Faculty Profile - University

Educational Qualification

Degree Name	Institute	Year of passing/awarded
PhD	University of Calcutta	2014
MLISc	University of Calcutta	2008
BSc (Botany)	University of Calcutta	2004

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis
Contributions of Raja Rajendralal Mitra and Shri Haraprasad Shastri, the librarians of the Asiatic Society towards the development and dissemination of education and research in India

Career Profile / Teaching Experience

Description of Experience
Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University since 4 April 2022
Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University since 1 January, 2010
PG teaching (since 2010- )
University Research Fellow, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, Oct 2008- Dec 2009

Specialization/Research Area

Type (Specialization / Research Area / Areas of Interest)	Detailed Description
Field of Specialization	Preservation and conservation of library materials
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Library science education and research
Field of Specialization	Reference and Information Services, Information and Communication
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Community Information Service
Research Area/ Areas of Interest	Bibliometrics and Scientometrics

Course/ Subject Taught

Course Name
Information Sources and services/ B.Lib.I.Sc
Information Communication and Society/ M.Lib.I.Sc
Information Analysis and Consolidation/ M.Lib.I.Sc
Library and Society/ B.Lib.I.Sc
Information Systems and Services/ M.Lib.I.Sc
Information and Society /M.Lib.I.Sc

Publications in Journal / Magazines / Newspaper

Title	Publication Type	Published in	Published on	Publisher's Name	Role	Details
Digital Literacy Competencies among the Indigenous PG Students in the Selected Universities of South Bengal	National	Desidoc Journal of Library & Information Technology	Jan, 2026	Defence Research and Development Organisation	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 0.7 Indexing: SCOPUS,SSCI Article's Web Link: https://www.publicationsdrdo.in/index.php/djlit/article/view/20945
Content Analysis of Library Websites of the Centre with Potential for Excellence in Particular Area (CPEPA) Universities	National	DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology,	Sep, 2024	Vol. 44, No. 5, September 2024, pp.314-327, DOI : 10.14429/djlit.44.05.19597	Corresponding Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: SCOPUS, ESCI Article's Web Link:
Farmers’ Awareness of Pesticide Use: Role of Public Library and Other Information Sources	International	Public Library Quarterly, (Published online) https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2022.2143159	Nov, 2022	Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group)	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: SCOPUS, Others Article's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2022.2143159
Application of Bloom’s Taxonomy in Library and Information Science: An Assessment	National	SRELS Journal of Information Management, 59 (3), June 2022: 171-175	Jun, 2022	Informatics Publishing Limited, Bangalore, ISSN (Print) : 0972-2467 ISSN (Online) : 0976-2477	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link: DOI: 10.17821/srels/2022/v59i3/154355
Scientometric portrait of Stephen Hawking-the British physicist and cosmologist	National	College Libraries, Vol. 36, no. 1, March 2021: 66-82	Jan, 2021	West Bengal College Librarians' Association, Kolkata, ISSN: 0972-1975		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information needs and Information seeking behaviour of a tribal community-a study on selected blocks in West Bengal	National	Journal of Indian Library Association, 57 (3), July-September, 2021, 1-11	Jan, 2021	Indian Library Association (ILA), ISSN: 2277 5145 (P), 2456 513X		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Informetric portrait of Elinor Ostrum, the Nobel laureate in the field of economic sciences	International	Journal of Scientometric Research, 9(2), May-August, 2020, 204-213	Jan, 2020	Phcog.net, Bangalore, India, ISSN:Print -2321-6654, Online - 2320-0057		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Bibliometric study of selected LIS Journals published online in the 21st century	International	Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal), Sept 2020	Jan, 2020	University libraries of University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, ISSN 1522-0222		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
A comparative study of Journal of Documentation and Journal of Knowledge Management during the period 2005-2015	International	Library Philosophy and Practice, Summer 3, 2019 (ISSN 1522-0222)	Jan, 2019	University of Nebraska-Lincoln		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
