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.
CONFERENCES/SEMINARS, etc.
The Department has organized many national, regional
and state level conferences, seminars, symposia and workshops, etc., from
time to time.
The most prestigious programme hosted by the
Department are:-
National Seminar on “User Education in Academic
Libraries” 6-10th November 1986. (The proceedings of the same were
edited and published).
National Seminar on “Problems of Information
Science” 21-24th March 1993. (The proceedings were published
subsequently).
Twentieth All India Conference of the IASLIC
(Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres)” on
“Information Technology Products of 1990s and Libraries and Information
Centres” from 26th to 29th of December 1995.
The major highlights of the Department are as
follows:-
The UGC in its XI plan has sanctioned grant of Rs.
10 lakhs for the Computer laboratory
The Department has instituted Prof. C.G.
Viswanathan Gold Medal to be awarded to the topper in the BLISc
programme in each year. In current year Surya Singh has received a Gold
Medal from the Prof. A. S. Barar, Vice Chancellor, University of
Lucknow, Lucknow.
Information regarding admission for BLISc and MLISc
BLISc and
MLISc course comes under the PG admission. Process of the PG admission
will be begin from 1st June 2012.
Apply online
For
further information please contact
1. Prof.
A.K. Sen Gupta
Head
Department of Library and Information Science
University of Lucknow
Lucknow
& Dean,
Faculty of Arts
University of Lucknow
Lucknow
Contact
no: 9453028772
2. Dr.
Babita Jaiswal
Lecturer
Department of Library and Information Science
University of Lucknow
Lucknow
Contact
no. (O) 0522- 2740007
9415522214, 9335955526
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