Librarianship : Making it a Noble Profession

[Sarita Sharma]

Usually Librarianship is noble profession but many librairans are not happy in it and they  are saying that "Librarianship is a thankless profession" . As per me working style of LIbrarians has been changed in the era of ICT.I need true discussion on it and some suggesion so that no one can get disappointed and they can feel that they can do better than others.

[shriram Pandey]

Thanks for sharing a burning topic !
In my view respect can not create but it should automatically come on the basis of someone work. So , if librarians think in one aspect that they are not getting as much respect as teacher, it is not a right approach to think. Even I can say that librarian is more proactive than teachers and more abreast too. Our work sustain us in this ICT and it would remain in future.
So one should not think that its a thankless profession, rather that we should think about opportunity that we are having in terms of "service". If you are so proactive , your work would get recognized .

[ABHISHEK CHATURVEDY]

I agree with You.....this should be the right appoach , else we will loose our confidence and faith on our profession.

[Mamta Verma]

Before sharing any view i want to quote a line

" Someone says don't forget me, someone says remember me, but i love my attitude that's why i used to say forget me if you can"

Librarianship is a service oriented and like a PR type of profession. We professionals use to meet different types of people having different educational, financial, and social background. So we are supposed to understand the spectrum of all these things. Getting respect from users totally depends on the attitude and the working style of a person whether it is librarianship or any other profession.

Though there was a different situation few decades ago and librarian was considered only as a custodian. But now there is a great paradigm shift. Now librarians are playing much more roles. They are acting as information & knowledge manager, information intermediary, educator, service provider. They are also competent to implement any new technology. So there are great opportunities to work on. People working with their heart & soul really bringing good name to the profession.

So it can't be said that it is a thankless profession, rather it is a thankful profession where people use to thank us for our efforts in terms of providing services to them. Only need is to develop a right kind of attitude & approach.

[Mrs.K Kavita Rao]

Dear Madam,all LIS Professionals need to be positive thinkers and look at this noble profession from a positive angle.No profession is thankless or useless,if so it would not exist .Whatever role is played by LIS Professionals -it has its own significance in the fields of education, corporate sectors,government and research organisations..Some LIS professionals have already proved that they can also be educational administrators and have gone to top level posts.Also a few other have received honours and awards for their contribution.Instead of thinking negative things,one can improve his/her efficiency, try to do some good to society,be dynamic managers of information, continue their professional development and continuing education,collaborate with each other and progress.