Evaluative Report of Department of Library Science

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1 Evaluative Report of Department of Library Science 1. Name of the Department : Department of Library and Information Science 2. Year of establishment : Faculty to which the Department is attached: Faculty of Arts 4. Names of programmes offered: Course/programme Degree awarded Subject combinations Under Graduate B.Lib. I.Sc. ( Bachelor of Library & Library & Information Science Information Science) Post Graduate M.Lib. I.Sc. ( Master of Library & Library & Information Science Information Science) 5. Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved: Nil 6. Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions: Nil 7. Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons: Nil 8. Examination System: The Department is currently following Annual and Semester Examination System 9. Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments q) Does the department offer self-funded programmes? If yes, how many courses? (Numbers only): 02 r) Does the department offer Programmes with Annual System (numbers only)? : 01 s) Does the department offer Programmes with Semester and Trimester (numbers only)? : 01 t) Latest revision of the curriculum (year) and frequency thereof M. Phil.

2 What percentage of courses underwent a syllabus revision? : Number of teaching posts (sanctioned, filled and actual) : Yes Sanctioned (number) Filled (number) Male Female Guest Faculty Faculty profile: No. of years Name Qualification Designation Specialization of experience No. of Ph.D./M.Phil. students guided in last four years Other Categories : Guest Faculty Mr. S.P. M. Phil., Guest Tripathi UGC NET. Lecturer Miss Aarti M.Lib. I.Sc., Guest Gwaler UGC NET Lecturer 12. List of senior Visiting Fellows, Adjunct Faculty, And Emeritus Professors : Nil 13. Percentage of classes taken by the temporary faculty programme-wise information B.Lib. I.Sc. : 100% M.Lib. I.Sc. : 100% 14. Programme-wise ratio of teachers to students: Total no. of Totalno.of Ratio of teachers % of workload taken by Programme students faculty engaged to students temporary faculty

3 B.Lib. I.Sc : M.Lib. I.Sc : Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff: sanctioned, filled and actual : Nil 16. Research thrust areas as recognized by major funding agencies : Nil 17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects : Nil 18. List details of completed projects under following heads : Nil 19. List recognitions such as UGC-SAP, CAS, Department with Potential for Excellence, DST- FIST; DBT, ICSSR, ICHR, ICPR, etc. with total grant received : Nil 20. List Research facility : Nil 21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate bodies: Nil 22. Publications 1. Tripathi, S. P. and Shukla, S. B., Reading habits in IT are among the Research Scholars of the University of Allahabad: A Survey the XXIV National Seminar of the IASLIC, D.D.U. Gorakhpur University, Gorakhpur Tripathi, S. P. and Sarvesh Kumar, Mukta Vishwavidyalayee Pustkalaya Sevaon me Dr.Ranganathan ke Pustkalaya Vigyan ke Punchsutra sambandhi Darshan ki Prasangikta (2010) Jigyasa: A Research Journal 3: Tripathi, S. P. and Shukla, S. B., Doorastha Shiksha me Hindi ke Vikas me Pustkalyon ki Bhoomika Shree Prabhu Pratibha, (2011) Research Journal of Humanities, 1.1: Tripathi, S. P. and Shukla, S. B., Development of Library Legislation in India (2011) Vidhan: A Research Journal, 1.1: Tripathi, S. P. and Pooja Vashishtha, Doorastha Shiksha ke Pustkalaya avam Suchna Kendron me ICT ki Bhoomika avam Upadeyata (2011) Sanchar Bulletin: Bilingual International Research Journal, 1.1 (2):

4 6. Kumar, Sarvesh and Tripathi, S. P., Ling-Bhed avam Mahilaon ke Adhikar: Ek Vidhik Adhyayan (2011) Vidhan: A Research Journal, 2: Tripathi, S. P. and Kumar, Sarvesh, Doorverty Shiksha ke Vikas me Pustkalyon ki Bhoomika: Ek Anusheelan (2011) Wisdom Herald: An International Research Journal of SITBS, 2: Tripathi, S. P, Workshop on ICT Application in Libraries: A Report (2011) Vidhan: A Research Journal 4: Tripathi, S. P. and Dubey, Challenges and Future of Library and Information Science Education in India (2012) Vidhan: A Research Journal, 1.1: Details of patents and income generated : Nil 24. Areas of consultancy and income generated : Nil Consultancy by faculty members individually and by the department as a unit in last four years (paid or honorary) Partner organizations (industries, Central/State Govt., NGO s, Govt. Agencies including funding agencies, Commissions, Press and Publications and like) Nature of consultancy (technical report, common curricular development, process and product designing, statistical analysis, demographic analysis, budgetary assistance, technical material analysis, software and website development, editing and refereeing for journals, documentation and so on) Period of consultancy, any published and/or online document generated. 25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories / Institutions/ industries in India and abroad : Nil 26. Faculty serving in a. National committees (Mr. S.P. Tripathi) Lifetime Member of Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Center (IASLIC), Kolkata Lifetime Member of Uttar Pradesh Library Association (UPLA), Lucknow Founder Member of Society for Library and IT Professionals (SLIP), Allahabad

