Department of Library and Information Science

BHARATHIDASAN UNIVERSITY Tiruchirappalli - 620 024, India

DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE

PROFILE 2

Faculty Members

Name of HOD : Dr. S. Srinivasa Ragavan Designation : Professor & Head

Name : Dr. C. Ranganathan Designation : Associate Professor

Name : Dr. B. Jeyapragash Designation : Associate Professor

Name : Dr. M. Surulinathi Designation : Assistant Professor

Name : Dr. R. Balasubramani Designation : Assistant Professor

Name : Dr. N.Amsaveni Designation : Assistant Professor

Preface

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The Department of Library and Information Science is offering integrated M.Lib.I.Sc. (2 Years) Academic Programme. The department has also offers M.Phil and Ph.D (Part-Time/Full-Time) research programmes from the academic year 2008-2009.The department is offering the Programmes with updated curriculum of meeting present needs of academic, corporate and information industry to ensure employability. The department has updated and sophisticated information systems including digital library and web technologies. Students are exposed to practical environments of different types of libraries through education tours, internship and training programmes. The Department has highly qualified and experienced teaching faculty with UGC-NET and Ph.D., having an experience of more than a decade. They also served in various educational institions including institutions of national importance and information industries. The faculty received the research projects, organized sponsored academic events and awards. The Department has a good collection of library resources including e-journals, e-books and databases. The students are given practical training in designing digital libraries, subject information gateways, and compilation of research profile using mapping tools. Creation of websites and automation of libraries using open source tools. The faculty were visited and delivered lectures across national and international destinations such as Singapore, Malaysia, Oman, Thailand, Srilanka and South Korea. The faculty members are taking part in Board of Studies, Academic council, Governing Council, Inspection Committees, Research Advisory Boards of Colleges, Universities and National Institutes including NAAC and UGC.There are a few international students from Sri lanka, Ghana, Nepal, Dubai (UAE) and Oman pursued their higher education. The students make presentations in the Conferences, Seminars and other academic programmes at national and international level and received best paper awards. The google scholar citation of department is 632 with the H-Index of 13.

Professor and Head

Objectives:

. To impart professional skills to meet the changing requirements of the various types of libraries and information industries.

. To offer higher academic and research programmes in Library and Information Science.

. To ensure 100 percent employability for all our students and research scholars.

. To provide training to the working LIS professionals on emerging technologies.

. To strive for funding through sponsored research and to bring out standard publications.

Vision

. To impart quality education in Library and Information Science (LIS) on par with International standards. To develop potential human resources in LIS, to adopt international teaching and learning practices and to make visibility of the library school across the globe.

Mission

. Imparting knowledge and skills on emerging technologies to handle and manage Information and Data Sets. . Imparting skills to design digital and virtual Libraries of different organizations. . Imparting capabilities on employability. . Collaborating with National and International LIS teachers, working library professionals and the faculty members of allied subjects to carry out research and scholarly communication. . To undertake quality research in the fields of Library and Information Science, avail research funding and carryout consultancy and training programmes.

Research Interest

Faculty I Area of Research/Specialization: User Studies; Digital Library and Web Technology; Information Systems; Quality Assurance in LIS.

Name Dr.S. Srinivasaragavan Professor & Head

Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension

No. of Research Publications : 66 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 81 h-index : 5 i-10 index : 4 Total Citations : 111 Patents Granted/Filed : - Products Developed : - Projects Completed/Ongoing : 3/2 Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : -

Awards and Recognitions

 Received National Best Librarian Award 2017 for significant contribution to LIS Profession, from Madras Library Association (MALA) on the occasion of 125th Birth Anniversary Celebration of Padmashree Dr. S.R Ranganathan, held at IIT –Madras, Chennai on 12th August 2017.  Received National Best Librarian Award by Indian Academic Library Association, Bangalore in the year 2006 Research Group Members  Doctoral Research Committee Member, Department of Library & Information Science (Bharathidasan University)  Bishop Heber College (Academic Council Member)  Rajah Serfoji Government (Autonomous) (Academic Council Member)  University of Mysore (BOS)  Bangalore University (BOS)  Bharathiyar University (BOS)  Bharathidasan University (BOS)  Alagappa University (BOS)  Karunya University (BOS)  Periyar University (BOS) 6

 Madurai Kamaraj University (BOS)  Tamil University Tanjore (BOS)  Rajagiri college of Social Sciences Cochin (BOS)  Holy Cross College (BOS)  Gandhigram Rural Institute (BOS)  Thiruvalluvar University (BOS)  Reviewer for the programme of Bachelor of Arts Hons. in Library and Information Science for the Open University of Sri Lanka during 03rd -17th December 2017.  Acted as Expert Committee Member for selection of Library professionals for various Higher Education Institutions.  Acted as member in question paper setting for TNPSC Examination and UGC NET.

