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Knowledge Society and Role of Libraries : Knowledge Society and Role of Libraries : Recommendations of The National Recommendations of The National
Knowledge CommissionKnowledge Commission
Sangita Gupta
Professor, DLIS
University Of Jammu
Jammu
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National Knowledge Commission National Knowledge Commission (NKC)(NKC)
The National Knowledge Commission has been set up by the Prime Minister with the challenging mandate to transform India of the 21st century into a knowledge society. It is expected to advise the PM on matters relating to knowledge creation, knowledge dissemination and knowledge application within the diversity of the Indian scenario. Acc. to the PM “The time has come to create a second wave of institution building, and of excellence, in the fields of education, research and capacity building so that we are better prepared for the 21s century”.
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ObjectivesObjectives To build excellence in education system To promote creation of knowledge in S & T
institutions and laboratories. To promote more knowledge applications. To promote the use of knowledge capabilities in
making Government an effective ,transparent and accountable service provider to the citizens .
To ensure equitable access to knowledge cross all sections of society.
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Institutional frameworks require to be developed to strengthen the education system, promote research and innovation and facilitate knowledge application in various sectors like health education, agriculture, water, energy and industry.
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WHAT IS AN INFORMATION SOCIETY ?WHAT IS AN INFORMATION SOCIETY ?
According to Cawkell Information Society can be defined as a society in which ultimately most of the people are engaged in ‘brain work’ rather than ‘physical work’.Martin and Webster have identified following criteria for the development of information society
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Criterion identified for Criterion identified for Development of inf. SocietyDevelopment of inf. Society
• Technological – Introduction of IT has provided an
important break-through in acquisition, processing, storage and dissemination of information. Continuously decreasing cost and increasing improvements in technological devices have an added impact
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Economic Knowledge becomes key to economic power and
success. Growth of information (knowledge) industry has resulted into five broad groups:
Education (e.g. schools, colleges, libraries) Media of communication (e.g. radio, T V,
advertising) Information machines (e.g. computers, fax
machines, mobile phones, etc) Information services (e.g. law, insurance,
medicine) Other information activities (e.g. R & D).
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Occupational
50% population is involved in information work leading to professional society where labour market is dominated by knowledge workers such as scientists, inventors, teachers, librarians, authors, journalists
Spatial
Dissemination of information by crossing all the geographical boundaries to anyone, anywhere, anytime with the help of networks
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Cultural It is a ‘media-laden-society’. Information,
entertainment and educative programmes on media are available round the clock, helping an individual in self-development.
Social Information as an enhancer of quality of life,
creating greater information consciousness among end-users.
Political Freedom of information leading to a political
process characterized by greater awareness about democratic rights.
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What is Knowledge SocietyWhat is Knowledge Society
It is a stage beyond information era. Knowledge society is about creating,using,applying and sharing of knowledge for economic, social and spiritual ,cultural and other purposes. It is a society where knowledge is the primary production resource instead of capital and labour. Intensive utilization of knowledge can create extensive wealth for nation.Knowledge Society is a society which had institutions support in the form of R & D institutions, school, colleges, information institutions,etc. It should be supported by information society. So Information society is a part of Knowledge society.
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FACTORSFACTORS Universal access to information Skilled citizens who heavily rely on ICTs. Occupations- Creativity and management. Equal access to education Preservation and promotion of cultural diversity
including multi lingualism Freedom of expression Network of Knowledge organizations and
corporate culture Team work ,collaboration and standardizations are
the norms for knowledge sharing
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NKC covers NKC covers five focus areasfive focus areas of of the knowledge paradigm:the knowledge paradigm:
AccessConceptsCreationApplicationServices
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Access- Easy access to knowledge Literacy
LanguageTranslationLibrariesNetworksPortals
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ConceptsConcepts
School EducationVocational EducationHigher EducationMedical EducationLegal EducationManagement EducationEngineering EducationOpen and Distance Education
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creationcreation
Science and TechnologyIntellectual Property Rights (IPRs)InnovationEntrepreneurship
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ApplicationApplication
Traditional KnowledgeAgriculture
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ServicesServices
e-Governance
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Role of LibrariesRole of Libraries
As the prime focus of NKC is on five areas of knowledge paradigm
• Access to knowledge• Knowledge concepts• Knowledge creation• Knowledge application• Development of better Knowledge services
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To fulfill the goal of knowledge society, information poverty in India must be overcome.. L & IS sector is committed to support the knowledge society by providing equitable high quality cost effective access to inf. and knowledge resources to meet the institutional, educational, recreational and cultural needs of the community.
