VIDYASAGAR UNIVERSITY
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	Name		Dr. Nivedita Bhattacharyya Sahu
	Designation		Associate Professor
	Department Name		LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE
	Office Phone No		+91 3222 298-428 / Centrex Extn. 428
	Email ID		nives_bhattacharyya@mail.vidyasagar.ac.in
	Mobile No		9051837676
	Personal Website
	Address		Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapur 721102
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Educational Qualification

Degree Name	Institute	Year of passing/awarded
PhD	University of Calcutta	2014
MLISc	University of Calcutta	2008
BSc (Botany)	University of Calcutta	2004

Title of the Ph. D. Thesis

Contributions of Raja Rajendralal Mitra and Shri Haraprasad Shastri, the librarians of the Asiatic Society towards the development and dissemination of education and research in India

Career Profile / Teaching Experience

Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University since 4 April 2022

Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University since 1 January, 2010

PG teaching (since 2010- )

University Research Fellow, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, Oct 2008- Dec 2009

Specialization/Research Area

Field of Specialization

Research Area/ Areas of Interest

Preservation and conservation of library materials

Reference and Information Services, Information and Communication

Library science education and research

Community Information Service

Bibliometrics and Scientometrics

Course/ Subject Taught

Information Sources and services/ B.Lib.I.Sc

Information Communication and Society/ M.Lib.I.Sc

Information Analysis and Consolidation/ M.Lib.I.Sc

Library and Society/ B.Lib.I.Sc

Information and Society /M.Lib.I.Sc

Information Systems and Services/ M.Lib.I.Sc

Publications in Journal / Book / Book Chapter / Magazines / Newspaper

International Publication

Title	Published in	Published on	Published by	Role
Farmers’ Awareness of Pesticide Use: Role of Public Library and Other Information Sources	Public Library Quarterly, (Published online) https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2022.2143159	Nov, 2022	Routledge (Taylor and Francis Group)	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: SCOPUS, Others Article's Web Link: https://doi.org/10.1080/01616846.2022.2143159
Informetric portrait of Elinor Ostrum, the Nobel laureate in the field of economic sciences	Journal of Scientometric Research, 9(2), May-August, 2020, 204-213	2020	Phcog.net, Bangalore, India, ISSN:Print -2321-6654, Online - 2320-0057		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Bibliometric study of selected LIS Journals published online in the 21st century	Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal), Sept 2020	2020	University libraries of University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska, USA, ISSN 1522-0222		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
A comparative study of Journal of Documentation and Journal of Knowledge Management during the period 2005-2015	Library Philosophy and Practice, Summer 3, 2019 (ISSN 1522-0222)	2019	University of Nebraska-Lincoln		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Scientometric portrait of Dr. S.R. Ranganathan: A study	International Journal of Library Science, Vol. 15, Issue no. 1, 2017, pp. 55-73, ISSN 0975-7546	2017	Ceser Publications, Roorkee, India		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Disaster Management in Science and Social Science Research Libraries at Kolkata: Case Studies	VSRD International Journal of Technical and Non-Technical Research, Vol VI, Special Issue, May 2015: pp. 217-230	2015	VSRD International Journals [A Research Division of Visual Soft (India) Private Limited]		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Newspaper section of the National Library Kolkata: Physical Preservation and Access to News	IFLA International Newspaper Conference 2010, Digital Preservation and access to News and Views: pp. 205-214	2010	Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, New Delhi		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

