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Welcome to LIB-VAHINI
Where information meets inspiration.

Virtual Access Hub for Innovation, Networking, and Integration.

Connect, learn, and grow with professionals shaping the future of knowledge.

Why LIB-VAHINI
Where information meets inspiration.

Uplift LIS professionals through connection, digital visibility with curated resources and opportunities.

Committed to fostering collaboration among educators, researchers, and information professionals.

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About LIB-Vahini

Empowering LIS professionals through connection, growth

LIB-VAHINI serves as a dedicated digital space for professionals to showcase their profiles, achievements, and contributions. By offering visibility, career development opportunities, and networking avenues, the portal aims to elevate the professional identity of LIS practitioners and promote their pivotal role in knowledge management. The platform also acts as a national-level repository of LIS talent-facilitating collaborations, mentorship, and institutional partnerships.

At its core, LIS is about building a vibrant, inclusive community where professionals can interact, share insights, and inspire the next generation. We celebrate the dedication, innovation, and impact of LIS professionals, ensuring their work continues to shape informed and connected societies.

DR. S. R. RANGANATHAN

"Ranganathan is to library science what Einstein is to physics" - Eugene Garfield

Shiyali Ramamrita Ranganathan (12 August 1892 – 27 September 1972) was a renowned Indian librarian, mathematician, and is considered the father of Library Science in India. His pioneering work laid the foundation for Library and Information Science in India and gained international recognition. Dr. S. R. Ranganathan began his career in librarianship as the University Librarian at the University of Madras in 1923, where he introduced transformative reforms in the field. In 1929, he launched India’s first formal library science course at the same university, laying the foundation for LIS education in the country. He was instrumental in advocating for public library development, contributing significantly to the enactment of the Madras Public Libraries Act in 1948.

Prof. Devika P. MadalliDirector, INFLIBNET Centre

Expert in digital libraries, open data, semantics, and knowledge organization.

Prof. Devika P. Madalli is the Director, INFLIBNET Centre, an Inter University Centre of UGC, Gandhinagar. Prior to joining INFLIBNET Centre, Prof. Madalli has served as a Professor of the Documentation Research and Training Centre, Indian Statistical Institute and as an adjunct faculty, DISI, University of Trento, Italy. Prof. Madalli has extensive experience in teaching, research and capacity building. Her interest lies in the area of OERs and Educational resources repositories, Open Data Repositories and Data Management, Knowledge Organization and application of facetization in Information Systems, Information Infrastructures, Digital Libraries, Semantic Web technologies, Faceted Ontologies, Agrisemantics, multilingual information services.