Department of Library and Information Science

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The Department of Library Science (now called Department of Library and Information Science) was established in the year 1972, with the objective of providing education and training in the discipline of Library and Information Science.

COURSES
The Department of Bachelor’s, Master’s and Doctoral degrees in Library and Information Science. The Bachelor’s Degree in Library and Information Science awarded by this University and others in this country has been given equivalence to the one year Master’s Degree in Library Science (MS) of the American Universities by the Association of Indian Universities.
Apart from these courses the Department also runs short term courses of 2-4 weeks duration to the professional Librarians and Information personnel.
Being the professional courses of study, adequate cure is being taken to lay down admission requirements to these courses. Almost 90% of the candidates passing out are being gainfully employed in public libraries, private sector undertakings, and academic institutions, research organizational and governmental agencies.

LOCATION
The Department is now located in a separate building adjacent to the Tagore Library and consists of lecture hall-cum-auditorium, seminar room, rooms for faculty, computer laboratory and a well equipped departmental library.