Thursday 14 November 2013

National Workshop at INFLIBNET

  • National Workshop on Creation and Management of Digital Collection scheduled to be held at INFLIBNET Centre, Gandhinagar, Gujarat from 10th-14th February, 2014. more details.. || Registration Form

Friday 25 October 2013

IASLIC Demands for Setting up Indian Institute of Library and Information Sciences

Dear Professional Friends
We all are aware that the Working Group on Libraries under National Knowledge Commission (NKC) in its Report to the Nation (2006-2009) entitled “Libraries: Gateway to Knowledge – A Roadmap for Revitalization” recommended the formation of Indian Institute of Library and Information Science (IILIS) of national importance along with other nine major recommendations on libraries.  In pursuance of this, a High Level Committee National Mission on Libraries (NML) had been set up by the Government of India. It was extremely heartening to us (IASLIC) with the hope that this NML would give due importance in implementing all ten major recommendations including setting up the Indian Institute of Library and Information Science (IILIS) of national importance which, as a nodal body, would give a vital direction to LIS education, research and practice for both high speed generation and use of knowledge needed for brining a structural change in Indian economy. IASLIC demands that the IILIS is absolutely the need of the hour for the LIS profession of Library and Information Science to fulfill its role as a corner stone of the knowledge society. I am sure; all of our fellow professionals bear the same feelings in their heart.
But unfortunately NML has not taken yet any positive step to this effect. At least we could not find any such prominent effort on the part of NML. Thus we, on behalf of IASLIC, wrote to the Hon’ble Prime Minister expressing our grievance in this regard and also approached to Dr Barun Mukherjee, Hon’ble MP (Rajya Shabha) to help Library Professionals of India. IASLIC is ever grateful to Dr Mukherjee for taking up this matter and also for putting forward a demand in the Parliament on August 14, 2013.
“Dr Barun Mukherjee (West Bengal) : Sir, I would urge upon the Minister of Culture to set up a National Institute of Library and Information Science as is being demanded by thousands of library professionals  and has been recommended by the National Knowledge Commission (NKC) constituted in 2005 initiated by the Prime Minister and headed by Mr Sam Pitroda. The Working Group of Libraries under NKC in its Report entitled “Libraries: Gateway to Knowledge – A Roadmap for revitalization” recommended in 2006 the formation of Indian Institute of Library and Information Science of national importance.
With the growing technological development and advancement in research and studies, library and information science have assumed added importance. To feed the need of expertise for the purpose, a national institute for studies, research and training is essential, which we are lacking till now, particularly in the field of public library. Although LIS courses up to Post Graduate and Ph D levels are offered in many of the universities, overall guiding model at the national level is yet to be developed. NKC has, therefore, recommended NILIS as a nodal body. But this is yet to be implemented by the Government. Even it is not known whether the recommendation has been rejected, and, if so, why? LIS is now a full grown professional subject, having its exclusive Encyclopedia in the International Market. When other professional subjects are having apex academic bodies, why not the LIS?
I, therefore, request the Ministry of Culture to take necessary steps to set up the NILIS at an early date.”
I, on behalf of IASLIC, request all of our fellow professionals and professional associations to join hands to strengthen this movement.
With warm regards

Prof Pijushkanti Panigrahi
General Secretary, IASLIC.

Monday 21 October 2013

MSU LIbrarian's book will published shortly for NET/SLET Examination and he also requested to SLET authority to conduct special test for Librarians

 Dr.Mayank Trivedi says that

My Next Publication(Book) :

UGC-NET Examination- Library and Information Science -- 
Book will come in the market within short time....

Next UGC/NET Examination : 29th December 2013(Sunday)

In view of the future recruitment of College Librarians in Gujarat, I had requested to MSU authorities to conduct a special and exclusive State level Eligibility Test(SLET) for LIS professionals and hopefully it will be materialized within few months.....

All the Best to young LIS aspirants.....

Sunday 15 September 2013

Inclusion of Librarians in the UGC Major and Minor Research Projects



Dear all,

all of you must be aware that the library professionals are excluded to take major or minor research project from UGC in 12th Plan. It should be taken as a question of ability of library professionals. So we have decided to send a letter with digital signatures to UGC and MHRD. 
Whether you are a librarian in a university or college or whether a teacher in LIS. We all need to get united on this issue. Ignoring this issue may also result many other unfortunate results in coming Pay commission.

Kindly go through the following Google Docs form and put your details below. On September 30, 2013 this form will be sent to the UGC as well as MHRD. 