Member in Other Academic Activities

 Acted as NAAC member and member co-ordinatore for various Universities and Colleges  Bharathidasan University SWAYAM Co-ordinator  University Co-ordinator for “Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat”  Life Member of ISTE, ALA, SALIS, MALA

Faculty II

Area of Research/Specialization: Bibliometrics, Scientometrics and Webometrics User Studies Information Processing and Retrieval Library Classification and Library Cataloguing Indexing

Dr.C.RANGANATHAN Associate Professor Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension No. of Research Publications : 51 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 134 h-index : 07 i-10 index : 06 Total Citations : 287 Patents Granted/Filed : Nil Products Developed : Nil Projects Completed/Ongoing : Nil Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : Nil

Awards and Recognitions  Received Best paper award in the paper titled "Proteomics Research in India: A Scientometric Assessment of Publication Output during 1998-2018" by Impact Journals IMPACT: International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature (IJRHAL).  Received Best Paper Award in the National Conference Issue, Challenges and Opportunities in Electronic Resource Manageent for Students (CICOERMS-2017) on 23rd September 2017 organized by Organised by central library, Thiruvalluvar University College of Arts and Science Thiruvennainallur – 607 203, Vilupuram district, Tamilnadu. (Paper Title: New Generation of Skills for Librarian2.0 in 21st Century) Research Group Members  Doctoral Research Committee Member in Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24  Research Advisory Committee in Department of Library and Information Science, Annamalai University, Annamalainagar.  Acted as Member in Question Paper Setting for TNPSC Examination,Tamilnadu  Acted as Member in Question Paper Setting for KeralaPSC Examination, Tamilnadu.  Acted as Expert Committee Member for selection of Library professionals for various Higher Education Institutions. Past Members 1. 8

Faculty III

Area of Research/Specialization:

1. Library Automation and Networking 2. Digital Libraries 3. Institutional Repositories 4. Open Source Software’s

Dr.B.JEYAPRAGASH Associate Professor Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension No. of Research Publications : 35 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 61 h-index : 4 i-10 index : 1 Total Citations : 44 Patents Granted/Filed : Nil Products Developed : Nil Projects Completed/Ongoing : Nil Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : Nil

Awards and Recognitions  Received SALIS A.N.Marappan Memorial National Best Young LIS Award 2015 by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science(SALIS) at National Conference by KSRCET, Thiruchencode on 08th July 2016.  Received Best Paper Award, in National Conference by P.G Department of Library and Information Science, Bishop Heber College, Trichy on 10th March 2018. Research Group Members  Doctoral Research Committee Member in Department of Library and Information Science, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24  Doctoral Research Committee Member in PG and Research Department of Library and Information Science, Bishop Heber College, Tiruchirappalli-24  Acted as Member of CAS Promotion Committee, Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli-24  Life Member of Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS).  Life Member of Indian Academic Library Association (IALA).  Life Member of Alumini Association of Library and Information Science (AALIS). Past Members

1. 9

Faculty IV

Area of Research/Specialization:

 Scientometrics and Bibliometrics  Digital Libraries and Web Technologies  Institutional Repository  Music Library

Dr.M.SURULINATHI Assistant Professor Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension

No. of Research Publications : 48 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 124 h-index : 08 i-10 index : 06 Total Citations : 214 Patents Granted/Filed : Nil Products Developed : Nil Projects Completed/Ongoing : Nil Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : Nil

Awards and Recognitions  Best Paper Award at International Conference on Scholarly Communication and Knowledge Management in Higher Educational Institutions organized by Central Library, K. L. University, Andhra Pradesh. (Paper Title: Social Networking Tools for Chat with Librarian)  A. N. Marappan Memorial National Best Young Librarian Award by Society for the Advancement of Library and Information Science (SALIS). National Conference Organized by Coimbatore Institute of Technology. Research Group Members  Doctoral Research Committee Member, Department of Library & Information Science (Bharathidasan University)

Past Members

Faculty V

Area of Research/Specialization: 1. Scientometrics 2. E-Resource Management 3. Digital Library and Knowledge Management

Dr. R. Balasubramani Assistant Professor

Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension

No. of Research Publications : 52 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 74 h-index : 10 i-10 index : 11 Total Citations : 255 Projects Ongoing : 1 Patents Granted/Filed : Nil Products Developed : Nil Projects Completed/Ongoing : Nil Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : Nil Awards and Recognitions

 National Level Best Young Research Advisor Award given by IALA Association on 21 May, 2016.  National Level Best Library Professional Award given by SALIS Association on 10 July, 2015.  Best Paper Award given by SALIS Association on 16 August, 2013.

