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The LIS Academy (Library & Informa on Science Academy) is a professional Charitable Trust established to
work for the development of the profession and to assist libraries with the state-of-the-art technology
(h p://www.lisacademy.org). The Academy's primary focus is to provide need-based service to the
different types of libraries in the country and to work for the advancement of the Library and Informa on
Science (LIS) profession at large. The LIS Academy having a tagline "Learn Inspire Serve", aims to become
the best, ac ve and dynamic professional body by suppor ng the professionals with the essen al
knowledge, skills, and values of librarianship using innova ve and cu ng-edge technology. The mission of
the LIS Academy is to spread mul -dimensional u lity and overall growth of the profession of librarianship
through educa on, research, publica ons, training programs, consulta on, and collabora on.

The University of Hyderabad (UoH), one of the major ins tu ons of higher educa on in India, is
primarily devoted to postgraduate studies. It is widely known for its excellence in research and its
dis nguished faculty. It was established in 1974, emerging as a leading center of teaching and research.
With 46 different Departments and Centres organized in 12 Schools of study, the University has over 442
faculty and over 5200 students giving them the necessary guidance in academics and research. The
faculty have been associated with several prominent na onal and interna onal bodies, held
Professorships of dis nc on, both in India and abroad, and par cipated in the global educa onal
arena.Furthermore, they are handsomely funded and receive grants from na onal and interna onal
funding agencies like UGC, MHRD, DBT, DST, EU, DoE, IUSSTF and so on. The University offers close to 150
different programmes of study ranging from doctoral studies to Masters level degrees, as well as a range
of post graduate diplomas and short term courses by Distance mode. The University has built up a
reputa on for providing high quality academic training, and has been recognized through a number of
awards: PURSE, given by the Prime Minister of India, a grading of A, which is the highest by the Na onal
Assessment and Accredita on Council (NAAC). Interna onal measures of research excellence also show
the preeminence of UoH - the University is counted among the top 100 in Asia in many of its academic
areas of study. Recently the UoH has been conferred with the Pres gious Ins tu on of Eminence (IoE)
status by the Government of India.