Published by Library Soup on 28 Jan 2013
Source: The Times of India, 27 Jan 2013
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Monday, January 28, 2013
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Wednesday, November 21, 2012
VACANCY OF ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN AND LIBRARY PROFESSIONAL ASSISTANT AT IIM INDORE
Post- Assistant Librarian [1 Post (UR)]
Job Profile
• Responsible to assist the librarian in extending both library services as well as modern information services.
Qualification
• Master’s Degree in Library Science/Information Science/ Documentation Science or an equivalent professional degree from a recognized University/Institute.
Experience
• 5 years of relevant experience.
Scale of Pay
• Rs.15,600-39,100, Grade Pay Rs.5,400/- in PB – 3.
Post- Library Professional Assistant [2 Post (UR)]
Job Profile
• Responsible for supervising all library services and also handle technical and user
related matters.
Qualification
• Master’s degree in Library Science/Information Science Documentation from a recognized University/Institute or an equivalent professional degree and sound knowledge of IT.
Experience
• 2 years of relevant experience.
Scale of Pay
• Rs.9,300-34,800, Grade Pay Rs.4,200/- in PB – 2.
Candidates (other than SC/ST/OBCs) are required to remit non-refundable application fees of Rs.500/- (Rupees five hundred only) per application. Candidates are required to submit account payee Demand Draft (DD) in favour of “INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT INDORE” payable at INDORE. Candidates should mention their particulars (Name, address and position applied for) on the reverse of the DD and post/courier the same to “Personnel Officer IIM Indore, Prabandh Shikhar, Rau-Pithampur Road, Indore 453556 (M.P)”, so as to reach by 15th December 2012. Application fee once paid will not be refunded under any circumstances. Candidates are therefore requested to verify their eligibility before paying the application fee.
For Details, Visit: http://www.iimidr.ac.in/iimi/pages/corporates/positions-iimi.php
Wednesday, June 13, 2012
We don’t have to move on
By Jairaj Singh
A colleague who has taken to American detective novels has been on my nerves boasting about his online shopping habit, asking me which all books to read by pulp fiction writers such as Raymond Chandler and Dashiell Hammett. When I question him why he has to order his books online when they are available in bookstores and pavement stalls, he says he would like to close down the retail book industry.
“What’s dying must be left dead,” he says. “We have to move on.”
I now no longer tell him which books to read. How can you explain to a man that the joy of spending time in a bookstore is a bigger thrill for the senses than any spa or website in the world. Where else can you go, pick and feel what you want to learn, expand your consciousness, unlock doors of time, travel, and gain unknown experiences and an insight into art, science, fact and fiction? Books are not only essential for writers, but society too, to find its voice and reason, clear its head of free-floating information, which is ironically suppressing you by the very medium that’s convincing you to stay connected, make friends, and share what’s on your mind.
The books you’re ordering online from abroad are not all at discounted prices as you’re led to believe — has anyone checked what dollar conversion rates they use — but the industry has now been taken over by corporations that don’t know how to read. It is slowly cutting the hands of independent bookstores that have been bringing in niche genres and selective writing to you by monopolising the book market. With a single blow, it is filling your bookstore shelves with bestsellers so they can meet their profit targets; they’re deciding for you what you can read.
The war against the printed word has caught flame. The bitter truth is that in this age of rapid commercialisation, digitalisation, and instant click to information, books are only on the verge of extinction. The next generation will not only hold you responsible for this holocaust, but the ghosts won’t forgive you either.
For years now I’ve been watching people with shrunken faces walk into bookstores with handful of bags of imported clothing brands where shirts and trousers don’t cost less than Rs. 2,000 (even with half-price sale tag) who break into sweat to haggle for discount on books not worth Rs. 500. Nothing is more disheartening today than for it to be reinforced that we’re a hollow society ready to trade our intelligence for notions of flamboyance and status.
The bookstores that are being threatened to shut shutters not only put my brother and I through school and college but have also contributed in shaping many great minds. It may have freed our minds in the past, but now it will coax us into dressing in chains. While every generation would like to believe it’s the last, let us try and not set an example of it.
