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Message from the President

The President

Universal Briefing (UB) is a voluntary non-profit making non-governmental platform with principle focus on "Library & Information Services"; it will try to inculcate professional expertise among young professionals, develop tools and techniques to expedite the professional skills among budding generations, disseminate new knowledge through research activities, try to foster information handling skill among students, to build an atmosphere of togetherness and fraternity within society and finally advocates its belief in open education, open science and openness of knowledge.
— Professor Udayan Bhattacharya

Study Circle


49th Study Circle (upcoming...)
Title
Speaker Dr. Barnali Roy Choudhury, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Netaji Subhas Open University
Presided by Dr. Nimai Chand Saha, Librarian, Visva Bharati
Date 03-01-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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48th Study Circle
Title Metamorphosis of Research Evaluation Metrics: From Impact Factor to Altmetric Multi-Dimensional Indicators
Speaker Dr. Bidyarthi Dutta, Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal
Presided by Dr Saptarshi Ghosh, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of North Bengal, West Bengal
Date 29-11-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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47th Study Circle
Title Indigenous Health Information Dissemination: Perspectives and Practices
Speaker Dr Pubalika Bhattacharya Maitra, Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta
Presided by Dr Subarna Kumar Das, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, West Bengal
Date 01-11-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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46th Study Circle
Title Reading Habits in the age of Artificial Intelligence
Speaker Dr Nivedita Bhattacharyya Sahu, Associate Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Vidyasagar University, West Bengal
Presided by Dr Arabinda Maity, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of Calcutta, West Bengal
Date 20-09-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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45th Study Circle
Title Human Library: journey to a new paradigm
Speaker Dr Snigdha Naskar, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Rabindra Bharati University
Presided by Dr. Sanat Bhattacharya, Assistant Librarian, Visva Bharati, West Bengal
Date 30-08-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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44th Study Circle
Title Kazi Nazrul Islam: kichu analochito tathya
Speaker Dr. Biswajit Das, Chief Librarian and Registrar, Gour Banga University, Malda, West Bengal
Presided by Prof. (Dr.) Rajat Kishore Dey, Ex Vice Chancellor, University of Gour Banga, Malda West Bengal
Date 26-07-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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43rd Study Circle
Title Interdisciplinary Subjects: Tracing Their Evolving Representation in Library Classification
Speaker Dr. Shantashree Basu, Guest faculty, Department of Library & Information Science, Rabindra Bharati University
Presided by Dr. Ranjan Samanta, Librarian, Naba Ballygunge Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata, West Bengal
Date 28-06-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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42nd Study Circle
Title Role of Library Professionals to meet the changing demand of "Generation Z" in this digital era
Speaker Dr. Sushanta Banerjee, University Librarian & Incharge of the Department of Library & Information Science, West Bengal State University, Barasat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Presided by Dr. Arun Chakraborty, Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Netaji Subhas Open University
Date 31-05-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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41st Study Circle
Title Book Recommendation System: Collaborative filtering-driven approach
Speaker Debolina Biswas, Junior Research Fellow, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Presided by Tanushree Rakshit, Librarian, Uluberia College, Howrah, West Bengal
Date 26-04-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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40th Study Circle
Title Impact of Open Educational Resources in Digital Learning Environment
Speaker Dr. Nilima Paul, Librarian, Mrinalini Datta Mahavidyapith,Kolkata, West Bengal
Presided by Dr. Pronobi Porel, Librarian, Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Hooghly, West Bengal
Date 29-03-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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39th Study Circle
Title Diversity among authors and editors representing LIS literature
Speaker Niladri Majumdar, Junior Research Fellow, Dept. of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Presided by Dr. Soumen Mondal, Librarian, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata, West Bengal
Date 01-03-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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38th Study Circle
Title The Matilda Effect: Invisible Women Scientists in Science
Speaker Ms. Apala Chatterjee Librarian, P.R. Thakur Govt. College Thakurnagar, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Presided by Dr. Ziaur Rahman, Associate Professor & Head Dept. of Library and Information Science, Rabindra Bharati University, West Bengal
Date 25-01-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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37th Study Circle
Title AI Tools for Research: a voyage or an excursion
Speaker Dr. Avik Roy, Librarian, Derozio Memorial College, Rajarhat, North 24 Parganas, West Bengal
Presided by Dr. Swapan Khan, Librarian, Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah, West Bengal
Date 04-01-2025
Time 7:30 pm
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36th Study Circle
Title Impact of Web Accessibility on Health Information- Seeking Behavior of Specially Abled Persons
Speaker Subham Das, Junior Research Fellow, Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Presided by Dr. Madhusri Ghosh Upadhyay, Deputy Librarian, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata.
