1. Library and Information Science Education and Skills in the Knowledge Era

2. Post-Industrial Society/
Social Dynamics
Agrarian Society
Industrial Society
Post-Industrial Society/
Information Society
Knowledge Society

3. LIS Education: Changing Paradigms
Librarianship-Library and Information Science-Information and Library Studies-Information Studies
Impact of Information and Society-Knowledge Society
Advances in Information and Communication technology and Application in LICs and LIS Education and Training
Role of LIS Educators in Creating Appropriate Human Resources

4. Recent Trends and Developments
Primary Focus on Professional Knowledge and Skills (Technology, Management and Communication)
Library Professionals to Information Professionals
Traditional Library to Digital Library
Library Cooperation to Resource Sharing Networks/Consortia
Collection Development to Content Development
Conventional Education to Web-Based Education
Information Society-Knowledge Society
Establishment of Knowledge Commission

5. Library Professionals to Information Professionals
Impact of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT)
Information Management Skills( Library Automation, Networking, Design and Development of Information System, Networking, Internet, Digitization, Content Development
Competencies of Information Professionals (Managing and Organizing Information Resources and Services, Applying Information Tools and Technologies)

6. Traditional Library – Digital Library
Traditional Library-Automated Library-Electronic Library-Digital Library
Growth, Development and Popularity of Internet Library( Access, Content and Cost)
Digital Library Initiatives in India (Parliament, INSA, IIT,NISCAIR)

7. Library Cooperation to Resource Sharing Networks/Consortia
Library Cooperation-Library Networks-Library Consortia
INFLIBNET,DELNET and Many Other Local Library Networks
Library Consortia-UGC-Infonet E-Journal Consortium, INDEST,NCSI,HELNET

8. Collection Development - Content Development
Acquisition-Collection Development-Information Resource Development Cotent Development
Content Development in Electronic Development
Formats and Standards
Legal Issues

9. Conventional Education - Web-Based Education
Conventional Learning-Web Based Learning/E-Learning
E-learning Provides:
-increasing access to learning resources
-interactive teaching and learning environment
-increasing student convenience
-reducing educational delivery cost
-developing a scholarship of web based pedagogy
-providing 21st century learning environment

10. Information Society-Knowledge Society
Information Society- “Information”
Knowledge Society “Information and Knowledge”
Knowledge Management-Collect, Organize and Disseminate Information and Knowledge
UN Initiative in World Submit on “Information Society” with emphasis on “Connect the World by 2015”
International Telecommunication Union recognized India’s mission 2007:Every Village a Knowledge Center as a Flagship of the “Connect the World Movement”

11. Establishment of Knowledge Commission
Establishment of Knowledge Commission in India
Emphasis on “Brain Power’-More Powerful than Military and Economic Power of a Nation
India Recognizes Building Knowledge Economy as “Knowledge Society”-The only way to challenges of “Globalization and 21st Century”
Role of Public Libraries as “Knowledge Centers”

12. Information and Knowledge Society: LIS Perspective
A. Information Society:
Information Society: Attributes, Characteristics & Components.
Information Infrastructure: National, Global
Information Economics, Economics of Information, Information as Economic Resource.
National Information Policy
Information Literacy.
Right to Information.

13. B. Knowledge Society:
Definition, Characteristics and Components.
Knowledge Economy and Knowledge Industry
Knowledge Management
National Knowledge Commission.
Libraries as Gateways to Knowledge.
Towards a Knowledge Society and Role of Knowledge Professionals.

14. C. Trends and Developments:
Role of Information in Planning, Decision Making, Innovations and National Development.
Impact of Information and Knowledge Society on Education, Training and Research
Conventional Vs Web Based Learning.
Recent Trends and Developments in LIS Education and Research.
Impact of ICT on Societal and National Development.

15. d) Library and Information Management Technology:
Resource Management and Development: Human, Financial and E-Resources
Resource Mobilization and Outsourcing.
Information Marketing.
Disaster Management.
Digital Information Resources Management.

16. E. Library Networks and Consortia
Networks and Networking: Types, Hardware/Software Requirements.
Data Networks and Library & Information Networks.
Networked Based Library and Information Services
Library Consortia.
Management of Library and Information Networks and Consortia.

