Annals of Library and Information Studies

Annals of Library and Information Studies is a leading 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 Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre.[2]

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
Links

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]

Indexing
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See also

References
  1. http://op.niscair.res.in/index.php/ALIS
  2. 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. Seminar on “Indian LIS Journals: Problems and Prospects” Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine, NISCAIR blog, April 30, 2014
  5. MIAR 2015: Information Matrix for the Analysis of Journals
  6. Annals of Library and Information Studies Editorial Board Archived January 5, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
  7. Database Coverage List for Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
  8. Scopus title list
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