1. Introduction
Information is power Today?s modern society is
completely an information based society where
information as a resource, plays a vital role in
the development and progress. To obtain desired
advancement, progress and development in any
field every nation depends on accurate information. Library and information institution can play a
vital role by providing,managing and storing authentic information. Libraries
and information centres have important contribution in the management and
dissemination of right information to the users at the right time in the right
way.
Due to a remarkable exploration of information
and ICT?s skilled information professionals are mandatory to manage the
information as well as information institutions in scientific and systematic
way. This is why, Library and information education is so much important in
this era of information exploration. To ensure complete education in this field
an internship program is very useful for making skilled and expert information professionals.
Internship is very important to gain real world experience and practical knowledge
in our professional field.Actually, An internship is a
temporary position with an emphasis on on-the-job training rather than merely
employment, and it can be paid or unpaid.A trainee can learn or gain practical experience about what he or she
has learned it theoretically. That is why, internship is very crucial for the
dynamic information professionals.
In this regard, the pioneer of Library and
Information Education in Bangladesh, The Department
of Information Science and Library Management
under The University of Dhaka offers an
internship program in Dhaka University Library
to its students for the partial fulfillment of B. A.
(Honours) 8th Semester. Each and
every students of this department has to take part in a
compulsory internship program in Dhaka
University Library for the successful completion of
their B. A. Honours Degree.
