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)
> From: Mailing List Admin <mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>
>Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] [Lis-Forum] Part time Research
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>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:40:44 +0530
> From: poornima <poornimakulkarni7@gmail.com>
>
>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-------->
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>Message: 2
>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:32:05 +0530 (IST)
> From: Mailing List Admin <mailman@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>
>Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Part time Research
>To: lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in
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>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 11:49:12 +0530 (IST)
> From: ksc@library.iisc.ernet.in
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>
>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
>
>On Tue, 15 Jul 2008, Mailing List Admin wrote:
>
> >
> > On 7/14/08, Rajan <rajankila@hotmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> 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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>Message: 3
>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:13:49 +0530
> From: "kannan satheesan" <kannan.satheesan@gmail.com>
>Subject: Re: [LIS-Forum] Part time Research
>To: "Dr. M. Koteswara Rao" <mkrlib@uohyd.ernet.in>
>Cc: Lis forum <lis-forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in>, 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 <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
> > > ------------------------------
> > >
> > > 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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>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 19:39:19 +0530
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>Subject: [LIS-Forum] K-Community Event on 16-Jul-2008 hosted by Tata
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>Date: Tue, 15 Jul 2008 17:47:35 +0530
> From: JK <jaya.kalra1@gmail.com>
>Subject: [LIS-Forum] Urgent Information needed
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>Dear All,
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>
>
>Could anyone give me the name and contact details of the companies engaged
>in the technology creation and upgradation for *article level searching
>specifically.*
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>
>Regards
>Jaya Kalra
>Senior Consultant - LIS Group
>Total IT Solutions Pvt. Ltd.
>Website : www.totalit.co.in
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