of Agricultural & Food Information 6: 1(2004) 21-33.

Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).Journal of Agricultural & Food Information 6: 2/3(2004): 3-12.

Books

ICAR: History and Growth.  Foreword by Dr. M S Swaminathan. Hyderabad: Indian Council of Agricultural Research. 1976. 173 p.

Book Chapters

Gilreath, Charles, Pauline Melgoza, and Deva Eswara Reddy. “Texas A&M University Libraries.” In: Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science (October 2005):1-7. (Online)

Reddy, D.B. Eswara. “Integrated rural library development.” In: Libraries and Information Studies in Retrospect and Prospect, Ed. J.J. Sardana. Volume 2. New Delhi: Concept Publishing (2002): 348-356.

Affiliations

American Library Association
Fulbright Association
International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA)
United States Agriculture Information Network (USAIN)