SLIS

About the School

The School of Library and Information Science at Central University of Gujarat offers programs that are relevant in the present context of knowledge society. It was created to train skilled individuals who can preserve cultural heritage and scientific progress, teach students to develop automated libraries and archives, and prepare information professionals to improve access to valuable knowledge through digitization, while also engaging them in activities that support the creation of a Digital India. The teaching process involves interactive lectures, video tutorials, field visits, internships, assignments and seminars, projects, and hands-on training. The M.Lib.I.Sc. program offers a cutting-edge curriculum that incorporates the latest developments in library and information science. This course places significant emphasis on integrating research, communication, education, and industry interaction using smart digital library management platforms and dedicated software. SLIS has faculty with a wide range of academic and industry experience at both national and international levels, facilitating the exposure of students to diverse experiences. Students in the direct PhD program have undertaken innovative and evolving research in areas such as bibliometrics, research data management, cultural heritage, memory institutions, and eContent management.

Contact: slis@cug.ac.in

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Vision & Mission

Our Vision

To emerge as a nationally and globally recognized centre of excellence in Library and Information Science education, research, and innovation, committed to fostering knowledge societies through digital transformation, inclusive access to information, and ethical stewardship of knowledge resources, and to serve the evolving needs of society in the digital age.

Our Mission

  • To impart outcome-based, learner-centric, ICT-enabled teaching-learning, and value-driven education in Library and Information Science, aligned with national priorities and global standards.
  • To promote high-impact research, innovation, and consultancy addressing emerging trends such as digital libraries, data analytics, knowledge management, and information literacy.
  • To develop skilled, competent, and socially responsible information professionals equipped with technological expertise and leadership qualities.
  • To strengthen academic-industry collaborations, institutional linkages, and international partnerships for curriculum enrichment, research advancement, and global exposure.
  • To uphold ethical values, professional integrity, and lifelong learning, contributing to community engagement, outreach programmes, and societal development by ensuring equitable access to information and knowledge resources.
  • To continuously enhance quality assurance mechanisms in line with NAAC criteria, fostering excellence in teaching, research, infrastructure, and student support services.

Dean's Welcome Message

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Dr. Amit Kumar

Dear Students, Scholars, and Visitors,

I warmly welcome you to the School of Library & Information Science at the Central University of Gujarat. In an age defined by information abundance, knowledge dissemination, and digital transformation, our school plays a critical role in shaping professionals who can manage, organize, preserve, and deliver information effectively and ethically.

Our academic programs are designed to provide a strong foundation in library science, information management, and digital technologies. We aim to equip our students with the skills needed to navigate the complexities of information systems, data curation, digital libraries, and knowledge organization in both traditional and emerging environments.

Our faculty members bring a wealth of expertise in areas such as information retrieval, metadata standards, digital archiving, bibliometrics, and user-centered services. Through a mix of classroom learning, hands-on experience, and research engagement, we prepare our students for impactful careers in libraries, archives, research institutions, and information-driven industries.

We believe that access to information is fundamental to an informed and empowered society. With this belief, the School of Library & Information Science is committed to academic excellence, innovation, and lifelong learning.

I invite you to explore our programs and join a community dedicated to advancing knowledge, enabling discovery, and building the information society of tomorrow.

Dr. Amit Kumar
Dean, School of Library & Information Science

Departments

Department of Library and Information Science

The department was established in 2012 and runs two programs. The Master of Library and Information Science (M.Lib.I.Sc.) is a two-year integrated program that aligns with NEP guidelines and integrates AI-driven components. The PhD in Library and Information Science program was launched in 2017.

HOD: Dr. Amit Kumar

Department of Digital Library and Information Management

The department was established in 2017 with the aim of launching programs for establishing a digital library and incorporating evolving trends in information management.

HOD: Dr. Amit Kumar

Programs

Master of Library and Information Science (M. Lib. I. Sc.)
Department: Library & Information Science
Duration: 2 Years
Syllabus:
Direct Ph.D. in Library & Information Science
Department: Library & Information Science
Duration: As per CUG/UGC Rules
Syllabus:

Faculty Profile

Dr Amit Kumar
Dr. Amit Kumar

Designation: Associate Professor & Dean

Specialization: Library Consortia; ICT Application in LIS; Digital Library & Content Management; Open Access / OER; Metrics & Indicators; Mobile Technology; Sentiment Analysis; Altmetrics; Information Retrieval.

