Staff

Assistant Librarian, 
MLISc. (GU), MPhil. (GU), PGDCA (GU), PhD. (Pursuing) (GU)

Profile

Qualified UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) for Assistant Professor in 2014. Qualified CBSE- UGC National Eligibility Test (NET) for Assistant Professor in 2018 for the second time. Presented a paper in the National Conference on “Contemporary Issues and Challenges in Library and Information Management” organized by Tezpur University held on 14th & 15th February, 2014. Presented a paper in the IASLIC 26th National Seminar on “Roadmap to Usher in Knowledge Society” organized by Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University held on 25th– 28th November, 2014. Presented a paper in the Krishna Kanta Handique State Open University (KKHSOU) sponsored National Seminar on “Distance Learning: Its Importance, Scope, Modes and Social Perspective in Present Day Society” organized by Tinsukia College Study Centre, KKHSOU held on 5th & 6th April, 2015. Presented two (02) papers in the “National Seminar on Convergence of Technologies in LIS (NSCTLIS)- 2015” organized by Department of Library and  Information Science, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya (USTM) held on 16th & 17th July, 2015. Presented a paper in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “Relevance of Distance Open Learning in the 21st Century” organized by Silapathar Town College, Silapathar (Dhemaji) held on 23rd & 24th September, 2015. Presented a paper in the 14th Biennial ACLA Conference cum National Seminar on   “College Libraries of Assam: Issues and Challenges” organized by Assam College Librarians’ Association at Guwahati College, Bamunimaidam (Guwahati) held on 22nd & 23rd July, 2016. Presented a paper in the UGC Sponsored National Seminar on “E-Resource Management in Libraries” organized by North Lakhimpur College Library, Lakhimpur in collaboration with GEA Education, North Lakhimpur Study Centre, Lakhimpur held on 18th & 19th February, 2017. Presented a paper in the “1st International Conference on Transforming Library 2017” jointly organized by Central Library, CIT Kokrajhar and Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University held on 8th -10th July, 2017. Presented a paper in the ACLA 15th Biennial Conference and National Seminar on “The Role of College Libraries in Meeting User’s Needs” organized by Tinsukia Commerce College, Tinsukia held on 11th & 12th October, 2018.  Presented a paper in the National Seminar on “Empowering Communities: User-Centric Library Services for Advancing Sustainable Development Goals” organized by Central Library, Mizoram University and Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi and Raja Rammohun Roy Library Foundation (Ministry of Culture), Kolkata held on 11-12 March, 2025. Presented a paper in the National Conference on “Contemporary Trends of Research in Humanities and Social Sciences” organized by Department of Sociology and Department of Assamese in collaboration with IQAC and Research Development Cell of Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya, Golaghat held on 19-20 March, 2025. Nath, Rima and Borgohain, Debajit (2015). Practice of Newspaper Archives in Newspaper Libraries in Guwahati: A Study. International Journal of Information Sources and Services. Vol. 2(1). 67-80. (ISSN: 2349-428X). Das, Rajdeep and Borgohain, Debajit (2015). Motivation of Students in Using College Libraries in Guwahati (Assam): A Study. Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies. Vol. 3(4). 90-102. (ISSN: 2321-8819). Borgohain, Debajit and Neog, Mriganka (2015). User Education Programme (UEP) in Academic Libraries of Guwahati (Assam): A Survey. Asian Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies. Vol. 3(6). 74-84. (ISSN: 2321-8819). Devi, Pallabi and Borgohain, Debajit (2015). Organization, Management and Services of District Libraries of Darrang and Sonitpur District (Assam): A Comparative Study. In “International Journal of Applied Research”. 338 345. (ISSN: 2394-7500). Borgohain, Debajit and Nath, Rima (2018). Web-Based Library and Information Services in University Libraries: A Study with special reference to Lakshminath Bezbaroa (LNB) Library, Dibrugarh University. In “Granthakuti: A Peer Reviewed Annual Journal of Library and Information Science”. Vol. 4. 