Date 30-11-2024
Time 7:30 pm
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35th Study Circle
Title Evaluating Scholarly Communication on Sustainable Data Security in Library Systems
Speaker Gargi Dhali, Librarian, Kendriya Vidyalaya NFR, New Jalpaiguri
Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, University of North Bengal
Presided by Dr. Sanat Kumar Bhattacharya, Assistant Librarian, In-Charge, Siksha Bhavana Library, Visva-Bharati, Santiniketan
Date 09-11-2024
Time 7:30 pm
34th Study Circle
Title Stylometric Study: a practical approach
Speaker Avijit Naskar, Librarian, PM Shri Kendriya Vidyalaya Bagafa (BSF), Tripura
Presided by Dr. Swapan Khan, Librarian, Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah, West Bengal
Date 28-09-2024
Time 7:30 pm
33rd Study Circle
Title Mapping the Emerging Literatures Covered in Dewey Decimal Classification: a study
Speaker Dr. Nikita Lama, Assistant Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, University of Calcutta
Presided by Dr. Tapan Barui, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal
Date 31-08-2024
Time 7:30 pm
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32nd Study Circle
Title User’s need in the libraries of central government institutes working for the empowerment of differently abled persons: a study
Speaker Dr. Kaustuv Chakrabarti, Librarian, Sister Nibedita Government General Degree College for Girls, Kolkata
Presided by Dr. Gayatri Paul, Documentation Superintendent, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
Date 27-07-2024
Time 7:30 pm
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31st Study Circle
Title Rabindranather Granthagar Bhabona
Speaker Dr. Partha Pratim Ray, Deputy Librarian, Visva-Bharati University, Shantiniketan, West Bengal
Presided by Dr. Udayan Bhattacharya, Professor, Department of library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata
Date 29-06-2024
Time 7:30 pm
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30th Study Circle
Title Weeding out Judiciously: rejuvenate the library usage for better future
Speaker Mr. Debashish Mukherjee, Librarian, Department of Mechanical Engeering, Jadavpur University
Presided by Dr. Avik Roy, Librarian, Derozio Memorial College, Kolkata
Date 25-05-2024
Time 7:30 pm
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29th Study Circle
Title Analyzing Trends : A Content Analysis of Library & Information Science News
Speaker Chandana Paul Dutta, Librarian, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Tarakeswar
Presided by Dr. Soumen Mondal, Librarian, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata
Date 27-04-2024
Time 7:30 pm
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28th Study Circle
Title Classifying Motion Pictures: Towards Construction of a Special Classification Scheme
Speaker Avijit Haldar, Librarian, Women's Christian College, Kolkata
Presided by Ankira Sanyal, Librarian, Sarojini Naidu College for Women, Kolkata
Date 06-04-2024
Time 7:30 pm
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27th Study Circle
Title Open Educational Resources: A Holistic View from Definition to Application
Speaker Jaya Sharma, Librarian, Government General Degree College Singur, Hooghly, West Bengal
Presided by Dr. Suparna Naskar, Librarian, Kandi Raj College, Murshidabad, West Bengal
Date 02-03-2024
Time 7:30 pm
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26th Study Circle
Title Beyond the Convention: Developing Green Libraries in India for Sustainable Development
Speaker Rupali Rupasmita Pradhan, Research Scholar, Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University
Presided by Dr. Soumen Mandal, Librarian, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata
Date 27-01-2024
Time 7:30 pm
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25th Study Circle
Title Structuring Self-Instructional Materials for LIS Distance Education: Role of instructional Design Theory
Speaker Dr. Anamika Das, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, Netaji Subhas Open University
Presided by Dr. Biswajit Das, University Librarian, University of Gour Banga, Malda
Date 23-12-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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24th Study Circle
Title Emerging trends in Library and Information Science
Speaker Dr. Susmita Sarkar Basu, Librarian, Bankim Sardar College, Tangrakhali, South 24 Parganas
