A Presentation by

P. G. Department of Library & Information ScienceSambalpur University

Presentation Team

Dr. B. Maharana, Reader & Coordinator

Mrs. Sabitri MajhiLecturer

“Library and information science is an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources.”

The first American school for library science was founded by Melvil Dewey at Columbia University in 1887.

Owing to the initiative taken by Sayaji Rao Gaekwad II, the ruler of the erstwhile Baroda State W.A Borden a disciple of Dewey initiated training in librarianship in India in 1911 at Baroda.

After partition, the first school of Library Science was opened in University of Madras in the year 1929 in collaboration with the Madras Library Association.

Dr. Siyali Ramamrita Ranganathan

…the father of Library and Information Science in

India

Library and Information Science education in India is presently offered at different levels like:

Bachelor’s Degree Master’s Degree M.Phil Ph.D. Diploma Courses: PGDLAN, PGDDL, PGDERM

More than 120 universities including Sambalpur University 31 Open Universities Two national level institutions:

National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (NISCAIR), New Delhi

Documentation Research and Training (DRTC), Bangalore under ISI

Theory Papers Practical Papers Home Assignments Projects Seminar Presentations Group Discussions Debating

Course Components

Core LIS Skil ls

Information and

Communication Technology

Management

Soft Skil ls

Research Methodology

Behavioral Studies

Two Years integrated Programme in Library & Information Science

Four Semesters 22 Papers with 93 CHs

Any graduate with Honours or 50% marks in aggregate (if a Pass student)

Entrance Test (60%)

Career Marks (30%)

Viva-voce (10%)

Librarian Documentation Officer Assistant Librarian Deputy Librarian Scientist (Library Science/ Documentation) Library and Information Officer Knowledge Manager/ Officer, Information Executive,

Director/ Head of Library Services Information Officer Information Analyst

School, College, Universities; Central Government Libraries. the training centers of banks. National Museum and Archives; NGOs working in different areas. R&D Centre like ICAR, CSIR, DRDO, ICSSR, ICHR, ICMR, ICFRE,

etc. Business Houses. Foreign Embassies and High Commissions. International Centers like WHO, UNESCO, UNO, World Bank etc. the libraries of Ministries and other government departments. National Level Documentation Centers..

Library Networks. the newspaper libraries. News Channels. the Libraries of Radio Stations. the Databases provider firms. publishing companies for preparing Index, abstracts,

bibliographies etc. various digital library projects like ‘Digital Library of

India’ etc. Training Academies

Formation of National Knowledge Commission Formation of National Mission for Libraries (NML)

as a Central Sector Scheme Enactment of Public Libraries Act by the Govt. of

Odisha Opening of more and more academic and

research institutions

UGC has equated the Library Professionals with academic category and Pay packages as per UGC norms

CSIR has classified library professionals under scientific staff (Scientist-A, Scientist-B, etc.)

Corporate Houses such as TCS, Infosys, Wipro, etc. provide high pay packages

Govt. of Odisha moving a bill to equate the status of college librarians at par with the teaching staff.

“A profession most suitable for women”

Post Graduate Department of Library & Information Science, Sambalpur University

Established in 1976 Courses: MLISc, M.Phil, Ph.D, PGDLAN Facilities: Computer Laboratory, Book Bank,

Library Facilities, Study tour Programmes, Alumni Association Placement Cell

1. Prof. Jaideep Sharma, Professor, IGNOU, New Delhi 2. Dr. S. K. Satpathy, Deputy Librarian, NIT, Raipur 3. Dr. C. K. Swain, Librarian, IIM, Raipur 4. Dr. S. B. Sahoo, Regional Manager, SIDBI, Lucknow 5. Dr. B. Maharana, Reader, P. G. Dept of Lib. & Info. Sc., Sambalpur University 6. Mrs. Sabitri Majhi, Lecturer, P. G. Dept. of Lib. & Info. Sc., Sambalpur University 7. Dr. Anwarul Islam, Librarian, Bangladesh Institute of Development Studies Dhaka 8. Dr. R. N. Mishra, Associate Professor, Dept. of Lib. & Info. Sc. Mizoram Central University, Aizwal 9. Sri Nihar Kanta Patra, Deputy Librarian, National Institute of Food Technology Entrepreneurship and Management, New Delhi 10. Sri Premraj Mishra, Information Manager, TISCO, Jamshedpur

Many more……

A great Profession Looking forward to you

Any Query?

Thank you