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 On November 02, 2010 

 PhD (DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY )awarded in subject LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE on the following topic

Information-seeking Behavior of Users in Astronomy Information Centres and Libraries in India: The Impact of New Information Technology 

Under the Supervision of Dr. Surya Nath Singh  Head, Information Centre & Library National Institute of Virology (ICMR) 20- A, Dr. Ambedkar Road Post Box no. 11 Pune � 411 001 from the  DEPARTMENT OF LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE UNIVERSITY OF PUNE, PUNE- 411007.  

Around 400 users From FORSA ( FORUM FOR RESOURCE SHARING IN ASTRONOMY AND ASTROPHYSICS)   including Research Scholars. Post doctoral Fellows , Scientists, faculty members, astronomers, scientists, technical users, etc from following Organizations/Institutes have been  covered for the survey through questionnaires, interview, etc.

S. No.

Name of Institute /Organization

1

Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital

2

Harish-Chandra Research Institute (HC-RI), Allahabad

3

Indian Institute of Astrophysics (IIAP), Bangalore

4

Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune

5

Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore,

6

National Centre for Radio Astrophysics (NCRA), Pune

7

Physical Research Laboratory (PRL), Ahmedabad

8

Raman Research Institute (RRI), Bangalore

9

S. N. Bose National Centre for Basic Sciences, Kolkata

10

Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Kolkata

11

Tata Institute of Fundamental Research (TIFR), Mumbai

12 Users from different Depts./ Colleges of Indian Universities and Colleges 

I had also attended the 27th Meeting of the Astronomical Society of India (ASI), hosted by the Indian Institute of Astrophysics, Bangalore during February 18-20, 2009 for got interaction and feedback (Survey) from around 250 astronomers/scientists/users working in different astronomy organizations/Institutions/Depts./Colleges in India.

Publications based on Research work (PhD) (From Old to Latest)

Serial No.  Year of Publication   Titles of published /presented papers  Remarks 
4 2013 Information seeking behaviour of astronomy/astrophysics scientists by Hemant Kumar Sahu and Surya Nath Singh, In Aslib Proceeding, Vol. 65 No. 02, pages 109-142 (ISSN: 0001-253X) Published International Journals of LIS in year 2013
3 2010 Information-seeking Behavior of Users in Astronomy Information Centres and Libraries in India: The Impact of New Information Technology by Hemant Kumar Sahu, Ph.D. thesis presented in the Dept. of LIS, Uni. of Pune, Defense via-va organized on October 30, 2010  by Department of Library and Information Science, University of Pune. (PhD Thesis) PhD thesis presented and awarded PhD degree on by UoP.
2 2010 Impact of ICT on Information Seeking Behavior of Users in Astronomy and Astrophysics Centers of India: A Survey by Hemant Kumar Sahu and Dr. Surya Nath Singh, In Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) Conference Series Vol. 433, pp. 301-309, E. Isaksson, J. Lagerstrom, A. Holl, and N. Bawdekar, eds.  San Francisco: ASP, Sept. 2010 [(ISBN 978-1-58381-746-9) eISBN: 978-1-58381-747-6 )] Presented in LISA-VI and published 
1 2008 Information Seeking Behavior of Users in Astronomy Information Centres and Libraries in India: A Pilot Study by Hemant Kumar Sahu and Dr. Surya Nath Singh, the same has been accepted for presentation and publication in the International Conference of Asian Special Libraries (ICoASL 2008) On theme Shaping the Future of Special Libraries: Beyond Boundaries, during 26-28 November 2008, in India Islamic Cultural Centre, Lodhi Road, New Delhi 110 003, Organized by SLA Asian Chapter with Association: Society for Library Professionals and IASLIC and  Supported By: Raja Rammohan Roy Library Foundation, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India & CSIR, DSIR, Govt. of India.

Published In Shaping the future of special libraries: Beyond Boundaries, S. M. Dhawan, et al., eds.2008, pp. 103-114. New Delhi: Ane Books Pvt. Ltd [ISBN (10) 81-8052-153-2], [(ISBN 13) 978-81-8052-153-9]

Presented in ICoASL-2008 & Published 

Ph. D. in Library Science from University of Pune, India, Degree awarded on Nov 2010 

 

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