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UGC Model Curriculum 2001: Need for Radical Changes


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1 Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India
     

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The pervasiveness of the emerging networking and communication technologies pushes the librarian into new roles and competencies. The quality of future professionals depends much on having an up-to-date curriculum. It needs to be so oriented that it is able to cope up with the rapidly changing needs. The present paper reviews the UGC Model Curriculum 2001. An attempt is made to compare the curriculum components with that offered in USA and Canada and identify the lacunae. Suggestions have been made for transformation of LIS curriculum in India.

Keywords

UGC, Curriculum, Model Curriculum, LIS Curriculum, India.
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Amritpal Kaur
Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
India


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Amritpal Kaur
Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar, India

Abstract


The pervasiveness of the emerging networking and communication technologies pushes the librarian into new roles and competencies. The quality of future professionals depends much on having an up-to-date curriculum. It needs to be so oriented that it is able to cope up with the rapidly changing needs. The present paper reviews the UGC Model Curriculum 2001. An attempt is made to compare the curriculum components with that offered in USA and Canada and identify the lacunae. Suggestions have been made for transformation of LIS curriculum in India.

Keywords


UGC, Curriculum, Model Curriculum, LIS Curriculum, India.

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