Library & Information Science

Dr Shantanu Ganguly | Fellow | TERI

What is Library & Information Science?

Library & Information Science is a great Career option. Almost everyone seems to be talking about How to start a Career in Library & Information Science, while one should first develop an understanding of What is a Career in Library & Information Science. The most authoritative source of information on Library & Information Science is someone with real experience in it.

Fellow Dr Shantanu Ganguly has worked in Library & Information Science for 29 years. Fellow Dr Shantanu Ganguly describes Library & Information Science as:

Library Science is an interdisciplinary or multidisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries; the collection, organization, preservation, and dissemination of information resources; and the political economy of information.

How Fellow Dr Shantanu Ganguly got into Library & Information Science?

I have done B Sc, M Sc, MBA in Marketing Management, B LISc, M LISc, PG Diploma in Computer Applications and a Ph D in Marketing of Special Library Services. I am working in TERI since 1990 as a Fellow in it's library.

Fellow Dr Shantanu Ganguly's Talk on Library & Information Science

Starts with what is:
1)	Library & Information Science

Next, it covers Education. This Talk is unique because it talks about Education in terms of things which can be learnt from books, to excel at a Career in Library & Information Science and not as a list of Qualifications, which one needs to get into Library & Information Science. Here is a list of Education items required for Library & Information Science:
2)	Basics of Library Information Science
3)	Emerging Technology
4)	Deployment of Open Source Platforms
5)	Social Media Platforms
6)	Taxonomy Management
7)	Semantic Ontological Engineering

Then, the Talk focuses on the most important component that is Skills. Library & Information Science demands specific Skills which only an experienced professional can lay out. Here is a list of Skills required for Library & Information Science:
8)	Query Handling
9)	Repackaging of Service
10)	Communication Skills
11)	Proposal Writing
12)	Selection & Collection of Resources

There are great positives of Library & Information Science. This Talk defines Positives in terms of following items for Library & Information Science:
13)	Providing Services
14)	Developing Knowledge
15)	Stakeholder Management

After a discussion on Positives, Challenges complete the caricature of Library & Information Science:
16)	Addressing Queries of Stakeholders
17)	Technology Obsolescence
18)	Budget Constraints

In the final section of the Talk, Dr Shantanu Ganguly talks about How a day goes in a Career in:
19)	Library & Information Science

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(Library & Information Science, Dr. Shantanu Ganguly, TERI, Fellow, Librarian, Library Management)

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