12-27. (ISSN: 2349-7386). Nath, Rima & Borgohain, Debajit (2020). Practice of Library and Information Services for Differently Able Community in the University Libraries of Assam. In “Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)”. (ISSN 1522-0222). Borgohain, Debajit; Nath, Rima & Devi, Pallabi (2020). Adoption of E Learning in Library and Information Science (LIS) Education in North-East India: A Proposal. In “Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)”. (ISSN 1522-0222). Borgohain, Debajit & Nath, Rima (2020). Public Library Extension Service as a Community Development Programme: A Case Study. In “Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)”. (ISSN 1522-0222) Borgohain, Debajit & Deka, Dipen (2020). Utilization of Library Space in University Libraries of Assam: A Study. In “Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal)”. (ISSN 1522-0222) Borgohain, Debajit (2015). Institutional Repositories (IR) in University Libraries of Assam with special reference to Dibrugarh University Central Library: A Feasibility Study. In “Information Science and Digital Libraries”. Pp. 161-172. (ISBN: 978-93-84443-09-2) Borgohain, Debajit; Deka, Bhanushree and Nath, Rima (2016). Web-Based Services of College Libraries of Guwahati (Assam): A Feasibility Study. In “Managing Library and Information Services in Digital Age”. Pp. 119-136. (ISBN: 978-8186307-97-9).   Borgohain, Debajit (2016). Role and Importance of Libraries in Distance Education in Present Day Context with Special reference to Directorate of Distance Education (DDE), Dibrugarh University. In “Open and Distance Learning: Its Importance in Present Day Society”. Pp. 123-135. (ISBN: 978 93-83308-50-9) Borgohain, Debajit and Nath, Rima (2017). Relevance of Libraries in Distance Education in the context of Higher Education with special reference to the Directorate of Distance Education (DDE), Dibrugarh University. In “Higher Education in India: Policies and Challenges”. Pp.72 86. (ISBN: 978-93-81563-74-8) Barman, Nandita and Borgohain, Debajit (2017). Awareness and Accessibility of E-resources through e-ShodhSindhu Consortium: An Analytical Study among the User Community of LNB Library, Dibrugarh University. In “1st International Conference on Transforming Library 2017”. Pp. 85-93. (ISBN: 978-93-83403-04-2). Attended UGC sponsored National Workshop on “Management of Library in Digital Era” organized by Jengraimukh College Library in collaboration with Sub- Divisional Library, Garamur, Majuli (Jorhat) held on 8th & 9th May, 2015.  Participated in the Workshop on “Management and Preservation of Indigenous Knowledge: A North East Perspective” jointly organized by Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) and The Energy and Resources Institute (TERI). North East and Department of Cultural Affairs, Government of Assam, Guwahati held on 19th– 21st November, 2015. Participated in the Six (6) days National Workshop on “Open Source Software for Library Management (OSSLM- 2016)” during 13-18 June, 2016 jointly organized by Central Library and National Digital Library (NDL), Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Kharagpur held on 13th– 18th June, 2016. Participated Two-days National Workshop on “Research Paper and Project Proposal Writing” organized by Dibrugarh University Research Scholars’’ Association (DURSA) in Dibrugarh University on 24th and 25th October, 2016. Participated Three-days Workshop on “Open Source Software for Library Automation” jointly organized by Indian Statistical Institute (ISI), Bangalore and Assam Don Bosco University (ADBU), Assam held on 23rd– 25th January, 2017. Participated in One Day Workshop on “Re-imaging the Y with New Learning Spaces and Empowering Users with Media and Information Literacy Skills: An Opportunity for Library and Information Professionals” at the 1st International Conference on Transforming Library 2017 jointly organized by Central Library, CIT Kokrajhar and Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University held from 8th-10th July, 2017. Participated in One Day Workshop on “Intellectual Property Rights and Human Resource Imperatives towards Future Knowledge Centres” organized by LNB Library, CLISS & IPR Cell, Dibrugarh University held on 24th April, 2018 Participated in the One Week Online Faculty Development Programme (FDP) on Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) organised by the Department of Computer Science and Department of Economics of Birangana Sati Sadhani Rajyik Vishwavidyalaya (BSSRV), Golaghat in association with DPIIT-IPR Chair, National Law University and Judicial Academy, Guwahati held on 18-22 December, 2023. Participated in the “Regional Training Programme on Plagiarism Detection Software (PDS)- ShodhShuddhi”  organised by Krishna Kanta Handiqui Library & IQAC, Gauhati University held on 29th December, 2023. Participated in the Five Days Online Training Programme on “Operations of SOUL 3.0 Software” organised by Information and Library Network (INFLIBNET) Centre, Gandhinagar held on 21st-25th October , 2024. Worked as an Assistant Librarian at Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Development (OKDISCD), Guwahati, Assam Worked as an Assistant Librarian at Directorate of Open and Distance Learning (DODL), Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh, Assam Worked as a Librarian at Vivekananda Kendra Institute of Culture (VKIC), Guwahati, Assam. Worked as a Library Trainee at Krishna Kanta Handiqui State Open University (KKHSOU), Guwahati, Assam.