A Comprehensive Analysis of Lib -Vahini: Initiative for LIS Professional Visibility and Collaboration

Authors

  • Sangram Keshari Rout Central Library, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Ranjit Das Central Library, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Sumit Karmahapatra Central Library,NISECentral Library, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Hemananda Das Central Library, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
  • Kapil Kumar Gupta Central Library, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.70112/ajist-2025.15.2.4368

Keywords:

LIS Community, Professional, Librarians, INFLIBNET, Portals

Abstract

The digital era demands that library and information science (LIS) employees adapt to new technologies and demonstrate their relevance in an information-dense world. The LIB-Vahini portal was introduced on National Librarian Day (August 12, 2025) by INFLIBNET, allowing Indian LIS professionals to post their profiles, accomplishments, and contributions. The study aimed to acquire knowledge about the purpose of the LIB-Vahini portal, discuss information about the portal, define the types of available data, assess the benefits of the portal to professionals, and highlight the most significant aspects important to LIS practitioners. The research employed a descriptive design, whereby data were gathered via the LIB-Vahini portal. Both qualitative and quantitative methods were used in the analysis, which included examining professionals, collaborations, types of publications, and visibility scores using MS Excel. The portal provides details of LIS professionals in India. It is hierarchically arranged according to state, institution, and designation, which facilitates easier networking and cooperation. The portal includes professional profiles, information on outstanding professionals, associations, and conferences. LIB-Vahini is an effective tool for motivating LIS workers to collaborate, increase their visibility, continuously evolve, and positively influence the research process and academic development. However, it could be more useful to the LIS community with superior search filters, direct subject-specific publication listings, and more comprehensive classification.

 

Author Biographies

Hemananda Das, Central Library, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Library Apprentice at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar. He holds a Bachelor's in Library and Information Science (BLISc) from Guru GhasidasVishwavidyalaya, Bilaspur, and a Master's degree in Library and Information Science (MLISc) from the University of Delhi, Delhi. His research interests focus on exploring innovative approaches to information management and dissemination.

He help in data analyzing, data editing and give the valuable suggestions to formulate the study.

Kapil Kumar Gupta, Central Library, National Institute of Science Education and Research, Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India

Kapil Gupta is working as Scientific Officer- C (Library). He is in charge of the Central Library at the National Institute of Science Education and Research (NISER), Bhubaneswar (An Autonomous institute under the Department of Atomic Energy). He received his MLISc degree from Jiwaji University, Gwalior. He has more than 13 years of experience in academic institution libraries. He was associated with prestigious institutes like IIT Indore, NIT Rourkela, NIPER Raebareli, and Navodya Vidyalaya. He has written four research papers and three book chapters. His interest is in library automation, institutional digital repositories, and research tools using open-source software. He is a life member of the Indian Library Association, Odisha Library Academy, and Madhya Pradesh Library Association.

He formulated the study's fundamental idea and framework, created the research methodology. He checked and corrected the data in this study.

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10-12-2025

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Rout, S. K., Das, R., Karmahapatra, S., Das, H., & Gupta, K. K. (2025). A Comprehensive Analysis of Lib -Vahini: Initiative for LIS Professional Visibility and Collaboration. Asian Journal of Information Science and Technology, 15(2), 55–61. https://doi.org/10.70112/ajist-2025.15.2.4368

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