Research Group Members

 Life Member of SALIS  Life Member of IALA

Past Members

1. 2.

Faculty VI

Area of Research/Specialization: 1. Scientometrics 2. Bibliometrics 3. User Studies 4. Digital Library 5. Library Automation Dr. N.AMSAVENI Assistant Professor

Achievements made in Teaching/Research/Extension

No. of Research Publications : 56 No. of papers presented in Conferences : 81 h-index :07 i-10 index : 05 Total Citations : 160 Patents Granted/Filed : Nil Products Developed : Nil Projects Completed/Ongoing : Nil Consultancies Completed/Ongoing : Nil

Awards and Recognitions

 Best Paper and Best Presentation Award given by International Conference on “Recent Trends in Engineering, Technology and Science ICRETS-2016” held on 12th and 13th August, 2016 organized by S T J Institute of Technology, Ranebennur, Karnataka. Research Group Members  Life Member of SALIS and IALA  Doctoral Research Committee Member, Department of Library & Information Science in Bharathidasan University, Annamalai University, Periyar University and A.V.V.M Sri Pushpam College (autonomous), Poondi – 613 503,  Sri Venkateshwara University, Tirupathi (As External Examinar & paper evaluation)  Paper evaluation & Question paper Setter in Alagappa University, Annamalai University, Periyar University, Tamil University, and Bishop Heber College  Hostel Committee, Bharathidasan University  Acted as member in question paper setting for KPSC (Kerala Public Service) Examination.

Past Members

1. 2. 3. 12

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Details of Research & Consultancy Projects – Appendix I

Details of Fellowships being availed by the Research Scholars/Project Staff

S. No. Name Reg. No. Fellowship 1. J. ISSAC ARPUTHARAJ PHD16LIS07 URF 2. S. KANAGASUNDARI PHD15LIS01 URF 3. K.S. ABU PHD15LIS03 JRF 4. N. RAJALAKSHMI PHD14LIS12 RGF 5. S.UMAIYORUBAGAM PHD16LIS08 URF 6. T.RAJKUMAR PHD16LIS10 ICSSR 7. A.MUTHURAJ PHD16LIS09 ICSSR 8. D. KIRUTHIKA Research Assistant ICMR & ICSSR 9. B. VASUKI Research Assistant ICMR & ICSSR 10. Dr. N. PRASANNA KUMARI DST PURSE Research Fellow DST

List of Research Publications since 2013-14 to 2017-18 – Appendix II

Books/Book Chapters (2013-14 to 2017-18) Srinivasaragavan, S, Sankar, M, Dorairajan, M, (et.al.) (2018) “From Traditional Libraries to Present Libraries” Festschrift Volume in honor of Dr. P. Raghavan, Librarian, National College, Trichirappalli (ISBN: 978-93-83069-30-9)

Muthukumar, S and Srinivasaragavan, S, (2018) “Information Literacy Programmes in School Libraries: A Case Study in South India” edt. by S. Srinivasaragavan, (et.al) PoGo Publications, 66-70 (978-93-83069-30-9)

Srinivasaragavan, S, and Prasanna kumari, N, (2018) “Quality Assurance and Best Practices in Libraries” edt. by S. Srinivasaragavan,(et.al), PoGo Publications, 84-86 (978-93-83069-30- 9)

Bagavathi, A and Srinivasaragavan, S, (2018) “Research on Himalayas: A Scientometric Analysis” ” edt. by S. Srinivasaragavan, (et.al), PoGo Publications, 188-193 (978-93-83069- 30-9).

Srinivasaragavan, S, (2018) “An Assessment of Indian Citation Publication Output: A Study on Indian Citation Index” edt. by S. Srinivasaragavan,(et.al), PoGo Publications, 274-278 (978-93-83069-30-9)

Ranganathan, C (2018). Effective Library Information Service Delivery in 21ST Century Librarians. ( A Festschrift Volume in Dr.P.Raghavan, Librarian ,National College, Trichy) IN: From Traditional Libraries to Present Libraries. Edited by Srinivasaraghavan, S[et.al]. Tiruchirappalli: Academic Library Association(ALA), pp.250-255.ISBN: 978-93- 83069-30-9.

