Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:33:53 +0530 From: sanjeev kumar I agree with Dr.Anil Singh no need to create separate one more associatio= n.The NKC recommendations, Professional Assistants are the backbone of Univ= ersity and College Library. It is critical and severe. There is no any prom= otional avenue like CAS or time bound promotion as compared to AL, DL, and = Librarians. In university and college libraries, number of Information Scie= ntist, Professional Assistant, Semi- Professional Assistant, and Library At= tendants are stagnating without any career advancement schemes, which cause= s frustration and demoralization among the professionals. So kindly do Henc= e it is also the responsibility of our senior colleagues that if they are s= uggesting any promotional avenues for the senior staff, they should also in= corporate the demands of their subordinates. Sanjeeev Kumar DLDI, NCERT Sanjeevdldi@hotmail.com>