RESEARCH INTEREST |
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.
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Name of Institute /Organization |
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Aryabhatta Research Institute of Observational Sciences, Nainital |
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Inter-University Centre for Astronomy and Astrophysics (IUCAA), Pune |
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Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research (JNCASR), Bangalore, |
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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
Page updated on December 10, 2014
For more details, contact : hksahu@iucaa.ernet.in