Former Lucknow-based Library scientist and a Dubai-based hotelier Moin Ahmad has been awarded the prestigious Doctorate of Philosophy (PhD) in Library and Information Science by the Sambalpur University.
Ahmad was doing his doctoral research for the last seven years on the topic, “Impact of Electronic Information Resources on Collection Development and Services of the S&T (Science & Technology) Libraries of Lucknow: An Evaluation†under the supervision Prof Krushna Chandra Panda, a former Professor and Head of the PG Department of Library and Information Science of the Sambalpur University. Panda is A well-known in the country for his outstanding contributions to LIS research.
Ahmad’s doctoral thesis was adjudicated and appreciated by Prof Ramesha of the Bangalore University and Dr Sudharma Haridasan, Head of the Department of Library and Information Science of the Aligarh Muslim University.
In his research, Ahmad unfolded the collection building and development in a learning resources center being influenced by the emergence of myriad e-resources and services in the contemporary digital age. The outcome of this research would help the Library administrators and managers planning to develop and build collection of e-resources.
As of now, a total of 31 research scholars, including a DLitt, have successfully completed their doctoral and post-doctoral researches under Prof Panda’s supervision, which is said to be the fourth highest doctoral- level research output produced in the domain of L and ISc in the country by any individual faculty member or research supervisor.
