LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE DEPARTMENT

About the Library and Information Science Department: DSB Campus, Nainital:

Present era, specially the later half of 20th century has seen an unprecedented boom in the production of documents in almost all fields of knowledge, especially in Science and Technology. The ever increasing bulk of recorded information available in book form, non-book form or electronic form together with satellite data has created a formidable phenomenon called 'Knowledge or Information Explosion' or more appropriately, 'Information Revolution'. Under the circumstances, users find themselves at their wits end to know what is published where in their own areas of interest and how to gain access to required piece of information pin pointedly, exhaustively and expeditiously. Consequently, libraries as information centers and librarians as Information Scientists have attained significant positions in the modern society.

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Prof. Yougal Joshi

Faculty Members of DSB Campus Nainital

Prof. Yougal Joshi