Jr. Library Assistant Vacancy (SC-1) at The Indian Law Institute, Bhagwan Das Road, New Delhi-110001

Librarian Vacancy at Harward International School, CBSE, Bangalore North, Karnataka

Librarian Vacancy, Happy Senior School, New Delhi

Source:- The Hindustan Times, New Delhi Ed. 07, June 2012. Classified Section

पुस्तकालय अध्यक्ष की श्रेणी का मामला उलझा (हरियाणा)

प्रदेश सरकार पुस्तकालय कर्मियों को गैर शिक्षक श्रेणी में डालना चाहती है या नहीं यह मामला उलझता जा रहा है। प्रदेश सरकार के ही दो आदेश इस मामले को उलझा रहे हैं। अब यह कुवि प्रशासन के लिए भी सिरदर्द बन गया है। कुवि प्रशासन इस मामले को 8 मई को कार्यकारिणी परिषद की बैठक में ला चुका है, लेकिन कर्मचारियों के विरोध के बाद कुवि ने इसे प्रदेश सरकार के पास भेज पुनर्विचार के लिए भेज दिया। वहीं पुस्तकालय संघ ने इस बारे में मुख्यमंत्री भूपेंद्र सिंह हुड्डा से मिलकर श्रेणी के साथ छेड़छाड़ न करने की मांग की है।

बेशक यूजीसी के नियमों के अनुसार विश्वविद्यालयों और कॉलेजों के पुस्तकालयों में कार्य करने वाले पुस्तकालयाध्यक्षों, पुस्तकालय कर्मचारियों की योग्यता शिक्षकों के बराबर हो और यूजीसी ने इनकों शिक्षक कर्मचारियों की श्रेणी में शामिल किया हो, लेकिन प्रदेश सरकार इस बारे में विश्वविद्यालय प्रशासन को उलझा रही है। उच्चतम शिक्षा निदेशालय की ओर 18 जनवरी को भेजे गए आदेश और 21 जुलाई को प्रदेश सरकार की ओर से जारी छठे वेतन आयोग की अधिसूचना अलग-अलग राग अलाप रहे। उच्चतम शिक्षा कमीश्नर की ओर जारी पत्र में इन कर्मचारियों को गैर शिक्षक कर्मचारी की श्रेणी में शामिल करने का आदेश दिया है। जबकि प्रदेश सरकार की ओर से जारी छठे वेतन आयोग का नोटिफिकेशन इनको यूजीसी के अनुसार शिक्षक श्रेणी में शामिल कर रहा है।

अब इस मामले में कुवि प्रशासन भी उलझ गया है। कुवि की ओर से इस मामले को आठ मई को हुई कार्यकारिणी परिषद की बैठक में शामिल किया था, लेकिन कार्यकारिणी परिषद ने इस मामले को अगली बैठक तक टाल दिया है। कुवि ने इस बारे में पुनर्विचार के लिए प्रदेश सरकार से आग्रह किया है।

मुख्यमंत्री से मिले पुस्तकालयाध्यक्ष :

हरियाणा पुस्तकालय संघ के सदस्य इस मामले में मुख्यमंत्री भूपेंद्र सिंह हुड्डा से मिल चुके हैं। 21 मई को कुरुक्षेत्र दौरे पर आए मुख्यमंत्री को संघ के सदस्यों ने ज्ञापन सौंप कर मांग की है कि पुस्तकालय कर्मियों की श्रेणी के साथ कोई छेड़छाड़ न की जाए। हरियाणा पुस्तकालय संघ के प्रदेशाध्यक्ष आरडी मैहला ने बताया कि उन्होंने मुख्यमंत्री से इस मामले में खुद संज्ञान लेने की मांग की है। उन्होंने बताया कि उनकी योग्यता और भर्ती प्रक्रिया की शर्ते शिक्षकों के बराबर हैं। फिर उन्हें गैर शिक्षक कर्मचारियों की श्रेणी में शामिल क्यों किया जा रहा है? आरडी मैहला ने कुवि कुलपति का इस मामले में पुनर्विचार करने के फैसले का स्वागत किया है।

