Employability of Library and Information Science Graduates: Competencies Expected versus Taught—A Case Study

Abstract

The article discusses employability of LIS students and competencies expected versus taught. Author had analysed 56 advertisements published in March-April 2010 from two national newspapers, The Times of India and The Hindustan Times, two job websites Sarkari Post and Current Government Jobs, and curriculum of four universities of north India namely, BHU, Varanasi; DU, Delhi; IGNOU, Delhi; PU, Chandigarh. Finding shows that there is a gap in professional competencies expected versus taught. http://dx.doi.org/10.14429/djlit.30.621