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Department of Library and Information Science

Faculty of Arts • University of Delhi — Doctoral Research Scholars

Current Scholars: 8 • Ongoing Scholars: 6

Current Research Scholars (Course Work & Early Doctoral Phase)

8 Active Scholars

Photo	Scholar Name	Advisors	Date of Joining	Advisory Details	Category / Quota	Approved Title
	Mr. Parmeet Kumar DLIS Ph.D. Scholar parmeet.dlis@du.ac.in	Prof. K.P. Singh DLIS, DU	26-12-2025	Prof. Manish Kumar (Advisor) Dr. Pinki Sharma (Advisor)	UGC-JRF	Strategies to mitigate the skills gap amongst LIS professionals of select universities in Haryana: A study An investigative assessment of professional skills, continuous technical development, competency requirements, and practical mitigation strategies for university library personnel in Haryana.
	Mr. Neeraj Yadav DLIS Ph.D. Scholar neeraj.dlis@du.ac.in	Prof. Margam Madhusudhan DLIS, DU	26-12-2025	Prof. Meera (Advisor) Dr. Kimi (Advisor)	Supernumerary	Adoption and Use of Artificial Intelligence Tools by Students in Select Government Medical College Libraries of Delhi An assessment of artificial intelligence-based discovery tools, medical research assistants, diagnostic retrieval platforms, and ethics of use among medical students in Delhi.
	Mr. Manoj Kumar Staff Candidate manoj.staff@du.ac.in	Professor Meera Dr. Pinki Sharma DLIS, DU	27-12-2025	Professor Meera (Advisor) Dr. Pinki Sharma (Advisor)	DU Staff Quota Supernumerary	Awareness and Use of E-Resources in the Field of History, Political Science and Economics under One Nation One Subscription (ONOS): A Study of Central Universities in Delhi An analytical inquiry into accessibility, usage metrics, awareness programs, and research outcomes under the One Nation One Subscription (ONOS) framework.
	Mr. Mitthan Lal Meena Staff Candidate mitthan.staff@du.ac.in	Professor Meera Dr. Kimi DLIS, DU	29-12-2025	Professor Meera (Advisor) Dr. Kimi (Advisor)	DU Staff Quota Supernumerary	Use of E-Resources by Faculty and Students in the Discipline of History: A Study of the Central Universities in Delhi: A Study An empirical analysis exploring user behaviour, digital archival retrieval, database dependency, and information search dynamics in the historical sciences.
	Mr. Brij Mohan Staff Candidate brijmohan.staff@du.ac.in	Professor Manish Kumar Dr. Pinki Sharma DLIS, DU	04-05-2026	Professor Manish Kumar (Advisor) Dr. Pinki Sharma (Advisor)	DU Staff Quota Supernumerary	Use of E-Resources by Faculty Members and Research Scholars of Social Sciences of the Select Central Universities of Delhi: A Study A comprehensive empirical investigation of online journals, statistical datasets, repository indexing, and user satisfaction among social scientists.
	Mr. Supriya Pradhan Staff Candidate supriya.staff@du.ac.in	Professor Meera Professor Manish Kumar DLIS, DU	04-05-2026	Professor Meera (Advisor) Professor Manish Kumar (Advisor)	DU Staff Quota Supernumerary	Development of an Augmented Reality 3D Library Navigation System for Intelligent Book Identification and Retrieval at Delhi University Library System, University of Delhi Development of spatial Augmented Reality mapping, indoor positioning models, shelf sensor tagging, and real-time visual direction frameworks for DULS patrons.
	Mr. Jitender Raghav DLIS Ph.D. Scholar j.raghav@du.ac.in	Professor Meera Professor Manish Kumar DLIS, DU	04-05-2026	Professor Meera (Advisor) Professor Manish Kumar (Advisor)	Regular Scholar	Design and Development of a Multi-Dimensional Ranking Framework for University Libraries in India Formulation of standardized evaluative indicators, benchmarking parameters, resource metrics, and ranking models for national university library performance assessment.
	Mr. Guptnath Trivedi Staff Candidate guptnath.staff@du.ac.in	Professor Manish Kumar Dr. Kimi DLIS, DU	04-05-2026	Professor Manish Kumar (Advisor) Dr. Kimi (Advisor)	DU Staff Quota Supernumerary	Discipline Consistency and Citation Impact in Library and Information Science Research in India: A Scientometric Study A scientometric investigation mapping citation trajectories, co-authorship networks, Bradford distributions, and thematic continuity across Indian LIS literature.