An assessment of backwardness and socio-economic status of the Lodha Community: Case studies in selected blocks of Paschim Medinipur district	Other	Edited book " Inclusive growth and backward region development : Sectoral issues" Edited by Sebak Kumar Jana and Joydeb Sasmal: pp. 277-294, ISBN: 978-93-86611-62-8	Jan, 2019	Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Archiving and its essentialities: Preservation despite all odds	Other	Edited book " Role of Public library in archiving the cultural heritage of Bengal", Edited by Swapan Paul: pp. 18-25 (ISBN: 978-93-88866-03-3)	Jan, 2019	Rohini Nandan, Kolkata		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Citation count of publications in the journals by faculties in humanities and social science departments of IIT Kharagpur: A comparative study between open and closed access journals	Other	Edited book" Digital humanities and digital societies in the contemporary world" Edited by Susmita Chakraborty: pp 298-304, ISBN: 978-81-937429-4-5	Jan, 2019	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information services for the visually challenged students in Medinipur division of West Bengal: An Analytical study	National	Library herald, Vol. 57, no. 1, March 2019: pp. 19-45 (ISSN 0024 2292) doi 10.5958/0976-2469.2019. 00002.2	Jan, 2019	Delhi Library Association		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Author Productivity in Humanities and Social Science Departments of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) during 2000-2016: A Bibliometric Analysis	National	Vidyasagar University Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol. 22, 2017: pp. 42-52 (ISSN: 0972 8570)	Jan, 2018	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Publications by Faculty Members of Humanities and Social Science Departments of IIT Kharagpur: A bibliometric study	National	DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, Vol. 38, No. 6: pp. 403-409 (ISSN: 0974 0643)	Jan, 2018	Defence Research and Development Organisation, Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Applicability of Bradfords Law on Anthropological journals	National	Journal of Indian Library Association, Vol. 54, no. 2, April-June 2018: pp. 101-110 [(ISSN : 2277 5145 (P); 2456 513X (Online)]	Jan, 2018	Indian Library Association, Delhi		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Bibliometric Analysis of the Faculty Research output: A study in Humanities and Social science Departments of selected Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)	National	Librarian, Vol 25, no. 1, Nov. 2018: pp. 69-78 (ISSN: 0972 3978)	Jan, 2018	Department of Library and Iformation Science, Jadavpur University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information services for the visually challenged students in India: A case study	National	Journal of Advancements in Library sciences, Vol 5, no. 3: pp 93-102(ISSN 2349 4352)	Jan, 2018	STM Publications		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information needs of the Lodha Community at Baghmari and Manikpur mouza, Paschim Medinipur with special reference to education, health and employment	National	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies (CUJIS), Vol. 19: pp. 22-38 (ISSN 0973 5771)	Jan, 2018	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information services in the blind schools at Presidency division, West Bengal: A study	National	Vidyasagar University Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol. 23, December 2018: pp. 73-96 (ISSN 0972 8570)	Jan, 2018	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Scholarly Publications by Faculties in Humanities and Social Science Departments of Indian Institutes of Technology- A Study of Open and Closed Access Journals	Other	Edited book "Marching Beyond libraries: Managerial skills and Technological Competencies" Edited by Bijayalaxmi Rautaray, Dillip K Swain and Chandrakant Swain: pp. 355-362, ISBN: 978-81-938797-7-1	Jan, 2018	KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar and Overseas Press India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Use of Web 2.0 tools by the State University libraries in India: A study	Other	Edited book "Towards Knowledge Society & the Role of Academic libraries: Problems and Prospects" Edited by Dr. Sudip Ranjan Hatua, Dr. Ziaur Rahman and Snigdha Naskar	Jan, 2017	Department of Library and Information Science, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Scientometric portrait of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan: A study	International	International Journal of Library Science, Vol. 15, Issue no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-73, ISSN 0975-7546	Jan, 2017	Ceser Publications, Roorkee, India		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information School Movement: with special reference to Consortium of iSchools Asia Pacific	Other	Edited book " Sustainability of Library and Information Services" EDited by Dr. Swapna Banerjee and Dr. Arabinda Maity: pp. 260-280	Jan, 2016	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Disaster Management in Science and Social Science Research Libraries at Kolkata: Case Studies	International	VSRD International Journal of Technical and Non-Technical Research, Vol VI, Special Issue, May 2015: pp. 217-230	Jan, 2015	VSRD International Journals [A Research Division of Visual Soft (India) Private Limited]		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