Presided by Dr. Pronobi Porel, Librarian, Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Hooghly
Date 25-11-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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23rd Study Circle
Title
Speaker Dr. Madhusri Ghosh Upadhyaya, Deputy Librarian, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata
Presided by Dr. Ranjan Samanta, Librarian, Naba Ballygunge Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata
Date 04-11-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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22nd Study Circle
Title Artificial Intelligence: Boon or bane for the libraries
Speaker Bangashree Dey, Librarian, Muralidhar Girls College, Kolkata
Presided by Dr. Sanat Bhattacharya, Librarian-in-Charge, at the Institute of Science Library, Visva-Bharati University
Date 30-09-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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21st Study Circle
Title Research Productivity and It's Influencing Factors: The Case of Six Top Universities in West Bengal
Speaker Mr. Santanu Misra, Librarian & Senior Executive, Peerless Hospital, Kolkata
Presided by Dr. Tapan Barui, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal
Date 02-09-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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20th Study Circle
Title Controlled Vocabularies versus Social Tags: a comparative analysis
Speaker Dr. Arindam Sarkar, Librarian, IILDS, Sonarpur, Kolkata
Presided by Dr. Soumen Mondal, Librarian, Prasanta Chandra Mahalanobis Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata
Date 29-07-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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19th Study Circle
Title Peer Review and Allied Concepts: in search of a new paradigm
Speaker Tanushree Rakshit, Librarian, Uluberia College, Howrah
Presided by Dr. Swapan Khan, Librarian, Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah
Date 24-06-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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18th Study Circle
Title Research Productivity and It's Influencing Factors: The Case of Six Top Universities in West Bengal
Speaker Dr. Arijit Das, Assistant Professor, FLISc, ICFAI University, Tripura
Presided by Dr. Madhusri Ghosh Upadhyay, Deputy Librarian, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata
Date 27-05-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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17th Study Circle
Title Importance of N-gram Analysis in Library and Information Science: A Case Study with the Concept of Gender Spectrum
Speaker Ankira Sanyal, Librarian, Sarojini Naidu College for Women, Dumdum, Kolkata
Presided by Dr. Pronobi Porel, Librarian, Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Champadanga, Hooghly
Date 29-04-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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16th Study Circle
Title Revision of Library and Information Science Concepts in Wikipedia
Speaker Chaitali Ghosh, Assistant Librarian, School of Education Technology, Jadavpur University
Presided by Dr. Atanu Das, Librarian, Vivekjananda College for Women, Kolkata
Date 25-03-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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15th Study Circle
Title Design and Development of a Library App through MIT App Inventor
Speaker Soumen Mondal, Librarian, Govt. General Degree College Salboni, Paschim Medinipur, WB
Presided by Dr. Suparna Naskar, Librarian, Kandi Raj College, Murshidabad, WB
Date 25-02-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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14th Study Circle
Title Content analysis and descriptive catalogue of Arabic, Urdu & Persian manuscript of Visva-Bharati Collection
Speaker Dr. Sabahat Nausheen, Assistant Librarian, Visva Bharati University
Presided by Dr. Gayatri Paul, Documentation Superintendent, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
Date 14-01-2023
Time 7:30 pm
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13th Study Circle
Title Visiting the capital of realm of knowledge, the "Library of Congress".
Speaker Mr. M. Monirul Islam (Kanok), Senior Librarian (DD), Prime Minister's Office, Govt. Office in Dhaka-1215, Bangladesh
Presided by Dr. Ranjan Samanta, Librarian, Naba Ballygung Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata, West Bengal.
