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Permalink Reply by Mrs.K Kavita Rao on April 14, 2010 at 3:59

Dear professional friend,
your view is only partly true.Actually the web generation also needs a librarian..i agree that Internet is a cheif source of information but LIS Professionals are needed too because only internet cannot fulfill all the user needs..for a layman internet may give needed information but for academic and research purposes,in IT companies,in special libraries everywhere LIBRARIANS are needed to manage the evergrowing information world and provide appropriate services to the patrons.Librarians provide transferable skills to the users in the net generation.They teach users how to be information literate and how to use the worldwideweb,how to avoid plegarism,they acquire and manage useful information sources,databases,e-resources and books necessary for the orgaisation and thus contribute to the success of the organisation they work for in their own way.
LIBRARIES are knowledge centres and promoters of lifelong learning and will exist forever..only their form may change..now THE VIRTUAL LIBRARIES have created a revolution in the learning environment..may be in olden days the library looked like a building with books only but the modern library may be looking different like a knowledge laboratory with a good no. of computers and e-resources.LIBRARY is given utmost importance in the past,present and will definitely enjoy utmost importance in future too..

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Permalink Reply by Anil Singh on April 14, 2010 at 20:54

I am 100% agreed with Kavita Ma'am. I think the future librarians and library would be more high tech & IT based then the present library/librarians.

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Permalink Reply by Anil Singh on April 14, 2010 at 20:56

Don't worry Mr. Ravi, you will not loose your job, but start taking IT classes :-)

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Permalink Reply by Ravi Sharma on April 14, 2010 at 22:53

thanks sir,
but can u tell me sir how many librarians hi tech in present time. for hi tech what should i do. what kind of coursed i should do for hi tech librarian. we r talking about virtual library but how many college and university library providing good manual services. one thing i would like to tell you sir ,A MCA or computer professional create our library software.when they create our library software then can run online library and they will charge for that. i thing then there are no need to do library courses like M.lib,M.phil, ph.d. you should be IT technicans and educated.

Anil Singh said:

Don't worry Mr. Ravi, you will not loose your job, but start taking IT classes :-)

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Permalink Reply by Ravi Sharma on April 14, 2010 at 23:10

thanks mam.
As per my thinking the time factor will main factor in future era. the amount of information is very large. the specialist , researcher, scientist, don't have time to search desired information in large amount information which avilable on net. AT that time a full skilled librarian will provide pin pointed information. and we will charge for that. information anyalysis centre and informtion consolidation centre replace the library. they will hire IT expert with informaition sc. IT Expert replace librarian. those well worsed in computer or tecnology they will stand. i have seen so many persons on cyber cafe they easly access information. one thing also mam a mca student create our library software. then can also our library run easly. i think mca or computer expert replace librarians. don't take it wrong. but may be it can happend.

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Permalink Reply by Anil Singh on April 14, 2010 at 23:49

Dear Ravi,

Kindly read the Kavita ma'am comments ones again, it says "INTERNET CAN NOT FULFILL ALL THE USER NEEDS" for that organizations needs library professionals. The person who is an BCA or MCA or any other IT degree is more intrested in creating new softwares but least intrested in working on it.

Kindly also read the ma'am wonderful conclusion : That is "LIBRARY IS GIVEN UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN THE PAST, PRESENT AND WILL DEFINITELY ENJO THE UTMOST IMPORTANCE IN FUTURE TOO.

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Permalink Reply by Rajnish on April 22, 2010 at 0:58

Hello Ravi sir
you should not think that what future will be library or librarian ? you think 'bout that what past had the librarian and library ? now at this time librarian is very intelligent and library is very big and for your kind information I would like to tell you that PGDLAN has been started and what was the position of past libararian and library, very less persons knew about the library and librarian but now days every orgnisation and institution has require for library that's why you can think that how will be the future?

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Permalink Reply by Jashvant Patel on April 23, 2010 at 21:31

It is good for library professionals to the development and growth of library using the ITC applications imply on the library and its various activities,
But in view of modern library technological development if we are not update our selves; the IT professionals can hire our positions at that moment what our future is ?

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Permalink Reply by PUSAPATI RAMIREDDY on April 23, 2010 at 23:12

NOW IN THE ERA OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ALL KINDS OF INFORMATION AVILABLE ON INTERNET OR WEB. ENY ONE CAN ACCESS ANY INFORMATION THROUGH INTERNET. NOW DAYS INFORMATION ARE AVILABLE ON CDs,DVDs, ONLINE, WE CAN EASLY BUY THEM. THEN WHY SHOULD BE GO FOR LIBRARY. A NON LIBRARY PERSON CAN ACCESS INFORMATION EASLY FROM INTERNET .THEN WHAT WILL BE THE FUTURE OF LIBRARY AND LIBRARIAN.

hai ravi vasistha

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