Abstract

Author(s): SHANKAR REDDY KOLLE, PARMESHWAR S.

This paper discusses the professional skills and soft skills required by the library professionals to be effective in rendering service to the user’s community. Further it deliberates, the competencies required by the professionals such user’s needs assessment, application of new technology and development the print and non-print collection and also discusses the soft skills one should have to serve the users effectively such as communication skills, leadership skills, interpersonal skills, presentation skills etc.