A study on the contributions of Raja Rajendralal Mitra, the librarian of the Asiatic Society towards the development of library services	National	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 15, pp. 1-7, ISSN: 0973-5771	Jan, 2013	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Trends of research in library and information science in India: A study	National	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies , Vol. 14: pp. 72-83, ISSN: 0973-5771	Jan, 2012	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Blog: An added concept in library & information services	National	Information and Knowledge Dissemination: Present status and Future Direction (IKD-2011)(Edited Book): pp. 288-299, ISBN 978-81-8424-765-7	Jan, 2012	Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Local history collections in public libraries: a necessity for the posterity	National	Proceedings of UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Role of Library in Local history collection: pp. 107-110	Jan, 2012	Maynaguri College, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Disaster Management in Libraries: Response and Recovery Operations	National	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 13: pp. 205-220, ISSN: 0973-5771	Jan, 2011	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information need of the "Mech community" in Mahakalguri of Jalpaiguri District	National	The Calcutta Review, Vol XIII, Nos. 1 & 2: pp. 66-100	Jan, 2011	University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Mission of Open Access System: Vision of Rabindranath Tagore	National	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 12:pp.101-104, ISSN: 0973-5771	Jan, 2010	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Open Access for Indian scholarship: A study	National	Vidyasagar University Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol. 15: pp. 73-101, ISSN: 0972-8570	Jan, 2010	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
LIS Education in India: Present Status and Future Strategies for Undergraduate Level	National	“LIS_edu_ Vision_2010”, National Seminar on Vision of LIS Education for Modern India: pp.30-53, ISSN 0973-5771	Jan, 2010	Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
E-learning as a Learning Process of LIS Education: An Overview	National	LIS_edu_ Vision_2010”, National Seminar on Vision of LIS Education for Modern India: pp. 287-291, ISSN 0973-5771	Jan, 2010	Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Quality Control in LIS Research: Vision for Modern India	National	National Seminar on Vision of LIS Education for Modern India: pp. 326-330, ISSN 0973-5771	Jan, 2010	Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Newspaper section of the National Library Kolkata: Physical Preservation and Access to News	International	IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2010, Digital Preservation and access to News and Views: pp. 205-214	Jan, 2010	Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Recent trends of research in Library and Information Science in India and Research agenda for the future	Other	Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the emerging knowledge society, Papers of the XXVI IATLIS National Conference, pp. 311-321	Jan, 2009	Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Clinical Librarianship in the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), Kolkata: A case study	Other	Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the Emerging Knowledge Society, Papers of the XXVI IATLIS National Conference (Web Publication)	Jan, 2009	Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
LIS education in India: Present and future scenario (Bharatbarshe granthagar o tathyabigyan sikshabyabosta: bartaman o vabisyat)	Other	51st Bengal Library Conference: Papers, 18-20 December, 2009: pp. 98-100	Jan, 2009	Bengal Library Association, Kolkata		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Kolkata Book Fair & Little Magazine: Impact on Library Users	National	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 11: pp. 85-92, ISSN: 0973-5771	Jan, 2009	Department of Library and Information Science,University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Book Published

Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
Services of Public Libraries in India :Trends and Innovations Jointly edited with Dr. Surojit Sanyal, Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Vidyasagar University	Allied Publishers Pvt Ltd	Apr, 2023	First Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:
Social science research in India: Tracing the future trajectory , ISBN: 978-81-923452-3-9(Edited book jointly with Smita Sett))	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore	Aug, 2022	Joint Editor	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:
Library and Information Science education: Structure, Infrastructure, Superstructure	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore (ISBN 978-81-923452-1-5	Jan, 2020	Editor	Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Library and Society- An Introduction	Mitram, Kolkata (ISBN 978-93-80036-60-1)	Jan, 2014	First Author	Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Book Chapter Published

Title of Chapter	Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
Role of University Libraries in Imparting Information Literacy Skills Among Indigenous Post Graduate Students in India	Examining Information Literacy in Academic Libraries	IGI Global	Apr, 2024	Corresponding Author	Indexing: Book citation index (WoS), SCOPUS Article's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1143-1.ch010
Research visibility in Scopus Indexed Journals of LIS and their copyright policies-an empirical study	Panorama of Open Access: Progress, Practices & Prospects" Edited by Ashis Biswas and Mayuri Das Biswas:pp 229-241, ISBN 978-93-92594-36-6	Ess Ess Publications	Mar, 2022	Sole Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359802360_Research_visibility_in_Scopus_Indexed_Journals_of_LIS_and_their_copyright_policies-an_empirical_study
Research visibility in Information literacy: A bibliometric study through the lens of Web of Science	Reorienting Information literacy in the Library and Information Centres" Edited by Prof. Swapna Banerjee and Dr. Pubalika Bhattacharyya Maitra: pp 320-325, ISBN 978-93-91572-22-8	Rohini Nandan on behalf of Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata	Jul, 2021	Co-Author,Corresponding Author	Indexing: Others Article's Web Link:

Ph. D. Thesis Guidance

Scholar Name	Thesis Title	Name of the Co Supervisor	Status	Date
Praloy Kr Bhattacharyya	Informetric portraits of selected Nobel laureates in the field of economic sciences		Awarded	Oct, 2023
Trishna Bhui	Assessing Faculty Publications in Humanities and Social Science Departments of Indian Institutes of Technology in the Twenty-First Century: A Study		Awarded	May, 2023
Asish Maity	Scientometric profile of the e-journals in Library and Information Science published by Emerald during the period 2005-2015	N.A.	Awarded	May, 2023
Sudipta Pradhan	An analytical study of Information services for visually challenged students with particular reference to blind schools in South Bengal		Awarded	May, 2023
Sanjukta Sahoo	Bibliometric study of doctoral dissertations in Anthropology awarded by the Universities in West Bengal		Awarded	Feb, 2022
Supriya Mallik	Information needs and patterns of information seeking behaviour of the Lodha community of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal		Awarded	Aug, 2020

Research Project

Worked as	Funding Agency	Amount in Rs.	Duration	Period	Status
Project Co-ordinator	ICSSR	1500000	6 months	2023-2024	Complete
Principal Investigator	ICSSR	300000	1 year	2018-2019	Complete
Principal Investigator	UGC	62000	2 years	2015-2017	Complete

