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Introduction
In order to cope with the emergent professional manpower requirements for various kinds and level of libraries and information centres, Rabindra Bharati University, under the leadership of Prof. Ramaranjan Mukherjee, the then Vice-chancellor established the Department of Library and Information Science at Jorasanko Campus. Initially it was started as evening course in the year 1985 as the first professional Post Graduate degree course in Library and Information Science (i.e. BLibISc). It is under Post Graduate Faculty of Arts.
Department at a Glance
| Name | : | Department of Library & Information Science |
| Establishment Year | : | 1985 |
| Faculty | : | Post Graduate Faculty of Arts |
| Course Offer | : | • Bachelor of Library and Information Science (B.Lib.I.Sc.)-- 1 Year duration
• Master of Library and Information Science (M.Lib.I.Sc)(Self Financed)-- 1 Year two Semester
• Doctor of Philosophy in Library and Information Science (Ph.D.)
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| Intake Capacity | : | • B.Lib.I.Sc. = 40+18
• M.Lib.I.Sc.=10 + 8
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| Department Journal | : | RBU Journal of Library and Information Science
ISSN: 0972-2750
Published since 1997; Annually.
UGC CARE enlisted Group D Journal and previously UGC Enlisted Journal No- 45237; Serial No.-351
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| Year of Inception | : | • B.Lib.I.Sc- 1986
• M.Lib.I.Sc.- 2007
• M.Lib.I.Sc. Semester System- 2013
• Ph.D. Course Work- 2010
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| PhD | : | Awarded-15
Registered ongoing 7 |
| HOD | : | 1. Dr. S.M. Ganguly (1986-1992)
2. Dr. Pinaki Nath Mukhopadhyay (1992- 2011)
3. Sri Salil Chandra Khan (2011-2013)
4. Dr. Sudip Ranjan Hatua (2013- as Teacher-in-Charge)
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Objective:-
- To develop skills and trained knowledge worker
- To help decision-making of highest level of management to the lowest level individual entrepreneur;
- To build leaders in libraries, archives, and information/knowledge centres from conventional to DIGITAL Environment;
- To conduct education, research and development for the advancement of the Library Information & Sciences;
- To enhance the quality and standard of education;
Opportunity and Scope-
Students having Library and Information Science degree may find scope in both ‘academic’, ‘administrative’ as well as IT sector and Mass Media and public relations.
Candidates having Degree of Library and Information Science will find the opportunity in the library of both public and private School, College, University. They can find the prestigious placement at the Institute of National Importance and R&D Centres like, IIT, IIM, IISc, IIIT, ISI, CSIR , ICSSR, DRDO etc. Students have an opportunity at various Information Centres like NISCAIR, NIC, INFLIBNET, NASSDOC, SENDOC, NISSAT etc. along with International organization like, UNESCO, UNDP, FID, IFLA etc.
They have very good rising scope at unconventional area like Media, Hospital & Medical Industry, Software & IT industry. Apart from all these there are huge scope in Government Sector like Public libraries, State and National Secretariat Library, Parliament Library and National Library.
In all these sector Librarian with professional degree is an essential criteria.
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