Head of the Department
Prof. K. L. Mahawar
Phone: +91-9454360635,
+91 -9559879040
E-mail:
mahawar_67@yahoo.co.in,
mahawar67@gmail.com
The Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS) was established in 1997 with an
aim to provide LIS education to students through effective teaching and practical training. The
department is working with the vision to educate individuals for careers as Librarians, Library
Information Officers, Archivists, Information Scientists and Knowledge Managers. The
students are trained to undertake instruction, research and service-oriented programmes that
require current emerging information technological developments and market requirements.
Presently the department is offering one year of Bachelor of Library and Information Sciences
(B. Lib. I. Sc.), one year of Master of Library and Information Sciences (M. Lib. I. Sc) and
Ph.D. courses in Library and Information Science. The department has dedicated and
experienced faculty members who delivered the latest LIS education to the students. The
Department has one state-of-the-art Information Technology Laboratory with 25 Computers,
Scanners, Wi-Fi Internet, Projectors for video conferences, smart classrooms, LCD TV, etc.
To cater regular scholarly needs of students in addition to the Gautam Buddha Central Library
of the University the departmental library has more than 600 titles. So far, the department has
produced more than 500 Library and Information Professionals placed in prestigious positions
in reputed institutions such as BHU, IITs, DRDO, CSIR, etc. The major areas of research in
the department are ICT applications in Libraries, User-studies, Job satisfaction of Library
professionals, Oriental Libraries, Knowledge management, Research ethics, Conservation and
Preservation of Manuscripts and so on. The thrust areas of the research are emerging trends
and technologies in the Libraries such as Digital Libraries, IITs, Public Libraries, Collection
Management, e-ShodhSindhu Consortium, UGC-INFONET Consortium, Information Services
for Divyang, Open Access Initiatives and Growth of ICMR Libraries in Digital era, ICFRE,
Cost Benefit Analysis in Agricultural Libraries, etc.
The Department has been established with the following objectives:
An understanding and appreciation of the vital and pervasive role of Information as an
essential tool in all development activities
An understanding of the application of Information Technology in the handling of
information in libraries and information centres
Full comprehension of the global nature of information for proper cooperation, and
coordination among the countries
To equip the students with the necessary skills of Information Science, background
for Designing, Implementing, Operating and Managing an Information Centre or a
Documentation Centre or a Library, pertaining to any field such as R & D, Business
& Industry, Media, Academic Institutions & Government Departments, etc.