Manoj Kumar Sinha

Assam University · Library and Information Science

Today’s societal reforms are unprecedented, attributed to the hard work of our ancestors, serving as inspiration. The present study delves into the crucial task of safeguarding Bihar’s rich documentary heritage, particularly its invaluable manuscripts serving as primary sources of traditional knowledge. Acknowledging the significant contributions o...

This study aims to explore the evolution of the research landscape on indigenous knowledge in SAARC countries over the last ten years (2013-22), as the SAARC countries have a rich cultural heritage and diverse indigenous knowledge systems. This study employed standard Scientometric tools to evaluate the research publications. The study collected bi...

Technology is a promising development in education, allowing learning materials to be accessed anytime and anywhere, providing a global learning environment. MOOCs, Massive Open Online Courses, are designed to support unlimited participation of teacher/instructor and learner. Thousands of people can access knowledge disseminated across the globe th...

Purpose This study aims to understand the research data management (RDM) services offered by academic libraries in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. This study aims to evaluate the library and information science professionals’ required RDM skills and the challenges faced with providing RDM services. Design/methodology/approach The resear...

Purpose-This study aims to understand the research data management (RDM) services offered by academic libraries in South Asian and Southeast Asian countries. This study aims to evaluate the library and information science professionals' required RDM skills and the challenges faced with providing RDM services. Design/methodology/approach-The researc...

Documentary heritage comprises those single documents or group of documents of significant and enduring value to a community, a country or to humanity generally, and whose deterioration or loss would be a harmful impoverishment (UNESCO, 1992). Manuscripts embody the cultural wealth of any nation. The scale of reforms taking place in our society tod...

Information need is the most important requirements of the users for any research activities andit can be fulfilled only by Library. In science and technology institutes, scientists and research scholars are very much engaged in research and development activities and to conduct research they need relevant information in their related fields. Th...

Job satisfaction is one of the most critical factors which provides shape and growth to any organisation. Job satisfaction is a personal feeling of an individual or a state of mind regarding the nature of work. Library professionals play a vital role in the higher education sector in disseminating information to the information seekers. Various fac...

Analyzing the costs and benefits of a proposed project or program is an essential step in deciding whether or not to proceed with it, as is doing an after-the-fact evaluation to determine whether or not the project or program was a success. To entirely or partly automate their libraries, library, and information centers (LICs) are spending a signif...

A library’s benefits to the user community are revealed during performance evaluation and measurement. This study aims to evaluate the user satisfaction level of the Knowledge Centre of NIT Agartala. The survey method has been applied in the present study, and data were collected by physically visiting the library. Findings reveal that most users v...

Authors attempt to find the use and awareness of Digital Reading Devices (DRD’s), impact of DRD on library usage; Usefulness of DRD’s during covid-19 pandemic situation. The paper explaining the meaning and definition of term ‘DRD’ elaborates on effectiveness of DRD during covid-19 pandemic period. Study adopted survey methods involving two central...

Information is a basic need of today’s fast changing world important for one’s day to day life. People need information to efficiently carry out work in their respective fields. Media professionals working in Media organisations needs current, authoritative and factual information to construct news and programmes. Such information is made available...

Information and Communication Technology brings major changes in every sector. People are using various computer-based technologies which helps them to provide quick services to their users. Libraries are also adopting computer-based library services and new technologies gradually. Automatic Identification and Data Capture (AIDC) techniques are usi...

The study discussed in this article attempts to trace the research trends in information and communication technology (ICT) in top 10 countries during 1999-2018, as reflected by scholarly publications index in the Scopus database. During the mentioned time period, total 18,382 research papers were published. Of these, maximum 1622 (8.82%) records w...

Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs) is a very new concept, and in India, it is under development process. Through the MHRD of India under the maintenance of INFLIBNET, the Government of India has launched a brand new platform of MOOCs called Swayam; it will take some time to reach the mind of India's ordinary and professional citizens. To spread th...

New e-resources are believed to affect preferences of readers and hence acquisition policy of libraries in general and preference for resources in particular need to be tuned accordingly. The paper reports a study undertaken to determine priorities of factors and their components in library acquisition. The literature review has been done by search...

Online Learning technology, which is now a fundamental need of modern civilization, is also becoming an affordable, handy information provider and even a provider of professional courses and educational degrees instead of attending physical classes in the traditional institute of learning. Recently this opportunity is offered through MOOCs (Massive...

The concern and procedure of acquisition are significant components in the various phases of information spreading. The relevant resources are procured in the library for usage by the users. The acquisition process has witnessed a drastic change in recent times due to various digitalization issues, financial disruptions, various delivery modes, etc...

