Professional Inclination of Library and Information Science (LIS) Students of India: A Study of Socioeconomic Background and Career Choice Factors
The purpose of the study is to assess the professional inclination, academic and social background, family status and their occupation, gender distribution, choice of work, and their perceptions of aspirant LIS students. The study examined the various career choice factors and sources of motivation...
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| description | The purpose of the study is to assess the professional inclination, academic and social background, family status and their occupation, gender distribution, choice of work, and their perceptions of aspirant LIS students. The study examined the various career choice factors and sources of motivation that influence the students of LIS profession. The data has been collected from the 251 LIS students' enrolled five prominent universities of North India. The results indicate that majority of female students join the LIS profession because of employment opportunities. Most of the respondents are from rural areas, hails to middle class families and their educational background in Arts/Humanities and Social Science subjects. Majority of the respondents choose the LIS profession as primary career because for the better employment possibilities. The study recommends the public awareness about the LIS profession in India. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-b8b4811bbff4416faa9cd3c2829232c32022-12-22T01:24:01ZengResearch Institute for Knowledge Content Development & TechnologyInternational Journal of Knowledge Content Development and Technology2234-00682287-187X2013-12-0132527http://dx.doi.org/10.5865/IJKCT.2013.3.2.005Professional Inclination of Library and Information Science (LIS) Students of India: A Study of Socioeconomic Background and Career Choice FactorsK.P. Singh0Harish Chander1University of DelhiUniversity of DelhiThe purpose of the study is to assess the professional inclination, academic and social background, family status and their occupation, gender distribution, choice of work, and their perceptions of aspirant LIS students. The study examined the various career choice factors and sources of motivation that influence the students of LIS profession. The data has been collected from the 251 LIS students' enrolled five prominent universities of North India. The results indicate that majority of female students join the LIS profession because of employment opportunities. Most of the respondents are from rural areas, hails to middle class families and their educational background in Arts/Humanities and Social Science subjects. Majority of the respondents choose the LIS profession as primary career because for the better employment possibilities. The study recommends the public awareness about the LIS profession in India.http://ijkcdt.net/xml/01027/01027.pdfCareer ChoicesLIS ProfessionLibrarianshipProfessional InclinationAcademic BackgroundFamily StatusDemographicMotivational Factors |
| spellingShingle | K.P. Singh Harish Chander Professional Inclination of Library and Information Science (LIS) Students of India: A Study of Socioeconomic Background and Career Choice Factors International Journal of Knowledge Content Development and Technology Career Choices LIS Profession Librarianship Professional Inclination Academic Background Family Status Demographic Motivational Factors |
| title | Professional Inclination of Library and Information Science (LIS) Students of India: A Study of Socioeconomic Background and Career Choice Factors |
| title_full | Professional Inclination of Library and Information Science (LIS) Students of India: A Study of Socioeconomic Background and Career Choice Factors |
| title_fullStr | Professional Inclination of Library and Information Science (LIS) Students of India: A Study of Socioeconomic Background and Career Choice Factors |
| title_full_unstemmed | Professional Inclination of Library and Information Science (LIS) Students of India: A Study of Socioeconomic Background and Career Choice Factors |
| title_short | Professional Inclination of Library and Information Science (LIS) Students of India: A Study of Socioeconomic Background and Career Choice Factors |
| title_sort | professional inclination of library and information science lis students of india a study of socioeconomic background and career choice factors |
| topic | Career Choices LIS Profession Librarianship Professional Inclination Academic Background Family Status Demographic Motivational Factors |
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