This presentation is to make aware of Library Science course of SHPT School of Library Science, SNDT Women's University. It describes the history, developments and scope.

1. Making a career DECISION?
Decide to make a difference.
Become a librarian (ALA)
Prepared by Dr. Sarika Sawant
SHPT School of Library Science
SNDT Women’s University
Mumbai 400 020

2. As a librarian, you can:
& Design a website.
& Tell a story to a child.
& Organize information so people can find
it.
& Teach people to use and
evaluate information.
& Nothing you know is ever
wasted!

3. School of Library Science

4. Development
• Established - 1961, with PG Diploma in Library Science
• Programme upgraded -1964 to Degree level - B Lib.Sc
• Continuing Education Programmes - 1969
• Faculty of LIS established - 1976
• Master’s Course introduced - 1978
• Ph.D. Programme introduced – 1985

5. Ever-changing and renewing
"...librarians are not just called librarians
anymore. Increasingly their job
responsibilities and titles provide a
framework for the technological role that
they play within the library."
• U learn something new every day

6. Grand purpose
What I do
Is
Challenging,
Fun,
And
Makes a
Difference
In People’s
Lives
Every Day!

7. Useful skills
• Importance of collection development,
• Valuable skills in locating and using
information
• Equal access to resources, and intellectual
freedom.
• Intellectually search information in Internet

8. A job with scope
• You could be a:
• Public librarian
• Medical librarian
• Reference librarian
• Knowledge manager
• School librarian
• Law librarian
• Corporate librarian
• Academic librarian

9. Trains Students To Be
Information Organisers
Researchers Information
& Providers
Consultants
Managers

10. Teaching-Learning Methods
Classroom-based Lectures, Tutorials,
Discussions
Laboratory-based Practicals, Hands-on
Field-based Internship in
University Library,
Extended Work
Experience,
Observation Visits
Self-Directed Projects, Seminar

11. Infrastructure & Learning Resources
• E class • Good collection of
• Information books and journals
organisation tools • Interactive white board
(e.g. as classification • Different types of
schedules, cataloguing software’s
codes, thesauri, etc.) • Printers & Scanners
• The university library
serve as laboratories

12. IT Practical include
• Design library website
• Blogs
• Database creation
• WIKIS
• Advance searching in Internet

13. Websites created by students
BLOGS created by students

14. Scholarships & Internships for BLISc &
MLISc
• Parekh Fund Award
• Prof Khandwala Internship Award
• SNDT Women’s University Library Internship
Award
• Miss SHPT and Best Journal Award

15. Library Science dept organises
• Teachers day on different themes
• Open House
• Book Exhibition
• Study Tour
• Invites eminent scholars to deliver lectures
• Week on Personality development programme
• Mind mapping session
• Annual Day includes Miss SHPT and Best Journal Award
• Sponsor students to participate in seminar/conf/workshops

16. Library Visits
• American Library
• BARC Library
• TISS Library
• Tata Hospital Library
• Asiatic Library
• Janmabhoomi Newspaper Library
• TCS library
• National Film Archive library
• Defense Library
• So On…….

17. Extracurricular Activities
• Essay writing
• Poster making competition
• Slogan competition
• Youth Festival
• Devlali camp
• Hiking
• 26th January Parade at New Delhi
• Pic a Lib Magazine

18. Fun Parties
• Garabha Party
• Diwali Party
• Cristmas party
Parties include Mehendi competition, Best Out
of Waste, One Min Game, Dumshera, Sangeet
Khurchi, DJ, Dandiya, Kandil making
competition, Rangoli competition etc.

19. PicNic
• Kelwa beach
• Essel World
• Alibagh
• Tikuginiwadi
• Panvel Resort

20. I m sure after doing all these stuffs
U will become a
DYNAMIC & VERSATILE PERSON LIBRARIAN
So Welcome to the
SHPT School of Library Science
I can proudly say that Not a single student of our school is
jobless today

21. Awards to Merit Holders of BLISc
• THE S.H.P.T. LIBRARY SCIENCE PRIZE (For
standing First at BLISc Examination)
• SMT. MALATI JAYANT DALAL PRIZE (For standing
First at BLISc Examination)
• LATE SHRI SHRIRAM BALWANT MAHAJAN PRIZE
(For standing First at the BLISc Examination)
• SMT. LALITA GURUNATHA MEMORIAL PRIZE (For
standing Second at BLISc Examination)

22. Awards to Merit Holders of MLISc
• SMT. MALATI JAYANT DALAL PRIZE (For securing
the highest Grade Point Average and standing
First at the MLISc Examination)
• PROF. VIDYUT K. KHANDWALA PRIZE
(For standing First at the MLISc Examination.)
• M.A. MASTER MEMORIAL PRIZE (For standing
First at the MLISc Examination.)

23. We have a global presence
• Facbook
• Orkut community
• Website of School
• Website Alumni association

24. Employment: Campus Interview
• Bombay International School
• Exim bank
• L&T
• TCS
• Crisil
Mailing list: We send job related mails to pass out
students as well as post on orkut/Facebook community

25. Proposed courses
Six month course on
• Health Librarianship
• School Librarianship
• Media Librarianship
• Digital Librarianship
• Open archive Management

26. Alumni (contd.)
• As Faculty in
• Mumbai University
• Marathawada University
• Saurashtra University
• Lucknow University
• Gujarat University
• Shivaji University
• Pune University

27. Alumni
• Corporate Sector
• ICICI
• DNA newspaper, Times of India
• KPMG
• Reliance Petrochemicals
• Hindustan Lever
• Indian Market Research Bureau
• Star TV, Sony TV ………..and so on………..

28. Our course starts in June
• Forms will be available from 2nd May onwards
https://sites.google.com/site/drsarikasawant/about-me