LIS Education in India: Skills and Competencies for Professionals in Indian Libraries

Abstract

We are living in the highly exciting era. World is changing at a very fast pace. Developments in the field of ICT have impact on each field of our lives. In this background, It is high time that Library and Information Science educators should constantly review their curriculum to include the required modern competencies and digital library skills to prepare young professionals for the emerging areas of librarianship. The students entering in the library science schools need to acquire ICT based information services skills to remain useful in this competitive world. Library schools are expected to train students to continuously enhance their professional competencies so as to prove important in current highly competitive job market.