HOW IS MASTER IN LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE ..AND IT'S FUTURE SCOPE AND BEST UNIVERSITY TO STUDY IT IN INDIA????

Library and Information Science is an interdisciplinary field that applies the practices, perspectives, and tools of management, information technology, education, and other areas to libraries. The libraries being the repositories of knowledge and information. It is a good But after the course you should have the patient to get a good position. if you should have practical knowledge to maintain the library.

A librarian helps to the people to find the information and use it effectively in their personal and professional lives. The traditional libraries which contained only books now have periodicals, journals, micro-films, audio-videos, cassettes and slides for various purposes such as education, research, reference and pleasure.

It is a part of the job profile to categorize the information required by the people visiting the library and having knowledge information systems management,  classification / cataloguing systems, bibliography, documentation, preservation and conservation of manuscript, collection management, information systems and technology, research methodology, computer applications.

Scope:

There are many Gov. jobs & private jobs like in Degree colleges or Many big organizations recruit the librarian also where you can apply with good packages.

Or

If you are interested then further you can go for NET.

Some of the career options are as given below:

1. Library Attendant
2. Library Assistant
3. Semi-Professional Assistant
4. Junior Librarian/Professional Assistant
5. Assistant Librarian
6. Deputy Librarian
7. Librarian/Chief Librarian
8. Researcher/Scientists/Application Specialist
9. Consultant/Reference Librarian

Some of the top universities you can prefer

• Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi
• Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi (Website: www.bhu.ac.in)
• Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh
• University of Delhi, Delhi
• Mahatma Gandhi Kashi Vidyapeeth, Varanasi
• Dr. Bhimrao ambedkar University Agra

Good Luck!