Ramya, C and Ranganathan, C (2018).Application of Google Technology for Library Services in Digital Environment. ( A Festschrift Volume in Dr.P.Raghavan, Librarian ,National College, Trichy) IN: From Traditional Libraries to Present Libraries. Edited by Srinivasaraghavan, S[et.al]. Tiruchirappalli:Academic Library Association(ALA), pp.243- 249.ISBN: 978-93-83069-30-9. 15

Jeyapragash, B (2018) “Mendeley: Reference Management Tool for Researchers” at (Online Tools for Librarians) published by Dominant Publishers and Distributors Pvt.Ltd.

Jeyapragash, B., Rajkumar, T., Muthuraj, A. (2018) “Research presence of the Gandhigram Rural Institute in Research Gate” at (Online Tools for Librarians) published by Dominant Publishers and Distributors Pvt.Ltd.

Amsaveni, N (2018). “SWOT Analysis for Status of Creating Digital Library in Selected Engineering Colleges in North Tamilnadu: A Study”, August 2018, pp.139 9 146. Article published in the Book titles on “Social Responsibility of Educational Institutions in Developing countries ICSEDC 2018” published by BS Publications, Hyderabad. ISBN: 978- 93-87593-91-6.

Amsaveni, N (2018). “Scientometric Portrait of Prof. Vangari Vishwa Mohan, Osmania University”, PP. 2. Article published in the Book titles on “Library Practices in Digital Era” published by BS Publications, Hyderabad. ISBN: 978-93-85433-07-8.

Amsaveni, N. (2018). “Status of Open Acceess Repositories in DOAR: An International Quantitative Study” published in the book of “Challenge to Change: Use of ICT for Excellence in Academic Libraries”. Prof. Nityanada Pradhan, Chief Editor and Dr.P.K.Tripathy, Associate Editor. Regional Institute of Education (National Council of Educational Research and Training, New Delhi) Shyamla Hills, Bhopal. pp.233-244. ISBN: 978-93-8183-936-2.

Srinivasaragavan, S, Balasubramani, R, (2017) “Knowledge Resources and Library Technologies” Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli, (ISBN: 978-93-85399-86-2)

Jeyapragash, B., (2017) Academic Social Networking and Online Tools for Research, Noolagam Pesukirathu, ISBN: 978-81-932961-5-8.

Ranganathan, C and Durga, D (2016).Application of Social Networking Tools for LIS Education in Digital Environment. ( A Festschrift Volume in Prof. V. Geetha) IN: Research Trends in Library and Information Science. Edited by Muruganantham,T.[et.al]. Tiruchirappalli: Alumni Association of Library and Information Science (AALIS)& P.G & 16

Research Department of Library and Information Science, Bishop Heber College(Autonomous),Tiruchirappalli-620017, pp.255-259.ISBN: 978-93-80767-58-1.

Balasubramani Jeyapragash and Venkatraman Geetha., (2016) Open Source Software for Library Applications, LAMBERT Academic Publishing, ISBN: 978-3- 330-03116-6.

Jeyapragash, B and Issac Arputharaj (2016) Author Identifiers with Special reference to Open Researcher and Contributor ID (ORCID) ‘Research Trends in LIS (A Festschrift Volume in Honour of Prof.V.Geetha.)’ published by AALIS and PG & Research Dept. of Library and Information Science.

Amsaveni, N, Srinivasaragavan, S, (2015) “Emerging Technologies in Library Services: Issues and Challenges” Bharathidasan University, Trichirappalli, (ISBN: 978-81-908804-8-0).

Ganesan, P, Sridhar, K, Srinivasaragavan, S, (2015) “Recent Trends in Library and Information Services (RTLIS)” (ISBN: 978-93-80657-12-7).

Jeyapragash, B (2015) Academic Social Networking Sites for Research ‘Library and Information Services: Advancing with Technology (Festschrift in Honour of Dr.A.Hariharan and S.Surianarayanan)’ published by Dr.A.Hariharan and Dr.S.Surianarayanan Felicitation Committee and SALIS.

