Ph.D. in Library & Information Science
To produce scholars with advanced capabilities in librarianship in order to meet the challenges in the changing environment and to encourage creativity, analytical thinking, critical analysis, and innovative & information problem-solving techniques for the problems and constraints faced by the library professionals, the Ph.D. in Library and Information Science was started in 2010 through different streams viz. Full-time and Part-time (Internal & External).
Focus Areas
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of the program
ICT for Information Management
To guide students in developing specialized knowledge and skills in information technologies, information organization, and end user services that will enable them to lead digital collection and management at academic/research institutions, cultural heritage institutions, special collections/archives, and other information centres.
Knowledge Organisation
To impart in-depth knowledge on digital libraries, their characteristics, components, standards and protocols, digital rights and access management, planning and evaluation. The ultimate aim is to instil skills in learners that would enable them to set-up their own institutional digital library with all intermediate steps involved in it from planning to offering digital library services.
Theories, principles, and models underlying the organization of knowledge and the representation of information resources. Demonstrate a clear understanding of the basic principles and practices of information description, organization, access, and retrieval.
Who can prefer this Course
Eligibility
The admission to Ph.D. programme is based on the
vacancies available with the eligible Research Guides and
the field of specialisation in which a scholar intends to
pursue research. The desirous candidates are required to
take an entrance examination conducted by the University
for Ph.D. admission. The written examination consists
of 100 objective type questions based on BLIS and MLIS/
M.Lib.I.Sc. curriculum. A few questions from current
affairs, language skills, etc. will also be included in the
paper. For more information visit our university website at:
http://www.pondiuni.edu.in/ admissions/eligibility.htm
Master’s degree in Library and Information Science with a minimum
of 55% marks.
