Milestones of the Department

 

  •  Tagged as First in Commonwealth Countries and India.
  •  First to had Ph.D. and M. Phil Program in Library Science (1950 &  1978).
  • The second country in the World to Start a Master’s Program in 1950 after the USA.
  •  First to recognize as UNESCO Associate Project in 1952. 
  •  First to have Four Padma Shree Awardees in India (in 1956, 1960, 1976, and 2004).
  •  First Padma Shree of the University of Delhi in 1957.
  •  First to had National Research Professor of the University of Delhi, India.
  • First to had International Academic Exchange Program with Rockefeller Foundation, USA.
  • First to had International Guest Faculty from the USA during early 1960. 
  •  First to Introduced paper on Computer Applications in 1972.
  •  First to introduced Semester System in 1972. 
  •  The first department in the country whose 13-star alumni.
  •  First Department in the Country to install a bust of legendary Dr. SR Ranganathan, the Founder of the Department and Father of Library Science in India, in 2008.
  •  First to had ‘National Tagore National Fellowship’ in 2010.
  •  First Department in the country to have a 'Garden' in the name of Dr. SR Ranganathan (12. August 2021).

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