Date: Mon, 28 May 2007 11:20:39 +0100 (BST) From: vasanth raj Dear Sir/Madam "The beginning of all understanding is classification" -Hyden White Information technology (IT) � We have been using this term for decades as the supersonic word, which can be of solution to all the problems of the libraries and information centers. By emphasizing lot on IT, we are slowly moving from the bottom-line of the library and information science. We are in a verge to forgotten our great S R Ranganthan, but noteworthy thing is IT people have embraced Ranganthan for organizing information on the web. His idea of faceted classification is the buzzword among interface designers and new subject �Information Architecture� is evolving strongly based on faceted analysis. Instead of concentrating lot on IT, if we shift our focus bit on towards training library graduates towards classification, thesauri, controlled vocabularies, metadata and search systems and how it has been used in technological environment, this will help us to understand both library and information science and information technology. The field of librarianship has been largely devoted to the task of organizing and providing access to information. So why all the fuss now? Some of the IA techniques have been included in MyDLIS Syllabus (for instance www.epicurious.com-which has been designed on the basis of faceted classification) With best wishes Vasantha Raju N Research scholar MyDLIS