How to build a digital library( development of digital collection and libraries; technical infrastructure of a digital library-information retrieval engines, distributed collections, multimedia formats and applications, network technology, web applications, interface design, communication protocols, query language; knowledge organization-meta data, indexing, classification, database integration, document format; collection development and maintenance; information access and use; issues- social, economic, policy and professional)
KRISHAN KUMAR
Thursday, September 20, 2007
Wednesday, September 19, 2007
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
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
MLISc as basic qualification for Professional Jobs
MLISc AS BASIC QUALIFICATION FOR PROFESSIONAL JOBS
Standard professional qualification in India up to 1930s was a certificate in library science. In 1940s, it became diploma in library science that continued till middle of 1960s. Education for librarianship in India has undergone dramatic changes since 1947, the year of partition of India . On the eve of independence in 1947, there were only six library schools offering courses leading to the diploma in library science. In 1960s, the standard professional qualification was diploma in library science. It was only in late 1960s onward that standard professional qualification became B lib Sc. Post-graduate Diploma continued to be accepted as equivalent to it. There is every possibility that in the years to come standard professional qualification will become MLISc. A strong case
can be put forward for it.
Experience shows that it takes at least two years of education for a candidate to pick up sound knowledge to become an employable professional. There is a large amount of corpus of knowledge in this field of study to justify it. A masters degree carries a certain degree of prestige that can enable professionals to get a better status and higher salary, that go with higher qualifications.
In view of above, it is suggested that MLISc degree should be made the basic qualification for professional jobs.
Prof Krishan Kumar
Standard professional qualification in India up to 1930s was a certificate in library science. In 1940s, it became diploma in library science that continued till middle of 1960s. Education for librarianship in India has undergone dramatic changes since 1947, the year of partition of India . On the eve of independence in 1947, there were only six library schools offering courses leading to the diploma in library science. In 1960s, the standard professional qualification was diploma in library science. It was only in late 1960s onward that standard professional qualification became B lib Sc. Post-graduate Diploma continued to be accepted as equivalent to it. There is every possibility that in the years to come standard professional qualification will become MLISc. A strong case
can be put forward for it.
Experience shows that it takes at least two years of education for a candidate to pick up sound knowledge to become an employable professional. There is a large amount of corpus of knowledge in this field of study to justify it. A masters degree carries a certain degree of prestige that can enable professionals to get a better status and higher salary, that go with higher qualifications.
In view of above, it is suggested that MLISc degree should be made the basic qualification for professional jobs.
Prof Krishan Kumar
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