Department of Library & Information Science

Members of Faculty

Name	Dr. P. Hangsing
Designation	Assistant Professor
Contact No.	+91 364 2723151 (O) +91 364 2722029 (R) +91 9436104108 (M)
Email	hangsing@nehu.ac.in
Qualification	M. Lib. & Inf. Sc (University of Delhi), PGDCA, PhD (NEHU)
Teaching Experience	12 years
Papers Taught Information System Analysis & Design, Database Management System, Information Communication Technology, Digital Libraries
Ph.D Title	“Power Strategies in Inter-personal Relationships among Indian Library Professionals”
Broad Area of Interest	Application of Information Communication Technology in Library & Information Science, Information Systems, and Indigenous Knowledge Systems
Current Area of Work	Indigenous Knowledge, Use of Social Media, Information Ethics and Mobile Communication in Library Services
Ph.D Awarded (Under my supervision) 2008 – Lalremsiami entitled, “Role of Village Libraries in Development: A Case Study of Mizoram” 2008 – Mary A. F., “Television as a Medium of Information for Social Change: A Study of Rural Meghalaya” 2011 – George Plathottam, “Press and Its Social Responsibility in Northeast India: A Content Analysis” 2013 – M. Ampareen Lyngdoh, “Influence of media on public opinion during the periods of social unrest: A study of Meghalaya” 2014 – Mangkhollen Singson, “Pricing Models and Usage of E-journal in a Consortia Environment: A Case Study of UGC-Infonet” 2014 – Bobby Goswami Baruah, “Relevance of Library and Information Science Education in the Indian Job Market: A Study of Indian Universities and Corporate Libraries”
Published Papers Singson, M. and P. Hangsing (2013). Reaffirming Pareto 80/20 Rule in Indian Academic Consortia. World Digital Library: An International Journal, Vol 7:1, June 2014 Baruah, Bobby Goswami & P. Hangsing (2012). Relevance of the Rising Job Market for LIS Professionals Versus Competencies Needed with Reference to Indian Context. In Trends in Information Management, July – Dec 2012, Vol. 8 (2), ISSN 0973-4163 Hangsing, P. and Veena Saraf (2001). “FoxPro 2.5 based Serial Management System”, Library Herald, ISSN 0024-2292, Pages 117-139 Hangsing, P. and M. Singson (2013). Preservation, Discography and Cultural Crossings of the North Eastern Indian Tribal Folk Music on Free File Hosting Sites. In Preservation of Information Resources in 21st Century /Edited by Pravakar Rath, R. Ramachandran, & R. N. Mishra. Published by Today and Tomorrow’s Printers and Publishers: 2013, ISBN 81-7019-462-8, Page No. 139-150 Sumer, F. R., P. Hangsing, and A. R. D. Prasad (2012). A Comparative Study on the Performance of Three Indian ETD repositories using Apache JMeter in International Conference on Trends in Knowledge and Information Dynamics (ICTK – 2012) /Edited by Devika P. Madalli, Saful Amin, & Anila Sulochana Talukdar, Kallol Das, P. Hangsing, & Moses M. Naga (2012) Use of ICT based Electronic Resources in selected Central University Libraries of India Page No. 182 - 192 ICT in Education Vol. 1. /Edited by Brinda Bazeley Kharbirymbai. Published by EBH Publishers: March, 2012 ISBN 978-93-80261-91-1 Talukdar, Kallol Das, P. Hangsing and Moses Mi. Naga (2012). Use of ICT based electronic resources in selected central universities of India. InBrinda Bazeley Kharbirymbai (ed) Information Communication Technology, Volume 1, EBH Publishers: 2012, Pages 182 - 192 Hangsing, P., Veena Saraf and Sadananda Nath (2003). Library Consortia and Contemporary Scenario of North Eastern Academic Libraries. In Planner 2003: Automation of Libraries in North Eastern Region: Trends, Issues and Challenges. T. A. V. Murthy et al (ed), Ahmedabad: INFLIBNET, ISBN 81-900825-7-4, Page 288-294 Hangsing, P. (2006). Specters in the Use of Electronic Journals: the North Eastern Hill University Experience. In PLANNER-2006: Digital Preservation, Management and Access ti information in the Twentyfist Century, Manoj Kumar K. et al (ed), Ahmedabad: INFLIBNET, ISBN 81-902079-3-8, Page 437 – 444 Warr, Hanadashisha and P. Hangsing (2009). Open source digital library software: a literature review. In Th. Madhuri Devi and Ch. Ibohal Singh (eds.) Proceedings of the National Seminar on Preservation and Conservation of Information Resources in Knowledge Society: Issues, Challenges and Trends, Imphal: Siroi Publications, ISBN 979-81-907418-4-2, Page 238-257 Sinate, Lalditum and P. Hangsing (2009). A preliminary view at the concept of semantic web from the perspective of library services. In Th. Madhuri Devi and Ch. Ibohal Singh (eds.) Proceedings of the National Seminar on Preservation and Conservation of Information Resources in Knowledge Society: Issues, Challenges and Trends, Imphal: Siroi Publications. ISBN 979-81-907418-4-2, Page 258-272 Baruah, Bobby Goswami and P. Hangsing (2010). An overview of Library and Information Science Curricula in the context of the Indian Job Market. In Jagtar Singh and Trishanjit Kaur (eds.) Envisioning Employable LIS Courses in Developing Countries for the Emerging Knowledge Society, Patiala: Indian Association of Teacher of Library and Information Science (IATLIS), Pages 163-186
