[LIS-Forum] Library education

[Aman Jha]

Dear All

This is a very good write up. Those who are new to the Lis-Forum would
like to adhere to the standard of writing on the forum like this. I find
here much more clarity on the topic, original & balanced thoughts,
simple expression and moreover, there is no junk in the body.

We must focus on these issues while sending a message on this Forum or
any other discussion forum.

I request moderator to encourage such write up and invite original
intellectual contribution.

Note: Please do not relate this message to the ongoing discussion on
Library science education.

Regards,
Aman Jha



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[mailto:lis-forum-bounces at ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of Rajan
Sent: Monday, December 03, 2007 4:03 PM
To: Lis forum
Subject: [LIS-Forum] Library education



Dear All,

This refers to the ongoing discussion on library training or subject
specialisation of the grooming  librarians.

Librarians should emerge as knowledge managers in their institution, on
their specific subject and in the community around them particularly
because we live in a knowledge society. For that we should learn the
specific subjects, our library handles, with the eagerness of a
Professor and keep in touch with the information technologies like an
enthusiastic computer man.
He should not ignore the core library subjects and his role in the
knowledge generation-supply-use chain. It is the duty of the
enterprising library school student or young professionals to learn
themselves all these by continuous efforts. It is better if the library
schools provide a basic frame and motivation rather than teaching  all
necessary subjects. It is impossible too as the library schools may have
that much subject expertise.

The situation of most of our library schools are far from satisfactory
to groom capable library professionals. If some professionals coming out
from the schools are performing good. it may be because they hav put in
extra efforts and have used their common sense well. I think it is high
time to look at the deficiencies in our profession and use the excellent
opportunities offered by the emergent knowledge society, computers,
information technologies, Internet, focus on knowledge management etc.

Now ample opportunities are there for self learning anything from
swiming to driving to creating bombs using self -instructonal manuals
available in Internet.
Library professionals should use such opportunities..Learning any
computer application is not at all a difficult thing as in the past.
There was a time when even installing our cds-isis was a herculean task.


If any library school or teacher claims that all is well, it shows the
lack of his exposure or his disinterest in  making his students as good
peformers.It is a difficult to remain as a good teacher in a library
school, when everything is changing so fast. Any library professional
should have a good knowledge on library science, the specific subject he
deals with and information technologies.

We can go ahead only when we learn that we know less and there exist a
lot more to learn.

Regards,.


K Rajasekharan
Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA)
Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India Ph  0487 - 2200244+208 (O)
2201428 (R)


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