Research & Development
The faculty members are actively engaged in diverse research activities, including mentoring students and research scholars, publishing scholarly papers, Patent and undertaking research projects.
Major Areas of Research include:
- Knowledge Management
- Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in LIS
- Digital Libraries and Institutional Repositories
- Library Automation and Integrated Library Systems
- Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Big Data in LIS
- Communities of Practice and Knowledge Networks
- Open Access and Open Educational Resources (OER)
- Research Data Management and Data Curation
- Bibliometrics, Scientometrics, Altmetrics, and Citation Analysis
- Information Literacy and Digital Literacy
- Digital Literacy and Media Literacy in the Information Age
- Ethical Use of Information
- Role of Libraries in Community Engagement
- Social Inclusion and Accessibility in Libraries
- Green Libraries and Sustainable Practices
- Digital Divide and Equitable Access to Information
- Innovative Practices in Library Management
- Smart libraries and Internet of Things (IoT) in library operations
Patent Publication in “The official Journal of the Patent Office” Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs & Trade Marks Department for Promotion of Industry and Internal Trade, Ministry of Commerce & Industry, Government of India
Research Projects Completed: Department has successfully completed two major Research projects and four minor research projects.
Ongoing Research Projects :- 01 – Minor Research Projects funded by ICSSR
Total No of PhD’s awarded :- 28
Research Scholars :- 22 FT / PT currently working