Saturday, 25 March 2023

Digital Portfolio of Dr Priya Vaidya

Dr. Priya Vaidya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at Lovely Professional University, Punjab. She is a certified MAXQDA Professional Trainer (Qualitative Data Analysis Software), a Mendeley Advisor, and a Microsoft Innovative Educator (2024–25), as well as a Microsoft Certified Educator in Technology Literacy for Educators – 21st Century Learning Design. She has also delivered specialised training and consultancy services on MAXQDA to Early Career Researchers and scholars worldwide, with a focus on implementing qualitative research methods and integrating Artificial Intelligence into qualitative inquiry. Dr Vaidya additionally serves on the Editorial Board of the COLLNET Journal of Scientometrics and Information Management (CJSIM).

Her research and teaching interests span Qualitative Research, Knowledge Organisation, Educational Policies, Service Quality, ICT Applications in Education and Research, Social Media Analytics, and Systematic Reviews. She has a good understanding of EdTech tools and resources and delivers educational technology training on various aspects of qualitative or mixed-methods research. She is a Philomath and enthusiastic and believes in knowledge sharing and collaboration with social researchers across countries. 

Hereby, attached are a few glimpses of her PhD defence viva, held on June 06th, 2023.

Endorsement Letter from her Supervisor

Testimonial from her PhD Supervisor




Regarding her academic achievements, she has been a Senior Research Fellow (University Grants Commission) at DLISc, AMU, and a Gold Medalist. She received a PG Merit Scholarship while pursuing her Master's from the Department of Library & Information Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh. Dr Priya has completed various online certifications from Georgia Technological University, Coursera, Google, and Microsoft. In 2020, she attended and presented at an International Workshop by IFLA (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) at Le-Meridien, New Delhi. In 2021, she participated in the first virtual World Library and Information Congress by IFLA. In 2019, she represented DLISc, Aligarh Muslim University in Dhaka, Bangladesh, where she presented her research article. Her academic credentials can be viewed as follows:

Web of Science ResearcherID: GGF-5491-2022
Scopus ID: 57222986153

For detailed research works, kindly go through the following links:

  • List of Publications
  • List of Online Certifications/ Licenses/ Skills
Moreover, she has also delivered several online lectures on different research topics and an offline lecture on Technical Excellence in Education to the graduate and post-graduate students of Tikaram Kanya MahaVidhyala, Aligarh. Following are the links to her Online Lectures, which can be found herewith:



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Digital Portfolio of Dr Priya Vaidya

Dr. Priya Vaidya is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science at Lovely Professional University, Punjab. S...