India’s Social Networking Platform for Library and Information Science Professionals By Badan Barman DRDO Training Workshop on Innovative and Emerging Technologies for Library Professionals. Venue: Institute of Nuclear Medicine & Allied Sciences, New Delhi. Dates: 4-8 August This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Heartiest Welcome to LIS Links This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Introduction Library and Information Science Links (LIS Links) ( is the India’s social networking platform for Library and Information Science Professionals. LIS Links is the single thread through which Indian Librarians are connected with each others. It was developed by Badan Barman, a Library and Information Science professional on 26 th of February, 2008 as part of his Ph.D. programme. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Research Problems No Comprehensive Database Slow Flow of Recent Information Isolated Environment Paper Based Information Useful Information is Hard to Find This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Aims and Objectives Develop a database Dissemination of information in no time (CAS, SDI) Person to person communication, Person to group communication Replacing paper based information with electronic information Archiving the information for future Consumers are contributors (Web 2.0) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Scope Geographic: India People: Library and Information Science Professionals Subject: Library and Information Science Language: Primarily English This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Technology behind LIS Links (Hardware and Software) Computer with internet connectivity; Ning ( GoDaddy ( Yahoo Pipes ( Feedburner ( Google Plus ( Twitter ( Facebook ( Bookmark ( Google Analytics ( Google AdSense ( This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Cost and Expenditure The present annual budget of the LIS Links website includes the cost of DNS, website hosting, software and Innovation. Considering the growth (server space) and bandwidth requirement of the website the recurring cost will goes on increasing every year. The main source of income is online advertisements, sponsorship and voluntary donation. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Features of LIS Links Chat (Individual or Group) Scrap Message RSSBlog Discussion Forum Discussion Group EventsPhotoVideo This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Flow of Information at LIS Links This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Ways of Dissemination of Information Website Mobile Version of the Website SMS (Commercial) Google Plus TwitterFacebookRSS This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Achievements of LIS Links LIS Links provide information to the professionals, solution to the problem they faced and provide a platform to have their voice in a very effective way. It instituted the LIS LINK Scholars Award, India's Best Institutional Repository Award and LIS Links Grants (Grants for Association / Organization and Grants for Libraries) This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

15,575 Members, increasing 6 in a day This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from: StateNo. of Members Andaman and Nicobar Islands15 Andhra Pradesh619 Arunachal Pradesh15 Assam244 Bihar173 Chandigarh150 Chhattisgarh117 Dadra and Nagar Haveli4 Daman and Diu5 Delhi1,088 Goa39 Gujarat497 Haryana441 Himachal Pradesh75 Jammu and Kashmir152 Jharkhand73 Karnataka979 Kerala592 Lakshadweep8 Madhya Pradesh578 Maharashtra1,162 Manipur26 Meghalaya43 Mizoram16 Nagaland5 Odisha249 Pondicherry104 Punjab324 Rajasthan218 Sikkim23 Tamil Nadu756 Telangana37 Tripura20 Uttar Pradesh1,382 Uttarakhand182 West Bengal769 Others4,395 Total15,575

35,011 Reach, increasing 15 in a day This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from: PlatformWebsite URLReach LIS Links ( , SMS) RSS ( , Feed) ,085 Google Plushttps://plus.google.com/+LISLinksIndia 331 Twitterhttps://twitter.com/lislinks 330 Facebookhttps:// ,690 Total Reach35,011

1,518 Daily Visitors, 45 minutes spent This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from: TypeValue Users47,064 Sessions 89,295 Pageviews360,069 Pages / Session4.03 Avg. Session Duration00:22:42 Bounce Rate41.27% % New Sessions43.50%

28,831 Pages of Content This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from: Type of ContentNumber of Items Profile Pages15,575 Jobs3,936 Events 603 Discussions7,339 Photos1,169 Videos 68 Groups 141 Total28,831

136,256 Global Alexa Rank This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Awards PC Quest Magazine in its nomination of the project to the PC Quest Best IT Implementations of the Year 2009 under “Online Portal and Web Based Solutions” category commented as “this initiative has made this portal one of India’s best in LIS and among a very few in the world” (PC Quest 2009). The LIS Links project was also able to receive “Jury Special Mention” award in the category of “Best Usages of ICT in Education and Learning” in the E-North East Award held at Kohima, Nagaland (India). This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

Conclusion Circular, Sample, BioData and DDS are added attraction at the LIS Links. If you want to connect with the other Librarians in India and want to communicate with them then there is no other alternative than LIS Links. LIS Links is a marketing powerhouse for Library related events, jobs and other information. You can distribute your information freely to a large group of professionals and receive the messages that are targeted to your need. You can save your online time and effort by avoiding duplicate or unnecessary massage by being over LIS Links. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from:

I am eagerly waiting for your to meet at LIS Links Badan Barman This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License. Downloaded from: