Annals of Library and Information Studies

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Annals of Library and Information Studies

Annals of Library and Information Studies is a 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 the Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre.[2]

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Annals of Library and Information Studies
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LanguageEnglish
Edited byDr. G. Mahesh
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History1954-present
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FrequencyQuarterly
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ISO 4Ann. Libr. Inf. Stud.
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ISSN0972-5423 (print)
0975-2404 (web)
OCLC no.607675250
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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:

  1. Dr. S. R. Ranganathan (1954-1963)
  2. Mr. S. Parthasarathy (1964-1972)
  3. Dr. B. Guha (1973-1984)
  4. Prof. T. N. Rajan (1985-1987)
  5. Prof. B.K. Sen (1988-1989)
  6. Mr. S.I. Islam (1990)
  7. Mrs. J.K. Ahluwalia (1991-1993)
  8. Prof. S.B. Ghosh (1994-1997)
  9. Prof. J.L. Sardana (1998-2000)
  10. 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]

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