Prof, Thank you for an interesting discussion and your valid
comments on teaming up in the current scenario. I think here is a huge
opportunity for everyone to collaborate and improve the situation.
I strongly feel LIS schools and LIS professionals are doing good and of
course can do better. This cautiously optimistic outlook or
operating with the Feel Good Factor (FGF) will help everyone a lot and fosters
Synergy. The third major component, I wish to add, is ‘Practicing LIS
Professionals’ in any institution/industry. Just as the IT domain is
embarking on the Industry-Academia Collaboration for learning, teaching,
research, Knowledge Transfusion (KT), sharing of the best practices &
unleashing the next practices etc, the stakeholders of LIS profession also need
to collaborate closely to give practical perspective and orientation to the
students. Librarian as Teacher (besides as Continuous Learner as you
mentioned and questioned by Arun) is one of the important dimension to be
explored much better for imparting wisdom on emerging trends and also survival
skills to be a successful Information Professional in this
information-intensive knowledge era. I strongly feel, the practicing
Librarians should collaborate with academicians/professors, visit LIS
schools, talk to students, answer some of the unanswered questions in their
budding minds or at least briefly share their experience, learning and
knowledge. Joseph Joubert said ‘To Teach is to Learn Twice’ and
thus it would benefit all the stakeholders in the best interest of our
Profession. I am gradually trying this in my own little way and always
ready to visit nearby LIS schools to talk to our students (the budding professional
colleagues) to induce confidence in themselves and learn from them myself.
These are some of my own thoughts I thought I should share to
reflect on this discussion and thank you for reading the note.
T Koteswara Rao
Librarian
Satyam Computer Services Ltd
Telephone: 098408 23377
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[mailto:lis-forum-bounces@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in] On Behalf Of amudhavalli
alagusundaram
Sent: 21 November 2007 10:52
To: Subbiah Arunachalam
Cc: Varalakshmi Rudrabhatla; mala; Sewa Singh; Samyuktha Ravi;
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Subject: [LIS-Forum] Attention Please
Sir,
You are right and free to do so.
Students performance and matching the requirements are based
on several factors. The two major components are students and teachers.
Teachers, you know need to update themeselves and be
committed. you can only advise or suggest to this group and it is oneself who
will lhave to lead in his/her career.
AS far as students are concerned, the input into the
schools are very disappointing. Both quantitatively and qualitatively, they are
so low, it is extremely difficult to mould them to be even a 'better lot' if
not the 'best'. Candidates below the medocre line enter our profession,
unfortunately. They have no vision or mission. We try to inculcate that in them
to the best of our ability. In 2 two years is everythiing cannot be
accomplished though best of our efforts are put into that process.
Our curricula has been changed, by and large in most of the
LIS Schools across the coun try, particularly in the South.
Infrastrcucture has been improvised. What else you need?????
Profssional bodies at all levels are initiating
lectures, workshops, discussions etc for betterment of the professionals. Not
many respond or even iof they do so, not intersted or ready to learn
and or change, It has become a very challenging task for all of us. People have
to change themselves, I feel. Ther seems to no competency, competition or
communcation skills amongst the professionals, which is very disappointing.
Yes, We speak and talk and talk, but what is the net
result?. Who is to be blamed?? Ofc ourse, Not any one single individual
or group. All of us need to team up together to create awareness and
upgrade the literacy level.
I am willing to take up any task at any time to be involved
in this attempt. I Look forward for some concrete suggestions and
movements to participate myself.
Thanks
amudha
Subbiah Arunachalam <subbiah_a@yahoo.com> wrote: