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PAPER ID:IJIM/V.2(III)/140-146/22
AUTHOR: Mr. Dalip Singh
TITLE : INFORMATION ETHICS AND LIS PROFESSION IN DIGITAL ERA IN INDIA: A FUTURISTIC APPROACH
ABSTRACT: We are living in digital era where things are changing drastically in every domain of human life and consequence of that like other professions such as Banking, Insurance and Healthcare traditional approach of serving the patrons of libraries has become unproductive. Moreover, due to extensive use of ICT and availability of internet connectivity at easy, most of the library users have a lot of other options such institutional repositories, Information databases, social networking sites and search engines to get the required information in their desired format. The result of this, the number of library visitors and their frequency of library visit have been decreased remarkably which raised a big concerned for LIS professionals. Apart from this, it is also expected by the modern users that libraries professionals should provide the right information, in the least span of time, in the right format and in right professional way. To do so, the majority of libraries in India are in process of converting into digital libraries which are more suitable for the modern users and to meet the basic objective of making information accessible across this universe by passing all constraints to time and space. So, to make it on the ground reality, roles and responsibilities of LIS professionals have become very crucial and it is a high demand of time to incorporate some more professional ethics in all housekeeping operations of the library such as information searching, selection, storage, processing and dissemination. The key purpose of this study is to point out a few information ethics which are directly or indirectly associated with Library and Information Professionals.
KEYWORDS: InformationEthics, LIS Professional, Library and Information Centers, Digital Libraries, India.