Amsaveni, N and Vasanthi, R.(2015). “YaCy – Peer to Peer Network value decentralized web search: An Overview”, PP. 147-153. Article published in the Book titled on “Library and Information Services: Advancing with Technology” in 3rd chapter (Web Technology). (Festschrift in Honour of Dr.A.Hariharan and Dr. S.Surianarayanan. Published by SALIS. ISBN: 978-93-85469-01-5.

Amsaveni, N. (2015). "Dynamics of e- resources and digital libraries” titled on “Usage pattern of search engine accessing e- resources by Tamilnadu University users An analytical study”. Avon Publications, ISBN: 978-93-8183-936-2.

Ranganathan, C (2014).Growth and Development of Research Activities on Digital Architecture: A Scientometric Analysis. ( A Festschrift Volume in Prof. A. Manoharan) IN: Trends in Library and Information Science. Edited by Sivakumaran,K S.[et.al]. Chennai: Almighty Book Company, pp.29-38.ISBN: 978-81-920309-1-3

BharathaDevi,T and Ranganathan, C (2014).Knowledge Management for Library and Information Centres in Digital Environment System.( A Festschrift Volume in Prof. A. Manoharan) IN: Trends in Library and Information Science. Edited by Sivakumaran,K S.[et.al]. Chennai: Almighty Book Company, pp.29-38.ISBN: 978-81-920309-1-3.

Jeyapragash, B (2014) Citation Analysis Tools: A Special Reference to Google Scholar Citations ‘Trends in Library and Information Science,( A Festschrift Volume in Honour of Prof.A.Manoharan.)’ published by Almighty Book Company, Chennai.

Dorairajan, M, Srinivasaragavan, S, Renukadevi, M (2013) “Question Bank in Library and Information Science” (ISBN: 976-81-909199-1-3)

Ranganathan, C (2013). SWOT analysis of Library and Information Science Education in India: An Overview. (Prof.K.Balasubramanian Commemoration Volume) IN: Advancing Boundaries of Knowledge of Library Science and Information Technology.Edited by Dr.S.Ramkumar[et.al]. New Delhi: Prof.K.Balasubramanian Commemoration Volume Organising Committee, pp 470-476.ISBN: 978-81-9267-830-.

Jeyapragash, B (2013) Open Source Software for Contemporary Libraries‘Advancing Boundaries of Knowledge of Library Science and Information Technology (A Commemoration Volume in Honour of Prof. K. Balasubramanian on the occasion of his 81st Birth Day)’ published by Prof. K. Balasubramanian, Commemoration Volume Organizing Committee, Parvathy Nilayam, Coimbatore.

Amsaveni, N (2013). Electronic resources and services: Need and Realization of Library professionals. Article published in the Book titled on “Advancing boundaries of Knowledge of Library Scienceand Information Technology. (A Commemoration volume in Honour of Prof. K.Balasubramanian on the occasion of his 81st birthday). ISBN: 978-81-92678-30-6.

Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Organized

S.No Conferences/Workshops/Seminars Period 1 National Workshop on Digital Learning Resources 14th December 2018 2 National Workshop on Research Intelligence and 24th August 2018 Scholarly Publishing 3 One Day Orientation Workshop on “SWAYAM” 29 thJune 2018 4 Orientation Workshop on “SWAYAM” 3 rd May 2018 5 DST Sponsored Two Days National Workshop on “Big 23-24th March 2018 Data, Research Data and Libraries” 6 International Conference on “Knowledge Resources 24-25th February 2017 and Library Technologies (ICKRELT 2017) 7 UGC Sponsored One Day International workshop on” 23rd February, 2017. Content Management System Using Drupal” 8 one day Awareness-Cum- training Programme on 6th November 2015 “Shodhganga ETD Database 9 National workshop on” Information and Knowledge 12th and 13th August, Analytics” 2015 10 National conference on “UGC Sponsored one day 14th February 2015 National Seminar on Emerging Technologies in Library Services: Issues and Challenges 11 National workshop on” Dspace: An Open Source 10th January, 2015 Software for Digital Library Initiatives 12 National workshop on” Resources and Technologies for 12thAugust, 2014 Scholarly Information 13 workshop on “Access to National Workshop on “Impact 17thFebruary, 2014 of Information Technology on Scientometric Studies 14. Workshop hands on training on “Access to SciFinder 17th October 2013 Scholar Database

UGC –Refresher Coures in Library and Information Science Organized

S.No Refresher Coures Period 1 Refresher Coures in Library and Information Science 17.08.2018--06.09.2018 2 Refresher Coures in Library and Information Science 20.05.2016--09.06.2016 3 Refresher Coures in Library and Information Science 11.02.2015—03.03.2015 19

