library and Information Science...Kerala. Dr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Librarian i/c, Madras University Library, University of Madras Dr. M.G. Sree Kumar, Chief NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative

Department of Library and Information science

School of Information and Communication Studies

University of Madras

10. Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate

Professors/Asst. Professors/others)

Professor

Associate Professors

Asst. Professors

Others

1 Name of the Department

2 Year of establishment

3 Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

4 Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.)

5 Interdisciplinary programmes and departments involved

6 Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign institutions, etc.

7 Details of programmes discontinued, if any, with reasons

8 Examination System: Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Credit System

9 Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative ReportSchool of Information and Communication

Department of Library and Information Science

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Department of Library and Information science

School of Information and Communication Studies

University of Madras

Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate

Professors/Asst. Professors/others)

Sanctioned Filled Actual (including

CAS & MPS)

1 1

2

5 1

I TRF 1 TRF

Name of the Department Department of Library and Information Science

1960

Is the Department part of a School/Faculty of the university?

School

Names of programmes offered (UG, PG, M.Phil., Ph.D., Integrated Masters; Integrated Ph.D., D.Sc., D.Litt., etc.)

PG, Ph.D.,

Interdisciplinary programmes and

Yes – Statistics, French, Anthropology, Music

Courses in collaboration with other universities, industries, foreign

Nil

Details of programmes discontinued, if Nil

Annual/Semester/Trimester/Choice Based Semester/Choice Based Credit

System

Participation of the department in the courses offered by other departments

Electives

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Number of teaching posts sanctioned, filled and actual (Professors/Associate

Actual (including

CAS & MPS)

1

1

1 TRF

and

Statistics, French,

Semester/Choice Based Credit

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11. Faculty profile with name, qualification, designation, area of specialization,

experience and research under guidance

Name

Qualification Designation Specialization No. of Years of

Experience

No. of Ph.D./ M.Phil. students guided for the last 4 years

Dr A. Amudavalli M.A, M.L.I.S M.Phil (UK) &Ph.D

Professor & Head

Scientometrics; Communication; & Research Methodology

32 yars 7

Dr V. Chandrakumar M.L.I.SPh.D Assistant Professor

Database Design; Information System; Multilingual Thesauri

12 years 6

12 List of senior Visiting Fellows,

adjunct faculty, emeritus professors

Emeritus Professors:

Dr. R. S. R. Varalakshmi, DLIS, Andhra University, Waltair

Visiting Fellows: Dr. R. Samyuktha University Librarian,

Pondicherry University, Kalapet, Puducherry – 605 014.

Dr. Z. Olirvel, Computer/Information Scientist, Ananda Rangapillai Library, Pondicherry University, R. V. Nagar, Kalapet, Puducherry. Dr. S.K. Asok kumar, Deputy Librarian, Tamil Nadu Dr. Ambadkar Law University, Chennai 600 028. Dr. R. Ambuja, Deputy Librarian, Guindy Campus Library,University of Madra Dr. M Bavakutty, Professor & Head, Department of Library & Information Science, Kannur University, Kannur, Kerala. Dr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Librarian i/c, Madras University Library, University of Madras Dr. M.G. Sree Kumar, Chief



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InformaTION Officer, Central Development of Digital Libraries (CDDL), Indian Institute of Management, Kozhihode, Kerala Dr. R.S.R Varalakshmi, DLIS, Andhra University, Waltair Dr. S. Gopalakrishnan, Asst. University Librarian, Madras Institute of Technology, Anna University, Chennai. Dr. N.S Hari Narayana, Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Mysore University. Dr. Ramesha, Reader, Department of Library & Information Science, Bangalore University, Bangalore.

13 Percentage of classes taken by temporary

faculty – programme-wise information 30% Teachers Research

Fellow (TRF)

14. Programme-wise Student Teacher Ratio

Course Student Teacher

M.Sc 16 2

15. Number of academic support staff (technical) and administrative staff:

sanctioned, filled and actual

Sanctioned Filled Actual

Academic Support Staff - - -

Administrative Staff 2 2 2



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16. Research thrust areas as recognized by

major funding agencies

Digital Libraries – UGC SAP

17. Number of faculty with ongoing projects from a) national b) international

funding agencies and c) Total grants received. Give the names of the funding

agencies, project title and grants received project-wise.

