it is crucial that library management courses are developed keeping in view the digital libraries which are being established nowadays.
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Friday, November 9, 2007
library management
A librarian in an electronic environment should have a managerial ability of the highest order, and possess skills including technical ones in the application of information technology.
Over the years many of the libraries have become large and complex organizations presenting challenges to a librarian. Managing a large library is a highly specilised and complicated Job. Due to changing environment, especially technological one, his job has become very challenging. A librarian in such an environment should have a managerial ability of a high order, and possess different kinds of skills including technical skills in the application of information technology with adequate knowledge to solve multidimensional problems. In lIS education, teaching must take into consideration the fact that the students should become profficient in the application IT in library environment.
Over the years many of the libraries have become large and complex organizations presenting challenges to a librarian. Managing a large library is a highly specilised and complicated Job. Due to changing environment, especially technological one, his job has become very challenging. A librarian in such an environment should have a managerial ability of a high order, and possess different kinds of skills including technical skills in the application of information technology with adequate knowledge to solve multidimensional problems. In lIS education, teaching must take into consideration the fact that the students should become profficient in the application IT in library environment.
Thursday, September 20, 2007
How to build a digital library: a course
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
KRISHAN KUMAR
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
Thursday, September 13, 2007
FUNDING FOR A LIBRARY SCHOOL: A PROPOSAL
A few suggestions for generating funds for a library school are given below. Professionals are requested to go through them and give their comments. I have an open mind. Let there be a debate.
Prof Krishan Kumar
Funding is crucial . An excellent library school will be in a better position to get financial support. A few suggestions for generating funds are given below:
(i) The faculty may prepare sound proposals to get funding from their parent body, University Grants Commission and other institutions for the library school,
(ii) The faculty may take projects and consultancy to generate funds,
(iii) The school may organize training programmes for teachers and librarians . The money saved may be transferred to the school.
(iv) The alumni may be approached to contribute in different ways, to establish scholarships, fellowships, chair (professorship in LIS); purchase of equipment, furniture, books, journals etc; for extension of the building; even the present faculty or past faculty can contribute in various ways. When the first computer laboratory was established at Dept of Library and Information Science(University of Delhi) in 1998, money for infrastructure, printer and internet was contributed by the faculty and students. Alumni association can play an important part. It may hold a gala night, to collect funds from alumni and others. They can approach philanthropists and various organizations. Great institutions like Harvard University, University of Oxford , MIT , etc have been build up mainly through support from them. Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management have used this resource with great advantage. Even a library school or library or laboratory of the school can be named after the name of an individual or organization.
(v) Attract students from neighbouring countries, who may be charged higher fee and a certain percentage of this can go to the library school
(vi) Publication programme (journal, reports, proceedings of conferences, seminars etc) can generate fund. It can also give prestige to the school and its faculty.
Working for getting funding from various sources is a continuous process. Total faculty must be involved for chalking out plans and implementing them with passion. Annual budget of the school must be prepared thoughtfully, with an aim to get additional funding from the parent body or University Grants Commission. The case must based on sound arguments along with supporting data. Visiting team from the University Grants Commission have an open mind, if they can be convinced , they are quite often helpful.
A document prepared carefully based on sound logic and supporting data can do the trick. We must learn the art of communication and use the tricks of the trade involved in such a venture. We can learn from the experience of others. Studying how great institutions are build up, can be useful in this context.
Prof Krishan Kumar
Funding is crucial . An excellent library school will be in a better position to get financial support. A few suggestions for generating funds are given below:
(i) The faculty may prepare sound proposals to get funding from their parent body, University Grants Commission and other institutions for the library school,
(ii) The faculty may take projects and consultancy to generate funds,
(iii) The school may organize training programmes for teachers and librarians . The money saved may be transferred to the school.
(iv) The alumni may be approached to contribute in different ways, to establish scholarships, fellowships, chair (professorship in LIS); purchase of equipment, furniture, books, journals etc; for extension of the building; even the present faculty or past faculty can contribute in various ways. When the first computer laboratory was established at Dept of Library and Information Science(University of Delhi) in 1998, money for infrastructure, printer and internet was contributed by the faculty and students. Alumni association can play an important part. It may hold a gala night, to collect funds from alumni and others. They can approach philanthropists and various organizations. Great institutions like Harvard University, University of Oxford , MIT , etc have been build up mainly through support from them. Indian Institutes of Technology, Indian Institutes of Management have used this resource with great advantage. Even a library school or library or laboratory of the school can be named after the name of an individual or organization.
(v) Attract students from neighbouring countries, who may be charged higher fee and a certain percentage of this can go to the library school
(vi) Publication programme (journal, reports, proceedings of conferences, seminars etc) can generate fund. It can also give prestige to the school and its faculty.
Working for getting funding from various sources is a continuous process. Total faculty must be involved for chalking out plans and implementing them with passion. Annual budget of the school must be prepared thoughtfully, with an aim to get additional funding from the parent body or University Grants Commission. The case must based on sound arguments along with supporting data. Visiting team from the University Grants Commission have an open mind, if they can be convinced , they are quite often helpful.
A document prepared carefully based on sound logic and supporting data can do the trick. We must learn the art of communication and use the tricks of the trade involved in such a venture. We can learn from the experience of others. Studying how great institutions are build up, can be useful in this context.
Tuesday, September 4, 2007
FINISHING SCHOOLS : A PROPOSAL
Need for Finishing Schools
There is a need for finishing schools that turn out employable librarians. The idea is to give grooming to products turned out by library schools so that they can be turned into a persons ready to work on the professional jobs. Such a programme may last for two months, immediately after they have taken their final MLISc examination and also submitted their dissertation/project report. The obectives of the programme are:
(i) to inculcate work culture ( he gains finer points regarding work culture, how carry out the job as a professional, how to be disciplined, reaching office in time, not to abstain from duty without proper permission etc)
(ii)to develop communication and behavioural skills( how to develop personality and traits required for developing social interaction, to idea being to develop leadership qualities) especially as a team worker.
(iii) to develop technical analytical skills by working on a project
(iv) to learn the technical skills on the job , learning by doing
There programme may consist of lectures, seminars, workshops and hands –on experience.
There are large number of such programmes that are being run successfully. One such programme is the Executive Finishing School,
Managed byGloria Starr, the leading expert.( http://www.gloriastarr.com/executive-finishing-school.htm) These can give us ideas and information about how finishing schools for librarians can be designed and operated.
There is a need for finishing schools that turn out employable librarians. The idea is to give grooming to products turned out by library schools so that they can be turned into a persons ready to work on the professional jobs. Such a programme may last for two months, immediately after they have taken their final MLISc examination and also submitted their dissertation/project report. The obectives of the programme are:
(i) to inculcate work culture ( he gains finer points regarding work culture, how carry out the job as a professional, how to be disciplined, reaching office in time, not to abstain from duty without proper permission etc)
(ii)to develop communication and behavioural skills( how to develop personality and traits required for developing social interaction, to idea being to develop leadership qualities) especially as a team worker.
(iii) to develop technical analytical skills by working on a project
(iv) to learn the technical skills on the job , learning by doing
There programme may consist of lectures, seminars, workshops and hands –on experience.
There are large number of such programmes that are being run successfully. One such programme is the Executive Finishing School,
Managed byGloria Starr, the leading expert.( http://www.gloriastarr.com/executive-finishing-school.htm) These can give us ideas and information about how finishing schools for librarians can be designed and operated.
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