State the characteristics of a profession. discuss the contradicting views of authors justifying lis as a profession and not as a profession.
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LIS is a profession because -
Handling large volume of books, magazines and journals needs professional training and specialised knowledge.
LIS needs seperate studies which are not included in other streams of education.
LIS is not a profession because -
Most of the libraries use untrained librarians at very low pay scales.
Most of them are not properly trained to handle large volume of books and journals in a systematic way.
Most of the librarians are not under a distinct association.
Any professional you choose will have people speaking both in favor of it and against it.
Consider the case of one of the noblest professions, a doctor.
Some people tend to consider them as a good while others think they just try to make money by giving you costly medicines and conducting costly tests.