Date: 6 May 2011 07:19:42 -0000
From: Mahesh Maharudra Angadi
Dear Friends,
After a long long time we have come across a incidence which indeed will
polish and encourage all of us for primitive thinking. Well, every
division or class has its own valid reasons stated by our fellow friends.
Let me try to bring the face of our users. What they think about Library
discipline in general. Many students are still not aware that Library is
also a well established discipline like management.
It would be more appropriate if we change the nomenclature of M.L.I.Sc
degree and try to incorporate it in management, for e.g., M.B.A with
specialization in Library and Information Centre Management. Few
Institutes have Information Systems as a specialization for M.B.A.
However, companies prefer candidates with B.E or M.C.A background for
Systems Manager post, considering that it also involves lot of technical
background knowledge. In fact, well known University Librarian Dr. P. V.
Konnur, under whom I studied in Goa University, had requested for M.Sc
(Information Science) nomenclature instead of M.L.I.Sc, which was later on
canceled due to lot of technical difficulties. But, one thing I proudly
admire, Konnur Sir had designed our syllabus in such a way that we had a
wonderful blend of Management and IT subjects in our syllabus which helped
us a lot in our career.
I promote our Library discipline under management for following reasons:-
1. Besides technical aspects of Library Science we require more focus on
managerial skills. We need to be more trained in dealing with our patrons,
teachers and office staff, principal and other management members and our
own subordinate staff.
2. To attract more young bright minds and also to create a brand image of
our discipline, association with management discipline will help a lot.
3. Nowadays, we do find M.B.A with specialization in Pharmaceutical
Management, Bio tech Management, Hospital Management, Events Management.
The objective of these course is to get the best top level managers in the
concerned sectors. Thus, they focus more on the management aspects with
also sufficient background courses of the core sectors.
4. What I want to promote here is that, we should not stop M.L.I.Sc
degrees, but looking at the current needs, we should encourage more
association with management discipline with specializations in Library and
Information Management. For e.g., we do have B.Pharm and also M.B.A
(Pharmaceutical Management). So if UGC recognizes M.B.A (Library and
Information Centre Management) as an equivalent alternative qualification
for the College Librarian post with the other same criteria like NET/SET,
it will act as channel to strengthen the growth of discipline in right
direction.
Waiting for wonderful replies with a brain storm.
With regards,
Mr. Mahesh M. Angadi,
Librarian.
Model College, Dombivli (East).
Contact No. 9869120258. (0251) 2470010.