ICT Components in the curriculum of Master’s Programme Library and Information Science among Women’s Universities in India

Rupali Shivaray Kumbhar, Prahalad Gururaj Tadasad

Abstract


Purpose: The main purpose of the study is to assess and compare the Information and Communication Technology (ICT) components in the master’s programme of Library and Information Science (LIS) among Indian women’s universities. ICT has emerged as a major tool for teaching and learning through its potential as a source of knowledge, a medium to transmit content, a means of interaction and dialogue. The development in information technologies necessitates LIS professions to have ICT competencies and management skills to manage information services. There is a need to compare ICT components in LIS program.

Design: The present study has been conducted through content analysis of ICT components in the curriculum of Master’s programme in LIS. Required pertinent information was consolidated from the universities Websites. A review of literature has been presented on published literature such as books, journals, library portals, and other valuable virtual sources.

Findings: The major findings of the current study are: all women’s universities have different MLIS program structures like intake of students, nomenclature, course structure, credits, and schemes of papers. There should be uniformity in MLIS program. The universities offer similar ICT courses with different paper nomenclature. It is opined that the LIS curriculum should be balanced with theoretical and practically oriented in all women’s universities. It should meet the national needs of libraries. The UGC Model Curriculum 2001 itself is incredibly old and needs to be redesigned in accordance with technological changes and NEP 2020 to accommodate, integrate and serve the emerging trends and management aspects.

Originality/Value: This study is original and has not been published elsewhere. This study would benefit women’s universities to find gaps in ICT Components in the curriculum of master’s programme of Library and Information Science, policymakers, and to redesign the curriculum.


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