Information and Communication Society of India (ICSI): About Us

Information and Communication Society of India (ICSI)

ICSI is a registered professional society based in New Delhi, India. ICSI is one of the signatories of the Lyon Declaration on Access to Information and Development.

• Society Registration No. S-38170/2000 of  NCT Delhi

• NGO Darpan Unique ID: DL/2019/0232107

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

a) To collect and disseminate relevant knowledge on information and communication;

b) To initiate projects, studies, surveys, data analysis and other allied activities on its own behalf or on behalf of other agencies;

c) To provide editorial and technical supports for the publication of print and electronic materials;

d) To impart training on information, communication and related areas and promote studies thereof;

e) To maintain liaison with similar national and international organizations;

f) To publish and distribute materials devoted to information, communication, and related areas;

g) To promote automation, networking, application of Internet and advanced information and communication technologies in library and information environment; and

h) To associate with such programmes and activities as may be considered necessary and useful for promoting the Aims and Objects of the Society.

Research and Professional Activities
Ever since the foundation of the Society, continuous attempts have been made to undertake projects. We have already accomplished some projects, and the work on a new project has just begun. A brief description of these projects is given below

1. Research Project “Growth of Scientific Periodicals in India (1948-2000)”. The project was awarded to the Society by the Indian National Science Academy, for the period of 2014-2017. Dr. B K Sen was the principal investigator in this project. About this Project.

2. Research Project “Growth of Scientific Societies in India: 1784-1947"

The project was awarded to the Society by the Indian National Science Academy, for the period of 2009-2013. Dr. B K Sen was the principal investigator in this project. Summary of this Project.

3. Indian Library and Information Science Abstracts (ILSA) 2006-2010

Indian Library and Information Science Abstracts 2006-2010, covering Indian Library and Information Science Periodicals; Monographs; Proceedings of Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc. published during this period. This volume will be published by Indian Association of Special Libraries and Information Centres (IASLIC), Kolkata, India. The work is now published by IASLIC. Vol. 40-44, 2006-2010, ISSN: 0019-5790.

4. Indian Library and Information Science Abstracts (ILSA) 2000-2005

Indian Library and Information Science Abstracts 2000-2005, published by IASLIC. This volume covers Indian Library and Information Science Periodicals; Monographs; Proceedings of Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc. published during this period.

5. Indian Library and Information Science Abstracts (ILSA) 1992 –1999

Indian Library and Information Science Abstracts 1992-1999, published by by IASLIC. This volume was released in October 2003. In all 3215 entries were included. It covers Indian Library and Information Science Periodicals; Monographs; Proceedings of Conferences, Seminars, Workshops, etc. published during this period.

6. Max Mueller Bhavan Project - Analyses of Libraries and Sources of Information in India

The project was awarded to the Society on 4th October 2002. In fact there were three projects related to India, Delhi and Calcutta. The Project was completed with record speed in just five months.

7. Annotated Bibliography of Rare Books at the Central Secretariat Library

The project was awarded to the Society on 22 January 2003 and was completed in about three months time. Society annotated more than 1500 books.

8. National Forests Commission Report, 2006

The Project was awarded to the Society in January 2006 for the technical editing and technical writing of the Commission Report and its recommendations (conducted by ICFRE, Dehra Dun, India). The Project was completed with record speed in just two months.

Organized Events

• Second Prof. B. Guha Memorial Lecture on 13th May 2022 virtually. The Lecture titled "Data Diplomacy" was delivered by Amb. Shyam Saran, former Foreign Secretary, Government of India. Other Panelists in this event included Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi (President, ICSI), Dr. Nabi Hasan (Joint Secretary, ICSI), Dr. Anup Kumar Das (Treasurer, ICSI).
• First Prof. B. Guha Memorial Lecture on 11th November 2020 virtually. The Lecture titled on "National Education Policy and Its Implications for Higher Education in India" was delivered by Professor V. Ramagopal Rao, Director, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi. Other Panelists in this event included Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi (President, ICSI), Dr. Nabi Hasan (Joint Secretary, ICSI), Dr. G. Mahesh (General Secretary, ICSI), Dr. Anup Kumar Das (Treasurer, ICSI). 
• A Seminar on Commercialization of Knowledge was organised at India International Centre, New Delhi on 17th July 2019. In this event, Dr. Renu Swaroop, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), served as the keynote speaker. The other lead speakers in the event included Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE; Dr. Pankaj Mittal, Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities (AIU); Prof. Riyaz Panjabi, Former Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University; Dr. H. Purushotham, Chairman & Managing Director, National Research Development Corporation (NRDC); Dr. Unnat Pandit, NITI Aayog; and senior representatives from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and various other organizations. There was a Panel Discussion on "Commercialization of Knowledge and Open Access: Striking a Balance" in the event.