The information life cycle in a library involves acquisition as one of the steps which involves acquiring documents for the library. Relevant resources are procured for use by the users. The process of library acquisition has witnessed a drastic change in recent times due to factors like digitalization, financial disruptions, various modes of deliv...

The changing scenario in library environment has arisen for the need and use of E-Resources along with print version. Electronic journals (E-Journals) bring new challenges before the library and information professionals to give full-text access to scholarly publications both in print and electronic version to its end users. Access of information t...

The advancement of the information technology and web technology have brought changes to existing information storage and retrieval system such as Digital library, online database, digital repository, virtual library, etc. Libraries have witnessed tremendous changes in recent years in terms of their collection and services. Information explosion an...

In the present age of information, it has been strongly felt that to provide better library services to the users, and it is essential to know the pattern of use and the users ’approach to various tools and facilities of the Library. No education system can sustain and achieve its laid down goals and objectives without a library. The role of the co...

Information plays a vital role every body's life. Information helps in social imbalance. Proper utilization of information can solve many problems. Radio, Newspaper, Television plays a very important role in disseminating information to the society. Information is available both online and offline. It is depend upon the people how they access infor...

The present study focuses on the growth and development of ‘Information and Communication Technology’ research in terms of publications output during the period of last two decades i.e. (1999-2018). The data was collected through the Scopus database. The study examines and analysis various scientometrics parameters and found that the maximum 1622 (...

The history of ancient India is full of instances which demonstrate that military practices were well-regulated. The Varna system of the ancient Hindus implied the fourfold division of society into Brahmans, Kshatriyas, Vaisyas and Sudras. The Brahmans formed the group of philosophers and teachers, the Kshatriyas the group of rulers and warriors, t...

The present study has been undertaken to know the information seeking pattern of the scientific community who belong to different universities under the study. In this study, it has been tried to find out the satisfaction after utilization of print or digital information resources available in the digital environment with a view to understand the s...

Men has made significant efforts to achieve or to know the unknown from the initialization of civilization. The importance of the library is growing since the use of ICT and modern technologies. Library management software helps libraries to maintain library housekeeping operation easily. In a library kind of environment, RFID has significant poten...

The Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), which is a recent phenomenon in education for pursuing open, online, and freely available. MOOCs provide a global learning environment, which allows access to the online course material anytime, anywhere, connect other learners, and get access to the content without considering any geographical boundaries. T...

Information Literacy now-a -days plays a very important role in everyday life because it involves a combination of education, job related task social involvements and social cultural practice. Information literacy is important for individuals to reach their desired goal in any field. The present study has been undertaken with a view to promote info...

Public library is the nerve of the education and culture and the National Library is in core center in the system and it has resulted ongoing changes in a society's economy, education, policy, tradition and religion. In the public library system, National Library is the apex library and extensive use of Information Communication Technology (ICT) in...

Libraries are moving towards adopting latest technological environment. Libraries are regarded as the central agencies for the dissemination of knowledge in the form of books, journals, audio-video tapes, CD-ROMs, and via digital information services to one and all. Previously barcode technology was one such tool which has been used to enhance the...

Assam lies in the center between mainland India and North-East Region, and the state is surrounded by the other north eastern states. It has got the highest number of educational institutions in North-Easter Region, imparting of quality education is lagging behind, due to lack of value in the higher education system, insufficient number of faculty...

This paper gives brief idea about the emerging Radio Frequency Identifcation (RFID) technology, its importance in the library management system and its working. The paper covers the advantages and issues related to use of RFID technology in libraries. A case study was conducted in two libraries to gain better understanding of how RFID based library...

This research examines the personal library collection of Eminent Scholars of Silchar Town. The study mainly reveals that the significant Scholars of Silchar Town hold a variety of good collections i.e. books, journals, Magazine, Newspaper, CD-ROM, and DVD on their house. Most of the Scholars have print collection than non-print collection. The stu...

The concept of the library has been changed tremendously along with the change of time and space. This change is brought due to the result of space and wave research. The scientific innovations compel the overhaul change in the system of the library and of information science and of its service. The twenty-first century is the century of knowledge...

There is a growing interest among academic institutions in collecting, preserving, and creating value-added services from digital content produced in teaching and research. Institutional repositories” is a new concept for collecting, managing, disseminating, and preserving scholarly works created in digital form by faculty and students in individua...

This paper is exploring the public libraries system in the Tripura State of India. The public libraries in Tripura State are not in sufficient no against the State population i.e. 3,671,032. So there is need to open more public libraries in the state. According to IFLA (4) standard there should be one library for every 3000 people. The total popula...

