It discus about role of library and librarians in New Normal situations.

1. Future of Libraries in
Post COVID – 19
Dr. Geeta Girish Gadhvi
Associate Professor & Head
Dept. of Library & Information Science
Gujarat University
Ahmedabad-380009 (Gujarat )
drgeetagadhvi@gmail.com
Webinar –cum-Panel Discussion organised by Indian
Library Association

2. agenda
Lis education for
future
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3. What this picture
depicts?
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4. If we expand the word LIBRARIAN letter by
letter than we will get:
L - Leadership
I - Innovation
B - Branding
R - Relationship
A - Attitude
R - Responsiveness
I - Intelligence
A - Action
N - Networking
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multitasking librarian

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Why we need multitasking
Librarian?

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Industry 4.0
The world economic forum education 4.0 framework
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7. Strategies for education
sector in India
✓ The pandemic has significantly disrupted the
higher education sector, which is a critical
determinant of a country’s economic future
✓ Crucial time for the education sector
✓ Clueless
✓ Effecting Foreign Studies
✓ This situation has transformed the centuries-
old, chalk–talk teaching model to one driven by
technology
✓ A multi-pronged strategy is necessary to
manage the crisis and build a resilient Indian
education system in the long term.
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8. LIS Education – Skills Required
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Communication
skills
Basiccomputer
skills
Digitizationand
digital document
preservation
skills
Skillsto follow
metadata
standards
Database
creation and
searching skills
Awareness about
e-resources
Webtechnology
handling skills
Websearching
skills
Skillsto use
socialmedia in
library services
Skills to
handling smart
technologies
Managerial and
leadership skills
Skillsto analyses
customer needs
Skillfor
conducting
Research
Marketing of
Library and
Information
Product skills
Frequency
Skillsshould be possessed by thInterns
LessEssential Somewhat Essential Essential MostEssential
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10. How lockdown reveals actual
state of e-education in India
• The demand for e-education isn’t confined to
only Covid-19 pandemic, our education
planner needs to adopt more technological
advancement in the curriculum
• IGNOU launches ‘Online Programmes’
through Facebook (May 21, 2020)
• An online programme for Master of Arts in
Hindi under IGNOU was launched through
Facebook Live session on
• Swayam to introduce courses in 8
Indian languages including Hindi and
Telugu (May 19, 2020)
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11. Issues of Post Covid - 19 :
✓ The sudden shift of education to virtual mode
✓ According to WHO - Half of the total number
of learners — some 826 million (82.6 crores)
students — kept out of the classroom
✓ 70.6 crores have no internet at home
✓ Teachers and students are lacking digital
skills
✓ Internet accessibility
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13. Expectations from DLIS:
✓ All round library professional
✓ Providing hands on to tackle with digital
devices
✓ Can be able to market him self/ her self
✓ Able to create ‘Brand Image’
✓ Adhere his duty by following professional
ethics
✓ Manage the team, authority and peripherals
✓ TEAM PLAYER-LEADER-GAMECHANGER
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14. a boon to digital usage –
reflection in New Syllabus:
✓ Lockdown proved a boon on digital usage.
✓ It is high time to develop learner centric content
✓ As per UGC now syllabus should have 25% Online
Learning Modules
✓ Theory subjects can be included in 25%
✓ Subjects which needs direct teaching can be reduced
time constraints
✓ Should motivate student for Self Learning
✓ Mindset of students, parents and faculty must be
changed and should take ownership education.
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