Re: [LIS-Forum] Part Time Research

Dear All, If India's top renowned university JNU starts P.G course in Library and information Science then "World Class" theses will also be produced in INDIA. Thanks, Praveen Vaidya Librarian, Tolani Maritime Institute, (Off campus of BITS, Pilani) Induri, Talegon Dabhade, Pune-410 507 Tel: 02114-241870-873 Ext:3018/3017(O) 5215 (R) www.tolani.edu --- On Tue, 15/7/08, Puna Das wrote:

From: Puna Das Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Part Time Research To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in Date: Tuesday, 15 July, 2008, 2:20 PM Dear Colleagues

India’s one of the top universities Jawaharlal Nehru University is followed the same rule, i.e., direct PhD enrolment is allowed to full-time researchers only. A world-class thesis is produced there in JNU only because of this rule. I welcome the decision of University of Kerala. Other universities should also follow the same and raise the university research standards in India. UGC, AICTE, CSIR, ICMR and other apex bodies should revise their rules on study leaves and should allow working library professionals to avail this facility.

With Best Wishes

Anup

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Anup Kumar Das New Delhi, India http://www.anup-jnu.blogspot.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

--- On Tue, 15/7/08, lis-forum-request@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in wrote:

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From: lis-forum-request@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in 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

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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 ------------------------------

Message: 2 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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