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Who was the first Ph.D in Lib.& inf.Science in India and from which University?

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I think D. B. Krishna Rao.

   D. B. Krishna Rao.n delhi university

D.B. Krishna rao. delhi university in 1957

B. S. Keswan is the first person who was awarded degree in library science from Delhi University.

 

 

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 The first Ph.D in Lib. Science was awarded to D.B. Krishna Rao. Delhi university in 1957  for his study on " Facet analysis and depth of Agriculture Classification" under the guidance of Dr.S.R.Ranganathan and Dr.  S. Dasgupta

The second  Ph.D in Lib. Science was awarded to shri. PSK sharma for his study on "DDC scheme for Indology "under the guidance of Dr.J. S. Sharma in 1977.

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 The first doctoral thesis accepted by the London School of Economics on a  core Library Science subject in 1935.The title of the thesis was " The public library service under english local government"

The first Ph.D in Lib. Science was awarded to D.B. Krishna Rao. Delhi university in 1957  for his study on " Facet analysis and depth of Agriculture Classification" under the guidance of Dr.S.R.Ranganathan and Dr.  S. Dasgupta

The second  Ph.D in Lib. Science was awarded to shri. PSK sharma for his study on "DDC scheme for Indology "under the guidance of Dr.J. S. Sharma in 1977.

The first Ph.D in Lib. Science was awarded to D.B. Krishna Rao. Delhi university in 1957 for his study on " Facet analysis and depth of Agriculture Classification"  under the guidance of Dr.S.R.Ranganathan and Dr.  S. Dasgupta.

D B Krishna Rao,Delhi University,1957

 D. B. KRISHNA RAO.FROM DELHI UNIVERSITY

D. B. Krishna Rao from Delhi University in the year 1953.

(Source: http://books.google.co.in/books?id=R9xqz2BGYAQC&pg=PA21&lpg...)

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