Hello,
Recently I have been to Gulbarga University, during that time I got
opportunity to interact with DLIS faculty members. They have introduced one
month internship as part of their MLIS curriculum. Students will get
opportunities to work in reputed Libraries like NAL, ISRO, Law University
etc. I felt it's a good move. May be many other departments also must be
following the same.
Bye.
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Saji S. Nair"
Dear All,
As part of the curriculum, the LIS students in India have to
imbibe more theories than practical aspects. As we know, theoretical facets form the backbone, but exposure to real-life situations may not be ignored. Library schools could prepare a panel of librarians with sufficient knowledge/expertise/skills and deploy them at regular intervals to supplement their academic programs. Such an interactive teaching and learning process may essentially have some potential benefits.
Compulsory internships to library professionals are also a
neglected area. A neo-graduate/postgraduate without necessary training will find it difficult to cope with the situation, if he/she has been assigned professional duties. Why don't we think about compulsory internships, as is practiced for years in various professions? This isn't inoperable, since we have a number of libraries in the locality that demand more manpower investment.
Bye for now
Saji S. Nair Regional Cancer Centre Library Trivandrum Kerala
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