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This book reinvents through the vital domain of technical, managerial, and techno-managerial curvatures of various operations of oil and gas industry. It includes: (1) Information framework and knowledge base in oil and gas industry, (2) the possible components of information seeking experience of scientists, engineers and technologists, (3) Predominant characteristics of users groups and hierarchies in ONGC, (4) bridging the gap between the scientists, engineers and experts of ONGC and the information resources available within the organization and in the market place, and (5) the implications for the future prospects and projections to be delineated based on the present investigations and studies. There are instances and occasions to assess the information needs of individual scientists, engineers, technologists and experts in their areas while interacting with their peers, colleagues, subordinates and mentors at offices, work places, common places, conferences and meetings

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A science graduate and Master´s degree in Library & Information Science from BHU,and did MA(sociology) from H.N.B. Garhwal Univ. Awarded Doctorate in LIS from Utkal Univ. India. Received awards & honours for the best paper in LIS. Published more than 20 papers, including one in IFLA, Beijing, 1996

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