Naresh Agarwal is a Professor and Director of the Information Science & Technology Concentration at the School of Library & Information Science at Simmons University, Boston, Massachusetts. Naresh’s research area is information behavior and knowledge management. His first book ‘Exploring Context in Information Behavior: Seeker, situation, surroundings, and shared identities’ was published by Morgan & Claypool in 2018. His second book was published in 2021 as 'Engineering to Ikigai: 25 Journeys towards Purpose' in South Asia and 'You know the glory, not the story: 25 Journeys towards Ikigai' internationally. He has been a keynote/invited speaker at workshops and conferences in Bangladesh, France, India, Iran, Japan, Pakistan, South Africa, and the US. Naresh is the Immediate-Past President of the Association for Information Science & Technology (ASIS&T). At ASIS&T, he has held various leadership positions, including co-chairing its Annual Meeting in 2017 and founding the South Asia Chapter. In 2012, he was awarded the ASIS&T James M. Cretsos Leadership Award. You can learn more about Naresh at nareshagarwal.com and projectonenessworld.com.