a) National

Funding Agency Project Title Grants Received

UGC Major Research Project

Design and Development of Institutional Repository for the University of Madras

Rs.5,11,000/-

18. Inter-institutional collaborative projects and associated grants received

a) National collaboration - Nil

b) International collaboration – Nil

19. Departmental projects funded by DST-FIST; UGC-SAP/CAS, DPE; DBT,

ICSSR,AICTE, etc.; UGC-SAP

total grants received. Rs.32,00,000/- + Project Fellow (one)

20. Research facility / centre with - Nil

· state recognition

· national recognition

· international recognition

21. Special research laboratories sponsored by / created by industry or corporate

bodies -Nil



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22. Publications: (2008-2013)

Number of papers published in peer reviewed journals

(national / international) - 21

Monographs - 03

Chapters in Books - 33

Edited Books - 11

Books with ISBN with details of publishers:

Number listed in International Database (For e.g. Web of Science, Scopus,

Humanities International Complete, Dare Database - International Social Sciences

Directory, EBSCO host, etc.) – Nil

Citation Index – range / average - Nil

SNIP - Nil

SJR - Nil

Impact Factor – range / average - Nil

h-index - Nil

23. Details of patents and income generated - Nil

24. Areas of consultancy and income generated- Nil

25. Faculty selected nationally / internationally to visit other laboratories

/institutions / industries in India and abroad- Nil

26. Faculty serving in

a) National committees

Dr A. Amudavalli UGC, UPSC

b) International committees

Dr A. Amudavalli International Scientometrics

Association

c) Editorial Boards Dr A. Amudavalli

Dr V. Chandrakumar

National Referred Journals (2)

National Referred Journals (2)

d) any other (please specify)

27. Faculty recharging strategies (UGC, ASC, Refresher / orientation programs,

workshops, training programs and similar programs).

UGC Academic Staff College -



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a. Dr A. Amudavalli

i. International Conferences – 2

ii. National Seminars / Workshops / Conferences –8

b. Dr V. Chandrakumar

i. UGC, ASC, Refresher Course – 2

ii. UGC, ASC, Short-term Course – 1

iii. International Conferences – 6

iv. National Seminars / Workshops / Conferences –10

28. Student projects

· percentage of students who have done in-house projects including inter-

departmental projects –Nil

· percentage of students doing projects in collaboration with other universities /

industry / institute – 2% (Ph.D Projects)

a. CMC, Vellore (ii) TRC, Chetpet, Chennai

29. Awards / recognitions received at the national and international level by

Faculty - Nil International - Nil National - Nil Doctoral / post doctoral fellows - Nil Students - Nil National (Best Paper Awards) - Nil

30. Seminars/ Conferences/Workshops organized and the source of funding

(national / international) with details of outstanding participants, if any.

Details furnished in appendix II

National Level Workshop / Seminars / Conferences :

· 2 Funded by UGC – SAP

· Two hundred participants from all over India

31. Code of ethics for research followed by the departments -

UGC Regulation on minimum standards and procedure for the award of M.Phil/ Ph.D

degree – 2009 are followed.



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32. Student profile programme-wise:

Year Name of the Programme

(refer to question no. 4)

Applications received

Selected Male Female

Pass percentage Male Female

2007-08 M.Sc. 16 06 05 100% 100% 2008-09 M.Sc. 16 06 03 100% 100% 2009-10 M.Sc. 15 05 07 100% 86% 2010-11 M.Sc 18 03 16 100% 88% 2011-12 M.Sc. 17 05 09 100% 100% 2012-13 M.Sc. 17 05 07 100% 100% 2007-08 Ph.D 02 02 - 2008-09 Ph.D - - - 2009-10 Ph.D 06 04 02 2010-11 Ph.D 07 05 02 2011-12 Ph.D 01 01 - 2012-13 Ph.D - - -

33. Diversity of students

Name of the Programme

(refer to question no. 4)

% of students from the

same university

% of students from other universities

within the State

% of students from

universities outside the

State

% of students from other countries

PG 69% 13% 13% 6%

Ph.D 65% 25% 5% 5%

34. How many students have cleared Civil Services and Defence Services

examinations, NET, SET, GATE and other competitive examinations? Give details category-wise.

