Professional Competency for working LIS Professionals in Engineering College Libraries: A Study
Author(s): Somaraya B. Tallolli, K.R. Mulla, C. T. Kantharaja
Abstract - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) has changed society as an Information & Knowledge Society and our way of life. It has integrated tremendously into almost all fields. The library and information science profession is no exception. ICT has merged all library's operations and services; without ICT reaching and communicating with the clients is very difficult in the current scenario. The Library staff must involve and upgrade their skill set to fulfil the changing needs and expectations of the clients. They must be flexible in adopting new skills and levels of Information literacy awareness to meet the user expectations in the current pandemic situation. This paper has analysed ICT skills and the necessity and professional competencies of the library staff based on the librarian's opinion that they strongly agreed the library staff needs to update their skillset by attending ICT training (100 %) and participating in professional seminars, conferences, and workshops.
Keywords - Library professional competency, ICT skills, Information literacy, VTU, Engineering College Libraries.
DOI URL: https://doi.org/10.26761/ijrls.8.3.2022.1570
Cite This Article As: Tallolli, S.B. Mulla, K. R. & Kantharaja, C. T. (2022) Professional Competency for working LIS Professionals in Engineering College Libraries: A Study. International Journal of Research in Library Science (IJRLS), 8(3) 117-125. www.ijrls.in
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Paper ID: IJRLS-1570 Page: 117-125 Publication Date: 03 September 2022