Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi

[1] The department was established in 1946 with the efforts of Dr. S. R. Ranganathan, Prof. S. Dasgupta and Sir Maurice Bwyer.

The department took concrete steps in 1972 to introduce new areas of study in information science and management such as Computer and its Application in Libraries, Information Storage and Retrieval, and Library Systems Analysis & Statistical Methods in its curriculum.

The department revised its syllabi again in 2009 and implementing since academic year 2009–2010 with more emphasis on Information and Computer Technology applications in Libraries in B.L.I.Sc.

level and a paper on Marketing of LIS Products and Services and Management Consultancy.

The department is adequately equipped with good ICT infrastructure for students not only for classroom teaching but also for hands on practicals.