Dr. Dipen Deka is an Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science Gauhati University, Assam.

He did MLISc in 2004 with 1st class 1st position from the Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University.

He is the first student to qualify UGC JRF from the Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University in June 2005.

 He was awarded Ph.D. degree in Library and Information Science by Gauhati University in the year 2012 for his thesis “Digital Resources Management with reference to Indian University Libraries” under the supervision of Professor Narendra Lahkar, Gauhati University.

He worked at the Central Reference Library, Kolkata in the programme “Apprenticeship on Lib. & Inf. Science” for one month in February 2005. 

For a brief period, he worked as the Librarian in Army School Basistha, Guwahati in 2005.

In 2006 he joined as a guest faculty in the Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University.

In 2006 he joined as a UGC JRF in the Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University and was promoted to UGC SRF.

He joined the Bishnu Ram Medhi Government Law College, Guwahati as a Librarian in 2010.

In 2013 he joined the Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University as Assistant Professor.

In 2022 he was promoted to Associate Professor in the Department of Library and Information Science, Gauhati University.

Post Graduate Programme:

MLISc 1^st Semester:

LIS 1026 (A): Organization of Knowledge (Theory) (A) Library Classification

LIS 1046 (A2): Organization of Knowledge (Practice) (A2) Dewey Decimal Classification

MLISc 2nd Semester:

LIS 2043: Preservation & Conservation

LIS 2086: Organization of Knowledge (Practice) (A) Dewey Decimal Classification

MLISc 3rd Semester:

LIS 3016: Research Methodology

MLISc 4th Semester:

LIS 4026: Digital Library System (Theory)

LIS 4066: Dissertation

Ph.D. Coursework:

Course 1: Research Methodology

Course 4.2: Project Work and Presentation

Thakuria, A., & Deka, D. (2024). A decadal study on identifying latent topics and research trends in open access LIS journals using topic modeling approach. Scientometrics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11192-024-05058-4

 Das, J. M., & Deka, D. (2023). Citation Analysis of Library and Information Science Doctoral Theses submitted to North-Eastern Hill University, Meghalaya. Journal of Indian Library Association (JILA), 59(4), 24-39. https://www.ilaindia.net/jila/index.php/jila/article/view/1998

Thakuria, A., Chakraborty, I., & Deka, D. (2023). A bibliometric review on serendipity literature available in Web of Science database using HistCite and Biblioshiny. Information Discovery and Delivery, 52(2), 227–242. https://doi.org/10.1108/idd-01-2023-0001

Das, J. M., & Deka, D. (2023). Research Productivity in Library and Information Science (LIS) of the Universities of North East India. Anandam: Journal of Anundoram Borooah Institute of Language, Arts & Culture, Assam, 12, 108-121.

Kalita, R. J., & Deka, D. (2022). User Studies in the Libraries of the Institute of Fine Arts in India: A Case Study. Anandam: Journal of Anundoram Borooah institute of Language, Art and Culture, Assam, 11, 227-242.

Nath, R., & Deka, D. (2021). Implementation and Adoption of Security Systems in Selected Academic Libraries of Assam and West Bengal: A Comparative Study. IASLIC Bulletin, 66(1), 24-34.

Nath, R., & Deka, D. (2020). Practice of Security Systems in University Libraries of Assam: A Study. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 4807. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4807

Borgohain, D., & Deka, D. (2020). Utilization of Library Space in University Libraries of Assam: A Study. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 4637. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4637

Kalita, R. J., & Deka, D. (2020). Rethinking Fine Art Libraries: Issues, Challenges and Status of the Libraries of the Institute of Fine Art in New Delhi, India. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 4357. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4357

Das, J. M., & Deka, D. (2020). Citation Analysis of Doctoral Theses in Library and Information Science Submitted to Manipur University during 1989-2017. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 4590. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/4590

Kalita, D., & Deka, D. (2020). Searching the great metadata timeline. Library Hi Tech, 39(1), 190–204. https://doi.org/10.1108/lht-08-2019-0168

Sharma, N., & Deka, D. (2019). A study on Book Bank service of select college libraries in Assam. Library Philosophy and Practice (e-journal). 3597. https://digitalcommons.unl.edu/libphilprac/3597 

Kalita, D., Deka, D., & Hazarika, T. (2019). A 2D Evaluation of Altmetrics Influence in Citation Growth: Case Study of Indian Research Articles in PLOS Journals. Journal of Scientometric Research, 8(1), 21–26. https://doi.org/10.5530/jscires.8.1.4

Kalita, D., Baba, M. S., & Deka, D. (2018). An Empirical study on the Asymmetric Behavior of Scientometric Indicator for Journal: A Comparative Evaluation of SJR and H-Index. SRELS Journal of Information Management/SRELS Journal of Information Management, 55(3), 128–140. https://doi.org/10.17821/srels/2018/v55i3/122795

Hazarika, T., Deka, D., & Lahkar, N. (2017). Application of Linear Optimization in Library Management: A study with Assignment Problem. IASLIC Bulletin, 62(2), 107-113.

Life member of Indian Library Association (ILA)

Life member of Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), Kolkata

Life member of Assam Library Association (ALA).

Research Areas:

Digital resource management, Knowledge Organization              

Research Interest Areas:

Library Classification, Library Automation, Preservation of Library Resources, Digital Resource Management