Date: 10 May 2005 09:05:22 -0000 From: Bukhari Dear Jaya � Let me answer your question in this way LIBRARIANSHIP IS MORE CHALLENGING THAN OTHER PROFESSIONS Why? In other professions the professional is the authority whereas the clients are ignorant (eg doctors/lawyers/engineers etc). For example, when a doctor gives you a medicine you dare not ask him why he has given a particular medicine to you! Because the professional(doctor) is the final authority and the client(patient) is ignorant. But in Librarianship it is the reverse (clients possess the final authority while the librarian may not know the subject). That means a librarian tries to meet the needs of subject experts. It becomes more important for the librarian to precisely understand the requirements of his clients which in-turn implies a bit of subject understanding (because a librarian who understands the subject of his clients can add more value to the job) Therefore, preference is given to those who possess science background especially in organizations like ISRO, NAL, Medical Libraries etc. And secondly, the person with a science background may drive more satisfaction by working in scientific library. We should be proud that we are doing a more challenging job than others! Warm regards S. A. A. Bukhari Librarian Shantha Biotechnics Ltd www.shanthabiotech.com On Mon, 09 May 2005 Mailing List Manager wrote :

Date: Fri, 6 May 2005 09:22:48 +0100 (BST) From: jaya kgowda

QUESTION: WHY SOME OF THE LIBRARIES RESTRICT ONLY SCIENCE BACKGROUND LIBRARIANS.

EXAMPLE: ISRO,ASTRO PHYSICS NAL E.T.C

Library Science is a universal of Knowledge.

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