Papers presented in Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, Symposia Komel, Ivana and P. Hangsing (2014). Internet Literacy and Online Privacy Mechanisms of Students: A Comparative Study of two Slovenian Elementary Schools. International Conference on Information Literacy in the Knowledge Society. Organized North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong in collaboration with Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi from 6th to 8th March 2014 Hangsing, P. (2014). The Exclusion of Indigenous Knowledge in the Knowledge Society. International Conference on Information Literacy in the Knowledge Society. Organized by North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong in collaboration with Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi from 6th to 8th March 2014 Baruah, Bobby Goswami and P. Hangsing (2014). Prospect of Personality Development and Communication Skills in LIS Education: A Study in Indian Context. International Conference on Information Literacy in the Knowledge Society. Organized by North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong in collaboration with Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi from 6th to 8th March 2014 Plathottam, George and P. Hangsing (2008). Information Sans: Knowledge sharing and ICT. In the International Conference on Role of Library and Library Professionals in Knowledge Society. Organized by the Central Reference Library, Kolkata, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India and the Department of Library & Information Science, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, March 17 – 18, 2008 Hangsing, P. (2008). A glance at the concept of Library 2.0 through the lens of Kano Model. In the International Conference on Role of Library and Library Professionals in Knowledge Society. Organized by the Central Reference Library, Kolkata, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India and the Department of Library & Information Science, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, March 17 – 18, 2008 Sumer, F. R. and P. Hangsing (2008). Building Digital Libraries using Open Source Software: A model for NEHU. In the International Conference on Role of Library and Library Professionals in Knowledge Society. Organized by the Central Reference Library, Kolkata, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India and the Department of Library & Information Science, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong, March 17 – 18, 2008 Talukdar, Kalloldas and Hangsing Mobile Technology for Bridging the Social Gap in the Education Sector Making Library Service Reach to the Unreached. Paper presented in the National Seminar on “Making Library Service Reach to the Unreached” organized by the Central Reference Library, Kolkata, Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India and Dept. of Lib. & Inf. Science, Manipur University, Canchipur, Imphal at Manipur University,Canchipur, Imphal, India from 28th to 29th October, 2010
Invited Lectures at national or international conference/seminar, etc. Guest Lecturer at Central Agricultural University, College of Horticulture & Forestry, Pashighat During the session 2012-13
Consultancy Research Consultant on pro bono basis in “Rural Development Projects of NEICORD in Meghalaya” under North East India Committee on Relief & Development (NEICORD) from 20th Dec 2013 to 19th Dec 2014 Consultant on pro bono basis in “Setting up Digital Archival Cell & Interactive Website Cell of Department of Information & Public Relations”, Government of Nagaland from 20th Sept 2010 to 20the Sept 2011
Book(s) Edited Editorial Member of the Proceedings of the 2nd Convention, Promotion of Library Automation and Networking in North Eastern Region, Jointly organized by INFLIBNET Centre and Manipur University, Imphal, Manipur
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