Perceived impact of LIS Internship Programme on Personal and Professional competencies of Students of DLIS, Banaras Hindu University

Shri Ram Pandey, Pramod Kumar

Abstract


The purpose of the study is to investigate and understand the Library Training Programme (LTP) conducted by the Department of Library and Information Science in various departments, faculties and institutions of Banaras Hindu University. The study covers Master of Library and Information Science (M. Lib. I. Sc) students who were pursued and joined one-year training programme offered by the Department of Library and Information Science, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi from 2010 to 2018. LTP is offered by DLIS BHU students who complete the M. Lib. I. Sc. Degree every year. The authors investigate the impact of training on the library trainees in the context of employability perspectives such as core competencies, professional competencies and personal competencies. A structured questionnaire, which covers various aspects of library training and their impact on trainees, was distributed among library trainees of batches 2010 to 2018. The study shows that there are significant impacts of the library training programme on trainee’s professional core competencies. A correlation between the attributes of training and the level of confidence among trainees after library training has been tested for each professional skills and inferences were presented in the light of objectives and hypothesis. The study shows that a significant number of library trainees are relatively confident with their professional competencies in the tune of job satisfaction.


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