CONTACT US
Information and Communication Society of India (ICSI)
80, Shivalik Apartments, Alaknanda
New Delhi – 110019, India
Telephone: +91-11-26471859; +91-9810342152
Email: icsi.president[at]gmail.com 
Twitter: @IndiaICSI
Website: http://icsi-in.blogspot.com

Executive Committee Members (Since January 2025):

• President:  Dr. Sujit Bhattacharya
• Vice President:  Prof. Vivek Kumar Singh
• General Secretary:  Dr. Nabi Hasan
• Joint Secretary: Dr. Mohit Garg, Dr. Anurag Kanaujia
• Treasurer: Dr. Anup Kumar Das
• E .C. Members:  Dr. Prashasti Singh, Dr. G. Mahesh, Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi, Dr. Bidyarthi Dutta

Former Presidents and Secretaries (Till 2024)

• President: Professor B. Guha; Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi
• General Secretary: Professor B.K. Sen; Dr. G. Mahesh
• Vice President: Subhash Biswas; Professor B.K. Sen
• E.C. Members: Sharmila Ghosh, Jayasree Ahuja

ICSI Organized the Second Prof. B. Guha Memorial Lecture on 13th May 2022

ICSI Organized the First Prof. B. Guha Memorial Lecture on 11th November

 Information and Communication Society of India (ICSI) 
virtually organized
First Prof. B. Guha Memorial Lecture 
on 
"National Education Policy and Its Implications for Higher Education in India"
delivered by 
Professor V. Ramagopal Rao
Director, Indian Institute of Technology Delhi, 
on 11th November 2020. 

Other Panelists in this event include Dr. Usha Mujoo Munshi (President, ICSI), Dr. Nabi Hasan (Joint Secretary, ICSI), Dr. G. Mahesh (General Secretary, ICSI), Dr. Anup Kumar Das (Treasurer, ICSI). 

Listen to YouTube Recording

ICSI Membership

ICSI Membership

Information and Communication Society of India (ICSI) is an all India professional body devoted to encouraging interaction among information and communication professionals, science communicators, social media managers and users. The Society is truly professional in nature. It enrolls only the qualified persons as members after the applications have been screened and approved by the Membership Screening Committee which is duly nominated by the Executive Committee. The Society has two types of memberships: Life and Institutional. Membership of the Society is open to those who are either graduates or associates for some time with professional activities which are of interest to ICSI. The Membership of the Society has been growing over the years. Membership fee for life members is Rs.1000/- (w.e.f. January 2015). Institutional Membership is open to institutions interested and involved in communications, knowledge and information management. The institutional membership subscription is INR 20,000.00.

One can remit membership fee through online transfer, as per the details below:
  Name: Information and Communication Society of India
  Account No.: 1755000100180745
  IFSC: PUNB0175500

Application Form (Life Membership) | Application Form (Institutional Membership)

Please send your Application Form and Transfer Receipt to icsi.president[at]gmail.com 

ICSI organized a Seminar on Commercialization of Knowledge, on 17th July 2019

The Information and Communication Society of India (ICSI) successfully organized a Seminar on "Commercialization of Knowledge" at India International Centre, New Delhi on 17th July 2019.

In this event, Dr. Renu Swaroop, Secretary, Department of Biotechnology (DBT), served as the keynote speaker. The other lead speakers in the event included Prof. Anil D. Sahasrabudhe, Chairman, AICTE; Dr. Pankaj Mittal, Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities (AIU); Prof. Riyaz Panjabi, Former Vice Chancellor, Kashmir University; Dr. H. Purushotham, Chairman & Managing Director, National Research Development Corporation (NRDC); Dr. Unnat Pandit, NITI Aayog; and senior representatives from the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD), and various other organizations. There was a Panel Discussion on "Commercialization of Knowledge and Open Access: Striking a Balance" in the event. 

Panel Discussion on "Commercialization of Knowledge and Open Access: Striking a Balance"  (audio recording)
Inaugural Session (partial audio recording)
Seminar Photo Gallery | YouTube Photo Stream

Books by E.C. Members of ICSI

Books and Monographs by E.C. Members of ICSI (Selected)

Guha, B. (1983). Documentation and Information: Services, Techniques and Systems. Kolkata: World Press. Further Details.
Sen, B. K. (2014). Knowledge Dissemination and Publication: Tagore in the Perspective of Information Science. New Delhi: Kaveri Books, 165 pages. ISBN 9788170005209 (with Partha Pratim Ray). Further Details. 
Sen, B. K. (2013). Glossary of Library and Information Science Terms English-Bengali. 2nd ed. Koltata: Bengal Library Association. 
Sen, B. K. (2010). Samsad Rasayan Vijnaner Paribhasha (Chemical Terminology, English to Bengali). Kolkata: Sahitya Samsad. 
Sen, B. K. (2009). Digital Archiving of Audio Content using WINISIS and Greenstone Software: A Manual for Community Radio Managers. New Delhi: UNESCO, xiv, 99 pages, ISBN 9788189218270 (with Anup Kumar Das, K Rajasekharan & KM Nafala). Download. 
Sen, B. K. (2008). DDC Readymade: A Treasury to 15,000 Readymade DDC Class Number Relating to Indian Subjects. New Delhi: Ess Ess Publications, 764 pages. ISBN 9789351250500. Further Details. 
Sen, B. K. (2008). Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives, the South Asian Scenario. New Delhi: UNESCO, 137 pages. ISBN 9788189218218, (with Anup Kumar Das & Jocelyne Josiah). Download. 
Sen, B. K. (2005). In the Eyes of An Observer [Bengali].  Agartala: Jnan Bichitra Prakashani. 
Sen, B. K. (2005). Growth of Scientific Periodicals in India (1901-1947). New Delhi: Indian National Science Academy. Download. 
Sen, B. K. (2002). Growth of Scientific Periodicals in India (1788-1900). New Delhi: Indian National Science Academy. Download.