5 b. International committees c. Editorial Boards Editor of VIDHAN Research Journal (Quarterly) (ISSN: ) 27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs, workshops, training programs and similar programs) : Nil Other criteria of faculty recharging strategies: Activity Name of faculty Period Participation in external Workshops / Seminars / Mr. S.P. Tripathi Seminar 13 Conferences recognized by national / international Workshop - 05 professional bodies? Presentation of papers in Workshops / Seminars / Mr. S.P. Tripathi Seminar - 04 Conferences conducted or recognized by professional agencies? Have teaching experience in other universities / Mr. S.P. Tripathi national institutions and other institutions? Number of student projects conducted within the department and by outside agencies (agency names) : Yes percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-departmental Projects: 50% percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities / Industry / institute: 50% 29. Awards/recognitions received at the national and international level : Nil 30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops /sensitizing programmes organized and the source of funding (national / international) with details of some eminent persons invited: Yes Seminars/ Fundingsource Name of one/two Conferences/Workshps /sensitizingprogrammes Period (National/ International) eminent person

6 invited Workshop on ICT Application in Society for Library Dr. V.R. Tiwari, Librarian, Libraries &I.T. Professionals HRI, Allahabad 31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments: Number of students admitted in university departments in the last four academic years Categories Year 1 ( ) Year 2 ( ) Year 3 (2012- Year 4 ( ) 2014) Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female SC ST OBC General Programme-wise demand ratio : Name of the Applications Selected Demand ratio Programme Received (Current year) Male Female Male Female UG PG Diversity of students: Name of the % of % of students % of students % of Programme students from other fromuniversities students (Separately for from the universities outside thestate fromother UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., D. Sc., same within the countries university State

7 D.Litt., etc.) Male Female Male Female Male Female Male Female B.Lib. I.Sc How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defense Services examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise (last four years)? 3 students qualified NET 35. Student progression: 100 % from UG to PG 36. Diversity of staff: % of faculty from % of faculty from % of faculty from % of faculty from the other universities Universities outside the other countries Same university within the State State Number of faculty who were awarded M.Phil., Ph.D., D.Sc. and D.Litt. during the assessment period : Nil 38. Present details of departmental infrastructural facilities as Y/N with regard to Department has a 02 classrooms. Computer-student ratio is 1:8 Departments also maintains a separate departmental library. The department also offers Internet facilities for staff and students. Department have LAN system, 3computer with internet facility and proprietary software. 39. List of post-doctoral, doctoral students and Research Associates: Nil 40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the University: Nil 41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development? of new programme(s)? : Nil

8 42. Does the department obtain feedback from? : Yes Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how does the department utilize the feedback? : Yes Students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how does the department utilize the feedback? : Yes Alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the department utilize the feedback? : Yes 43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10) University alumni association : Dr. Supriya Shukal Mr. Ajay Mishra Mr. Rahul Thakur Mr. Mahendra singh Patel Ms. Mandakini Chaudhary 44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops / seminar) involving external experts (last four years) Course-wiseno. of Special lectures/ No. of external Total working students participated workshops / seminar experts involved hours utilized 15 Special Lecture 01 4 hrs. 45. List the teaching/ training methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes Teaching/ training Course-wise no. of Gadgets used (if % of total work load as methods students any) per time table Class- room teaching B.Lib. I.Sc. 10 Computers, 100 M.Lib. I.Sc.- 14 Internet and OHP 46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met and learning outcomes are monitored: Yes

9 All the students qualifying from the Department are absorbed in different sector of the society and library. 47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities: Yes The students and facuties are participating in the extension activities like visits to the National and local Library. 48. Give details of beyond syllabus scholarly activities of the department Example: New technologies deployed by the department in enhancing student learning and evaluation during the last four years; Yes. Library automation Practices to encourage and monitor graduate aptitudes (academic abilities, personal qualities and transferable skills among students) with some examples Yes- motivational Lecture for personality developments 49. State whether the programme / department is accredited/ graded by other agencies? If yes, give details: None 50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new knowledge, basic or applied: Yes- By a student of the Department a New Library Software has been developed. 51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department: Strength: Exposure of different Libraries to the students, Practical training as per the need of the library management in various departments. Weakness: Shortage of faculty and latest equipments. Opportunities:

10 To expose the students an open up new opportunity for them in the area of Library Science management. Challenges: e-library development, and facility for android technology for e-books. 52. Future plans of the Department: Establishment of Computer Lab equipped with modern Library Software, Editing suits, audio and video tools and to train students to create, organize and disseminate different knowledge packages. Department is planning to start a PG Diploma on Library Automation and Networking as well as research programmes i.e. M.Phil. and Ph.D.