Department of Library and Information Sciences

Department of Library and Information Sciences

About the Department

The Department of Library and Information Sciences offers Masters in Library and Information Science (M.Lib.I.Sc) and Ph.D programmes with the aim of developing efficient information and knowledge managers.

Vision

  • Developing skills required for management of Data, Information & Knowledge in Libraries and Information Centres, by applying the principles of librarianship and professional ethics.
  • Developing and enhancing skill-sets in Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) required for the Information and Knowledge Management processes.

Mission

  • To work on local and global thrust areas in the field of Library and Information Science.
  • To train and equip students with the knowledge, skills and values required to work in Information and Knowledge Centres.

Faculty

  1. Dr. Bhaw Nath Pandey, Associate Professor & HoD
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  2. Dr. Sukhdev Singh, Assistant Professor
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  3. Dr. Florence Guite, Assistant Professor
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  4. Dr. Rishabh Shrivastava, Assistant Professor
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  5. Dr. Somesh Rai, Assistant Professor
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Academic Programmes

  • 2023-25
    • Master of Library and Information Science
    • Ph.D Library & Information Science
  • 2022-24
    • Master of Library and Information Science
    • Ph.D Library & Information Science

Syllabi

Research Thurst Area

Library & Knowledge Management

  • Library Management: Administration, Financial Management, Entrepreneurship, Collection Development, Human Resource Management, Collection Development, Weeding Policy, Patron Driven Acquisition, Infrastructure, Library User Studies, Public Library, Special Library, Academic Library (School, College, University).
  • Information Source, Services & Systems: Medicine, Agriculture, Engineering & Technology, Social Sciences; Development, Evaluation and Maintenance; Reference Sources, Reference Services, Bibliographies, Webliographies Etc..
  • Knowledge Management: Systems, Tools, Architecture, Strategies, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Traditional Knowledge Systems, Tacit Knowledge, Knowledge Mapping, MIS Etc.

Quantitative & Qualitative Science Studies

  • Theories and Applications: Altmetrics, Informetrics, Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Librametrics, Webometrics.
  • Data Science Techniques & Applications: Information Visualisation, Knowledge Graph, Knowledge Visualisation, Big Scholarly Graph, Data Analytics Etc.

Advanced ICT applications in Information Sciences and Libraries

  • Mobile and Web Apps: Development, Evaluation of Related Technologies& Processes.
  • Web 3.0 Technologies: Semantic Web, Ontologies, Human Computer Interface, Augmented reality, Virtual Reality Applications Etc.
  • Library Automation and Digital Libraries: Open Source Softwares for ILMS, Digital Preservation, Digital Archives, Institutional Repository, Digital/Virtual Museum etc.
  • Advanced ICT: NLP, Cloud, Data Mining, Text Mining, Web Mining, AI & ML Applications, Expert Systems, Virtual assistant, Chatbots, Recommendation Systems.

Science, Technology & Innovation Management

  • STI Policy: Government Policies, Role of Government, Tech Mining, Patent Mining, ESG (Environmental, Social, and Governance), Future Studies, Technology& Innovation Management.
  • R&D Management: Data, Information and Knowledge Economics; Research Funding, Government Funding, Research based Start-ups, Institutional Rankings, Research Data Management.

Facilities

Planned Facilities
1. Digital Library and Automation Lab
A ‘Digital Library & Automation Laboratory’ has been planned to impart the specialized ICT skills to M. Lib. I. Sc. students & PhD Scholars. M. Lib. I. Sc. & PhD programmes offered by our department have a curriculum designed at par with reputed information schools and contemporary needs of ‘Library & Information Sciences’.
2. Departmental Library and Research Lab

A Departmental Library and Research Lab facility for the department's scholars is planned. Research in various areas of Library automation and digitization is being carried out by the research scholars and therefore a well equipped lab for the scholars and faculty members of the department is under development.

E-Content

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Placement

Name of the Student Batch Placement
Ms. Sapna 2019-2021 Central Library, CUPB
Mr. Sharath Sundar 2020-2022 Central Library, IIT Ganghinagar

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M Lib I Sc (2020-22)
Sr. No. Reg No Mentee Mentor
1 20mlibis01 ABDUL HADIL K Dr. Naresh Singla
2 20mlibis02 ANSAL M Dr. Naresh Singla
3 20mlibis03 APARNA PS Dr. Yogalakshmi K.N.
4 20mlibis04 ASHUTOSH KUMAR Dr. Deepak Kumar
5 20mlibis05 DHANYA SAJEEV Dr. Yogalakshmi K.N.
6 20mlibis15 HALVELE KAPIL Prof. Monisha Dhiman
7 20mlibis17 INDARAPU NAVYA Prof. Monisha Dhiman
8 20mlibis18 JUHI SINGH Prof. Alpna Saini
9 20mlibis07 KHUSBOO Dr. Suresh Thareja
10 20mlibis08 KUMAR SHUBHAM Prof. Amandeep Kaur
11 20mlibis20 MOHD ABASS Dr. Uma Shanker
12 20mlibis10 MUHAMMED SHAHINSHA A Er. S.S. Khurana
13 20mlibis11 MURSHID K Er. S.S. Khurana
14 20mlibis16 NIHAD MC Er. S.S. Khurana
15 20mlibis12 PRATEEK SAHU Dr. Deepak Kumar Pandey
16 20mlibis14 SAURABH GUPTA Dr. Dharmendra Singh
17 20mlibis21 SHARATH SUNDAR M Dr. Naresh Singla
18 20mlibis01 ABDUL HADIL K Dr. Naresh Singla
19 20mlibis02 ANSAL M Dr. Naresh Singla