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Dr Bhakti Gala
Dr. Bhakti Gala

Designation: Assistant Professor

Specialization: Cultural Heritage Resource Discovery, Metadata, Controlled Vocabularies, Information literacy,  Public & Digital libraries, Equitable access to information

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Dr Minaxi Parmar
Dr. Minaxi Parmar

Designation: Assistant Professor

Specialization: Library and Information Management, Library Administration, Information Resources and Services, College Librarianship, Library Automation, Bibliometrics, Knowledge Processing.

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Dr Ashwani Kumar
Dr. Ashwani Kumar

Designation: Assistant Professor

Specialization: Information Seeking Behaviour, Online Seeking Behaviour of User, Library Automation.

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Dr Avinash Kumar Singh
Dr. Avinash Kumar Singh

Designation: Assistant Professor

Specialization: Knowledge Society, Reference Management Software, Academic Social Networking Sites, ICT, Bibliometrics, Research Methodology, LIS Education in India.

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Research Projects

Ongoing Projects
# Title PI / Co-PI Funding Agency Amount Duration
1 AI and Health Information Literacy: A study exploring the perceived usefulness, and readiness among women in South Asia Co-PI: Dr. Bhakti Gala The Institute of Information Literacy, Purdue University, USA 4,000 USD 2024–2026
Completed Projects
# Title PI / Co-PI Funding Agency Amount Year
1 Open Education Resources (OER) in Social Sciences: A Study PI: Dr. Amit Kumar ICSSR ₹6,00,000 2015–2017
2 Financial Information Literacy Toolkit to Educate boRrowers (FILTER): A Channel for Public Libraries to Partner with Governments for Financial Inclusion in the Developing World Co-PI: Dr. Bhakti Gala OCLC/ALISE Library & Information Science Research Grants, USA 24,985 USD 2017–2018
3 Dealing with COVID-19 and saving people's lives in South Asia (SA) areas & beyond – A health informatics promotion project PI: Dr. Bhakti Gala ASIS&T, USA 7,000 USD 2021–2022
4 Winter School for Enhancing Research Skills: A SIG-III Initiative Consultant Dr. Bhakti Gala ASIS&T, USA 4,000 USD 2023–2024

Publications

Faculty publication lists are available on the IRINS (Indian Research Information Network System) portal. Click on the links below to view each faculty member's full publication record.

# Faculty Name Designation IRINS Profile
1 Dr. Amit Kumar Associate Professor & Dean View Publications
2 Dr. Bhakti Gala Assistant Professor View Publications
3 Dr. Minaxi Parmar Assistant Professor View Publications
4 Dr. Ashwani Kumar Assistant Professor View Publications
5 Dr. Avinash Kumar Singh Assistant Professor View Publications

Fellowships & Scholarships

The following students have been awarded fellowships and financial assistance for their research at SLIS, Central University of Gujarat.

# Name of Beneficiary Name of Fellowship / Scholarship Funding Body
1Pichano KikonNational Fellowship for Scheduled Tribe Students / Senior Research Fellowship (NFST)Ministry of Tribal Affairs
2Sourabh SumanJunior Research Fellowship / Senior Research FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
3Sagendar ParmarICSSR Doctoral FellowshipIndian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR)
4RohitJunior Research Fellowship / Senior Research FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
5PallaviJunior Research Fellowship / Senior Research FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
6Sudam SahuNon-Net FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
7Amreen TajNon-Net FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
8Madhuri KumariJunior Research FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
9Saranya RNon-Net FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
10Subhalaxmi MohantyNon-Net FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
11Manoj KumarNon-Net FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
12Anuradha KumariJunior Research FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
13Akansh PandeyJunior Research FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
14Sujeet KumarJunior Research FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
15Anjali KumariJunior Research FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
16Soni SinghJunior Research FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
17Diyasha DasNon-Net FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
18Kunal GautamNon-Net FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
19Khemanshu SahuJunior Research FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
20Arjun Prasad KushwahaNon-Net FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)
21Lalit Mohan HanotiyaNon-Net FellowshipUniversity Grants Commission (UGC)

