Friends Part-time research need not necessarily be a Ph.D/doctoral or any *academic degree-oriented* program. We can think of research projects, consultancy assignments, demand-based library&information services, time-bound customised tasks, adhoc work with defined deliverables, etc ALSO in the category of "part-time research"... can't we? Any work or task involving academic, quasi-academic research studies, literature surveys, data analysis, field-based research or any research needed for activism, any kind of research required for *specific need-based documentation* ........ in my view, all this can be considered to be in the category of part-time research. Research activity involved in an academic program like M.A., M.Phil, Ph.D etc are more of a *formal* nature with strict boundaries of research domains. As a library professional working for almost 10years in a freelance mode, I can assertively say or claim that the assignments and/or projects I completed ... gave me a great deal of scope for research (both scholarly and field-based) ... which I am sure I would not have done had I been in regular positions in organisations! In this context I also propose to heads of organisations or institutes who are shouldering major responsibilities of tasks and accountability, and are constrained by lack of adequate / skilled manpower, may consider the services of library professionals for tasks involving part-time research and documentation. Librarians getting involved in such activities may get the opportunity to break the monotony which comes with regular conventional positions. On Wed, Apr 2, 2014 at 9:51 AM, Ramakrishna Reddy < ramakrishnareddy@acharya.ac.in> wrote:

Research activity is open for all categories of Library and Information Science professionals including School Librarians. As a research guide, I am guiding a candidate for Ph.D. who is working in a Polytechnic. If so, why not a School Librarian. However, the person seeking for admission to Ph.D. (part time) should have UGC prescribed qualification and interest to carryout research.

Dr. K Ramakrishna Reddy Chief Librarian Acharya Institutes Acharya Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan Road Hesaraghatta Main Road Soldevanahalli, Bangalore - 560 090 Phone: 080-28396011 /28376431 Mobile: 9739038652 Residence: 080-23461829 E-Mail: ramakrishnareddy@acharya.ac.in krred@yahoo.com drkrreddy1655@gmail.com http://www.acharya.ac.in On Tue, Apr 1, 2014 at 4:59 PM, Sharmila Ghosh wrote:

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very good question. Also, part-time research opportunities should be available for freelance library professionals.

On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 12:20 PM, Shams Raza wrote:

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Is part time research facility available for school librarians in Indian universities

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