M Lib I Sc (2021-23)

1		 21mlibis01 Raghavendra Dr. Florence Guite
2 21mlibis02 Ashish Dr. Sukhdev Singh
3 21mlibis03 Vadla Shivani Dr. Florence Guite
4 21mlibis04 Kanaka Chandrakanth Dr. Sukhdev Singh
5 21mlibis08 Archisman Ray Dr. Rishabh Srivastava
6 21mlibis09 Ali Ashban K Dr. Rishabh Srivastava
7 21mlibis10 Adarsh K Dr. Rishabh Srivastava
8 21mlibis11 Aqib Mehroof Dr. Somesh Rai
9 21mlibis12 Sagar Chauhan Dr. Somesh Rai
10 21mlibis13 Amandeep Kaur Dr. Florence Guite
11 21mlibis14 Depak kumar Shahani Dr. Somesh Rai

PhD Scholars

Sr.No. Name Date of joining Name of guide (Proposed) Date of course completion of work Details of Financial assistance from 
1 Mr. Kailash Chand Sharma April 2022 Dr. Rishabh Shrivastava Ongoing UGC
2 Md. Zubair April 2022 Dr. Rishabh Shrivastava Ongoing UGC
3 Md. Irfanullah April 2022 Dr. Sukhdev Singh Ongoing UGC
4 Mr. Aman Verma April 2022 Dr. Sukhdev Singh Ongoing UGC
5 Ms. Pragya Lohia April 2022 Dr. Florence Guite/ Dr. Rishabh Shrivastava (Co-Guide) Ongoing UGC
6 Mr. Susheel  Kumar April 2022 Dr. Florence Guite Ongoing UGC

Grants

S. No. Name of Faculty Title of the Grant Starting Dates External/ Internal Amount (Lakhs)
1 Dr Sukhdev Singh A bibliometric of science and technical literature in Punjab(Gurumukhi) 2022 Internal 1.5
2 Dr Florence Guite Types, usage, and users’ satisfaction level towards e-resources in the university library of Central University of Punjab :  A study of faculty members and research scholars. 2022 Internal 1.5
3 Dr Rishabh Shrivastava Analysis of collaboration amongst researchers: A study of government- funded universities in Punjab, Haryana, and Chandigarh. 2022 Internal 1.5

Total Amount

 4.5

Seminar/Symposia

Department’s Faculty as Resource Person:

  1. Somesh Rai Delivered a Lecture on “E-Resources and Its Use” during  a one day national webinar organized by Library, Government PG College, Khargone under the aegis of IQAC on 19 Dec 2020.
  2. Somesh Rai  Delivered a lecture on "Research Tools & techniques" during a 3 days online workshop organized by Library, Government PG College, Khargone on 12th March 2022.
  3. Dr. Rishabh Shrivastava delivered an Expert Talk on “Scholarly Communication and Research Evaluation “ at 5 days STC on “Impact and Strategies for Higher Education: Comprehensive Research Pedagogy, Methodology and Design organized by Dr BR Ambedkar NIT Jalandhar during 17-21 August 2020.
  4. Dr. Rishabh Shrivastava delivered a lecture on the topic “Plagiarism in Social Sciences” at Institute of Development Studies , Jaipur in Two weeks ICSSR sponsored programme for Research Scholars on 15th April 2021.
  5. Dr. Rishabh Shrivastava delivered a lecture on the topic “ Selecting Journals for publishing” at Institute of Development Studies , Jaipur in Two weeks ICSSR sponsored programme for Research Scholars on 15th April 2021.
  6. Dr. Rishabh Shrivastava  delivered an invited talk on the topic “Scholarly Communication, Web2.0 and altmetrics” in e-LAN 2021 International e-Conference on Library and Allied Subjects in Network, during 1-2 November, 2021

Alumni

M Lib I Sc (2019-2021)

Sl No Reg No Students Name Mentor
1 19mlibis03 ABHILASH K R Dr. Bhupinder Singh
2 19mlibis04 AJAZ HUSSAIN Mr. Kannan P.
3 19mlibis05 ASHISH KUMAR YADAV Dr. Bhupinder Singh
4 19mlibis01 BISWAJIT SAIKIA Mr. Kannan P.
5 19mlibis02 DEVASHISH JHA Dr. Bhupinder Singh
6 19mlibis06 RITESH KUMAR Mr. Kannan P.
7 19mlibis07 SAPNA KUMARI Mr. Kannan P.

LIST OF STUDENTS WHO QUALIFIED NET/JRF


Sr. No.		 Name Uni. Reg. No. Exam Roll Number NET NET-JRF Year
1 Ritesh Kumar 19mlibis06 BR07006191 NET NET-JRF Dec. 2020 & June 2021
2 Saurabh Gupta 20mlibis14 UP18009730 NET NET-JRF Dec. 2020 & June 2021
3 Ansal M. 20mlibis02 PB02002877 NET - Dec. 2020 & June 2021
4 Sharath Sundar 20mlibis21 KL12003485 NET - Dec. 2020 & June 2021

STUDENT WENT FOR HIGHER STUDY

Sr. No. Name Higher Study University
1 Ritesh Kumar Ph.D. Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli

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  1. 2019-20

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