Programmes offered

1. M.L.I.S -Library and Information Science 2. M. Phil. -Library and Information Science 3. Ph. D. -Library and Information Science 4. PGDLKM (Post Graduate Diploma in Digital Library and Knowledge Management)

Program objectives

The objectives of M.Lib.I.Sc (Library and Information Science) programme are:

Educate and capacitate every Master of Library and Information Science product to make aware and demonstrate the ethics, values, and foundational principles of the information profession, and discuss the importance of information/data literacy and intellectual freedom within the LIS profession and an overall research attitude by helping them

 To obtain a thorough knowledge about the organizational settings both in hybrid and digital library systems affiliated to Academic, Public, Special organizations in which information professionals practice;  recognize the diversity (such as cultural and economic) in the information needs of the clientele and employees of an organization and become familiar with matching information/data services;  to apply the principles to information system and services; design, query, and evaluate information as well as databases and retrieval systems;  to use the basic concepts and principles related to the selection, evaluation, organization, archiving and preservation of traditional documents and digital information materials;  demonstrate the understanding of basic principles and standards of planning, organizing, management, marketing, and advocacy involved in organization and management of data/information such as classification and controlled vocabulary systems, cataloging systems, metadata schemas as well as other systems for promoting recall and precision towards promoting 20

user satisfaction; demonstrate proficiency in identifying, using, and evaluating current and emerging information and communication technologies applicable to LI services;  use service concepts, principles, and techniques to precisely enunciate and connect individuals or groups with accurate, relevant, and appropriate data/information;  describe the fundamental concepts of information-seeking behaviors; design instructional programs based on learning principles and theories;  demonstrate understanding of quantitative and qualitative research methods, the ability to design a research project, and the ability to evaluate and synthesize research literature besides knowledge about plagiarism checker software;  demonstrate oral and written communication skills necessary for professional work including collaboration and presentations; evaluate programs and services using measurable criteria;  Identify ways in which information professionals can contribute to the cultural, economic, educational, and social well-being of our global communities;

Eligibility: A pass in any degree from a recognized Institution or University.

Selection Procedure

Selection will be made on the basis of merit list prepared from the application and the entrance examination. Reservation if any applicable as per the State/ Central Government / University Grant Commission and University Rules.

Programme structure – Appendix III

Students’ achievements (2013-14 to 2017-18)

S. No. Reg. No. Name Exam(s) Qualified 1. 35123963 Sumathi, M TN-SET 2 35123490 Devaki, M. TN-SET 3. 35123899 Dhanapal, A. TN-SET 4. 35123921 Muthuraj, A. TN-SET/NET 5. 35123598 Saravanakumaran, S. UGC-NET

72006280 Jothilakshmi, K. UGC-NET 6.

15121993 Abirami, S. UGC-NET 7.

Bharathadevi, T. UGC-NET 8.

Rajesh Kumar, K. UGC-NET 9.

10590079 Prasannakumari, N. UGC-NET 10.

17590151 Devendrappa, T. UGC-NET 11.

71006302 Mohankumar, S. UGC-NET 12.

37590242 Kavitha UGC-NET 13.

1140121 Allimuthu, M. UGC-NET 14.

72006624 Issac Arputharaj, J. UGC-NET 15.

16. 35123820 Mohankumar UGC-NET 17. 35123947 Sarojini TN-SET 18. 35123922 Nandhini UGC-NET 19. Kiruthika, D UGC-NET 22

Ph. D. Awardees M.Lib.I.Sc. Gold Medalists Name Year of passing Name Year of passing M. Surulinathi 2013 J. Manikandan 2013 B. Neelakandan 2013 G. Mahalakshmi 2014 M. Mandhrasalam 2013 R. Kameshkannan 2015 P. Jayanthi 2014 S. Abirami 2016 A. Kalisdha 2014 M. Devaki 2017 C. Kokila 2014 S. Gayathri 2018 P. Ashokkumar 2014 K. Sivasekaran 2014 R. Muthukrishnan 2015 R. Vasanthi 2016 M. Manjula 2016 C. Ranganathan 2017 N. Prasannakumari 2017 S. Kanagasundari 2017 M. Manikandan 2017 K. Ramesh 2018 23

Conferences, Seminars and Workshop Organised Workshop on “Digital Learning Resources” on Workshop on “Research Intelligence & 14th December 2018. Scholarly Publishing” on 24th August 2018.

