Dr Manendra Singh
Tripura
If you are searching a peaceful and knowledge oriented job in government and private organization, library and information science field is open for you. It help you to groom yourself in long term perspective with job security, dignity and high respect by academicians and scientist. 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.
Eligibility
The minimum qualification required to enter in Library Science is Graduates from any stream for Bachelor’s degree (B.Lib.I.sc.) in library science. After that, students can go for Master’s Degree (M.Lib.I.Sc.) in library science. Advanced studies in Library & Information Science include M. Phil and Ph.D. Besides, there are also diploma and certificate courses available.
Employment Area
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. 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,Special, and Government libraries
2. Universities, collages, schools and other academic institutions
3. News agencies and organizations
4. Private organizations
5. Foreign embassies
6. Photo, Film, Radio, and Multimedia libraries
7. Information centers, and Documentation centers
8. Companies and Organizations with large information handling requirements
9. Museums and galleries, which have reading rooms and research facilities
10. Special libraries like Law library, Medical library, Railway Library, ISRO library etc.
There are various carrier options available in the Library science field like Librarian/Chief Librarian, Deputy Librarian, Assistant Librarian, Semi-Professional Assistant, Junior Librarian/Professional Assistant, Consultant and Reference Librarian, Senior Information Analyst, Junior Information Analyst etc.
The ICFAI University Tripura, offers the UGC approved advance course curriculum for 1 year Bachelor Degree (B.Lib.i.Sc.),1 year Master Degree (M.Lib.I.Sc.) and 2 year Post Graduate (M.Lib.I.Sc. Integrated) course. University provides all top class facility like dedicated computer lab, highly qualified and experienced faculty, and up-to-date Library system for the knowledge enhancement.
The writer is Assistant Professor, Department of Library & information science, ICFAI University, Tripura.
