Course Description

Courses	Duration
BLISc	Two Semesters
MLISc        (Full Time)	Two Semesters
MLISc        (Part Time)	Four Semesters
M.Phil.        (Part Time)	Four Semesters
Ph.D.      (Full Time & Part Time)

ADMISSION CRITERIA:

* As per University rules purely on merit basis with English stream.

 INTAKE:

* The Department runs the B. LI. Sc, M. LI. Sc, M. Phil and Ph.D. courses.

* There are 30 (general) + 05 (Self finance) students in B. LI. Sc.

* 12 (General) + 14 (Self finance) students in M. LI. Sc part time 

* 10 students M. LI. Sc. (Self finance) full time and

* 20 students in M. Phil and

* 11 students registered for Ph. D. out of that two are foreign students.

Faculty Members

Name	Designation
Dr. U. A. Thaker	Professor  & Head
Mr. N. D. Oza	Assistant Professor
R. Rathva	Peon

Facilities available at the Department

The department has some basic facilities at present which is going to be updated in future.

Departmental Library: The Department has Library which has sufficient space for reading. Nearly About 2500 books are available and 10 periodicals of Library Science are subscribed. There is easy access of Internet facility. Department is connected to UGC-Info net.

We have one Computer Laboratory with 10 Computers with LAN and one Web Server. 

Moreover, we equipped with OHP, wireless Microphone & Amplifier systems and  LCD Projector

Special Features

Alumni Association:

To create better professional bridge, the Department has “Alumni Association” of past students of the Department. Its objective is to share their real life professional experience not only with each other but to enact as an important vehicle to guide our future professionals and present students.  

At present there are 125 patron and life members in the association.

Library Science Society (LSS)

The department has recently forms “LSS”- To develop cohesiveness and cooperation among Future LIS professionals, cooperative social activity has been stressed in the form of various group activity programme focusing not only academic but social commitment and accountability.

To meet the objective of LSS, it appreciates students by Prize Distribution for outstanding performance in Examinations or such events.

This society is formed to organize activity like – Yoga Shibir, Blood Donation Camp, and Spoken English Classes.

All enrolled students are a member of LSS. 

SEMINARS & REFRESHER COURSE

SEMINARS

We are regularly organizes seminars on the various theme. Till date department has organized 07 number of state and National level seminars and conference. Some important seminars are as under:

1. NATIONAL CONFERENCE ON "Libraries in 21st Century"- 18-19 Feb.2011
2. Computerization and Networking of College Library- 27th Feb.2011
3. Rangnathan's Philosophy and Knowledge Management - 25th Aug.2011
4. NAAC Preparation for  College Libraries - 27th Jan.2011
5. Use of IT in library and IPR - 18th March,2011

DLIS has organized Two Refresher Courses so far, for the practicing Librarians to meet their CAS requirements in the year 2010 and 20111. Meeting Challanges of Information science in Modern era - 1st Jan.2011 - 24th Jan.2011
2. Knowledge Mangement in Digital era - 1st Feb.2011 - 24th Feb.2011

Contact us

Contact Information

Dr. U.A.Thaker,

Professor & Head,

Post Graduate department of Library & Information Science,

4^th Floor, Bhaikaka Library Building,

Sardar Patel University,

Vallabh Vidyanagar, PIN 388120

Phone (02692)226880

E-Mail ID: dlispu_25@yahoo.co.in

Important Websites

Click  hear about the Department information http://www.spuvvn.edu/pgd/libsci/about.html

Click  hear about the SPUniversity  information  http://www.spuvvn.edu/

Click  hear about the  UGC information http://www.ugc.ac.in/

Click  hear about the AICTE information http://www.aicte-india.org/

Click  hear about the NCTE information http://www.ncte-india.org/