There had been developmental changes in the society because of its dynamic nature. In view of this, the traditional method of discharging responsibilities in most fields of human endeavour is gradually going into extinction and thus, the need to move along with times. The paper discusses changing trends in LIS research and focus on analytical study...

Attempts to study the Citation patterns reflected in the Master‟s degree dissertations submitted to the Department of Library and Information Science, Assam University, Silchar during the period 2012 – 2013. This study is based on the 1,302 citations taken out form 62 dissertations of Library and Information Science which were tabulated and analyze...

A consortium facilitates the member libraries to get the benefit of wider access to electronic resources at affordable cost and at the best terms of licenses. Further, the approaches to help to get attractive discounted rates and most of publishers responded positively to the call of consortia and are enthusiastic to give the best possible offers....

RFID Technology has been used and developed for more than 50 years; first by Harry Stockman in 1948 and its application has been commonly used around us. In today's information society the librarians have a great responsibility to organize and manage the knowledge centre due to exponential increase the volume of information which leads to the infor...

The present study was undertaken with a view to know the extent of ICT Literacy amongst the participants of Refresher Course on Humanities conducted by Assam University Silchar and other teachers of Assam University, Silchar from various departments who have not participated in the course. The participants are mainly drawn from the colleges and uni...

Since time immemorial, the traditions, customs art & culture have been orally transferred from one generation to other. Gradually people started using various medium like brick bark, palm leaves, bhuja patras, cloths, woods, handmade papers etc to write and record the ancient knowledge available in the areas of religious literature on Vedas, Purana...

Jain manuscripts are very diverse and rich sources of information pertaining to Jainism, its painting, art forms, its culture and traditions which portrays the life histories of Lord Mahavira since his childhood to the establishment of Jain religion, its sermons, and teachings. The study, recitation and veneration of sacred scriptures are a primary...

It is a Consolidated List of Dissertation topics assigned to the 4th Semester Students of Department of Library and Information Science who have submitted their dissertations for examination during 2010-12 to 2013-15 Sessions. Except few having back papers all other candidates have been awarded Masters of Library and Information Science from Assam...

The 21st century is the century of information explosion. Information needs of the society at every level have been growing continuously as well as at an alarming speed. To rationally answer to the social demands, the academic libraries have to be invariably the richest sources of information and to be so, resource sharing amongst the libraries is...

North Eastern Region (NE Region) of India has attracted attention of the government of India since two decades for overall development of the region. The North Eastern states comprise of seven states which is popularly known as seven sisters and recently in 2001 the eighth State" Sikkim' has been included in the North Eastern Region. These states a...

Discusses about the Manuscripts and various techniques for preservation and conservation of manuscripts > It also discusses digital preservation techniques for preserving Manipuri Manuscripts. The role of National Mission for Manuscripts has also been discussed in brief.

Due to rapid transformation of libraries and information centers from its traditional set up to computerized automated / digitized libraries, there is a need to develop policies and certain guidelines for building collection in academic, public, technical and special libraries located in North East India. Emergence of multimedia, e-publishing and I...

Citation analysis and ranking of journals are key aspects of knowledge management and collection development in academic and research libraries. This study aims to assess to determine the most important journals, most prolific authors , formats of publications, geographical patterns , authorship pattern etc. to assist the library administrators and...

Now a day LIS professionals , teachers, research scholars and students are regularly creating digital resources in the form of word files, blogs , photographs, multimedia files , audio/ video clips , web contents using social media and uploading to the social media and also sharing the contents with their friends and other researchers. In distance...

Now- a- days everyone is connected with each other by means of various social networking sites like Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn etc. The emergence of Social Networking Sites and its resources have revolutionized the communication and social relation world. A significant transition can be seen in the approaches of academic communities, the way they...

Purposes of Study: Information needs and information seeking pattern of rural public library users are varied on account of their different requirements which might be due to the various demographic, social, cultural and economic factors. Identifying information needs is the first step towards satisfying the needs of library users. An information s...

This book discusses about the RFID Technology for managing next generation library system. It highlights the theoretical framework of RFID technology, extensive review of literature, and application of this technology in management of modern library system with special reference to Notrh east India

This report deals about the Librarians' Day Celebration on 12th August 2014. It also highlights the proceedings of One Day Seminar on “Managing Library and Information Centre in Changing Environment” which was organised on the eve of the Librarians Day. On this day the Departmental Alumni Association of the Dept of Library and Information Science w...

