Dear Dr. Parvathamma, As I said in my previous email to you that there is need to bring radical changes in the way universe of LIS in India is handled today, academically. The problem does exist, we cannot deny this, and LIS forum is a good medium to express professional views. There is no need to feel hurt. There is also no need to infer (a conclusion) that by such discussions, our academia is belittled. No, certainly not. We do realize the significance of our institutions (the existence of which has made our lives) and teachers (without whose guidance and training, such a discussion would not have been possible). I am sure each one of us has made some professional contributions to his / her credit. It will be far too self-aggrandizing to start mentioning them. All of us have varied experience in diverse work environments. There is no harm looking at the larger picture, and learn from each other. I would only expect that our institutions and teacher give a serious hearing to LIS professionals working in various industries (other than academics), and see if any changes are required, or may be existing set up can be tweaked to meet modern challenges. Thanks. RAFEEQUE ANSARI TEAM LEADER | ARCHIVE | AL JAZEERA ENGLISH CHANNEL | DOHA, STATE OF QATAR | TEL: +974 4892375 | MOB: +974 6628254 | EMAIL: rafeeque.ansari@aljazeera.net | WEB: http://english.aljazeera.net | WATCH AL JAZEERA: http://youtube.com/aljazeeraenglish | ============================================================= 2009/10/11 parvathi n <parvathi_glb@yahoo.co.in>:
my only question to all those who are so concerned about the down trend in LIS education is - what is it that they have done to their institutions as alumni after completing their degrees to improve the quality. Have they spent any time with younger generation in their departments to share their experiences and have they contributed to the improvement in infrastructure in any respect?
Instead of using it as a topic of discussion to show their proficiency in language, it is better to do some introspection.
Dr. N. Parvathamma
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