National Publication

Title	Published in	Published on	Published by	Role	Details
Application of Bloom’s Taxonomy in Library and Information Science: An Assessment	SRELS Journal of Information Management, 59 (3), June 2022: 171-175	Jun, 2022	Informatics Publishing Limited, Bangalore, ISSN (Print) : 0972-2467 ISSN (Online) : 0976-2477	Co-Author	Impact Factor: 0.00000 Indexing: UGC CARE Article's Web Link: DOI: 10.17821/srels/2022/v59i3/154355
Scientometric portrait of Stephen Hawking-the British physicist and cosmologist	College Libraries, Vol. 36, no. 1, March 2021: 66-82	2021	West Bengal College Librarians' Association, Kolkata, ISSN: 0972-1975		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information needs and Information seeking behaviour of a tribal community-a study on selected blocks in West Bengal	Journal of Indian Library Association, 57 (3), July-September, 2021, 1-11	2021	Indian Library Association (ILA), ISSN: 2277 5145 (P), 2456 513X		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information services for the visually challenged students in Medinipur division of West Bengal: An Analytical study	Library herald, Vol. 57, no. 1, March 2019: pp. 19-45 (ISSN 0024 2292) doi 10.5958/0976-2469.2019. 00002.2	2019	Delhi Library Association		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information needs of the Lodha Community at Baghmari and Manikpur mouza, Paschim Medinipur with special reference to education, health and employment	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies (CUJIS), Vol. 19: pp. 22-38 (ISSN 0973 5771)	2018	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information services in the blind schools at Presidency division, West Bengal: A study	Vidyasagar University Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol. 23, December 2018: pp. 73-96 (ISSN 0972 8570)	2018	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Author Productivity in Humanities and Social Science Departments of Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur (IIT Kharagpur) during 2000-2016: A Bibliometric Analysis	Vidyasagar University Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol. 22, 2017: pp. 42-52 (ISSN: 0972 8570)	2018	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Publications by Faculty Members of Humanities and Social Science Departments of IIT Kharagpur: A bibliometric study	DESIDOC Journal of Library & Information Technology, Vol. 38, No. 6: pp. 403-409 (ISSN: 0974 0643)	2018	Defence Research and Development Organisation, Defence Scientific Information & Documentation Centre		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Applicability of Bradfords Law on Anthropological journals	Journal of Indian Library Association, Vol. 54, no. 2, April-June 2018: pp. 101-110 [(ISSN : 2277 5145 (P); 2456 513X (Online)]	2018	Indian Library Association, Delhi		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Bibliometric Analysis of the Faculty Research output: A study in Humanities and Social science Departments of selected Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs)	Librarian, Vol 25, no. 1, Nov. 2018: pp. 69-78 (ISSN: 0972 3978)	2018	Department of Library and Iformation Science, Jadavpur University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information services for the visually challenged students in India: A case study	Journal of Advancements in Library sciences, Vol 5, no. 3: pp 93-102(ISSN 2349 4352)	2018	STM Publications		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
A study on the contributions of Raja Rajendralal Mitra, the librarian of the Asiatic Society towards the development of library services	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 15, pp. 1-7, ISSN: 0973-5771	2013	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Trends of research in library and information science in India: A study	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies , Vol. 14: pp. 72-83, ISSN: 0973-5771	2012	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Blog: An added concept in library & information services	Information and Knowledge Dissemination: Present status and Future Direction (IKD-2011)(Edited Book): pp. 288-299, ISBN 978-81-8424-765-7	2012	Allied Publishers Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Local history collections in public libraries: a necessity for the posterity	Proceedings of UGC Sponsored National Seminar on Role of Library in Local history collection: pp. 107-110	2012	Maynaguri College, Maynaguri, Jalpaiguri		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information need of the "Mech community" in Mahakalguri of Jalpaiguri District	The Calcutta Review, Vol XIII, Nos. 1 & 2: pp. 66-100	2011	University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Disaster Management in Libraries: Response and Recovery Operations	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 13: pp. 205-220, ISSN: 0973-5771	2011	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Mission of Open Access System: Vision of Rabindranath Tagore	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 12:pp.101-104, ISSN: 0973-5771	2010	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Open Access for Indian scholarship: A study	Vidyasagar University Journal of Library and Information Science, Vol. 15: pp. 73-101, ISSN: 0972-8570	2010	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
LIS Education in India: Present Status and Future Strategies for Undergraduate Level	“LIS_edu_ Vision_2010”, National Seminar on Vision of LIS Education for Modern India: pp.30-53, ISSN 0973-5771	2010	Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
E-learning as a Learning Process of LIS Education: An Overview	LIS_edu_ Vision_2010”, National Seminar on Vision of LIS Education for Modern India: pp. 287-291, ISSN 0973-5771	2010	Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Quality Control in LIS Research: Vision for Modern India	National Seminar on Vision of LIS Education for Modern India: pp. 326-330, ISSN 0973-5771	2010	Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Kolkata Book Fair & Little Magazine: Impact on Library Users	Calcutta University Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 11: pp. 85-92, ISSN: 0973-5771	2009	Department of Library and Information Science,University of Calcutta		Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Regional/Local Publication

