SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALIATA

SCHOOL LIBRARY MEDIA SPECIALISTS
The following options are available to train school library media specialists:
(i) Colleges or departments of education teach about library education for school librarians as part of B Ed and M Ed degree programmes. In those school libraries ,where there is no full- time post of a school librarian, a teacher is made incharge of the school library , who manages the library on part-time basis during the period, when he is free from teaching. This can be an interim arrangement but this is not to be recommended normally.
(ii) A library school may offer a post-graduate diploma course in school library media . The course may last for about 9 months (one academic year). Some library schools may experiment with this idea. This kind of course may serve a useful purpose.
(iii) A library school may offer a master’s degree with specialization in school library media. This is indeed the best option. Those who obtain master’s degree may be appointed librarians of senior secondary schools or education colleges/schools.
(iv) Women polytechniques offer two year diploma after ten-plus two. They may be offered positions of school librarians in elementary or middle schools. For this purpose, curriculum at polytechnics may be revised accordingly.

Prof Krishan Kumar