Workshop on Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat on May Orientation Workshop on SWAYAM held on 10th 2018. 29th June 2018.

Orientation Workshop on SWAYAM held on 3rd Workshop on Big Data, Research Data & May 2018. Libraries held on 23rd &24th March 2018.

Departmental Activities Refresher Course in Library and Informtion Science on 17th August 2018 to 6th September 2018.

Contact us Name Dr. S. Srinivasaragavan Professor and Head Department of Library and Information Science Bharathidasan University Tiruchirappalli - 620 024 Tamil Nadu, India Tel: +91 431 - 2407068 Fax:+91 431- xxxxxxx, E-Mail: [email protected] www.bdu.ac.in 25

Appendix I

Research & Consultancy Projects Completed Projects

S. Principal Project Title Period Funding Amount No. Investigator From To Agency ₹ (in lakhs) 1. Dr. S. Implementation of Higher 20.0 Srinivasaragavan Smart Class Room Education with Video 2012 2013 Department (Govt. of conference; three Tamilnadu) Smart Class Rooms 2. Dr. S. Design and 2009 2011 UGC MRP 4.8 Srinivasaragavan development of online union catalogue of Bharathidasan University and its affiliate colleges, Tamil Nadu

Ongoing Projects

S. Principal Project Title Period Funding Amount No. Investigator From To Agency ₹ (in lakhs) 1. Dr. S. ICT Enabled Self Higher 19.05 Srinivasaragavan Employment Education Training Programme 2014 2015 Department for Rural Women (Govt. of Tamilnadu) 2. Dr. S. Implementation of UGC- 21.50 Srinivasaragavan Digitization of Old INFLIBNET Thesis to contribute 2013 2014 the Soft Access through INFLIBNET- Shodhganga Portal 26

Appendix II

List of Research Publications since 2013-14

1. Ranganathan, C (2019). “Use of Information Sources by Research Scholars and Faculty Members of Biological Science: A Case Study of Bharathidasan University, Tiruchirappalli, Tamil Nadu. Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology (AJIST), 9 (1), 14-18 .ISSN: 2231-6108. Impact Factor: 1.078 UGC Approved List:

41149.https://www.ugc.ac.in/journallist/ugc_admin_journal_report.aspx?eid=NDExNDk=

2. Ranganathan, C (2019). “Information Seeking Behavior of Marine Scientists in Bharathidasan University: A Case Study. Indian Journal of Information Sources and Services (IJISS), Vol. 9(1), 45-49. ISSN: 2231-6094. UGC Approved List -41187.

https://www.ugc.ac.in/journallist/ugc_admin_journal_report.aspx?eid=NDExODc= 3. Ranganathan, C (2018). Proteomics Research in India: A Scientometric Assessment of Publication Output during 1998-2018.IMPACT: International Journal of Research in Humanities, Arts and Literature, 6(11), 1-12. ISSN: 2347-4564.ISSN (Online):2321- 8878.Impact Factor (JCC):3.7985. (UGC Approved List -40893). https://www.ugc.ac.in/journallist/ugc_admin_journal_report.aspx?eid=NDA4OT M=

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97. Kanagarasu, R and Jeyapragash, B (2014). “The Global perspective on Open Source Software Research: A Scientometric Study”. International Journals of Library Science, 10(1).ISSN: 0975-7546.

98. Balasubramani, R & Parameswaran,R (2014). Mapping the Research Productivity of Banaras Hindu University: a scientometric study. Journal of theoretical and applied information technology, 59(2),367-371.ISSN:1817-3195.

99. Balasubramani,R & Durrany Absal, (2014).Design and development of subject gateway for physics, Indian journal of information science and services, 8(1),42-45. ISSN: 0973-8967. UGC Old List Approved Journal -45664. https://www.ugc.ac.in/journallist/4305_Journals.pdf

100. Manjula, M., Prasannakumari, N., & Amsaveni, N (2014). “Indian Scientists Performance of Intellectual Property Rights Research Output: A Scientometric Analysis” International Journal of Librarianship and Administration. 5 (2),161-170. ISSN: 2231-1300.

101. Amsaveni, N & Manjula, M (2014). Application of Statistical Models to the Collaborative Publication in Bioinformatics. International Journal of Computer Science and Mobile Computing, 3(2), 606-616.