Title	Published in	Published on	Published by	Details
An assessment of backwardness and socio-economic status of the Lodha Community: Case studies in selected blocks of Paschim Medinipur district	Edited book " Inclusive growth and backward region development : Sectoral issues" Edited by Sebak Kumar Jana and Joydeb Sasmal: pp. 277-294, ISBN: 978-93-86611-62-8	2019	Serials Publications Pvt. Ltd., New Delhi	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Archiving and its essentialities: Preservation despite all odds	Edited book " Role of Public library in archiving the cultural heritage of Bengal", Edited by Swapan Paul: pp. 18-25 (ISBN: 978-93-88866-03-3)	2019	Rohini Nandan, Kolkata	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Citation count of publications in the journals by faculties in humanities and social science departments of IIT Kharagpur: A comparative study between open and closed access journals	Edited book" Digital humanities and digital societies in the contemporary world" Edited by Susmita Chakraborty: pp 298-304, ISBN: 978-81-937429-4-5	2019	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Scholarly Publications by Faculties in Humanities and Social Science Departments of Indian Institutes of Technology- A Study of Open and Closed Access Journals	Edited book "Marching Beyond libraries: Managerial skills and Technological Competencies" Edited by Bijayalaxmi Rautaray, Dillip K Swain and Chandrakant Swain: pp. 355-362, ISBN: 978-81-938797-7-1	2018	KIIT Deemed to be University, Bhubaneswar and Overseas Press India Pvt. Ltd, New Delhi	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Use of Web 2.0 tools by the State University libraries in India: A study	Edited book "Towards Knowledge Society & the Role of Academic libraries: Problems and Prospects" Edited by Dr. Sudip Ranjan Hatua, Dr. Ziaur Rahman and Snigdha Naskar	2017	Department of Library and Information Science, Rabindra Bharati University, Kolkata	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Information School Movement: with special reference to Consortium of iSchools Asia Pacific	Edited book " Sustainability of Library and Information Services" EDited by Dr. Swapna Banerjee and Dr. Arabinda Maity: pp. 260-280	2016	Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Recent trends of research in Library and Information Science in India and Research agenda for the future	Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the emerging knowledge society, Papers of the XXVI IATLIS National Conference, pp. 311-321	2009	Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
Clinical Librarianship in the Calcutta Medical Research Institute (CMRI), Kolkata: A case study	Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the Emerging Knowledge Society, Papers of the XXVI IATLIS National Conference (Web Publication)	2009	Indian Association of Teachers of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Department of Library and Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:
LIS education in India: Present and future scenario (Bharatbarshe granthagar o tathyabigyan sikshabyabosta: bartaman o vabisyat)	51st Bengal Library Conference: Papers, 18-20 December, 2009: pp. 98-100	2009	Bengal Library Association, Kolkata	Impact Factor: Indexing: Article's Web Link:

Book Published

Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
Services of Public Libraries in India :Trends and Innovations Jointly edited with Dr. Surojit Sanyal, Assistant Librarian, Central Library, Vidyasagar University	Allied Publishers Pvt Ltd	Feb, 2023	First Author	Indexing: Others Link:
Social science research in India: Tracing the future trajectory , ISBN: 978-81-923452-3-9(Edited book jointly with Smita Sett))	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore	Aug, 2022	Joint Editor	Indexing: Others Link:
Library and Information Science education: Structure, Infrastructure, Superstructure	Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore (ISBN 978-81-923452-1-5	2020	Editor	Indexing: Link:
Library and Society- An Introduction	Mitram, Kolkata (ISBN 978-93-80036-60-1)	2014	First Author	Indexing: Link:

Book Chapter Published

Chapter	Title of the Book	Published by	Published on	Role	Details
Role of University Libraries in Imparting Information Literacy Skills Among Indigenous Post Graduate Students in India	Examining Information Literacy in Academic Libraries	IGI Global	Apr, 2024	Corresponding Author	Indexing: Book citation index (WoS), SCOPUS Link: https://doi.org/10.4018/979-8-3693-1143-1.ch010
Research visibility in Scopus Indexed Journals of LIS and their copyright policies-an empirical study	Panorama of Open Access: Progress, Practices & Prospects" Edited by Ashis Biswas and Mayuri Das Biswas:pp 229-241, ISBN 978-93-92594-36-6	Ess Ess Publications	Mar, 2022	Sole Author	Indexing: Others Link: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/359802360_Research_visibility_in_Scopus_Indexed_Journals_of_LIS_and_their_copyright_policies-an_empirical_study
Research visibility in Information literacy: A bibliometric study through the lens of Web of Science	Reorienting Information literacy in the Library and Information Centres" Edited by Prof. Swapna Banerjee and Dr. Pubalika Bhattacharyya Maitra: pp 320-325, ISBN 978-93-91572-22-8	Rohini Nandan on behalf of Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, Kolkata	2021	Co-Author,Corresponding Author	Indexing: Others Link:

