About the Department :-
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Established
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Information has become an integral
part of all aspects in modern-day life and in the
knowledge society. It is a significant determinant of
social, economic and cultural growth in all sectors of
life. Therefore acquiring the necessary skills for the
effective utilization of information and information
sources is imperative for every knowledge worker -
from the highest level of governmental decision-making
to the lowest decision-making individual entrepreneur.
The faculty of the Department of Library and
Information Science fulfills this responsibility by
educating men and women at bachelor's, master's and
doctoral levels to become leaders in libraries,
archives, and information/knowledge centers;
conducting research to advance the information
sciences; and performing public service to support the
information professions and the public good. “Our
mission is to Create New Frontiers of Knowledge in
Quest for Development of society”.
The Department of Library and
Information Science (earlier Department of Library
Science) was established in 1971 in the Old University
Campus and a Certificate course in Library Science was
started. In1983-84, B.Lib.Sc. Program was introduced by
the University, as Prof. J.S.Sharma took charge as Chief
Librarian and Head, Department of Library Science. He
brought with him a rich and varied experience of Library
Science Education and Library Services. From the session
1985-86, the Department also started the M.Lib.Sc. and
Ph.D program in Library Science. In 1998, the Department
was shifted to a separate newly constructed wing on the
ground floor of the Central Library of University of
Jammu. The newly constructed building has a separate
departmental library, lecture halls, faculty rooms and
IT laboratory. The Department is recognized as Programme
Study Centre of Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU),
New Delhi since 1995. In 2008, the nomenclature of the
Department was changed from Post Graduate Department of
Library Science to Post Graduate Department of Library
and Information Science.
Thrust areas of research in the
Department are Human Resource Management, IT
Application to Libraries, Agriculture
Information/Knowledge System and Public Library
System.
Contact us:- Department
Phone No.:- 0191-2454474, 2434523, 09797597072 Fax:-
0191-2434523 E-mail:- sangitauniv@gmail.com
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