Staff Achievements

# Faculty Name Achievement Year
1 Dr. Amit Kumar UGC Inter University Centre Associate – Indian Institute of Advanced Studies (IIAS), Rashtrapati Nivas, Shimla 2023–2026
2 Dr. Amit Kumar Young LIS Teacher Award 2024 2024
3 Dr. Bhakti Gala Women Researcher Award (CUG) – An ICSSR initiative in collaboration with Springer Nature for the India Research Tour 2024
4 Dr. Bhakti Gala Association for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T, USA) James M. Cretsos Leadership Award 2022

Events Organised

# Event Title Brief Description Date
1 SLIS Field Trip SLIS students and faculty went on an educational field trip to visit the Hansa Mehta Library and Oriental Institute, The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda and Gatishakti Vishwavidyalaya Library. 27 March 2026
2 International Mother Tongue Day Celebration SLIS students organized a vibrant book exhibition to honour International Mother Language Day. 20 February 2026
3 National Librarians Day Faculty and students celebrated National Librarians Day in commemoration of the birth anniversary of Padmashri Dr. S.R. Ranganathan (1892–1972). 11 August 2025
4 Teachers' Day SLIS students celebrated Teachers' Day to mark the birthday of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, a revered teacher, philosopher, and the second President of India. 4 September 2025

Placements

SLIS alumni have secured positions in prestigious universities, national institutes, government bodies, and corporate organisations across India.

