Purpose: To give an overview of “LIS Links” (http://www.lislinks.com), a social networking site and communication channel for Library and Information Science Professionals in India. Design/methodology/approach: A descriptive paper on “LIS Links” with slight insight to inscribed how it has been achieved. Findings: LIS Links provide CAS / SDI services to the library professionals in India. It was developed by Badan Barman, a Ph.D. student of Gauhati University. The platform is able to receive wide discussion and positive feedback in many seminars, conferences, workshops and refresher courses in LIS in India. Its popularity further goes to the extent that in many classrooms across the India, LIS teachers’ starts refer to “LIS Links”, for some purpose or others. Research Limitations: The LIS Links brings together the Indian LIS Professionals who are having internet connectivity. Indian LIS professionals who do not have access to internet or those who are not accustomed of working with the interne, LIS Links, unfortunately, is unable to serve them. Practical Implications: The philosophy of “LIS Links” can be quite effectively applied a simple structure like “LIS Links” is ushering a new movement in this direction. Further, the “LIS Links” becomes a brand name for LIS professionals in India for its quality and exhaustiveness. Keywords: LIS Links, www.lislinks.com, Social Networking, Blog, Forum, Group, Web 2.0, Library 2.0. Paper Type: Descriptive.
Badan Barman (Mon,) studied this question.