Awards & Honours

Dr. M. G. Sreekumar’s professional journey has been recognized through prestigious national and international awards, fellowships, and honours reflecting contributions to academic leadership, digital libraries, and knowledge systems.

Recognition across leadership, scholarship & global advisory roles

A curated timeline of honours spanning national committees, international advisory boards, prestigious awards, invited talks, scholarships, and professional distinctions.

Highlighted years

2019–2004

Recognitions from recent national-level committee nominations to early career awards.

Categories

Awards • Roles

Honours, fellowships & scholarships, invited talks, advisory/leadership positions.

Timeline of Awards & Honours

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2019

Nominated to the High Level Committee (HLC) of the National Mission on Libraries (NML), Ministry of Culture, Government of India

National committee nomination • 2019
Government of India

Nominated to the Global Advisory Board, Cambridge University Press

International advisory role • 2019
Global Advisory
2018

Elsevier “Best Usage Growth in Science Direct” Award

Industry recognition • 2018
Award
2017

Elected as President of MANLIBNET

Leadership position • 2017
Leadership

Nominated to the South Asia Advisory Board, Cambridge University Press

Advisory board nomination • 2017
Advisory Role
2016

Wiley Library Awards

Professional award • 2016
Award

AIMS International Outstanding Adjunct Management Faculty Award

Academic recognition • 2016
Award
2015

Nominated to the International Advisory Board, EBSCO Information Services, USA

International advisory board • 2015
Advisory Role

Dr. G. Devarajan Endowment Best Professional Award, University of Kerala

Institutional award • 2015
Award
2014

Sir Ratan Tata Scholarship to Harvard University (Harvard Business School & Harvard South Asia Institute) for advanced research in Indian Business History

Scholarship • 2014
Scholarship

Nominated to the Sub-Committee of the National Mission on Libraries (2014), RRRLF

Committee nomination • 2014
National Mission

Vice-Chairman, Indian Business Heritage Lecture Series, IIM Kozhikode

Role / appointment • Year not specified
Role
2013

AIMS International Outstanding Librarian Award

Award • 2013
Award
2011

Best Research Paper Award, International Conference on “Digital Libraries and Knowledge Organization (ICDK 2011)”, 14 February 2011, MDI, Gurgaon

Conference award • 2011
Best Paper
2008

MANLIBNET Award (2008) – (Management Libraries Network)

Award • 2008
Award
2007

Salzburg Scholarship (2007), Austria, March 2007

Scholarship • 2007
Scholarship
2006

UNESCO Invited Speaker, WSIS Follow-up Conference on Access to Information and Knowledge for Development, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, organized by the UN Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA)

Invited speaker • 2006
Invited Talk

Hewlett-Packard Scholarship for DSpace User Meet and the Open Repositories 2006 at the University of Sydney, Australia

Scholarship • 2006
Scholarship
2005

Winner, ASIST SIG III International paper contest

Competition win • 2005
Winner
2004

SATKAL Young Librarian Award (2004) (SATKAL Trust, Punjabi University)

Award • 2004
Award
1996–97

Fulbright Fellowship (1996–97) at the University of Maryland at College Park; and at the National Library of Medicine, NLM (NIH), USA

Fellowship • 1996–97
Fellowship
Gold

Gold Medal – University First for Bachelor’s Degree – University of Kerala

Academic distinction • Year not specified
Gold Medal

Gold Medal – Kerala Library Association

Professional distinction • Year not specified
Gold Medal