Source: http://www.jagran.com/haryana/kurukshetra-9291549.html

Libraries : A place of unending discovery

SOME OF us think of libraries as dusty, musty places filled with old books no one wants to read and people who for some strange reason love to rummage through the shelves or lose themselves behind piles of faded bound volumes. But for many others, libraries are places of unending discovery, where a chance find can lead to hours of fulfilling reading. In reality, libraries are real storehouses of knowledge. Predictions that the printed word would become obsolete, and that books as we know them would cease soon after the beginning of the new century may have worried young people fascinated by books and libraries. But we can see clearly that the publishing industry is far from dead, and libraries are still very much a part of academic and cultural life the world over.

True, the face of the modern library is undergoing change, but at its core it remains the same storehouse of organised knowledge that it has always been. Library science has taken on the avatar of an information science, a discipline that brings together the craft of cataloguing information and the art of imagining connections that can lead to new knowledge. In India, the relatively low rate of literacy and the position of academic life in general have relegated the librarian to the background, but in many developed countries, library science is considered one of the top ten career fields. As India becomes a more information conscious society, people who understand how to organise and access bodies of knowledge will most definitely be valued.

Today's libraries house much more than books — they include computer-based media such as CD-ROMs and online databases, audio-visual media such as tapes, films and video/laser discs, microfilm and microfiche. Today's librarians, therefore, must be able to work with a wide range of media and formats, and understand how people use information for research, education, or entertainment. They need to be techno-savvy but also understand where to go for antiquated and out-of-print volumes that some researchers might need.

A librarian's work involves identifying material, acquiring and cataloguing it, and helping people retrieve what they need. They need to keep up with the latest publications in a wide range of fields, and make decisions about what to include in their own collections, within a given budget — or where to find materials that they do not have. In addition to organising the collection, the librarian may also help users retrieve material, and sometimes put together bibliographies and reference lists for researchers. Some librarians specialise in organising information for online databases, designing access and retrieval systems that make it possible for users to search large bodies of information easily and efficiently. Others focus on documentation, an allied field that is becoming increasingly important in today's knowledge society. Yet others become archivists, helping store valuable information media such as scrolls, paintings and ancient manuscripts. A librarian is therefore not just a back-office person who is lost among the bookshelves, but someone who interacts with users and helps them in their search for knowledge.

In India, most librarians begin their career after a degree in library science. While a few institutions offer short-term diploma courses, the best way to enter the field is to obtain a bachelor's degree in library science, after a basic degree in any discipline. This is generally a one or two-year course, which can be followed by a master's. Increasingly, library science degrees also include information science, as librarians are seen less as administrators of books and more as "information architects". Information architecture is an emerging field that explores ways that content can be grouped (organisation), how to refer to the content groups (labelling), and how to move between the groups (navigation). As we move from storing information in books, to creating electronic libraries, which are multi-directional and use multi-media, information architects have an important responsibility to organise this "mess" of data in ways that users can access quickly and easily.

The "careerscape" of library science is therefore quite varied, and the nature of work can change according to the nature of the institution that one works with. A school librarian, for instance, has quite a different task from a librarian at the State Archives or the Museum of Natural History, who again has a job very different from a person who manages the database of CNN Online or a Film and Television Institute. If you are among those who finds the organisation and storage of information fascinating, and have no trouble living among piles and piles of books, this may be a field to seriously consider.

Libraries: Food for the soul

                             

More and more attention is being paid to expand the field of library sciences, which is why it promises to be a good career choice. The shift from a physical/print model to virtual/digital one has created new opportunities and challenges for delivering information solutions to library user.

``Books are my balloons!

They lift me out of one world into another''!

LIBRARIES are repositories of knowledge, information and entertainment. The traditional concept of a library as a place to access papers, records or books, is being redefined to one that also houses the most advanced media, including CD-ROMs, the Internet, virtual libraries, and remote access to a wide range of resources. Librarians organise information by classifying, cataloguing, recording and storing books and materials in a manner that are easily accessible to the clientele. Librarians also compile, collect and organise lists of books, periodicals, pamphlets, articles, and audio-visual materials on particular subjects.