NET 9 SET 3

35. Student progression

Student progression Percentage against enrolled UG to PG - PG to M.Phil. - PG to Ph.D. 65% Ph.D. to Post-Doctoral - Employed · Campus selection · Other than campus recruitment

30% 70%

Entrepreneurs -



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36. Diversity of staff

Percentage of faculty who are graduates of the same university 100% from other universities within the State - from universities from other States - from universities outside the country -

37. 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 with regard to

a) Library -574 Books

b) Internet facilities for staff and students - General Facility + Wifi

c) Total number of class rooms - 3

d) Class rooms with ICT facility - 2

e) Students’ laboratories -1

f) Research laboratories -Nil

39. List of doctoral, post-doctoral students and Research Associates :

a) from the host institution/university - 27

b) from other institutions/universities –Nil

40. Number of post graduate students getting financial assistance from the university.

-: 2 per year (2007-2013)

41. Was any need assessment exercise undertaken before the development of new

programme(s)? If so, highlight the methodology.

Nil - No new programme

42. Does the department obtain feedback from

a. Faculty on curriculum as well as teaching-learning-evaluation? If yes, how

does the department utilize the feedback?

Yes – Based on the suggestions and recommendations, the Curriculum is revised

as and when warranted



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b. students on staff, curriculum and teaching-learning-evaluation and how

does the department utilize the feedback?

Yes – Based on the students feedback, faculty are advised for necessary

omissions and corrections.

c. alumni and employers on the programmes offered and how does the

department utilize the feedback?

Ø Based on feedback from Alumni / Employers, necessary revisions are made

in the curriculum.

Ø Field visits (Library).

Ø Student Vs. Employer / Alumni interactions are facilitated to improve the

communication and competency skills of the students.

43. List the distinguished alumni of the department (maximum 10)

S.No. Names

1 Prof. S. Dasgupta,University Library, Delhi University

2 Prof. S. Parthasarathy, Director, INSDOC

3 Dr. Samyukta Ravi, University Librarian, Pondicherry Central University

4 Dr. G. Krishnamoorthy, University Librarian, Anna University

5 Dr. C. Florence, Librarian, Women’s Christian College

6 Meena Reddy, Director, Library, American Library

7 Dr G. Rathinasapabathy, Deputy Librarian, TANUVAS

8 Prof. A. Neelamegham, DRTC

9 Prof. M.A. Gopinath, DRTC

10 Dr. Newton, CMC, Vellore



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44. Give details of student enrichment programmes (special lectures / workshops

/seminar) involving external experts.

a. Regular Annual Special Lectures are organized inviting External Experts

from all over the Country.

b. Workshop / Seminars are conducted every year.

45. List the teaching methods adopted by the faculty for different programmes.

Ø Besides classroom teaching, hands-on exercise for practical papers in the

Computer Laboratory

Ø Deputing students to participate in the Seminars / Workshops conducted by

other institutions in the city and elsewhere

Ø Internship

Ø Extension Activities

Ø Interaction with Alumni and Employers.

46. How does the department ensure that programme objectives are constantly met

and learning outcomes are monitored?

By periodical sessional tests, assignments, quiz, tutorials and counseling.

47. Highlight the participation of students and faculty in extension activities.

Every year students, scholars and faculty of the Department visit a chosen institution

in and around the City / State to motivate the beneficiaries for reading habits and

benefits of Library.

48. Give details of “beyond syllabus scholarly activities” of the department.

a. Quiz programme

b. Extra Curricular Activities at Inter-departmental level within the

University and Inter Library Science School in the State.

c. Participation in cultural programmes within and outside the University.

d. Collaboration with Professional Associations with MALA & SALIS.

49. State whether the programme/ department is accredited/ graded by other

agencies? If yes, give details.

Nil



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50. Briefly highlight the contributions of the department in generating new

knowledge, basic or applied.

(i) Training students and scholars in General & Library Oriented Software Packages.

(ii) Training Communication Skills.

51. Detail five major Strengths, Weaknesses, Opportunities and Challenges (SWOC) of the department.

Strength:

· UGC – SAP funding

· Department interaction with Alumni and Students.

· Library collection development.

· Computer Laboratory facilities.

· Placement.

Weakness:

· Shortage of staff.

· Lack of Students Strength.

· Inadequate financial assistance for inviting External Experts.

· Inadequate financial assistance for Laboratory Maintenance.

Opportunities and Challenges:

· Increase publicity for Students Strength.

· Need for faculty with specialization for meeting employment challenges.

52. Future plans of the department.

With adequate faculty appointment, Department can apply / seek for Centre for Advance

Studies having completed III phases of SAP. (1997-2001; 2002-2006 ; 2007-2012).

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library and Information Science...Kerala. Dr. K. Kaliyaperumal, Librarian i/c, Madras University Library, University of Madras Dr. M.G. Sree Kumar, Chief NAAC Reaccreditation - Evaluative