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Name Prof. Durga Sankar Rath
Designation Professor
Department Name LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
Office Phone No +91 3222 298-426 / Centrex Extn. 426
Email ID dsrath@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
Mobile No 9432064926
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Address Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur 721102
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Educational Qualification              
Degree NameInstituteYear of passing/awarded
Ph. D.Vidyasagar University2003
ADISIndian Statistical Institute1997
M.Com.Vidyasagar University1991
Title of the Ph. D. Thesis Design and Development of Heuristic based Expert System for Automatic Identification of Bibliographic Data Elements from Title Pages of Documents
Career Profile / Teaching Experience        
Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University since Dec., 2012
Reader, Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University since Aug., 2005
Lecturer, Department of Library and Information Science, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata since Dec., 1999
Information Officer, Satyam Computer Services Ltd, Hyderabad since Nov, 1997
Asst. Manager, Information Services, Entrepreneurship Development Institute of India, Ahmedabad (Regional Centre of UNIDO) since 1997
Specialization/Research Area
Field of SpecializationResearch Area/ Areas of Interest
Computer application in LIS
Library Classification
Application of Artificial Intelligence in LIS
Course/ Subject Taught 
Computer applications in Library and Information Services
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Resource Description
Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper
International Publication
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Measuring the applicability of user-generated social tags along with expert-generated LCSH descriptors in sociology: a heuristic studyAnnals of Library and Information Studies. Vol. 68, March 2021, pp. 28 - 38.2021NISCAIR  Impact Factor:
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Data Migration, RFID Integration and Implementation of Koha: a case study of NIT RourkelaAnnals of Library and Information Studies. Vol. 68, March 2021, pp. 47 - 552021NISCAIR  Impact Factor:
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Information Literacy Competency with particular reference to Information Search Skills among the Research Scholars and Faculty Members of the University of Burdwan: an analytical studyAsian Journal of Information Science and Technology, Vol. 7 (2).Pp. 70 – 78. ISSN (print): 2231 – 6108.2017AJIST  Impact Factor:
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Evaluation of staff training acquired by the employees of Jadavpur University Central Library in respect of present requirement: a study. International Journal of Information Retrieval and Management. Vol. 5(10), 2017. Pp. 12 -14. ISSN: 2320-2548.International Journal of Information Retrieval and Management. Vol. 5(10). Pp. 12 -14. ISSN: 2320-2548.2017IJIRM  Impact Factor:
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Cosmology research in India: a scientometric study.In Library Philosophy and Practice, 2013, Summer Issue, Paper – 996. ISSN: 1522 – 0222.2013Libraries at University of Nebraska-Lincoln  Impact Factor:
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Heuristics for identification of bibliographic elements from title pages.Library Hi Tech. Emerald Publishers. Vol. 22(4), 2004. ISSN: 0737-8831.2004Emerald  Impact Factor:
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Heuristics for identification of bibliographic elements from verso of title pages.Library Hi Tech. Emerald Publishers. Vol. 22(4), 2004. ISSN: 0737-8831.2004Emerald  Impact Factor:
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A DCG Parser for Automatic Extraction of Bibliographic Descriptive Elements from Title pages of Monographs.IFLA International Cataloguing and Bibliographic Control. Vol. 32(4), 2003. ISSN: 1011-8829.2003IFLA  Impact Factor:
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User-generated Social Tags versus Librarian-generated Subject Headings: a comparative Study in the domain of History.DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology. Vol.. 40(3). Pp. 176 - 184. pISSN: 0974-0643 eISSN: 0974-4658. https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.40.03.15413.2020DESIDOC  Impact Factor:
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Social tags versus LCSH descriptors: a comparative metadata analysis in the field of Economics.DESIDOC Journal of Library and Information Technology. Vol.. 34(4). Pp. 145 - 151. pISSN: 0974-0643 eISSN: 0974-4658. https://doi.org/10.14429/djlit.39.4.14291.2019DESIDOC  Impact Factor:
