dear professional friends the issue was raised when a faculty takes charge of the library, can the faculty find time and so on?even vacancies are not filled for years? 1. who can influence the VCs to make recruitment of librarians. we know BHU did not have librarian for three decades. few years back a French professor was made incharge, the library went to non professional hands and was instructing the professionals without knowing the procedures and ideas. Why the central univ librarians did not oppose in spite having the power? 2. is it not better to have a professional faculty as librarians than a non professional faculty? 3, let some retired and present university librarians protest and seek the recruitment of the librarian positions? 4. I A specific case of PGDLAN offered by the Univ of Hyderabad was closed, thanks the professional librarian initiative? It was difficult to reopen / restart the same reputed course. It was UOH started such course for the first time but was closed due to the library administrators? 5. luckily the faculty never closed the libraries. we have wonderful and positive professionals at second level, they should be encouraged for higher positions. but we have seen some of the univ librarians play politics instead of showing professionalism and make the library a centre of politics. 6. we have seen prof Shabahad, prof Prasad, and many more who r the faculty but introduced new and innovative technology in spite of the limitations. many library professionals are teaching in the departments. they got name and fame to the departments. I salute all of them. .it is time for the present and retired librarians and faculty to join hands with associations and fight for the recruitment of the library staff , at least where the posts are sanctioned. it is drive, professionalism, commitment that makes the faculty or librarians who excel and make the library centre of the activity. many of them brought the library to lime light and developed beyond any one expectations. let us not complain on any one, but combined struggle and support to each other is essential for building the image of the profession. I can quote many cases where things gone into wrong hands either the departments or libraries, and the institutions have suffered. Many faculty or librarians may not be great but they know how to fulfil the needs of the clientele. before we criticise, we should know the circumstances under which the libraries / departments work and what we have done during our term of office? let us join to build the status and image and make the institutions to fill up the librarian posts. It is also known how some seniors played negative role in filling up the positions, keeping the positions NFS or giving wrong specifications. It is known fact tht some seniors mentioend we dont need professional qualifications for holding the librarian positions. let us forget negative things and look for future and make our profession a best one thanks laxman rao Prof Laxman Rao, Nagubandi President, Telangana Library Association Member, Advisory Board, National Library, Kolkata UGC-Emeritus Fellow (2009-11) Professor in Library and Information Science, Osmania University, Hyderabad ( super annuated) formerly Director, UGC-Academic Staff College (2006-8) formerly President, Association of British Scholars ( AP Chapter) and Indian Association of Teachers in Library and Information Science. On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Koteswara Rao Mamidi wrote:

Dear friends,

Nowadays, we notice that LIS faculty members are taking additional responsibility of heading the library also, which in my opinion is not good for our profession, and it also raises many questions. First, they should know that when there are so many university librarian's posts are vacant, and at the same time many qualified LIS professionals are not getting top jobs, how can someone do this?. Will the LIS faculty allow the librarian/Dy librarian to be the head of the department or guide students for their research? I have come across many cases of such 'isolation' of Library officers from the department although both are equally qualified in the subject domain. Second, the librarian's job is a full-time job and it is doubtful how a faculty member can devote his/her time in the library? can we say that they have enough time to spare after taking classes and guiding research? or they spend very little time in the library administration? For whatever reasons this 'encroachment' of someone Else's domain of work is not healthy; after all both the librarian and the teacher belongs to the same profession. I think even if the faculty member says 'no' to such requests for the VC, heaven will not fall on him/her but, it will enable the university administration to fill up the post soon. I do not mean to hurt anyone but, given the fact that only a very small percentage of LIS professionals engaged in teaching, we should expect that every one should have equal opportunity in our profession.

Dr. M. Koteswara Rao Retd. librarian, UoH

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Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 22:43:33 +0530 From: khushpreet.singh@gmail.com To: LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; india-lis@infoserv.inist.fr; lisert-india@googlegroups.com Subject: [LIS-Forum] Congratulations to Dr. Jagtar Singh

Respected Sir

Hearty congratulations to Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala for taking charge as head of University Library. Respected Sir, in your able guidance the university library will achieve new heights.

Regards Khushpreet Singh

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Dear All, Good issue is raised in this email. My simple question is what is achievement and purpose of congratulation? i.e. we are happy that a LIS professor became part time in-charge of a big library or happy that Librarian could not be appointed for a big library? The message conveyed in previous email is very sensitive and in my opinion whether the departments have taken initiative to convince the authority for full time appointment of LIS vacant posts in their libraries? because i feel Libraries are real laboratories of the LIS departments so all the LIS professionals must work together for uplifting the profession in that organization itself, but unfortunately this coordination and cooperation is missing at various places and ultimately departments as well as libraries are suffering a lot. Please note that my intention is not personal but happy to see that many LIS faculty/Librarian have to much potential and working like multitasking employees ! On Tue, Apr 5, 2016 at 2:53 PM, Koteswara Rao Mamidi wrote:

Dear friends,

Nowadays, we notice that LIS faculty members are taking additional responsibility of heading the library also, which in my opinion is not good for our profession, and it also raises many questions. First, they should know that when there are so many university librarian's posts are vacant, and at the same time many qualified LIS professionals are not getting top jobs, how can someone do this?. Will the LIS faculty allow the librarian/Dy librarian to be the head of the department or guide students for their research? I have come across many cases of such 'isolation' of Library officers from the department although both are equally qualified in the subject domain. Second, the librarian's job is a full-time job and it is doubtful how a faculty member can devote his/her time in the library? can we say that they have enough time to spare after taking classes and guiding research? or they spend very little time in the library administration? For whatever reasons this 'encroachment' of someone Else's domain of work is not healthy; after all both the librarian and the teacher belongs to the same profession. I think even if the faculty member says 'no' to such requests for the VC, heaven will not fall on him/her but, it will enable the university administration to fill up the post soon. I do not mean to hurt anyone but, given the fact that only a very small percentage of LIS professionals engaged in teaching, we should expect that every one should have equal opportunity in our profession.

