Library & Information Science Editorial Team
The LISWALA Team comprises experienced library practitioners, educators, and technology specialists dedicated to publishing reviewed, fact-checked, and practically actionable guides, classification aids, and technical documentation for the Library & Information Science community.
The LISWALA Team is responsible for researching, drafting, reviewing, and maintaining reference documentation, regulatory compliance checklists, and practical software guides across LISWALA.com.
Every article published under the LISWALA editorial banner undergoes rigorous technical verification to ensure compliance with official government notifications (UGC, AICTE, MoE), international bibliographic standards (Library of Congress MARC21, ISO), and established library best practices.
Our focus areas include Integrated Library Systems (KOHA), digital repositories (DSpace), bibliographic classification (DDC, CC), physical stock verification (GFR Rule 215), and institutional accreditation audit readiness.
Practical guides, tutorials, and compliance insights published on LISWALA
A complete, authoritative guide explaining what AICTE is, its statutory powers, which universities and colleges come under its purview, whether approval is compulsory, and essential library compliance norms under the Approval Process Handbook 2024–27.
A complete, authoritative guide explaining what NAAC accreditation is, its multi-stage assessment process, eligibility criteria, accreditation frequency, who decides requirements, the role of IQAC, and practical Criterion 4.2 library documentation norms for higher education institutions.
A complete, authoritative guide explaining what ISO is, how ISO certification works, common standards for higher education (ISO 9001, ISO 21001, ISO 27001, ISO 14001, ISO 45001), certification vs accreditation, audit stages, library quality management, and institutional preparation checklists.
A comprehensive, practical guide for catalogers and librarians on understanding MARC21 bibliographic tags (020, 100, 245, 260/264, 300, 650), KOHA 952 item-level mappings, Excel-to-MARC data migration, and preventing cataloging errors.
An authoritative guide to conducting physical library stock verification in universities and colleges. Covers accession register vs barcode scanning methods, sample verification formulas, General Financial Rules (GFR Rule 215) write-off thresholds, and statutory auditor reporting.
All articles written by verified authors on LISWALA are strictly reviewed for factual accuracy against current UGC, AICTE, NAAC, and international library cataloging standards.