Job prospects for LIS Professionals in Indian Higher Education Sector : An analysis of Job advertisements published in University News

摘要

The paper explores the prospects of US job aspirants in Indian higher education system which is the third largest in the world and it raises awareness among the professionals, the need to develop skills corresponding to job market. It is based on a survey of LIS job advertisements published for higher education sector in India during the year 2013 in the 'University News', which is a higher education news journal. Content analysis method was applied to analyze a total of 167 LIS job advertisements. Job ads were analysed into various components namely location and name of the educational institutions advertising their job vacancies, job designation, pay scale, required professional qualification, job experience and skills. It was found that colleges, central universities and national level higher educational institutions of India provide better job prospects for LIS professionals. MLIS degree alongwith either UGC NET/ SLET qualification or a PhD degree is the most sought after qualification for both teaching and non-teaching jobs. ICT skill is the most important employability skill followed by skills in research and publications. The findings of this can be utilized by the LIS professionals to acquaint them with the job trend and to learn about employability skills required in higher educational sector.