Dr. M. Koteswara Rao Retd. librarian, UoH

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Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 22:43:33 +0530 From: khushpreet.singh@gmail.com To: LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; india-lis@infoserv.inist.fr; lisert-india@googlegroups.com Subject: [LIS-Forum] Congratulations to Dr. Jagtar Singh

Respected Sir

Hearty congratulations to Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala for taking charge as head of University Library. Respected Sir, in your able guidance the university library will achieve new heights.

Regards Khushpreet Singh

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Dear Friends, While congratulating Dr.Jagtar Singh, I disagree with some of my professional friends regarding the apprehension expressed by them - whether or not a LIS faculty member should handle the job as a librarian or would be able to handle both the jobs, as a teacher and as a librarian. In fact, earlier, the HOD was also incharge of the library and worked as university librarian. Some time, in late 1980's, this practice was discontinued and department was separated from the library for the reasons best known to those who argued against such practice and favoured the bifurcation/ separation. HOD of LIS dept also heading the library is still an ongoing practice in most of the university libraries in Maharashtra. We must also congratulates all the university librarians of Maharasthra who are heading the both. In my personal opinion LIS teachers also need to head the library or need to work in the library for the following reasons : 1. Presently the interaction between teachers and working librarians is very minimal or very poor. Therefore, all the LIS teachers should handle one of the sections in the the library, on rotation basis, at least for 2 years. Such practice, would enchance interactions. 2. Such a practice of teaching and doing the library work, will create awareness about the practical problems faced by practicing library professionals. 3. Would enable them to blend theory and practice. 4. would enable them to make suitable/appropriate chages in the syllabus and to implement it too . 5. Such a practice would give impetus to students to work in their library and also would give them better understanding of the library routine work before they take up a job. 6. Most important- such a practice would motivate LIS faculty members to spend more time in the library and to interact with the library members - students, research scholars and faculty members of other dept. 7. Library professionals working in the library, with suitable qualifications, will also get opportunity to teach and there by would justify their status as TEACHERS. 8. Would mitigate the descrimination - Teaching and non-teaching members, at least in the university system. Teaching and working in the library can be done on rotation basis. When both the teachers and working librarians have same/ equal qualifications then why descrimination or preventing librarians from teaching ? 9. Working librarians, in such case, can also guide PhD students, which at present is not possible in some of the universities ( As per the latest guidelines ). There is some ambiguity regarding librarians guiding phd students. Pl correct me if I am wrong. 10. In some of the university libraries, librarian post has been kept vacant for a long time. Is not preferable for a LIS faculty member to take charge of the library instead of keeping it vacant or giving room for some non-library professional heading the library ? thanks, Dr.G.K.Manjunath Chief Librarian Indira Gandhi Inst of Development Research Film City Road Santosh Nagar Goregaon(East ) MUMBAI - 400 065 India Phone: 022-28416528 email: gkm@igidr.ac.in On Tue, 5 Apr 2016, Koteswara Rao Mamidi wrote:

Dear friends,

Nowadays, we notice that LIS faculty members are taking additional responsibility of heading the library also, which in my opinion is not good for our profession, and it also raises many questions. First, they should know that when there are so many university librarian's posts are vacant, and at the same time many qualified LIS professionals are not getting top jobs, how can someone do this?. Will the LIS faculty allow the librarian/Dy librarian to be the head of the department or guide students for their research? I have come across many cases of such 'isolation' of Library officers from the department although both are equally qualified in the subject domain. Second, the librarian's job is a full-time job and it is doubtful how a faculty member can devote his/her time in the library? can we say that they have enough time to spare after taking classes and guiding research? or they spend very little time in the library administration? For whatever reasons this 'encroachment' of someone Else's domain of work is not healthy; after all both the librarian and the teacher belongs to the same profession. I think even if the faculty member says 'no' to such requests for the VC, heaven will not fall on him/her but, it will enable the university administration to fill up the post soon. I do not mean to hurt anyone but, given the fact that only a very small percentage of LIS professionals engaged in teaching, we should expect that every one should have equal opportunity in our profession.

Dr. M. Koteswara Rao Retd. librarian, UoH

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Date: Fri, 1 Apr 2016 22:43:33 +0530 From: khushpreet.singh@gmail.com To: LIS-Forum@ncsi.iisc.ernet.in; india-lis@infoserv.inist.fr; lisert-india@googlegroups.com Subject: [LIS-Forum] Congratulations to Dr. Jagtar Singh

Respected Sir

Hearty congratulations to Dr. Jagtar Singh, Professor, Department of Library & Information Science, Punjabi University, Patiala for taking charge as head of University Library. Respected Sir, in your able guidance the university library will achieve new heights.

Regards Khushpreet Singh

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