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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| Language | English |
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| Edited by | Dr. G. Mahesh |
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| History | 1954-present |
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| Frequency | Quarterly |
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| Standard abbreviations | |
| ISO 4 | Ann. Libr. Inf. Stud. |
| Indexing | |
| ISSN | 0972-5423 (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:
- Dr. S. R. Ranganathan (1954-1963)
- Mr. S. Parthasarathy (1964-1972)
- Dr. B. Guha (1973-1984)
- Prof. T. N. Rajan (1985-1987)
- Prof. B.K. Sen (1988-1989)
- Mr. S.I. Islam (1990)
- Mrs. J.K. Ahluwalia (1991-1993)
- Prof. S.B. Ghosh (1994-1997)
- Prof. J.L. Sardana (1998-2000)
- Mrs. Renu Arora (2001-2011)
Current Editor: Dr. G. Mahesh (2012- )
History edit
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]
Indexing edit
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Annals of Library and Information Studies (ALIS)". op.niscair.res.in. Retrieved 2021-10-10.
- ^ a b Rajalakshmi, V., and R. Pal. "Ranganathan and the annals." Annals of library science and documentation 39.2 (1992): 62-68.
- ^ Library and Information Science: A Guide to Key Literature and Sources (#839 page 122) By Michael F. Bemis, 2014, Alpha Pub House, ISBN 9780838911853
- ^ a b c Seminar on “Indian LIS Journals: Problems and Prospects” Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, NISCAIR blog, April 30, 2014
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Indian Library Science Abstract". Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information. Archived from the original on February 11, 2022. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Scopus title list". Elsevier. Archived from the original on July 26, 2015. Retrieved September 28, 2022.
External links edit
- full-text from 1954-present, Annals of Library and Information Studies in the NISCAIR online periodicals repository.
- Annals of Library and Information Studies description in the ROAD Directory of open access scholarly resources