Subject: ICT Skills Among LIS Students. WAS Re: [LIS-Forum] Efforts of MyDLIS,University of Mysore in introducing ICT skills among students Friends, Nobody is denying the role of ICT Skills in LIS Profession. We need use more and more of IT in our work. Here the question is from the perspective of a LIS Student. What all ICT Skills s/he needs to acquire for better employment opportunities. For this - there is a need to study market situation. A scientific study should be carried out without any emotions. Just to start with, I picked up today's ASCENT. [A special weekly supplement of Times of India having employment advertisements] I find there are 22 pages in this supplement [23 May 2007] carrying just seven vacancies related to librarians. Two are in schools [Doon School and Goenka School], Three in two Colleges [Institute of Management and Technology AND College of Engineering Kopargaon] and Two in National Institute of Fashion Technology [NIFT]. Interestingly NIFT, which comes under Ministry of Textiles lists them under Administrative Support Staff. While the Colleges mentions about AICTE norms. Goenka School needs just a Qualified Librarian (Lady). Only Doon School mentions about the Job Profile for its Senior Assistant Librarian. But it does answers what ICT Skills they are looking for : ".. Online Database Search; data entry in library s/w, Internet etc. Proficiency in computer applications is necessary..". And the salary appears to be negotiable. I wish some M.Lib.Sc. Student can take up such a topic for Dissertation. Listing out Required ICT skills and Associated Pay Packages. After such scientific studies, University LIS Departments would in a better position to fine tune their teaching curricula. --Sukhdev Singh, NIC. -----Original Message----- From: lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in [mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in]On Behalf Of Murari Sent: 23 May 2007 12:28 To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Efforts of MyDLIS,University of Mysore in introducing ICT skills among students
If you consider me a part of market, my answer would be Yes. LIS profession needs to have ICT skills for following reasons:
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