17. Digitization
Digitization: Need, Methods and Equipments.
Digital Library: Components, Digital Library Initiatives in India, Open Access Initiative
Library Website: Design and Maintenance.
Content Development: Concept, Scope, Content Organization, Content Analysis, Web Based Content Development: HTML, XML, HTTP, PDF, Acrobat.
Legal Issues: Copyright and Intellectual Property Rights in Electronic Environment.

18. Developing Skills and Competencies
understand and interpret the contexts in which information is originated, stored, organised, retrieved, disseminated and used;
comprehend the legal and policy issues that are associated with,
visualise future directions and prepare a roadmap to provide the most effective and efficient library and information services to the users in the 21st century

19. Skills and Competencies :Core Areas
(i) Information seeking
understand and investigate how information is effectively sought and utilised;
identify and investigate information needs and information seeking behaviour of the users community

20. (ii) Information infrastructure
understand the importance of information architecture to determine the structure, design and flows of information;
forecast, plan, facilitate and evaluate appropriate resource management to library and information services.
(iii) Information organisation
enable information access and use through systematic and user-centred description, categorisation, storage, preservation and retrieval.

21. iv) Information access
provide and promote free and equitable access to information and client services;
facilitate the acquisition, licensing or creation of information in a range of media and formats.
(v) Information services, sources and products
design and deliver customised information services and products;
assess the value and effectiveness of library and information facilities, products and services;

22. market library and information services;
identify and evaluate information services, sources and products to determine their relevance to the information needs of users;
use research skills to provide appropriate information to clients.
(vi) Information literacy
understand the need to develop information skills of the user community;
facilitate the development of information literacy and the ability to critically evaluate information.

23. Generic skills effective communication skills;
professional ethical standards and social responsibility;
project management skills;
critical, reflective, and creative thinking;
problem-solving skills;
ability to build partnerships and alliances;(Public Private Partnership)
effective team relationship skills;
self management skills;
a commitment to life-long learning;
relevant information and communications technology and technology application skills;
appropriate information literacy skills.

24. Issues Before LIS Educators
Academic, Management, Technological and Legal
Balancing Education and Practice, Research
Need for National Accreditation Agency
Internationalization of Education

25. Academic-Management-Technological- Legal Issues
Academic-Need based Curriculum and Syllabus Enriching Professional Knowledge
Management-Scientific Management and skills associated, Management of new Technology and Communication Skills
Technological-Competency to Handle Sophisticated Technology in an automated, Networked and Virtual environment
Legal-Copy Right/IPR, Cyber Laws

26. Balancing Education and Practice, Research
LIS Educators, Researchers and Practitioners to identify Thrust Areas of Education and Research
Provide Future Direction Keeping in view Potential Market Demand
Coordination among the Three Groups

27. Need for National Accreditation Agency
National Accreditation Agency for Quality Assurance and Achieve Standards of Excellence
Allowing LIS Courses and Degree Holders at par with International Standard
Presently in India-Medical Council (Medical education), Bar Council (Legal education), AICTE (Technical education), AICTE (Teacher Education)
Need for National Council in LIS Education

28. Internationalization of Education
Reorienting LIS Professionals and Create competition in the National/Global Market
Radical Change in LIS Curriculum and syllabus keeping in view the need of Information Workforce in the National/Global Market

29. Challenges Before LIS Educators
Need Based Curriculum
Competent Faculty
Instructional Technology Support
Learning Resources (Print –Electronic and Web based)
Continuing Education Programs
System of Continuous Evaluation
Adequate Financial Support

30. Role of LIS Educators
To cope up with Issues and Challenges as Professional Obligation
Balancing “Tradition and Technology”
Creativity, innovations in Teaching, Learning and Research lie with Educators in the Transfer of Knowledge
Ability or Capacity to Use and Exploit E-Resources and Its Management

31. Conclusion
21st Century compelled Library professionals to Information Professionals through “Education for Information”
International initiatives and Developments forced the Developing Countries to keep pace with such Developments
LIS Schools and Educators must be committed to act as qualitative Problem Solvers and Effective Information Managers
Possessing broad range of capabilities to meet the highest demand in the information sectors(academic, corporate, government) to meet the challenges in new millennium.
Quality Assurance is not the Destination but a journey to continuously improve.

32. Thank You All Dr Pravakar Rath Professor
Department of Library and Information Science
Mizoram University
( A Central University)
Aizawl,India