Reconstructing Bed Curriculum, Suggestions

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To
The Member Secretary
Kerala State Higher Education Council,
P M G, Vikas Bhavan P O
Thiruvananthapuram 33
Sir
Sub: Reconstructing Bed Curriculum, Suggestions regarding
We have pleasure in knowing that Kerala Higher Education Council starts steps to reconstruct B E d Curriculum accordingly.
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The present system of education Library is an un avoidable element. But in Kerala, right from the beginning i.e. up to +2 levels, there is no proper library system. Now the question is that with out a library, how an education system can nourish?
To bring up a library culture we suggest that there must be a compulsory library education among the students coming under UG, PG, B Ed etc.
Now itself, there is one or two chapters in School management paper in B Ed Curriculum is Library Science related topics and is taught by teachers who have no experience in library science.
In U G and PG courses, while preparing Projects, Seminars, Dissertations etc, Information literacy is must
In this context I am forwarding a two credit compulsory course named “Library and Information Literacy” and a single credit basic course named “Library and Informatics”. The Kerala University already given approval to these two programs.
While implementing this programme there is no additional financial burden to the Government, because almost all librarians in colleges coming under UGC, so they can handle the course.
Here I am requesting your kind enough to include Library Education as a compulsory subject in Higher Education Curriculum.
Thanking you
Yours sincerely,

Calicut Secretary
8/2/2010