Within the present curriculum, there is a great scope for specialization. Suppose, a student wants to specialize in economics, then he can take the following steps:
(i) Take the paper on literature and bibliography in social sciences. As a part of his study in this paper , he can write assignment(s) related to economics as a part of internal assessment or even otherwise.
(ii) Do internship for atleast one month in a library specializing in economics, say, Ratan Tata Library of University of Delhi. He should maintain a daily diary recording his experiences, suggestions etc. At the end his internship, let him write a report and submit it to his teacher in the Department.
(iii) As a part of his dissertation or report for MLISc course, let him take up a topic related to economics. It can be a users study of economists or some other other aspect.
Wednesday, November 28, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
admission procedure for MLISc
It is suggested that admission to two-year integrated MLISc should involve a three-phase selection process as given below:
In the first phase, all eligible candidates(minimum of 50% marks in BA OR BSc, or an equivalent degree) have to appear for admission test. The admission test should test general knowledge especially with regard to the world of books, knowledge of information technology, aptitude, intelligence and communication skill. It will be a two hour test mainly based on objective-type questions. Fifty per cent marks can be qualifying marks.Those candidates who qualify be called for Group discussion (GD). During the GD, two faculty members will evaluate each qualifying student on his/her performance in the group discussion( to test communication skill and leadership qualities) and based on summary of group discussion. At the end of GD, each candidate will prepare a summary of group discussion. The group may consist of ten candidates.
In the third phase, the candidates are called for personal interview(PI). Each candidate shall be asked questions to test communication skill , value system, potentiality for leadership For those with library experience, each interviewer will evaluate the quality and relevance of the experience. The final merit list will be based on cummulation of points obtained in admission test, Group Discussion and interview. Fifty marks be given to admission test, group discussion and personal interview be allocated 25 marks each. Admission process can be progressively refined over the years.
The seats can be allocated equally among three groups (science and technology; social sciences and the humanities) so as to attract candidates from diverse background. The process can be modified keeping in view reservation of seats for reserved categories.
Each library school can decide the procedure keeing in view the local environment.Above process can also be adapted for admission to M Phil and Ph D programmes.
In the first phase, all eligible candidates(minimum of 50% marks in BA OR BSc, or an equivalent degree) have to appear for admission test. The admission test should test general knowledge especially with regard to the world of books, knowledge of information technology, aptitude, intelligence and communication skill. It will be a two hour test mainly based on objective-type questions. Fifty per cent marks can be qualifying marks.Those candidates who qualify be called for Group discussion (GD). During the GD, two faculty members will evaluate each qualifying student on his/her performance in the group discussion( to test communication skill and leadership qualities) and based on summary of group discussion. At the end of GD, each candidate will prepare a summary of group discussion. The group may consist of ten candidates.
In the third phase, the candidates are called for personal interview(PI). Each candidate shall be asked questions to test communication skill , value system, potentiality for leadership For those with library experience, each interviewer will evaluate the quality and relevance of the experience. The final merit list will be based on cummulation of points obtained in admission test, Group Discussion and interview. Fifty marks be given to admission test, group discussion and personal interview be allocated 25 marks each. Admission process can be progressively refined over the years.
The seats can be allocated equally among three groups (science and technology; social sciences and the humanities) so as to attract candidates from diverse background. The process can be modified keeping in view reservation of seats for reserved categories.
Each library school can decide the procedure keeing in view the local environment.Above process can also be adapted for admission to M Phil and Ph D programmes.
Friday, November 9, 2007
alternative careers
Alternative Careers
The kind of training provided by library schools is such that the products can join alternative careers, if they find better career opportunities. The moot point is whether or not library educators should encourage such options. There are two categories of opinions. Some are of the view that if library professionals are encouraged to seek other options, then the resources spent on them for training go to waste and the seats offered to them to be admitted to library schools also get wasted. They also say that why library school should train professionals for other fields, it is not their responsibility. In case people want to join other careers for better prospects, then why should we stop them. It is their decision. As there are limited number jobs in the market and the number of professionals being turned out are far more, therefore, there should be no harm, if some graduates leave the profession and join alternative careers.
A recent survey of library professionals conducted in USA, indicates that alternative careers pursued include e-commerce, data mining, data asset management, community outreach, grant-writing, fund raising, international relations, etc. The interesting finding is that on average they get higher salaries than library professionals. krishan kumar
The kind of training provided by library schools is such that the products can join alternative careers, if they find better career opportunities. The moot point is whether or not library educators should encourage such options. There are two categories of opinions. Some are of the view that if library professionals are encouraged to seek other options, then the resources spent on them for training go to waste and the seats offered to them to be admitted to library schools also get wasted. They also say that why library school should train professionals for other fields, it is not their responsibility. In case people want to join other careers for better prospects, then why should we stop them. It is their decision. As there are limited number jobs in the market and the number of professionals being turned out are far more, therefore, there should be no harm, if some graduates leave the profession and join alternative careers.
A recent survey of library professionals conducted in USA, indicates that alternative careers pursued include e-commerce, data mining, data asset management, community outreach, grant-writing, fund raising, international relations, etc. The interesting finding is that on average they get higher salaries than library professionals. krishan kumar
library management in electronic environment
it is crucial that library management courses are developed keeping in view the digital libraries which are being established nowadays.
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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
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