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I am a MLISc student and on the verge of passing out from DLIS, Kerala University.What i feel is, part time research should continue. There is some point in saying that, freshers cannot take up research projects. All librarians agree upon one thing for certain - there is sea difference between what one studies in class and what one practices. Experiance is something which cannot be replaced with classroom lectures. Myself, when required to prepare a project proposal for a JRF fellowship felt this difficulty. And moreover research is something which should not be for personal benefit alone, it should be for the society or community atleast( i mean librarian community). A programme of research, a social science research in particular should start with identification of a 'hot' research problem,and will there be a hot problem for a fresher ?. Definitely he has to take up some problems his professional seniors prescribes. If research is for increasing and supplementing one's own knowledge and nothing beyond, ok there shouldnt be research facility for practicing librarians.

On Mon, Jul 14, 2008 at 9:25 PM, Dr. M. Koteswara Rao <mkrlib@uohyd.ernet.in> wrote:

Dear Mr. Rajasekharan,

It is rediculous to say that librarians should not do research while doing
his/her job. I feel that a working librarian with sufficient experience has
better understanding of the subject and is in a position to work on a research
problem leading to PhD. On the otherhand, a fresh graduate is said to have very
little knowledge or understanding on how to do research since he/she does not
have the relevant experience or approach to problem solving.

The Kerala government must be crazy in introducing this draconian Act. I am sure
there must be some senior (cynical) library professionals behind this 'dirty'
Act, who for reason known to everyone does not want others to do research. We
should remember that when teachers can do research, the librarians also can do
research.

I am sure that everyone will agree that only working librarians can and should
do research, which does not affect his/her job. I do not understand why we
(Indians) are always 'first in doing wrong things' when the whole world looks
forward with positive ideas and thinking. Let us put an end to such
short-sighted ideas.

Dr. M. Koteswara Rao
Librarian
Univ of Hyderabad

> Dear All,
>
> It seems to me that the University of Kerala has taken a right decision not to
allow working librarians to do part time research for obtaining PhD. If any
librarian is interested, he can do research without any registration and publish
his findings in research journals, without affecting his job. When a person is
employed as a librarian, he should do justice to his job for which he is
employed. If he can do doctoral research alongwith his job, there will be
compromise either in his job or in his studies, both of which are not good at
all.
>
> Regards,
>
> K Rajasekharan
> Librarian, Kerala Institute of Local Administration(KILA)
> Mulagunnathukavu, Thrissur - 680581 , India
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> Dear LIS Forum Members
> Considering the dynamic and educative role of librarians, especially those who
are working, carreer advancement and further learning is an essential factor. In
this context many Universities in India is encouraging the working professionals
either directly or indirectly for further learning. However, it is sad that the
University of Kerala by its order
> No.Ac.E1.B/2007 dated 5/10/2007 restricted the opportunity for Part Time PhD
registration only for the Teachers.Till then, there were opportunites for
registration, and all on a sudden the University took such a drastic step.As a
result of this, the working people have to either take leave for doing PhD
(Full time Research) or not doing PhD at all.
> I hope that all librarian fraternity take up this issue seriously and comment
on this so that the higher up can come to know of it and change for the better.
>
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