LIS Links is a social networking platform for Indian library and information science professionals. It aims to link professionals, provide communication tools and CAS/SDI services, and act as a hub for resources in the field. The platform addresses issues like outdated contact lists, slow information flow, isolation, and paper-based inefficiencies. It uses common web tools like Ning, Yahoo Pipes, and social media to quickly disseminate updated information to its large subscriber base.

1. LIS Links:
A Virtual Community of Indian Library
and Information Science Professionals
By
Badan Barman
SIS 2012
CET Hall, NIT Silchar, Assam
26-28 November, 2012

2. 1. Introduction
LIS Links (http://www.lislinks.com) is a social
networking and collaborative initiative platform
devoted to the Indian Library and Information
Science. The developer called it as LIS Links as
it is targeted to link all Library and Information
Science Professionals in India.

3. 2. The Problem
i) Multiple Address Book with Outdated Contact Details
ii) Slow Flaw of Information
iii) Isolated Environment
iv) Paper Based Work is Costlier
v) Paper Creating Environment Pollution
vi) Duplication and Irrelevancy Wasting the Time of the
Professionals
vii) Information is Widely Distributed and Hard to Find

4. 3. Aims and Objectives
a) To provide a person to person and group based communication
medium for the Indian LIS Professionals with Web 2.0 tools and
techniques.
b) To provide CAS/SDI services to the Indian LIS Professionals based
on the voluntary collaboration of the members.
c) To act as an entry point for the LIS students, research scholars,
librarians and LIS academicians to all the resources related to
Library and Information Science that makes their origin in India,
and / or those outside born resources on Library and Information
Science in India.
d) To support the LIS students, research scholars, librarians and LIS
academicians in their all round development.
e) To designed and develop an online database of Library and
Information Science Professional in India.

5. 4. Scope
Subject
Geographical Coverage

6. 5. Hardware and Software Used in the Project
A simple PC with internet connectivity
Ning (http://www.ning.com)
Yahoo Pipes (http://pipes.yahoo.com/pipes/)
Google Reader (http://www.google.com/reader/)
Feedburner (http://www.feedburner.com)
Bookmark (http://www.addthis.com).
Google SMS Channel
(http://labs.google.co.in/smschannels/)
Twitter (http://www.twitter.com)
Facebook (http://www.facebook.com)

7. 6. Flow of Information at LIS Links

8. 8. Updating and Archiving Policy
a) Disinformation
b) Destruction of Information
c) Dynamism of Information

9. 9. Overall Impact of LIS Links
i) Gateway
ii) Online Database of LIS Professionals
iii) A Fully Community Driven Web Solution
iv) Communication Medium
v) Duplication and Irrelevancy are Avoided
vi) Speedy Dissemination of Information
vii) Pioneer Academic Social Network
viii) Huge Subscribers
ix) High Pageviews
x) Paper based information is Replaced
xi) Frequently Updated

15. Thank You