The way and pace at which information is generated, organized and used is
witnessed rapid strides in recent times. Hence, the discipline of LIS meant to
manage and provide information service may not be taught effectively and practiced
perfectly through a framed curriculum in the formal education steam alone. Driven
by the market demands and user needs, the discipline is embracing other disciplines
like computers, communication technology, cognition research etc. to continuously
monitor and augment their skills to arrive at â pinpointed information from the
delugeâ . Manual means of tackling information will not help the user/professional to
solve emerging problems in the actual research setup and also the present day
researchers expect a faster response to their information needs. Information
management and servicing in a highly matured and skill intensive activity and it
requires people with different educational backgrounds. Electronic access is
increasingly providing a large proportion of current information instead of print and
allowing access through a variety of platforms on a twenty-four hour basis. As the
traditional custodians of information, librarians need to be aware of the implications
of these changes and develop technological and managerial skills that will enable
them to make effective use of information to meet their organization and changing
needs. However, many librarians lack confidence to learn and master the skills
required in adopting the increasingly sophisticated technology. It is vital that they
must be kept in touch with modern developments and maintains a proactive
approach to work in an ever-changing information world. Professional profiles are
changing so rapidly and very radically these days impacting the librarianâ s portfolio,
since libraries are becoming knowledge management organizations with librarians
as their active agents. Perhaps the most important development of libraries during
the current decade has been the move from organizational self-sufficiency to a
collaborative survival mode as personified by the growth of library consortia.
Information technology is now a level of cooperation that is much broader and deeper
than ever before
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:arizona.edu/oai:arizona.openrepository.com:10150/105227 |
| Date | January 2007 |
| Creators | Majumder, Apurba Jyoti |
| Contributors | Ramaiah, L S |
| Publisher | Allied Publisher |
| Source Sets | University of Arizona |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Book Chapter |
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