Recently Department of Library and Information Science in collaboration with the Central Reference Library organized Two Day National Seminar on “ Collection Development in Academic, Public and Special Libraries & Information Centers in Digital Era with Special Reference to North East India (NSCD-2011)” during February 10-11, 2011 and in this repor...

Information needs and information seeking behavior of rural people are distinctive due to varied demographic, social, cultural and economic factors. Identifying information needs is the first step towards satisfying the user’s needs. An information seeking process involves a number of further steps, including: identifying information sources, consu...

Electronic Resource Management in University and Institutional Libraries of India in Changing Environments An Overview Dr. Manoj Kumar Sinha, Associate Professor and Head, Department of Library and Information Science (Swami Vivekananda School of Library Sciences) Assam University (A Central University) Silchar-788011(Assam, India) E-mail: mksinh...

The present study has been undertaken with a view to know the status of ICT application in agricultural libraries at Agartala. Agricultural Libraries of two Agricultural Colleges, one Veterinary College and three Research Stations in Agartala are selected for the study. The present work was carried out during August, 2013 to 2014. Survey Method has...

Cybernetics has experienced a major breakthrough and led to the utilization of computers at nearly all parts of daily life. The new technology created online social networking. Facebook is a popular social networking website. Even though Facebook (most popular Social Networking Site) is a global phenomenon, it is constrained by educational conditio...

The presentation covers a exhaustive account of the development of digital libraries in India which includes : Introduction; •Digital Library : Concept and Definition;•Characteristics of Digital Library ; Advantages and Disadvantages of Digital Library; •Digital / Electronic Resources; Digitisation and Preservation; IPR and DRM Issues of Digital Re...

This presentation is based on the basic concept of E-Books, its types, advantages , limitations, historical background, its format, reading devices , software and issues for procurement etc.

It describes various techniques for making the researchers profile and publications visible to the academic and research world. Examples have been given from Google Scholars My Citation, Researchgate, Researcher ID and Orchid ID. The author wants to acknowledge with thanks the contributions of the authors, slide share PPT, and web pages which have...

This present study has been conceived to study the status of usage of E-Resources available under INDEST-AICTE Consortium by the Library Users of NIT, Silchar. Descriptive Research Method (Case Study of NIT Library Users) was adopted using self designed questionnaire incorporating some modification from the previous study conducted on usage of e-re...

The aim of this chapter is to give an overview of the modernisation of academic libraries in the ICT era, changing format of the library resources and types of computer-based services being offered by the academic libraries. In view of this, the present chapter discusses various aspects of LIS training and user education, emphasising the need to em...

This book deals with the concept of e-resources, advantages, needs for procurement of e-resources, and a case study on the usage of E-resources available under the N-LIST Programme of INFLIBNET Centre by the college library users of South Assam. These colleges are affiliated to Assam University, Silchar. This study is based on the Masters Dissert...

Public library is regarded as a social institution and means of vital social force. It is a living force to education, indigenous knowledge and to preserve the cultural heritage customs prevalent in rural areas. The Library is regarded as a public institution, which is expected to convert the potential readers into actual readers. It is also regard...

The first part of paper describes about the concept, historical development, components of RFID Technology. The paper discusses about the proposal to study the status of RFID implementation in University and Institutional Libraries of North East India. As the RFID Technology application in libraries and other business organizations are gaining mome...

Media professionals are using library extensively for the professional as well as academic assignments. They are heavily dependent on the resources available in media house libraries, public libraries and academic libraries including university and institutional libraries. As we know that many e-resources are available to the university libraries o...

North East Region of India is a hub of diversity of ethnic resources and culture. The ethnic communities in the North East Region of India applies host traditional practices reflects in their food habits, land use, medicines, textiles, home and housing, decorations. Along with traditional practices, North East Indian landscape incarcerates rich and...

The present paper discusses about the concept, meaning and principles to manage the library using strategic management and implementation in services. Besides this, the paper also highlights the relationships with external environments, evaluates the current status and effects of future changes, challenges and benefits of adopting strategic managem...

The Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has played an important role in the library and information centre and changed the concept of libraries. The application of ICT is much essen-tial for libraries and information centres because these centres are carrier of information which is useful for everyone. Use of ICT in library and informati...

A brief outline about the importance of ICT infrastructure and development of Library networks at the college libraries of Barak Valley were studied. The paper identified the problems and measures to be taken for development of the library system. Use of information communication technology (ICT) and computer technology made library services more e...

Presented a brief profile of the department during the NAAC Peer Team Visit to Assam University, Silchar during 22-25 September 2014. Discusses about the academic and research activities carried out at the department, faculty profiles, dept library , lab, and other facilities and ICT infrastructure before the team members and faculty members.