Current trends in library and information Science research in India 2008–2013: A study

Research programmes at the Ph. D. level in Library and Information Science carried out in the universities of India during the six years (2008–2013) have been analyzed to find out the current trends and areas of research, growth pattern and productivity of universities along with broad and narrow subject areas in the discipline. The present study helps the LIS research community to make them aware of the current scenario and direction of research in this era of information and communication technology. To know the current trends in research in library and information science discipline, the special feature i.e. “Theses of the Month” of ‘University News-A weekly journal of higher education’ is consulted, in which theses submitted and accepted by the Indian Universities is listed regularly. Quite a good results and findings are come out based on data analysis.