Ph. D. Thesis Guidence

Awarded Ph. D. Thesis
Scholar Name	Thesis Title	Co Supervisor	Status	Date
Supriya Mallik	Information needs and patterns of information seeking behaviour of the Lodha community of Paschim Medinipur district, West Bengal		Awarded	2020
Sanjukta Sahoo	Bibliometric study of doctoral dissertations in Anthropology awarded by the Universities in West Bengal		Awarded	Feb, 2022
Trishna Bhui	Assessing Faculty Publications in Humanities and Social Science Departments of Indian Institutes of Technology in the Twenty-First Century: A Study		Awarded	May, 2023
Asish Maity	Scientometric profile of the e-journals in Library and Information Science published by Emerald during the period 2005-2015	N.A.	Awarded	May, 2023
Sudipta Pradhan	An analytical study of Information services for visually challenged students with particular reference to blind schools in South Bengal		Awarded	May, 2023
Praloy Kr Bhattacharyya	Informetric portraits of selected Nobel laureates in the field of economic sciences		Awarded	Oct, 2023

Project Work

Completed Project Works
Project title	Worked as	Funding Agency	Amount in Rs.	Duration in years	Period Year to Year		Status
An Investigative Study of the Information needs of Visually Challenged Students and Information services with special reference to blind schools in South Bengal	Principal Investigator	ICSSR	300000	1 year	2018	2019	Completed
Documentation of writings on Numismatics published in Asiatic Researches and Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal during the Nineteenth Century	Principal Investigator	UGC	62000	2 year	2015	2017	Completed

Invited Lectures

Interdisciplinary nature of Library and Information Science

Refresher Course on “Scope of Interdisciplinary in Library and Information Studies Department of Library & Information Science, Jadavpur University & UGC-Malaviya Mission Teacher Training Centre,Jadavpur University

Online Platform

Jan, 2024

Libraries as facilitators in teaching and learning in higher education

Moyna College, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Online Platform

Nov, 2023

Reading Habit among Multi-tasking generation- Causes and Effects

Library and IQAC, Gour Mohan Sachin Mandal Mahavidyalaya, Bireswarpur, South 24 Pgs, West Bengal

Online Platform

Aug, 2023

Dr. S.R. Ranganathan and his Contribution towards Public Library System in India

Central Library, IIT, Kharagpur

IIT, Kharagpur

Aug, 2023

Information literacy for job seekers

Central Library, Y.S. Palpara Mahavidyalaya, Purba Medinipur, West Bengal

Online Platform

Jun, 2023

Membership of Learned Society

Life Member, Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC)

Life Member, Bengal Library Association (BLA)

Life Member, Society of Information Science (SIS)

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended/Organised

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Attended

Title of the Seminar/Conference/Workshop

Date

Role

Held at and Organiser

Two-Day International Conference OnBuilding Information Resilient Society in the Changing Information Ecosystem

Mar, 2024

Paper presenter " Role of India’s Open Government Data (OGD) in Economy for Building an Information Resilient Society in the Post-COVID Era: A Study"

University of Calcutta, Jointly organised by University of Calcutta and Institute of Development Studies, Kolkata, March 27-28, 2024

International Seminar on "Indian Knowledge System for LIS and Allied Disciplines 2023"

Mar, 2023

Paper presenter " Indigenous knowledge of Zari workers in Panchla District in Howrah, West Bengal and their information seeking behaviour"

Kolkata , Organised by DLIS, NSOU

International Seminar on "Indian Knowledge system for LIS and Allied Disciplines 2023

Mar, 2023

Paper presenter "A study on the role of Libraries in preserving Information Literacy on Indigenous knowledge of Tribal PG Students of Bankura University"

Kolkata , Organised by DLIS, NSOU

National Seminar on Services of Public Libraries in India: Trends and Innovations

Nov, 2022

Paper Presenter "Open access resources for the visually challenged - An opportunity to serve the disadvantaged community through the public libraries"

Vidyasagar University, Organized by Central Library, Vidyasagar University, in collaboration with RRRLF, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India

National Webinar on “Problems and Prospects of Tribal Population in India”

Mar, 2022

Paper presenter " An investigative study on the problems and prospects of the Lodhas of Paschim Medinipur district in relation to their information needs and information seeking behaviour"

Online platform, Organised by Department of Anthropology, Vidyasagar University, Midnapore

Conference /Seminar/Workshop Organised

Title of the Conference/Seminar/Workshop	Date	Role in the Event	Funding Agency
Information strategy for Social Science Research in India: Tracing the future trajectory	2020	Jt. Organizing Secretary	ICSSR and RRRLF
LIS Education: Structure, Infrastructure and Superstructure	2014	Jt. Organizing Secretary	UGC and ICSSR

Awards

Award Name	Awarded By	Date
Young Information Scientist Award	Society for Information Science, New Delhi	2010
University Gold Medal	University of Calcutta	2008
South East Asian Subsistence Fellowship	University of Calcutta	2006

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