Sen, B. K. (2017). General Scientific Societies in British India. Indian Journal of History of Science, 52, 197-219. Download.
Sen, B. K. (1999). On Bengali Scientific Terminology [Bengali]. Agartala: Abala Prakashani. 2nd ed: Agartala: Jnan Bichitra Prakashani. 
Sen, B. K. (1989). Directory of Scientific Research Institutions in India. 2nd ed. New Delhi: INSDOC (with D Elhence & RL Anand). 
Sen, B. K. (1988). In Search of Knowledge. New Delhi: CSIR, 4 volumes + supplement (with TA Pandalai, VV Lakshmi, A Karanjai, UM Munshi & Shailendra Kumar). 
Sen, B. K. (1988). Glossary of Library and Information Science Terms English-Bengali. Calcutta: Bengal Library Association (with S Roy & A Poddar). 
Sen, B. K. (1985). History of Printing and Publishing in India: A Story of Cultural Reawakening. Vol. 1. New Delhi: National Book Trust, xxxi, 461 pages (with BS Kesavan, PN Venkatachari & Anima Das). Further Details.
Munshi, Usha Mujoo (2018). Data Science Landscape: Towards Research Standards and Protocols. Springer, ISBN: 9789811075148. Further Details.
Munshi, Usha Mujoo (2014). Knowledge Management for Sustainable Development. Medtech Publisher, ISBN: 9789381714720. Further Details.
Munshi, Usha Mujoo (2014). Knowledge Management for Sustainable Development. World Scientific, ISBN: 9789814307253. Further Details 
Biswas, Subhas C.  (2014). Librarianship in Indian National Perspective. New Delhi: Gyan Publishing House. ISBN 9788121212793. Further Details.
Biswas, Subhas C.  (1996). Global Trends in Library and Information Science. New Delhi: Gyan Publishing House, 530 pages. ISBN 9788121204941. Further Details.
Hasan, Nabi (2019). Library Handbook: IIT Delhi. ISBN: 9789353823467. Download.  
Ahuja, Jayashree (2009). Trafficking in Women and Children: Myths and Realities (with Sankar Sen). New Delhi: Concept Publishing, 256 pages. ISBN 9788180694448. Further Details.
Das, Anup Kumar (2015). Scholarly Communications [Open Access for Researchers, 1]. Paris: UNESCO, ISBN: 9789231000782. Download.
Das, Anup Kumar (2015). Research Evaluation Metrics [Open Access for Researchers, 4]. Paris: UNESCO, ISBN: 9789231000829. Download.
Das, Anup Kumar (2015). Sharing Your Work in Open Access [Open Access for Researchers, 5]. Paris: UNESCO, ISBN: 9789231000836 (with Sanjaya Mishra). Download.
Das, Anup Kumar (2015). Introduction to Open Access [Open Access for Library Schools, 1]. Paris: UNESCO, ISBN: 9789231000744 (with Uma Kanjilal). Download.
Das, Anup Kumar (2014). Collaboration in International and Comparative Librarianship. Advances in Library and Information Science Series. Hershey, PA, USA: IGI Global, 404 pages. ISBN 9781466643659 (with Susmita Chakraborty). Further Details. 
Das, Anup Kumar (2008). Open Access to Knowledge and Information: Scholarly Literature and Digital Library Initiatives, the South Asian Scenario. New Delhi: UNESCO, 137 pages. ISBN 9788189218218. Download.
Das, Anup Kumar (2009). Digital Archiving of Audio Content using WINISIS and Greenstone Software: A Manual for Community Radio Managers. New Delhi: UNESCO, xiv, 99 pages, ISBN 9788189218270 (with B. K. Sen, K Rajasekharan & KM Nafala). Download. 
Das, Anup Kumar (2009). WINISIS: Ek Vyavaharik Margdarshika = WINISIS (CDS/ISIS for Windows): A Practical Guide [Hindi]. New Delhi: UNESCO, vi+106 pages, ISBN 9788189218287 (with Jaideep Sharma, BP Chauhan, K Rajasekharan & KM Nafala).