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Diffusion of ICT among the University Libraries in West Bengal: a study in the light of Innovation Diffusion Theory.Vidyasagar University Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol. 22. Pp. 28-46. ISSN: 0972-8570.2018VUJLIS  Impact Factor:
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Factors affecting Information and Communication Technology (ICT) adoption in the University Libraries in West Bengal (India).Journal of Management. Vol. 5(3). Pp. 216 – 225. P: ISSN: 2347-3940 ISSN (Online): 2347-3959.2018Journal of Management  Impact Factor:
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ICT Infrastructure and Human Resource pattern in Central Library of Jadavpur University and University of Calcutta: a comparative study.Periodic Research. Vol. 7(1), Aug., 2018. Pp. 115 – 129. P: ISSN: 2231-0045 and E: ISSN: 2349-9435.Periodic Research. Vol. 7(1). Pp. 115 – 129. P: ISSN: 2231-0045 and E: ISSN: 2349-9435.2018Periodic Research  Impact Factor:
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Parameters and standards for ICT adoption: a study among the university libraries of West Bengal.RBU Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol. 20. Pp. 52– 66. ISSN: 0972-2750.2018RBUJLIS  Impact Factor:
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Weeding out: a systematic review on what practiced and best practices.Vidyasagar University Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol. 23. Pp. 43-59. ISSN: 0972-8570. http://inet.vidyasagar.ac.in:8080/jspui/handel123456789/93.2018VUJLIS  Impact Factor:
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Changing Paradigm of Consortia: a retrospectiveanalysisIASLIC Bulletin, Vol. 62 (2): pp. 114 - 126. ISSN: 0018-8441.2017IASLIC  Impact Factor:
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An Investigation of Information Literacy Competency among the Post-Graduate Students of Arts Faculty of Vidyasagar UniversityVU Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol. 20 -21, pp. 124 - 146. ISSN: 0972-85702016VU  Impact Factor:
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Assessing the need for a Regional Library Consortium: a case study in the colleges of North BengalSRELS Journal of Information Management, Vol. 53 (4): pp. 329 - 334. ISSN (Print): 0972- 2467 and ISSN (online): 0976 - 2477.2016SRELS  Impact Factor:
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Little Magazines of Midnapore: the alternative sources of Social Science InformationRBU Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol. 17; pp. 11 - 30.ISSN: 0972-27502015RBU  Impact Factor:
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Visual Information Seeking and Digital LibrariesIASLIC Bulletin, Vol. 60 (1): pp. 3 - 15. ISSN: 0018-8441.2015IASLIC  Impact Factor:
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Visual Representation of Information and Modern LibrariesVU Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol. 18-19: pp. 94-101. ISSN: 0972-85702014VU Journal of Library and Information Science  Impact Factor:
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Relevance in Web searching: a journey beyond Information RetrievalLIBRARIAN, Vol. 21(2): pp. 25 - 31. ISSN: 0972-39782014Jadavpur University  Impact Factor:
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From Maunsell to Lubetzky: a journey back in search of the root of FRBR among the cataloguing codes of Anglo-American origin.Annals of Library and Information Studies. 61 (1), March, 2014. Pp. 7 – 14. ISSN: 0975-2404 (Online); ISSN: 0972 – 5423 (Print).2014NISCAIR  Impact Factor:
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Novelty in RDA: a comparative analysis of the rules of AACR2 and RDA.In IASLIC Bulletin. 58, 4; December, 2013. Pp. 242 – 252. ISSN: 0018-8441.2013IASLIC  Impact Factor:
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Scientometric study on carbon nanotube in India.In SRELS Journal of Information Management, 2013. Vol. 50 (5). Oct. ISSN: 0972 – 2467 and Online ISSN: 0976 – 2477.2013SRELS  Impact Factor:
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Dynamism in Descriptive Cataloguing Codes: sequence and consequence.In RBU Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol. 15, 2013. Pp. 4 – 11. ISSN: 0972-2750.2013DLIS, RBU  Impact Factor:
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Use of e-journals and other e-resources in the colleges of Hill and Dooars / Terai Region of North Bengal with special reference to N-LISTIn VU Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol. 16 – 17, 2011-12. Pp. 39 – 51. ISSN: 0972-8570.2012DLIS, VU  Impact Factor:
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Role of Dynamism in the growth and development of Descriptive cataloguing codes with special reference to AACR.In VU Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol. 16 – 17, 2011-12. Pp. 75 – 86. ISSN: 0972-8570.2011DLIS, VU  Impact Factor:
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Measuring Conflicts among Bibliographic Data to Facilitate Automatic Identification.IASLIC Bulletin. Vol. 56(4); December, 2011. pp. 195 – 210. ISSN: 0018-8441.2011IASLIC  Impact Factor:
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An analytical study of MarcOnt, a reference bibliographic ontology.In Proceedings of XXVIII All India Conference of the IASLIC – 2011. ISSN: 0972-3668.2011IASLIC  Impact Factor:
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Relation of OCR generated content and IR: analysis of a few case studies.In LIBRARIAN . Vol. 17, 2010. p. 30 – 40. ISSN: 0972-3978.2010DLIS, JU  Impact Factor:
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Organizing Information in the Digital EraVU Journal of Library and Information Science. Vol. 15, 2010. pp. 13-17. ISSN: 0972-8570.2010DLIS, VU  Impact Factor:
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Social Tagging for books in public libraries: an alternative cost-effective way of cataloguing.VU Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol10-14, 2009. pp. 39 – 46. ISSN: 0972-8570.2009DLIS, VU  Impact Factor:
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Access can reach till exit.RBU Journal of LIS. Vol. 8, 2004. ISSN: 0972-2750.2004DLIS, RBU  Impact Factor:
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Regional/Local Publication


Book Published
Title of the BookPublished byPublished onRoleDetails
Cataloguing in the new era: gazing through the Bodleian catalogues to RDAEss Ess, New Delhi. ISBN-13: 978-8193359761; ISBN- 10: 81933597632018Author Indexing:
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Expert System for Automatic Cataloguing.VDM Verlag, Germany. ISBN: 978-3-639-34246-8.2011Author Indexing:
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Access to Social Science InformationProva Prakashani, Kolkata. ISBN: 81-86964-95-92009Editor Indexing:
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Book Chapter Published
Ph. D. Thesis Guidence

Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar NameThesis TitleCo SupervisorStatusDate
Gatikrishna BatabyalDeveloping Information Literacy Framework for University libraries in West Bengal.Prof. P K PanigrahiAwarded2019
Joydeb DasEvaluation of the existing pattern of staffing in the University Libraries of West Bengal in the context of Total Quality Management: a comparative Study Awarded2019
Sambit Kumar HazraAdoption of ICT by the university libraries in West Bengal: an analytical study using Innovation Diffusion Theory Awarded2019
Biswajit AdhikaryLittle Magazine: importance as the source of social science information Awarded2016
Anila SA faceted model for visual representation of informationDevika P MadalliAwarded2016
Ratna NandiTowards developing a prototype model college library consortium: a feasibility study for colleges in North BengalProf. P K PanigrahiAwarded2015
Subhankar BiswasA critical study of Descriptive Cataloguing Codes from AACR2 to RDA, with special reference to their development and dynamism. Awarded2014
Project Work

Ongoing Project Works
Project titleWorked asFunding AgencyAmount in Rs.Duration in yearsPeriod
Year to Year		Status
Development of Comprehensive Database and Scientometric Analysis of Indian Research Output in Physics and Space Science since IndependenceCo-PIDST14542002 year20182020


Completed Project Works
Project titleWorked asFunding AgencyAmount in Rs.Duration in yearsPeriod
Year to Year		Status
Design and Development of Quantitative Indicators for Quality Assessment and Trend Analysis of Research in some Trans-Disciplinary Subject DomainsInvestigatorUGC500002 year20132015
Invited Lectures 
TitleOrganized byVenueDate
Bridging the Gap between Library Services and Library EducationUGC-HRDC, University of North BengalGoogle Suit2021
Content Creation for MOOC: challenges and opportunitiesUGC-HRDC, Jadavpur UniversityGoogle Suit2021
e-Learning: Content Creation and DeliveryAcharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College, KolkataAcharya Jagadish Chandra Bose College, Kolkata2020
Public Library for Substantial DevelopmentDLIS, RBU and RRRLFSharada Sabhagriha, Rabindra Bharati University2019
Transforming Academic LibrariesUGC-HRDC, University of CalcuttaUniversity of Calcutta2018
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Membership of Learned Society 
Bengal Library Association
Indian Association for Special Libraries and Information Centres
Indian Library Association
Association with Professional Bodies
Type of Professional ActivityPeriod
Associate Editor, IASLIC Bulletin2015 to 2021
Member and Resource person in various Professional Development Workshops of Bengal Library Association2000 to 2021
Awards
Award NameAwarded ByDate
IASLIC-Ranganathan Medal for the Best Article, 2011Indian Association for Special Libraries and Information Centres2011
Gold Medal in BLIScVidyasagar University1994
Gold Medal in M.Com.Vidyasagar University1991
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