Ph.D. Placements
# Student Name Description of Placement Year
1Manu T RAssistant Librarian, IIT Delhi2022
2Pichano KikonLibrarian, Mount Tiyi Government College, Dimapur, Nagaland2023
3Sourabh SumanProfessional Assistant (Library), Allahabad University2023
4Sashikumara AavartiDeputy Librarian, Dhirubhai Ambani Institute of Information and Communication Technology2020
5Sagendar ParmarDeputy Librarian, Nayanta University, Pune2025
6RohitAssistant Librarian, Banaras Hindu University2024
7PallaviProject Associate, INFLIBNET2025
8Sudam SahuAssistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Central University of Himachal Pradesh2022
9Amreen TajAssistant Professor cum Deputy Librarian, Yenepoya (Deemed to be University), Mangaluru, Karnataka2023
10Madhuri KumariLibrarian, KV INS Chilka, Assam2023
MLIS Placements
# Student Name Description of Placement Batch
1Krishnamoorti ChavanDeputy Librarian, Jio University, Mumbai2014–2015
2Vichitra AdidravidaScientific Assistant B, TIFR, Mumbai2014–2015
3Shivani ThakurScientist-B (LS), INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar2014–2015
4Sima Ahire KapadaiyaLibrary Assistant, Nirma University, Ahmedabad2014–2015
5Rishi KamalLibrarian, Atomic Energy Central School, Kota, Rajasthan2014–2015
6Ashish Kumar ChauhanSr. Library Officer, INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar2015–2016
7Sourav DebnathAssistant Librarian, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad2015–2016
8Chandana BorooahAssistant Librarian, Women's Tinsukia College, Assam2015–2016
9Prabhat RanjanProject Associate, INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar2015–2016
10Sachin KatagiAssistant Librarian, Malviya National Institute of Technology, Jaipur2016–2017
11Jagdishbhai AyarLibrarian, Family Court, Vadodara2016–2017
12Chirag KapadiyaLibrarian, District Court, Himmatnagar, Gujarat2016–2017
13Babita YadavLibrary Assistant, Central University of Punjab2016–2017
14Mantasha SiddiquiAssistant Librarian, IIT(ISM), Dhanbad2016–2017
15Sushma YadavLibrarian, Chaitanya School, Gandhinagar2016–2017
16Rajan Kumar PandeyProject Associate, INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar2016–2017
17Sonu KumarAccenture, India2017–2018
18Prajapati Poojaben BhikabhaiLibrary Assistant, NIPER, Gandhinagar2018–2019
19Vijay Anand MinjLibrarian, DAV Public School, Hehal, Ranchi, Jharkhand2018–2019
20Vijyendra KumarLibrarian, SLSS Dhanvantari College of Pharmacy, Pune, Maharashtra—
21Shilpi DeyArchivist, IIT Gandhinagar Archives2019–2020
22Ananya DekaProduct Owner, S&P Global Knowledge Engineering2019–2020
23Chandrakant MahtoEntrepreneur – Hind Library and Information Centre, Ranchi, Jharkhand2019–2020
24Manoranjan SatpathySenior Library Information Assistant, Dhirubhai Ambani University, Gandhinagar2019–2020
25Dharamveer ModiHight Court of Gujarat Library2020–2021
26Neetu KumariJunior Archivist, CEPT Archives, Ahmedabad2020–2021
27Shubham SinghJunior Library Associate, IIM Nagpur2020–2021
28Simul ChakrabortyAssistant Librarian, National Law University, Tripura2020–2021
29Subhalaxmi MohantyResearch Scholar, Central University of Gujarat2020–2021
30Makwana RohanProject Associate, INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar2020–2021
31Nisha VermaLibrary Professional, BITS Law, Mumbai2020–2021
32Krutika JainLibrary Associate, INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar2020–2021
33Taniya ChatterjeeNPS International School Guwahati2020–2021
34S RajaJunior Professional Assistant, IIM Bangalore2020–2021
35Pruthiraj NayakLibrary Associate, INFLIBNET2020–2021
36Abhishek DharwaLibrary Professional, Ahmedabad University2021–2022
37Anupama KumariMetadata Librarian, Clarivate, Bangalore2021–2022
38Binod KumarLibrarian, ISM, Patna2021–2022
39Ashutosh MishraLibrary Professional Assistant, Bennett University2021–2022
40Debashish BanchhorLibrarian, Chhabada Rural Education, JVBI University, Maharashtra2021–2022
41Kantubhuktha Surya NaveenAssistant Librarian, Gujarat National Law University, Silvassa2021–2022
42Khushboo ChoudharyJunior Librarian, O P Jindal Global University, Sonipat, Haryana2021–2022
43Kratika TawariTrainee Library Professional Assistant, NID, Gandhinagar2021–2022
44S LineAssistant Professor, ICFAI University, Nagaland2021–2022
45Trivedi Hemalben ShaileshkumarLibrarian, High Court Gujarat2021–2022
46Uday Suresh DeogharTechnical Assistant, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology2021–2022
47Pobina BasumataryLibrarian, Mount Litera Zee School, West Bengal2022–2023
48S Lubisa ChawangLibrary Intern, IIT Delhi2022–2023
49Saroj KhemadaState Model Institute of Ayurveda Science, Gandhinagar2022–2023
50Sameer SahuLibrarian, Lalji Mehrotra Lions School, Ahmedabad2022–2023
51Saroj BishiLibrary Assistant, Karnavati University, Ahmedabad2022–2023
52Vaghela Jaysukh DayabhaiLibrary Associate (SOUL), INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar2022–2023
53Arowlin LairellakpamAssistant Librarian, Yelhoumee College, Imphal, Manipur2022–2023
54Patni Jeel VinodbhaiVishwakarma Gov. Eng. College, Ahmedabad2023–2024
55Darshit Bhanajibhai ChaudharyLibrary Associate (NIRF), INFLIBNET, Gandhinagar2023–2024
56Mohit MamgainJPF, NCERT2023–2024
57Arjun Prasad KushwahaResearch Scholar, Central University of Gujarat2023–2024
58D SabinaLibrary Trainee, IIT Gandhinagar2023–2024
59Chayanika DekaLibrary Trainee, Ahmedabad University2023–2024
60Satyam KumarLibrary Professional Trainee, IIT Ropar, Punjab2023–2024

Facilities

Laboratories

SLIS Computer Lab SLIS Computer Lab
  • A dedicated SLIS Computer Lab with a capacity of 40+ computers.
  • The SLIS computer lab is smartboard-enabled.

Classrooms

SLIS Smart Classroom Smart Classroom SLIS Smart Classroom 2 Smart Classroom
  • 03 Smart Classrooms
  • 01 PhD Scholar's Room
  • 01 Women's Study Room

Specialized Equipment / Software

SLIS has installed the latest Integrated Library Management Software (ILMS), such as SOUL and Koha, and digital library software, DSpace. The school also has a book digitization scanner to give students hands-on training on technical skills required for scanning and digitization and the use of optical character recognition.

Library Resources

01 Departmental Library with teaching tools including:

  • Dewey Decimal Classification
  • Universal Decimal Classification
  • Colon Classification
  • Anglo-American Cataloguing Rules
  • Sears List of Subject Headings