102. Manikandan, M., Amsaveni, N., & Manjula, M (2014). Authorship pattern and collaborative pattern in Bio informatics. International Journal of Computer Science and Mobile Computing, 2(2),230 – 23

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105. Srinivasaragavan, S, Rosario Vasantha Kumar, P.J., (2013)“Application of ICT Skills among Library Professionals in Digital Era with Special Reference to College Libraries under Bharathidasan University and Anna University in Trichirappalli”: Journal of Indian Academic Library Association (IALA). 1 (2), 38- 44.ISSN: 2319-1392. UGC Old List Approved Journal -64648. https://www.ugc.ac.in/journallist/4305_Journals.pdf

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Appendix III Programme Structure IV (b) M.L.I.S Inst. Exa Marks Total Subject Paper Hours m Cre code / Hour Int. Ext. dit Week s P18MLS1 Core Course: 1.1 – Information, Communication and Society 6 3 4 25 75 100 P18MLS2A Core Course:1.2 – Information Resources 6 3 4 25 75 100

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- P18MLS2B Open Educational Resources P18MLS3 Core Course: 1.3 – Knowledge Organization (Theory) - 6 3 4 25 75 100 Classification and Cataloguing

Semester P18MLS4P Core Course: 1.4 – Knowledge Organization (Practice - I) - 6 3 4 25 75 100 DDC/CC P18MLS5P Core Course:1.5 –Application of ICT in Libraries (Practice) 6 3 4 40 60 100 P18MLS6 Core Course: 2.1 – Management of Library and Information 6 3 4 25 75 100 Centres P18MLS7A Core Course: 2.2 (A)Information Systems and Services 6 3 4 25 75 100

P18MLS7B o Academic Library System

- P18MLS8 ore Course –2.3 Information Processing and Retrieval 6 3 4 25 75 100

P18MLS9P Core Course: 2.4 – Knowledge Organization (Practice – II): – 6 3 4 40 60 100 AACR-II and UDC Semester 2.5 – Elective (any one) 6 3 4 40 60 100 P18MLS10A A. Soft Skills P18MLS10B B. Web Technology P18MLS10C C. Information Literacy P18MLS11A Core Course: 3.1- Research Methods 6 3 4 25 75 100 or P18MLS11B 3.1Scholarly Writing P18MLS12 Core Course: 3.2 – Digital Libraries (Swayam) 6 3 4 25 75 100 https://swayam.gov.in/courses/227-digital-libraries starts from Novermber P18MLS13P Core Course: 3.3 - Internship 6 3 8 40 60 100 Elective course: 3.4 6 3 8 25 75 100

P18MLS14A a. Web based information Services (or)

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- P18MLS14B b. E – Publishing Elective course: 3.5 c. Green Library Technology (or) P18MLS15A d. Electronic Resource Management System Semester P18MLS15B P18MLS16 Core Course: 4.1 – Knowledge Management 6 3 4 25 75 100

P18MLS17 Core Course: 4.2 ICT Practice (Automation, Repositories, CMS) 6 - 4 - - 100

Core Course: 4.3 ProjectDissertation = 80 Marks - - 10 - - 100

P18MLS18P [2 Reviews – 20+20=40 Marks,

- Report Valuation = 40 Marks]-Viva= 20 Marks

Elective course: 4.4 6 3 8 25 75 100 P18MLS19A a. Marketing of Information Products and Services (or) Semester P18MLS19B b. Informetrics and Scientometrics

Elective course: 4.5 c. Corporate Information System (or) P18MLS20A d. Intellectual Property Rights P18MLS20B Total Credits 90 2000 46

IV (c) M.Phil Library and Information Science

Paper Subject Inst. Exam. Credit Internal External Total Code Hours Hours Marks Course – I – Research 18LIS1 6 3 4 40 60 100 Methodology

Course – II – Digital 18LIS2 6 3 4 40 60 100 Libraries & Web Technologies

Course – III – Paper on 18GLIS3 6 3 4 40 60 100 Topic of Research (To be Framed by the Guide)

Course – IV – Teaching 18MTLS4 6 3 4 40 60 100 and Learning Skills (Common Paper)

II Semester

Dissertation and Viva- 18LIS5 8 200 * Voce (150 +50) *(Dissertation – 150 Marks + Viva-Voce 50 Marks)

Total 24 600

ELECTIVE COURSES Sl. Course CIA ESE Total Course Title Credit No. Code Marks Marks Marks P14MLS3 Information Resources 1. 4 25 75 100

2. P14MLS8 Information Systems and Services 4 25 75 100