[LIS-Forum] Part-Time Research

16 Jul 2008

      Dear Dr. Chudamoni

I completely agree with you. Some senior LIS teachers are afraid of practising librarians overtaking the faculty in finding solutions to problems. This is the actual reason behind such short-sighted and feudal decision of Kerala University.Why the librarians would be resisted to upgrade their knowledge? Some senior and cynical library professionals are trying to restrict us from gaining knowledge. It is quiet unfortunate. They are implementing such dirty act in one side, and on the other side, they are delivering lecture in the classroom about knowledge society, open source etc. etc. etc.
Oh!!! What a filthy hipocracy!!!
Come on and wake up the Librarians.
Let us firmly protest altogether against such anti-librarian act.

Thanking you
Sincerely Yours
Bidyarthi Dutta

Bidyarthi Dutta 

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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:28:56 +0530 (IST)
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:40:44 +0530
From: poornima 
My dear Professional people,
I totally disagree with the descision of University of Kerala for not
allowing the Librarians to go for research. I dont think anybody can
restrict someone whos might be really interested in doing something. This is
our Indian education system, we are not allowed to do something we are
interested in doing something. But forced to do which we do not like at all.
Come on people wake up, its high time to restrict something. Do our
professionals know something about multitasking? Librarian has to be one,
moreover it is his part of professional requirement. Wake up people wake up
from slumber!!
First of all there is hell of misunderstanding about the librarians in
India, moreover if he is restricted to enhance his knowledge then this
profession will be drowned. This today's concept of librarian is framed
because of old professionals who hardly did work towards progress and so
mainly the professionals are not at all PROACTIVE. Please change yourself
and fit in today's world. Darwins theory holds good for all times..
"Survival of the Fittest", keep yourself fit to compete with other
professions.
Move towards progress-------->
Poornima--------->
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:32:05 +0530 (IST)
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:49:12 +0530 (IST)
From: ksc@library.iisc.ernet.in
WITH due respects to who so ever has taken the decision
Are they afraid of practising librarians overtaking the faculty in finding
solutions to problems. Whatever the job demands are (who provide no
objection certificate) make necessary arrangements to fulfil any void
arising out of such an endeavour.
The authorities must amend the rules to make it mandatory to work in
libraries for at least one year so that they gain experience in
understanding practical problems.
Chudamani
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On 7/14/08, Rajan  wrote:
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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
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Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:13:49 +0530
From: "kannan satheesan" 
Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Part time Research
To: "Dr. M. Koteswara Rao" 
Cc: Lis forum , Rajan

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Sirs
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 
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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
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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.
Eldho Joy E
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