Annals of Library and Information Studies
LanguageEnglish
Edited byDr. G. Mahesh
Publication details
History1954-present
Publisher
FrequencyQuarterly
Yes
Standard abbreviations
ISO 4Ann. Libr. Inf. Stud.
Indexing
ISSN0972-5423 (print)
0975-2404 (web)
OCLC no.607675250
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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]

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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References

  1. ^ "Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS)". op.niscair.res.in. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
  2. ^ a b Rajalakshmi, V., and R. Pal. "Ranganathan and the annals." Annals of library science and documentation 39.2 (1992): 62-68.
  3. ^ 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. ^ a b c Seminar on “Indian LIS Journals: Problems and Prospects” Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, NISCAIR blog, April 30, 2014
  5. ^ a b c "Search MIAR". MIAR 2015: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  6. ^ "Annals of Library and Information Studies Editorial Board" (PDF). National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resources. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 5, 2016. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  7. ^ "Indian Library Science Abstract". Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  8. ^ "Database Coverage List for Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)" (PDF). January 2022. Archived from the original (PDF) on April 7, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
  9. ^ "Scopus title list". Elsevier. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2022.

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