Invited Lectures

Title	Organized By	Venue	Date
ICT and its role in enhancing Interdisciplinarity in LIS Studies	UGC- Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre(Formerly Human Resource Development Centre), Jadavpur University, Kolkata	Online Platform(19-08-2025)	Aug, 2025
Intellectual Property Rights in the Age of Artificial Intelligence-Navigating the Challenges and Opportunities	Sitaram Mahato Memorial College, Anandadeep, Purulia	Sitaram Mahato Memorial College, Anandadeep, Purulia	Mar, 2024
Interdisciplinary nature of Library and Information Science	Refresher Course on “Scope of Interdisciplinary in Library and Information Studies Department of Library & Information Science, Jadavpur University & UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre,Jadavpur University	Online Platform	Jan, 2024
Information Technologies in Academic libraries- The World Scenario	Specific Refresher Course in Library and Information Science in Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta in collaboration with UGC- Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre (MMTTC)	Online Platform	Dec, 2023
Libraries as facilitators in teaching and learning in higher education	Moyna College, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal	Online Platform	Nov, 2023
Reading Habit among Multi-tasking generation- Causes and Effects	Library and IQAC, Gour Mohan Sachin Mandal Mahavidyalaya, Bireswarpur, South 24 Pgs, West Bengal	Online Platform	Aug, 2023
Dr. S.R. Ranganathan and his Contribution towards Public Library System in India	Central Library, IIT, Kharagpur	IIT, Kharagpur	Aug, 2023
Information literacy for job seekers	Central Library, Y.S. Palpara Mahavidyalaya, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal	Online Platform	Jun, 2023
Information sources, systems and services	Central Library, Y.S. Palpara Mahavidyalaya, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal	Online Platform	Jun, 2023
Role of Libraries in the promotion of Online Information resources for higher education during the pandemic	UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Jadavpur University, Department of Library and Information Science on Oct 4, 2021	Online Platform	Oct, 2021
MOOCs in the present century- Evidences from India and abroad	UGC Human Resource Development Centre, Jadavpur University on Feb 26, 2021	Online Platform	Feb, 2021
Expanding the role of Library to support teaching and learning in higher education	Swami Dhananjoy Das Kathiababa Mahavidyalaya, Bhara , Bankura on Jan 9, 2021	Online Platform	Jan, 2021
Sabyasachi Rajendralal Mitra: Jibon o Sahitya	Know and Grow Youtube Channel on Jan 3, 2021	Online Platform	Jan, 2021
Are MOOCs really effective? Evidences from India and Abroad	INFOLIB Academia in collaboration with Bhairab Ganguly College, Belgharia, Kolkata-56 on August 24, 2020	Online Platform	Aug, 2020
Libraries as facilitators in teaching and learning in higher education	INFO LIB Academia in collaboration with Central Library and IQAC, Moyna College on September 29, 2020	Online Platform	Jan, 2020
Changes in the reading habit-Before, During and after the pandemic	The Department of Library, Midnapore City College on Dec 5,2020	Online Platform (Google meet)	Jan, 2020
Inclusive library services for the specially-abled: Indian perspective and global issues	Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University on Jan 24, 2020	Jadavpur University	Jan, 2020
Bridging the digital divide-Is it possible?	Central Library & IQAC, Ramananda College, Bishnupur and Central Library & IQAC, Garhbeta College on August 19, 2020	Online Platform (Google meet)	Jan, 2020
Transformed libraries in 21st century-challenges and opportunities for connecting communities	UGC-Human Resource Development Centre (HRDC) of the University of Calcutta, Department of Library and Information Science	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta on November 11, 2019	Jan, 2019
Archiving and its essentialities: Preservation despite all odds	Central Library, Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, Tamluk In collaboration with District library, Tamluk, Purba Medinipur on Jan 9, 2018	Tamralipta Mahavidyalaya, Tamluk	Jan, 2018

Membership of Learned Society

Title/Name of the Society
Life Member, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC)
Life Member, Bengal Library Association (BLA)
Life Member, Society of Information Science (SIS)

