An Analysis of Contributed Theses in Library and Information Science by the State Universities ofWest Bengal
a study from Shodhganga repository
Keywords:
Electronic thesis and dissertaions (ETD), Institutional repository (IR), Library and Information Science (LIS), Research, Shodhganga, State Universities of West BengalAbstract
The study attempts to analyse the uploaded Library and Information Science (LIS) theses in the Shodhganga platform contributed by the state Universities ofWest Bengal. It is found that 30 Universities and 5 INIs (Institute of National Importance) fromWest Bengal signed MoU till 2022 with Shodhganga project. 199 LIS theses contributed by 6 state Universities are taken for study. Author analysed those theses from different points of view like year of uploading, completion year, core theme, language, etc. The result of the study shows that most of the theses were uploaded in the year 2021,whereas most Ph.D. was awarded in the year 2017. English was the most preferred language in which theses were written. Study on various aspects of different academic libraries was the main thrust area of research. The study is significant because this study is an intensive study of contributed theses in the LIS field by the state Universities from West Bengal. Similar types of study are conducted in other states of India, but this is probably the first attempt which is done on Universities fromWest Bengal.
