Scope in Library Science
Q. I am in second year of BA (Hons.) English. I am a voracious reader and also see myself as a people person. Could you describe the role a librarian plays in this digital age?
A. An ideal librarian needs to be friendly and helpful while keeping abreast of emerging fields of knowledge. Your love for reading combined with your flair for interacting with people can take you a long way in this field.
What’s more, the role and scope of a career in this field has increased manifold thanks to technology. Increasingly, libraries have geared up to undertake large-scale digitisation of their rare books, periodicals, patents, manuscripts, photographs etc, for which they require trained manpower. As a result, conventional librarians have redefined their services and job profiles. From being mere book-keepers and journal managers they’re transforming into information architects, content publishers, editors, digitisers, indexers and consolidators, which calls for considerable technical skills and continuous updating of knowledge. That said, we need librarians more than ever, to find creative ways to find and use data. What automated and digital systems cannot do is pique the curiosity of a reader, and inculcate a lifelong habit of reading in children.
Your profile as a librarian will be varied and change according to the institutions in which you work; schools, colleges, universities, public libraries, research institutes, archives, audio-visual media, commercial/industrial/scientific organizations, newspaper industry, public and private sector undertakings, government departments, national museums, foreign embassies, corporate offices, and other organizations that need to access large amounts of information.
You can pursue a BLib (1-year) degree after you complete your bachelor's degree, and top it with MLib or specialised certifications in Information Science.
Regards
Mr. Pralhad Jadhav
Master of Library & Information Science (NET Qualified)
Senior Manager @ Knowledge Repository
Khaitan & Co
Twitter Handle | @Pralhad161978
Mobile @ 9665911593
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