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role	Held at and Organiser
One-Day National Seminar on Redefining Knowledge Ecosystems: Innovations and Challenges in Library and Information Science for the Digital Age	Mar, 2025	Paper presenter "The impact of social media on the traditional Craft Industry empowering Zari workers in Howrah district, West Bengal- a study "	University of Calcutta, Organised by Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta
NEP 2020 Orientation Sensitization Programme under Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Programme (MM TTP) of University Grants Commission(UGC)	Jun, 2024	Participant	Online, Organised by Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
Two-Day International Conference OnBuilding Information Resilient Society in the Changing Information Ecosystem	Mar, 2024	Paper presenter " Role of India’s Open Government Data (OGD) in Economy for Building an Information Resilient Society in the Post-COVID Era: A Study"	University of Calcutta, Jointly organised by University of Calcutta and Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata, March 27-28, 2024
International Symposium: Digital libraries: Sustainable development in education	Nov, 2023	Paper presenter "Digital inclusion and the digital libraries during the COVID-19 and post-COVID era "	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
International Seminar on "Indian Knowledge System for LIS and Allied Disciplines 2023"	Mar, 2023	Paper presenter " Indigenous knowledge of Zari workers in Panchla District in Howrah, West Bengal and their information seeking behaviour"	Kolkata , Organised by DLIS, NSOU
International Seminar on "Indian Knowledge system for LIS and Allied Disciplines 2023	Mar, 2023	Paper presenter "A study on the role of Libraries in preserving Information Literacy on Indigenous knowledge of Tribal PG Students of Bankura University"	Kolkata , Organised by DLIS, NSOU
National Seminar on Services of Public Libraries in India: Trends and Innovations	Nov, 2022	Paper Presenter "Open access resources for the visually challenged - An opportunity to serve the disadvantaged community through the public libraries"	Vidyasagar University, Organized by Central Library, Vidyasagar University, in collaboration with RRRLF, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India
National Webinar on “Problems and Prospects of Tribal Population in India”	Mar, 2022	Paper presenter " An investigative study on the problems and prospects of the Lodhas of Paschim Medinipur district in relation to their information needs and information seeking behaviour"	Online platform, Organised by Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
XXXVII International Conference Jointly Organised by Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta & Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) on LIS Education and LI Services during and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic	Nov, 2021	Paper presenter "Massive Open Online Courses through SWAYAM in Social Sciences during Covid-19 pandemic: A Study"	Online platform, Organised by IATLIS and Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta
XXXVII International Conference Jointly Organised by Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta & Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS) on LIS Education and LI Services during and beyond the COVID-19 Pandemic	Nov, 2021	Paper presenter " Digital divide and the spread of disinformation during Covid-19 pandemic- Libraries role for a solution"	Online platform, Organised by IATLIS and Dept. of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta
International Seminar on Reorienting Information Literacy in the Library and Information Centres	Feb, 2020	Paper Presenter " Research visibility in Information literacy: a bibliometric study through the lens of Web of Science"	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta held on 11-12 Feb, 2020
National Seminar on " Special needs towards inclusive library services in India"	Nov, 2019	Paper Presenter " Information needs of the visually challenged students in the schools for the blind in South Bengal"	National Institute for Locomotor Disabilities (Divyangjan), Kolkata held on 16-17 Nov, 2019
International Conference on Marching beyond libraries: Managerial Skills and Technological Competencies	Nov, 2018	Paper Presenter " Scholarly publications by faculties in Humanities and Social science departments of Indian Institutes of Technology- A study of open and closed access journals	KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar, 16-17 November, 2018
UGC & RRRLF Sponsored National Seminar " The symbiotic reciprocation between school library and public library: rejuvenation of peoples university in knowledge society	Mar, 2018	Paper Presenter " Library and Information services for the visually challenged students- A comparative study between blind schools of Medinipur and Burdwan division"	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore on March 22-23, 2018
UGC and RRRLF Sponsored International Seminar on 'Digital Humanities and Digital Societies in the Contemporary World"	Jan, 2018	Paper Presenter " Citation count of Publications in the journals by faculties in Humanities and Social science departments of IIT Kharagpur: A comparative study between Open and Closed access journals"	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta held on 18-19 Jan