Librarians are classified according to the type of library they work in - public libraries, school libraries, media centres, academic libraries or archives and the type of work they do - classifier, cataloguer, reference librarian, assistant librarian, archivist, curator and so on. Librarians are also called information professionals in libraries maintained by government agencies, corporations and special libraries.

The work

The different tasks carried out by librarians are -- administrative services, technical services and user services. There are specialised areas where a librarian may choose to focus entirely on a particular topic, e.g technical writing, writing reviews, abstract writing, computation and data evaluation, bibliography and so on. A deputy librarian looks after administration, supervision and programming. A reference librarian researches, retrieves, and disseminates information; documentation librarian manages the library's online database- organisation, training, maintenance and assisting the information service.

The work of an assistant librarian is to acquire books, reference services, computer programming and supervising of assistants. Professional assistant help in ordering books, accessing, classification and cataloguing. Semi-professional assistants (candidates who have done a certificate course in library science after SSLC/intermediate) do charging and discharging of books, shelf arranging, maintenance of books etc. Certain libraries have specific jobs like an archivist in an archives library or a media librarian in a publishing agency etc.Courses

Library and Information Science is not a mere academic discipline. It is a professional course, which involves practical, observational and experimental study. Education and training in the discipline is imparted in India at various levels, ranging from semi- professional, professional to specialised courses and research programmes.

Certificate and diploma courses range from 3 months to one year conducted by colleges, universities, and professional library associations as well as by some women's polytechnics. These courses are open to students who have completed their matriculation or intermediate/higher secondary level studies.

Bachelor of Library and Information Science-

This one-year degree course is open only to graduates. In some cases admission is based on academic merit, in others an entrance examination determines selection.

Master of Library and Information Science

This is a one-year course for BLiSc students. Graduates from any other discipline have to undergo a 2-year course.

Distance education programmes or correspondence courses are useful for working professionals and for those who stay in places where full-time programmes are not available. It is always better to opt for a full-time course in this type of discipline, where there is as much to learn by observing and doing as there is from theoretical study.

Training

* Students with a professional degree can get hands-on- experience through apprenticeship in British Council Libraries and also in some special libraries that offer certifications by Board of Apprenticeship and Training.

* Master's degree holders in any discipline or anyone who has completed BLISc and has two year library/documentation information handling experience can avail of the opportunity and apply for:

*2-year Associateship in Information Science (equivalent to MLISc.) at Indian National Scientific and Documentation Centre (INSDOC), New Delhi

*2-year Associateship in Documentation and Information Science(ADIS) at Indian Statistical Institute, Documentation Research and Training Centre (DRTC), Bangalore.

Qualifications

Recruitment to jobs in university libraries is conducted through the University Grants Commission (UGC) and terms of work and remuneration are also offered as per UGC rules. However, there are many private libraries that offer challenging work and good prospects. A master's degree or at least a bachelor's degree in library science is necessary for a librarian's position in most public, academic, and special libraries. In addition, most special librarians supplement their education with knowledge of the subject specialisation, sometimes earning a master's, doctoral, or professional degree in the subject, like in law, engineering and MBA.

A Ph.D or an M.Phil degree in library and information science is advantageous for a teaching position, research work or for higher position in a university library or a large library system. In fact, with the information boom, qualified librarians can diversify to several new growth areas like database management, reference tool development, training of database users, systems analysis especially relating to computer work, as also documentation work, desktop printing and publishing, bibliography work and organisation and management of information units.

Consultancy

Entrepreneurial librarians sometimes start their own consulting practices, acting as freelance librarians or information brokers and providing services to academic libraries, businesses, or government agencies. Many companies turn to consultancies because of their experience, and knowledge of computer databases and library automation systems and organisational skills as per the company's specific needs.

Soft skills

In addition to the professional skills mentioned, a librarian must be equipped with a wide range of personal and transferable skills for successful interaction with users. A vital part of their role is to enhance their professional performance by improving their communication and interpersonal skills.

Libraries, being the primary source of information in our society, have had to keep pace with the rapid growth of information available through technology.

The Information specialist, for that is what a librarian is today, thus has to deal with a range of sources far beyond boos and other printed material and play a key role in the process of communication information.