Thanks and Regards
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Join hands, Join eLibrarianhttps://sites.google.com/site/theelibrarians/

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Pawan R. Agrawal

Registered freelancer: NewGenLib
Academic Councellor: IGNOU and BAOU
Assistant Librarian
Learning Resource Centre (Library)
Silvassa Institute of Higher Learning
Govt. Arts, Commerce and Science CollegeNaroli-Silvassa 
U.T. of Dadra and Nagar Haveli
INDIA- 396235
Ph. 9376135580
http://www.pragrawal.wordpress.comSkype ID: pawanagrawal4u4u




Please click the link below for giving your valuable support for this matter!
 



To,
Prof. Ved Prakash
Chairman
University Grants Commission
New Delhi
Subject: Inclusion of Librarians in the UGC Major and Minor Research Projects
Reference
1. University Grants Commission Research Project for Teachers XII Plan Guidelines (2012-2017). Website: http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/7716504_12th-plan-guidelines.pdf (Page 3). Quote “Only the teaching faculty of Library Science, Physical Education, Principals and Vice-Chancellors will also be eligible to participate in the scheme.”
2. University Grants Commission Minor Research Project for Teachers XII Plan Guidelines (2012-2017). Website: http://www.ugc.ac.in/pdfnews/6733319_12th-plan-Minor.pdf (Page 2). Quote “Only the teaching faculty of Library Science, Physical Education will also be eligible to participate in the scheme”.
Dear Sir,
With reference to the subject cited above, we want to bring the following points to your kind attention.
Assistant Librarian, Deputy Librarian, Librarian in University level organizations and Librarian in College level organizations are at par with the Assistant Professor, Associate Professor and Professor in Universities and Colleges in regards to entry qualification (NET/SLET/SET, Ph.D., API Score) and pay and cadre in the sixth pay commission.
Librarians are treated as Academic/Teaching Staff by UGC / AICTE and also have the provision of API score, where there is a scope for Major and Minor research projects.
Libraries are very important part of an educational institute and the people working in it are the backbone of an educational institute. Various committees have also cited the importance of libraries and library professionals but in recently published instruction on major and minor research projects (reference 1 and 2 above); the two words "only" and "also" are creating confusion among the Assistant Librarians / Deputy Librarians / Librarians across India. It is very disgraceful to see that in the XII Plan, librarians are excluded from the eligibility to get the research projects; otherwise even they were eligible in the XI Plan. This exclusion is highly demotivating the library and information science professionals and will influence the whole education system in the country. If the Librarians are debarred from taking the Major and Minor research project, we strongly believed that the growth and development of the Libraries will be influenced.
It is the era of inter-disciplinary studies, information explosion and digital deluge. Now students learn more from various kinds of resources. The Librarians deals with entire universe of knowledge and professional librarians are often acknowledged as "instructor of instructors". Only the librarians are looking after the acquisition, classification and supply of written information to the students, faculty and others in any kind of educational institution. If the librarians fail due to wrong policies it will retard the growth of culture and economy and quality education in any type of educational institute.
Hence, it is requested to you to kindly look into the case for the betterment of the Librarianship in the Country and removes the disparity between teachers and library professionals. While the whole world is appreciating the librarianship and the libraries in furthering the education it will not be appropriate to take such a move that would degrade the quality in the whole education system.
With expectation of positive reply and action as soon as possible.
Copy to,
1. Dr. Mangapati Pallan Raju, Minister of Human Resource Development, Govt. of India.
2. Department of Higher Education, Shastri Bha

Monday 25 March 2013

I CLEAR NET

By the grace of god and blessings of my parents teachers and friends i pass UGC NET 30th dec 2012.I can never forget my family,my children and my caring husband.Thanking You all!

UGC NET RESULT 30th DEC 2012 DECLARED


Dear Professionals

RESULT OF THE UGC NATIONAL ELIGIBILITY TEST FOR JUNIOR RESEARCH 
FELLOWSHIP (JRF) AND ELIGIBILITY FOR LECTURESHIP HELD ON 30TH 
DECEMBER 2012.


Kindly see the following link

http://www.ugcnetonline.in/Result_december2012.pdf/



Congratulation to all

thanks

with best regards

Friday 15 March 2013

Be prepare with your qualification!

We went to give avedan patra to VC of Saurashtra University at 5 o'clock about Librarian recruitment.Then we call Jaynti Ravi at near about 6 o'clock.She talked with us about matter and inform us that very soon they recruit librarian.I want to inform to all that our work goes towards success.Thanks to all!


Be prepare for your qualification  recruitment.We don't about on what basis they recruit librarian but be prepare and keep in touch.

Another thing Mr.  Narendra Modi also thinking to recruitment of librarian in every sector including school and public libraries too.

Monday 18 February 2013

UGC NET DEC-2012:Answer Keys

The Question Papers, Keys and Online Feedback System for Answer Keys (for UGC NET held on 30th December, 2012) are available between 18-Feb-2013 & 26-Feb-2013.
Please click on to Link to download answer keys 





http://www.ugcnetonline.in/Answer_keys_december2012.php