Prof. A. A. N. Raju is formerly Head, Department of Library and Information Science and Dean, Faculty of Social Sciences, Osmania University, Hyderabad. He published seventy five research papers in English and nearly hundred articles in Telugu in LIS Professional Journals. He is a regular contributor to Greandhalaya Sarvashwamu the first Indian Professional Journal in LIS. He authored and also edited twenty books covering important facets of LIS such as Library Classification (Theory and Practice), Bibliographic Organization and Control, Library Movement, Public Library Development, Pseudonymous Authors in Telugu, Documentary Heritage and Legal Deposit.
Prof. Raju has been very actively and closely associated with professional activities at the Local, State and National levels. He is Life Member of ILA, IASLIC, ALSD, IATLIS and APLA. He was Vice-President of ILA (1986-87), IASLIC (1988-89 and 1992-93) and President of IATLIS (1996-98) and ALSD (1988-90).