Dr.S.Surianarayanan is the Chief Coordinator of Self Financed stream of the Madura College (autonomous), Madurai. He is the native of a small village Elathur, formerly it was in Trivancore samastan and later on added to Tamilnadu, which is now in Tenkasi District. He is Having 41 years of rich academic experience. Basically a mathematician from Annamalai University turned in to Library and Information Science field through Madurai Kamaraj University, started his career as the First Grade College Librarian at Sri Paramakalyani College, Alwarkurichi which is run by the Amalgamations group, Chennai. He further qualified himself M.A in Gandhian Thought from M K University, M.L.I.S from University of Madras and obtained Ph. D in Library and Information and Science from Annamalai University by joining there as the full time Teacher Fellow for two years under FIP.

He continued the open access system and introduced the book bank scheme effectively. He popularised the Over-night issue facility. He initiated and introduced the Best User of Library award to the students. He introduced various other services like SDI, Career Guidance, GIS, Readers forum etc. and framed the syllabus for Library and Information Science for introducing Library and Information Service Programme under Part V in Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and handled Library and Information Service to the U.G students.

He served as the NSS Programme officer for 10 years, coordinator of YRC, Youth activities, Organising Secretary of Career Guidance cell, Residential Deputy Warden in the Hostel, Convener of the College Magazine Committee, Member of Board of Directors of Cooperative stores, Anti-Ragging Committee, Admission Committee, College council, College Committee, Disciplinary Committee, IQAC Coordinator and the Principal-in Charge and Served as the Additional Chief and Chief Superintendent in the college for University Examinations.

He served as the approved research guide for guiding M.Phil scholars in Alagappa, Madurai Kamaraj and Annamalai Universities and Ph.D guide in Manonmaniam Sundaranar University and Sri Chandrasekherendra Saraswathi Viswa Mahavidhyalaya and Co-Guide in Bharathidasan and Annamalai Universities. He has Produced 24 M.Phils, 7 Ph.Ds. 63 papers presented in seminars and conferences and 65 papers and 6 books published. He Served as the member in 18 organizing committees and advisory committees of conferences and member in the Editorial Board of 6 Journals. Served as the Resource person in 44 Seminars/ Workshops,/ Orientation/ Refresher Courses and Rapportier General in 18 Conferences.

He served as the Resource person for handling PCP for M.L.I.S and M.Phil in Library and Information Science at Manonmaniam Sundaranar, Alagappa and Madurai Kamaraj Universities. He served as the Senate Member of Manonmaniam Sundaranar University for three years from January 2007. He served as the member in various affiliation committees, subject expert in pre Ph.D vaivas and Member in various advisory committees in Manonmaniam Sundaranar University.

He is the recipient of Autolib Tamilnadu Best Librarian Award- 2009. in SALIS 2010 and Best Tamilnadu Librarian award for 2010 by Tamilnadu Library Association on 18.02.2011 at the IX National Conference and Seminar.

He is the Life Member and served as the Vice President in Tamilnadu Library Association (TLA) and Life member of Indian Library Association (ILA). He served as the Tirunelveli Chapter Chairman, Vice President, President and now serving as the Senior Advisor of the Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS).

He is the Life member and served as the Secretary in the Ambai Tamil Ilakkiya Peravai, Club Secretary and District Committee Chairman of Lions Clubs International Dist. 324-B4, He is the member of Tamil Valarchi and Panpattu Maiyam, Tirunelveli and Theosophical Society, Ambasamudram.