Date 26-11-2022
Time 7:30 pm
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12th Study Circle
Title The Relevance of Social Intelligence for Quality Customer Library Services in the Modern Society
Speaker Dr. Ranjan Samanta, Librarian, Naba Ballygung Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata, West Bengal
Presided by Dr. Madhusri Ghosh Upadhyay, Deputy Librarian, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata
Date 05-11-2022
Time 7:30 pm
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11th Study Circle
Title Big Data: Challenges to the librarians
Speaker Dr. Swapan Khan, Librarian, Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah, West Bengal
Presided by Dr. Ziaur Rahman, Asst. Professor, Rabindra Bharati University
Date 24-09-2022
Time 7:30 pm
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10th Study Circle
Title Open Access Resources for Researchers
Speaker Dr. Shiv Shakti Ghosh, Assistant Professor, ICFAI University, Tripura
Presided by Dr. Soumen Mondal, Librarian, Prashanta Chandra Mahalanabish Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata
Date 27-08-2022
Time 7:30 pm
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9th Study Circle
Title Community Education Through Rural Library: Tagore's Thought and Action
Speaker Dr. Sanat Bhattacharya, Assistant Librarian, Viswabharati University, Bolpur
Presided by Dr. Tapan Barui, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling, West Bengal
Date 23-07-2022
Time 7:30 pm
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8th Study Circle
Title Information Seeking Behaviour of Patients at Government Hospitals in North Bengal: An Exploratory Study
Speaker Dr. Suparna Naskar, Librarian, Kandi Raj College, Murshidabad
Presided by Dr. Avik Roy, Librarian, Derozio Memorial College, Kolkata, West Bengal
Date 25-06-2022
Time 7:30 pm
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7th Study Circle
Title Library and Information Science: measures of disciplinary influence
Speaker Dr. Atanu Das, Librarian, Vivekananda College for Women, Kolkata
Presided by Dr. Sanat Bhattacharya, Assistant Librarian, Viswabharati University, Bolpur, West Bengal
Date 04-06-2022
Time 7:30 pm
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6th Study Circle
Title Digital Reference in Academic Libraries
Speaker Dr. Soumen Mondal, Librarian, Prashanta Chandra Maholanobis Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata
Presided by Prof. Anamika Das, Department of Library and Information Science, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Date 30-04-2022
Time 7:30 pm
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5th Study Circle
Title Approaching Information Seeking Practices in Everyday Life Context
Speaker Dr. Avik Roy, Librarian, Derozio Memorial College, Kolkata
Presided by Dr. Swapan Khan, Librarian, Narasinha Dutt College, Howrah, West Bengal
Date 26-03-2022
Time 7:30 pm
Video YouTube
4th Study Circle
Title Identification of Rare Books: Describing Role of Imprint
Speaker Dr. Pronobi Porel, Librarian, Rabindra Mahavidyalaya, Champadanga, Hooghly
Presided by Dr. Atanu Das, Librarian, Vivekananda College for Women, Kolkata, West Bengal
Date 19-02-2022
Time 7:30 pm
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3rd Study Circle
Title Strengthening Relationship Between Users and Library and Information Science Professionals
Speaker Dr. Anup Kr. Routh, Librarian, Sovarani Memorial College, Howrah
Presided by Dr. Ranjan Samanta, Librarian, Naba Ballygung Mahavidyalaya, Kolkata, West Bengal
Date 15-01-2022
Time 7:30 pm
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2nd Study Circle
Title Importance of Public Speaking Skills for LIS Professionals
Speaker Dr. Tapan Barui, Assistant Professor, Department of Library and Information Science, University of North Bengal, Darjeeling
Presided by Dr. Madhusri Ghosh (Upadhyay), Deputy Librarian, Netaji Subhas Open University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Date 09-12-2021
Time 7:30 pm
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1st Study Circle
Title Satyajiter Cinema
Speaker Dr. Gayatri Paul, Documentation Superintendent, Indian Association for the Cultivation of Science, Kolkata
Presided by Prof. Udayan Bhattacharya, Department of Library and Information Science, Jadavpur University, Kolkata, West Bengal
Date 30-01-2021
Time 7:30 pm
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