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Permalink Reply by Siddhartha Shankar Ray on January 22, 2013 at 22:21

Dear Sri Nazaray:

Please see the definition & meaning of entrepreneurship from Wikipedia as this is the easiest way to learn it in totality.besides click the link below

 http://www.businessdictionary.com/definition/entrepreneur.html#ixzz...

Now please decide what exactly you want to mean & do. In case you want to initiate consultancy ( as I understand there is one called Library Soup) First you have to establish yourself as an expert inthe fields of your activities. Off and on many of my retired friends do such things presumably because they have made their bones in this profession and their performances are proven and are KNOWN by the organizations who hire them. They are often called as adviser However, in the days of IT related activities many individuals in their some what earlier days in profession (like within a decade of entering into the profession) are regarded as quite expert in their fields of activities. But they are, what one calls sectoral experts!! their expertise are often hired by libraries for that particular activities only while there are other parts for a totality called a LIBRARY. A consultant, on the other way, sets up a Library in a turn key basis. In case you can do such things it is OK. But you MUST HAVE A CLEAR CUT IDEA OF REQUIREMENTS (what exactly the client wants) and the best possible solution. It is always better if you have a few optional suggestions so that the client can chhose from them.

In case you are capable of doing this, certainly you can work as an entrepreneur.

Sincerely,

Siddhartha S. Ray, Calcutta

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Permalink Reply by Bichitra Narzary on January 23, 2013 at 4:53

Thank you for discussion and spending valuable time because in coming days there will be no more jobs. So, I am thinking beyond that.......@Siddhartha.

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Permalink Reply by Dr. Badan Barman on January 22, 2013 at 23:58

There are lots of scope for a Librarian to be an entrepreneur. The web give us a new potential to be an entrepreneur. Information consolidation and repackaging is new way to earn. We in 2012 organised a regional seminar on Entrepreneurial approach of Library Professionals, in that seminar I presented a paper where I mention the probable areas for a librarian to be an entrepreneur. If you are really interested to be an entrepreneur, kindly make a plan to visit me. See my profile for details.

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Permalink Reply by Bichitra Narzary on January 23, 2013 at 4:55

Well, it is good then. I will definitely visit your office. Moreover, I have already established Coaching Institute for Entrance Examination in my locality and willing to do fusion between Library & Inf. Science and Coaching. Thank you.

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Permalink Reply by Hitendra Krishna Tewari on January 23, 2013 at 17:51

The scope lies within oneself. I have seen librarians only doing the work for others/institutions/libraries etc, and only bother about the pay and hikes, but the way the approach and attitude of the present library professionals is that this profession is dying as we always seek help from others. The point of doing something different from others is the mind of an entrepreneur. Creating an information tool which serve the purpose for catering information is the prime key for focus to be an entrepreneur. Advisor, consultants, freelance librarians, trainers are not entrepreneurs. They may be earning money, but not involving the new parameters of information catering domains. To create an information tool is one of the toughest jobs and then to inform the society is another. Marketing of information is the last and getting sucess through it takes time. Bringing an idea into a sucess story is a true entrepreneurship. If you think that you are different and can do things differently and do have an idea, then you can contact me at hitendra2005@sify.com.

Hitendra Krishna Tewari
Information Manager
The Scindia School
Fort
Gwalior
Ph: 8435458769

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