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A key task in this initiative is to open doors to knowledge, skills, imagination, and ideas available or accessible to the people. The libraries stand as a rich repository and resource. So it is the central objective of NKC to examine the present standards and services of the various types of libraries
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Working Group on LibrariesWorking Group on LibrariesTo redefine the objectives of libraries.To identify constraints, problems and
challenges.To recommend changes and reformsTo explore possibilities for innovations and
initiate need based new programmes.To promote excellence in L & I S
education.To assist in setting up more facilities to
preserve and provide access to knowledge.
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RecommendationsRecommendations
1 Libraries should be included in the Concurrent List of the Constitution of India by an Act of Parliament. This
will facilitate the coordinated development of libraries across different sectors.
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22 National Commission on LibrariesNational Commission on Libraries
National Commission on Libraries.
As an interim measure, a National Mission on Libraries should be set up for a period of three years which should be converted into a permanent Commission.
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1. Advise the government on Libraries and Information Sector
2. Set standards for collection, services and technical processing
3. Encourage public/ private participation 4. Interact with State Governments 5. Conserve cultural heritage 6. Review and assess LIS education & In-
service training needs 7. Support R&D/ technological
development 8. Ensure access to all publications
including government and institutional public documents
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33 National Census of LibrariesNational Census of Libraries
A national census of all libraries should be prepared by undertaking a nationwide survey. Collection of census data on libraries would provide baseline data for planning
A survey of user needs and reading habits should be conducted at the national
level as part of the National Sample Survey.
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44 L&IS EducationL&IS Education
The LIS education and training (including in-service) should be revised and revamped. The Mission on Libraries must assess as soon as possible the manpower requirements of the country in the area of LIS management, and take necessary steps to meet the country’s requirement through LIS education and training.
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55 Promote ResearchPromote Research
Necessary encouragement should be given to research after evaluating the research status in this field. A separate well equipped Institution for Advanced Training and Research in Library and Information Science and Services should be set up.
Indian Institute of Library and Information Science
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66 Finance /FundsFinance /Funds
A specified percentage of the Central and State education budgets must be ear-marked for libraries. In addition, a Central Library Fund should be instituted to take care of upgrading existing libraries over a period of 3-5 years ( Initially 1000 crore rupees)
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77 Re-assess staffing of Re-assess staffing of librarieslibraries
B.Lib.Sc (for 50 students)
Professor I
Reader I
Lecturer 2 M Lib.Sc (for 20 students)
Professor I
Reader 2
Lecturer 4
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88 Promotion of ICT applicationPromotion of ICT applicationIn LibrariesIn Libraries
Catalogues of all libraries on their websites. Networking of libraries National repository for Bibliographic records. Server to Central, State, District and sub division
level libraries Broad band connectivity to block/village libraries
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9 9 Networking of LibrariesNetworking of Libraries
Networking of 54000 Public Libraries by 2011
1 Phase I: 1000 as a pilot project by DELNET and INFLIBNET.
2 Phase II : 10,000 libraries.3 Phase III: Remaining Libraries
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Collection DevelopmentCollection Development
Public Libraries:o Local requirement basedo 60% of Budget on Library Collectiono 10 % of collection less than 5 years old. Academic Librarieso Need basedo 6-10 % of total institutional Budget on Collection
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1010 Greater Community Participation Greater Community Participation in Library Managementin Library Management
Community based Information system.Involvement of local community to
conduct cultural and educational community based programmes.
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ConclusionConclusion It is the high time that libraries and librarians
have to realize their critical role in creating knowledge society by providing equitable high quality cost effective access to inf. and knowledge resources to meet the institutional, educational, recreational and cultural needs of the community. To attain this goal they have to change the present strategy of collection and acquisition of knowledge to the strategy of Knowledge access.
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THANKS……THANKS……