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Contemporary Issues of Economic Development in India	Jan, 2017	Paper Presenter " A study on the information needs of the Lodhas and information sources used by them with special reference to Baghmari and Manikpur Mouza, Paschim Medinipur	Department of Economics with Rural Development, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore during September 21, 2017
UGC & RRRLF Sponsored National Seminar on Libraries in the changing world with changing societal priorities	Jan, 2017	Paper Presenter "Open library: An effective and innovative concept in librarianship"	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata during March 17, 2017
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Towards knowledge Society & the role of Academic libraries: Problems and Prospects	Jan, 2017	Paper Presenter "Use of Web 2.0 tools by the State University libraries in India: a study"	Department of Library and Information Science, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata during March 18, 2017
UGC & RRRLF Sponsored National Seminar on Bonding of People’s knowledge and People’s University: Pre-requisites of knowledge economy	Jan, 2017	Paper Presenter "Digital literacy for the 21st century library users- a model for public libraries in West Bengal"	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore during March 23-24, 2017
UGC-DRS Sponsored International Seminar on Development of backward regions of West Bengal with special reference to growth and productivity of different sectors	Jan, 2017	Paper Presenter "An assessment of backwardness and socio-economic status of the Lodha community: Case studies in selected blocks of Paschim Medinipur district "	Department of Economics with Rural Development, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore during March 23-24. 20127
33rd Annual Convention of the Society for Information Science & Conference on Open Access: The Road to Freedom	Jan, 2017	Paper Presenter "Open Access Publishing in Social Science Journals in the SAARC Countries: A Study of Directory of Open Access Journals"	CSIR- Indian Institute of Chemical Biology, Jadavpur, Kolkata
Author Workshop	Jan, 2015	Attended	Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur, Jointly organised by Springer and Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur
International seminar on Sustainability of Library and Information Services	Jan, 2015	Paper presenter, " Information school movement: with special reference to Consortium of iSchools Asia Pacific"	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta and organised by the Department in collaboration with UGC and RRRLF
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on " Occupational Safety & Healtrh of Indian Women at Workplace"	Jan, 2015	Participant	Womens Studies Centre, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
UGC & RRRLF Sponsored National Seminar on " National Mission on Libraries: Disseminating Knowledge for the developing societies	Jan, 2015	Paper presenter, " Libraries in search of a new paradigm: study on public libraries of Paschim Medinipur district"	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
UGC Sponsored Two-Week Workshop on Research Methodology	Jan, 2015	Participant	Department of Commerce with Farm Management, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore during 16-31 July, 2015
A short-term course on "Use of ICT in Teaching-Learning Process" by National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Kolkata- 700106 (Estd. by MHRD, GOI)	Jan, 2014	Participant	Computer Centre, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
4th India Finance Conference 2014	Jan, 2014	Paper presenter, "Are emerging equity markets responsive to the flow of foreign institutional investments? Evidence from India"	Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Management Practices and Sustainable Development	Jan, 2014	Attended	Post Graduate Department of Business Management, Fakir Mohan University, Balasore, Odisha-756019
International Conference on Social, Technological and Economic Paradigms of Management and its impact on Global Business Scenario	Jan, 2014	Paper presenter, " Marketing of Information Products and services in the Google world"	School of Management and Social Science, Haldia Institute of Technology
Two-day UGC Sponsored International Seminar on Advancement of Management Thoughts and Practices	Jan, 2014	Paper presenter, " Disaster Management in Science and Social Science Research libraries at Kolkata: Case studies"	Department of Business Administration, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
UGC Sponsored Two-day National Seminar on "LIS Education: Structure, Infrastructure and Superstructure"	Jan, 2014	Paper presenter, " Sociometric study of LIS professionals: Need analysis"	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
