Brief Description of the Department
The Library Science education in the University began in 1962 by granting affiliation to A.E.C. Training College, Pachmarhi M.P., up to the year 1995 to run the Bachelor and Certificate Courses in Library Science exclusively, for the Armed Forces. T.R.S. College, Rewa has also been affiliated to this university for several years. The present department of Library & Information Science was established in 1970 on the occasion of centenary year of Dr. Harisingh Gour, the founder of the University and its first Vice Chancellor. The department started functioning in the University Central Library building and moved to the current location having its separate building in the year 1989. It has been imparting regular Graduate Degree Programme in Bachelor of Library & Information Science since its inception, and Post Graduate Degree Programme of Master of Library & Information Science since 1983 and Ph.D. programme of study since the year 1987. The Department was functioning under the Faculty of Arts till 2008 and subsequently, reorganized to function under the School of Arts & Information Sciences (AIS) in the year 2009. It has adopted CBCS semester system since 2009. The Department has carved a niche in enriching its students to secure placements in prominent national level institutions over the past years. Many stalwarts of Library and Information Science such as Prof. H.S. Sengar, Prof. R.G. Prasher, Prof. K.C. Sahoo, Prof. Jagtar Singh, Dr. B.P. Shrivastava have served this Department. The Department under the dynamic leadership and contribution of teachers has achieved its own place within the country.
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