Source:- The Hindustan Times, Editorial Sec. New Delhi Ed. 13 June 2012,
Thursday, May 24, 2012
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।
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
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.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES IN LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE - Om Shashi Shekhar Singh
| Library and Information Science (LIS) is an interdisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources; and the political economy of information. The libraries being the repositories of knowledge and information, their importance has increased. In this situation, the librarianship has attained the status of a separate discipline. Librarians are the custodians of libraries and they organize, maintain, and store books in the libraries. They help people to find information and use it effectively in their personal and professional lives. The traditional libraries which contained only books now have periodicals, journals, micro-films, audio-videos, cassettes and slides for various purposes such as education, research, reference and pleasure. Historically, library science has also included archival science. This includes how information resources are organized to serve the needs of select user groups, how people interact with classification systems and technology, how information is acquired, evaluated and applied by people in and outside of libraries as well as cross-culturally, how people are trained and educated for careers in libraries, the ethics that guide library service and organization, the legal status of libraries and information resources, and the applied science of computer technology used in documentation and records management. The career in library includes areas like library and information systems management, classification/cataloguing systems, bibliography, documentation, preservation and conservation of manuscript, collection management, information systems and technology, research methodology, computer applications, reference, statistics and management, information processing, archives management, indexing, library planning, etc. Library science is constantly evolving, incorporating new topics like database management, information architecture and knowledge management, among others. It is an interesting subject and provides a great opportunity to have the knowledge of wide variety of information sources. A Day in a LIS Professional’s Life On a typical day a librarian might perform some of the following duties:-
The first school for library science was founded by Melvil Dewey at Columbia University in 1887. The minimum qualification required to take up a course in Library Science is XII standard. Graduates from any stream can go for Bachelors degree in library science the duration of which is one year/ two semesters. After that, students can go for Masters Degree in library science, which is of one-year duration/two semesters course. Advanced studies in Library & Information Science include M. Phil and Ph.D. Besides, there are also diploma and certificate courses. Basically, a good librarian should have keen interest in books as well as a variety of topics, excellent communication skills, customer service attitude, methodical approach, high organizing ability/skills, and ability of understanding user needs. Employment outlook and opportunities According to one report, library and information science has been ranked as one of the “Best Careers of 2008.” As India is moving towards a knowledge society with proliferation of learning and research institutes the demand and importance of library science is growing rapidly. Consequently, job opportunities for librarians are on the upswing. Nevertheless, with the advent of information technology and computers the traditional concept of is being redesigned to include not only books and other printed materials but also new tools of information like CD-ROM, internet, virtual libraries etc. There is a lot of scope for a career in library science and the person in this field can find employment opportunities in the following areas. 1. Public/Government libraries 2. Universities/collages/schools and other academic institutions 3. News agencies and organisations 4. Private organisations and special libraries 5. Foreign embassies 6. Photo/film/radio/television libraries 7. Information centres/documentation centers 8. Companies and organisations with large information handling requirements 9. Museums and galleries, which have reading rooms and research facilities 10. Law library/Special library, etc. Types of library-science professionals: Some of the career options are as given below:
Remuneration In the age of information revolution librarianship is a well paid job. However salaries of library professionals vary depending upon their individual qualifications, experience, size and nature of the hiring institutes. Persons with a superior record and high qualifications can achieve high positions. The salaries in college and university libraries are comparable to those of teachers. Indeed, the salaries of special librarians are high. Librarians employed in government museum, archives, galleries have higher earnings than those in colleges and universities. Librarians working in research institutes and private documentation centres also have handsome earnings. Some of the Major Institutions offering Courses in Library Science National Institute of Science Communication and Information Resource (NISCAIR) New Delhi and Documentation Research & Training Centre (DRTC) Bengaluru are two prime institute offering Library and Information Science courses. Besides this, mostly all Indian universities offer degree courses in Library & Information Science, some are:
(The above list is indicative only)
(the writer is, Chief Librarian, Navodaya Vidyalaya, Mewat - 122108, Haryana, E-mail:shekharlib@yahoo.co.in)Source/Courtesy- Employement News |
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