UGC Sponsored 2 days National Workshop on NME- ICT: Services and its Implementation	Jan, 2013	Attended	Computer Centre, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Professionalism in librarianship: Issues and challenges in 21st Century	Jan, 2013	Paper presenter, " Innovative and competitive strategies: a must-do for 21st century librarians"	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Users Attitude in the Changing World: Teachers Role	Jan, 2012	Paper presenter, " Bricks to clicks: A paradigm shift in the information seeking behaviour of the Google generation"	Satyapriya Roy College of Education, Saltlake, Kolkata in collaboration with R. K. Mission Sikshanamandira, Belur Math
West Bengal College & University Teachers Association 80th conference & 86th Annual General Meeting National Seminar on " System of Governance in Higher Education"	Jan, 2012	Attended	Department of Political Science, Midnapore College, Midnapore in Collaboration with Paschim Medinipur District Committee, WBCUTA
Three day International Conference on Historicizing Sub-regional cooperation in South Asia: Society, Culture and Politics in Bangladesh and Eastern India	Jan, 2012	Attended	Vidyasagar University, Midnapore in association with Dhaka University with support from Maulana Abul Kalam Azad Institute of Asian Studies (MAKAIAS)
National Seminar on Information and Knowledge Dissemination: Present Status and Future Direction (IKD-2011)	Jan, 2011	Paper Presenter, " Blog: an added concept in library and information services"	Central Glass and Ceramic Research Institute,Kolkata
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on " Glorious 100 years of LIS education in India: Introspect and Prospects"	Jan, 2011	Paper presenter, " Comparative web study on the job opportunities in library and information services in India and the United States"	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
National Seminar on Digital future of library materials: Issues and Challenges	Jan, 2011	Paper presenter, " E-journal consortium: an effective and efficient way for digital libraries in the near future"	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
Golden Jubilee National Seminar on "Emerging Issues in Library and Information Science and Services"	Jan, 2010	Paper presenter, " Course content in LIS curriculum- What it could be?	Department of Library and Information Science,The University of Burdwan
“LIS_edu_ Vision_2010”, National Seminar on Vision of LIS Education for Modern India	Jan, 2010	Paper presenter, " LIS Education in India: Present Status and Future Strategies for Undergraduate Level"	Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta
“LIS_edu_ Vision_2010”, National Seminar on Vision of LIS Education for Modern India	Jan, 2010	Paper presenter, "E-learning as a Learning Process of LIS Education: An Overview"	Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta
“LIS_edu_ Vision_2010”, National Seminar on Vision of LIS Education for Modern India	Jan, 2010	Paper presenter, " Quality Control in LIS Research: Vision for Modern India"	Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta
UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Organising Documents in Public Libraries	Jan, 2010	Paper presenter, " Resource sharing: An effective way to improve public library services"	Department of Library & Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
UGC-Sponsored: Workshop for Womens Self-Help Groups of West Bengal	Jan, 2010	Attended	Womens Studies Centre, Vidyasagar University
UGC- Sponsored National Seminar on "Women Development in the perspective of Socio-Cultural, Environmental, and Health Issues	Jan, 2010	Attended	Womens Studies Centre, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore
XXVI IATLIS National Conference on Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the emerging knowledge society	Jan, 2009	Paper presenter, " Clinical Librarianship in the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), Kolkata: A case study"	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Burdwan in collaboration with Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala
XXVI IATLIS National Conference on Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the emerging knowledge society	Jan, 2009	Paper presenter, " Recent trends of research in Library and Information Science in India and Research agenda for the future"	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Burdwan in collaboration with Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala
51st Bengal Library Conference	Jan, 2009	Paper presenter, " LIS education in India: Present and future scenario (Bharatbarshe granthagar o tathyabigyan sikshabyabosta: bartaman o vabisyat)"	Byatra Public Library Howrah, Organised by Bengal Library Association, Kolkata
2nd Annual Conference of the Sociological Association of West Bengal	Jan, 2008	Attended	University of Calcutta, Organised by Sociological Association of West Bengal
23rd National Seminar of IASLIC	Jan, 2008	Attended	Bose Institute, Kolkata

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop	Date	Role in the Event	Funding Agency
Information strategy for Social Science Research in India: Tracing the future trajectory	Jan, 2020	Jt. Organizing Secretary	ICSSR and RRRLF
LIS Education: Structure, Infrastructure and Superstructure	Jan, 2014	Jt. Organizing Secretary	UGC and ICSSR

Awards

Award Name	Awarded by	Date
Young Information Scientist Award	Society for Information Science, New Delhi	Jan, 2010
University Gold Medal	University of Calcutta	Jan, 2008
South East Asian Subsistence Fellowship	University of Calcutta	Jan, 2006

Prof. Nivedita Bhattacharyya Sahu