Annals of Library and Information Studies
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| Language | English |
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| Edited by | Dr. G. Mahesh |
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| History | 1954-present |
| Publisher | National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (India) |
| Frequency | Quarterly |
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| ISO 4 | Ann. Libr. Inf. Stud. |
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| ISSN | 0972-5423 (print) 0975-2404 (web) |
| OCLC no. | 607675250 |
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)Annals of Library and Information Studies is a leading quarterly journal in Library and Information Studies publishing original papers, survey reports, reviews, short communications, and letters pertaining to library science, information science and computer applications in these fields.[1] It is an open access academic journal, published since 1954 by the CSIR-National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources (CSIR-NISCAIR) formerly Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre.[2]
It covers library and information science, scientometrics, and documentation and is listed in Library and Information Science: A Guide to Key Literature and Sources.[3]
Past Editors of the journal include:
- Dr. S. R. Ranganathan (1954-1963)
- Mr. S. Parthasarathy (1964-1972)
- Dr. B. Guha (1973-1984)
- Prof. T. N. Rajan (1985-1987)
- Prof. B.K. Sen (1988-1989)
- Mr. S.I. Islam (1990)
- Mrs. J.K. Ahluwalia (1991-1993)
- Prof. S.B. Ghosh (1994-1997)
- Prof. J.L. Sardana (1998-2000)
- Mrs. Renu Arora (2001-2011)
Current Editor: Dr. G. Mahesh (2012- )
History
At its founding, the journal was titled Annals of Library Science.[4] In 1964, the name was changed to Annals of Library Science and Documentation.[4] The current title was assigned in 2001.[4]
The founding editor was S R Ranganathan, who contributed to about 50% of the articles during 1954 to 1963.[2]
Indexing
- FRANCIS[5]
- Indian Library and Information Science Abstracts (India)[6][citation needed]
- Library and Information Science Abstracts[5]
- Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts, as a Core Journal, 03/01/2004 to present[7]
- PASCAL[5]
- Scopus 2011 to present indexed[8]
See also
- Open access in India
References
- ↑ http://op.niscair.res.in/index.php/ALIS
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Rajalakshmi, V., and R. Pal. "Ranganathan and the annals." Annals of library science and documentation 39.2 (1992): 62-68.
- ↑ Library and Information Science: A Guide to Key Literature and Sources (#839 page 122) By Michael F. Bemis, 2014, Alpha Pub House, ISBN:9780838911853
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 Seminar on “Indian LIS Journals: Problems and Prospects” , NISCAIR blog, April 30, 2014
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 MIAR 2015: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals
- ↑ Annals of Library and Information Studies Editorial Board
- ↑ Database Coverage List for Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
- ↑ Scopus title list
External links
- full-text from 1954-present, Annals of Library and Information Studies in the NISCAIR online periodicals repository.
- Annals of Library and Information Studies description in the ROAD Directory of open access scholarly resources
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