Ongoing Research Scholars (Senior Phase & Pre-Submission Viva)

Advanced Dissertation Registry

Photo	Scholar Name	Supervisor	Date of Registration	Advisory Committee	Fellowship	Title & Abstract
	Sunita Kumari Enrol: 21DLISPHD11 sunita.lis@du.ac.in	Prof. K.P. Singh Senior Professor DLIS, DU	18-Sep-2021	Prof. Margam Madhusudhan (DLIS) Dr. Meera (DLIS) Prof. S. C. Rai (Geography)	UGC-SRF Upgraded SRF	Semantic Web Ontologies for Indian Cultural Heritage: Designing a Knowledge Base for Traditional Performing Arts Constructs an OWL-based domain ontology adhering to CIDOC-CRM principles for cataloguing, cross-linking, and preserving folk and classical Indian dance forms with Linked Open Data (LOD) standards.
	Amitabh Kashyap Enrol: 21DLISPHD14 amitabh.k@du.ac.in	Prof. Margam Madhusudhan Professor & Head DLIS, DU	04-Oct-2021	Prof. Manish Kumar (DLIS) Dr. J. Shivarama (DLIS) Prof. Neelam Sharma (Education)	UGC-SRF Upgraded SRF	Mobile Library Services and App-Based Information Retrieval in Central University Libraries: A Heuristic Evaluation An empirical study evaluating mobile OPACs, discovery APIs, push notification mechanisms, and user retention among 2,400 postgraduate students across 10 Central Universities.
	Meenakshi Sundaram Enrol: 22DLISPHD08 m.sundaram@du.ac.in	Prof. Manish Kumar Professor DLIS, DU	12-Mar-2022	Prof. K.P. Singh (DLIS) Dr. Meera (DLIS) Prof. R. C. Kuhad (Microbiology)	CSIR Direct Fellow	Scientometric Portrait of CSIR Laboratories in Renewable Energy (2000–2022): Growth Dynamics and Collaboration Networks Utilizes Lotka's Law, Bradford's Law of Scattering, and VOSviewer co-authorship clusters to assess patent productivity and journal output of CSIR energy labs.
	Harish Chandra Joshi Enrol: 22DLISPHD19 hc.joshi@du.ac.in	Dr. Meera Associate Professor DLIS, DU	25-Aug-2022	Prof. Margam Madhusudhan (DLIS) Prof. Manish Kumar (DLIS) Prof. Ramesh Gaur (IGNCA)	DU Non-NET Senior Extension	Digital Rights Management (DRM) and Copyright Compliance in Institutional Repositories of Indian Universities A comprehensive critical analysis of Indian Copyright Act 1957 amendments, Creative Commons licensing adherence, and embargo policy enforcement in DSpace and EPrints repositories.
	Gurpreet Kaur Enrol: 20DLISPHD02 g.kaur@du.ac.in	Dr. J. Shivarama Associate Professor DLIS, DU	17-Nov-2020	Prof. K.P. Singh (DLIS) Prof. Margam Madhusudhan (DLIS) Prof. Paramjit Kaur (Economics)	ICSSR Senior Fellow	Information Literacy Competency Framework for Agricultural Scientists in ICAR Research Institutes Formulates an empirical 7-pillar information literacy module conforming to SCONUL and ACRL standards specifically contextualized for agri-informatics, CeRA consortia navigation, and patent mining.
	Naveen Prakash Enrol: 20DLISPHD09 naveen.p@du.ac.in	Prof. K.P. Singh Senior Professor DLIS, DU	08-Dec-2020	Prof. Manish Kumar (DLIS) Dr. J. Shivarama (DLIS) Prof. S. K. Awasthi (Chemistry)	UGC-SRF Thesis Submitted	Cloud Computing Infrastructure Adoption in University Libraries of Northern India: Security, Cost-Benefit and Performance Architecture A multi-case study investigating migration towards SaaS and IaaS cloud library services (Koha on AWS, DSpace cloud hosting, remote Shibboleth access), calculating total cost of ownership (TCO) and data sovereignty risks.