Pearl: A Journal of Library and Information Science

  • Year: 2012
  • Volume: 6
  • Issue: 1

Occupational Stress among Library Professionals: A Study at Indore City

  • Author:
  • Bhupendra Ratha, Maya Hardia, GHS Naidu
  • Total Page Count: 7
  • DOI:
  • Page Number: 1 to 7

*Lecturer in *School of LISc, Devi Ahilya University, Indore (MP), e-mail: bhu261@gmail.com

**Student of M. Phil., School of LISc, Devi Ahilya University, Indore (MP), e-mail: maya.hardia@gmail.com

***Librarian, Central Library, Devi Ahilya University, Indore (MP), e-mail: ghsnaidu@gmail.com

Abstract

The paper explores the occupational stress among library professionals and challenging job condition as demanded by the competitive environment in the Private Engineering College of Indore City. The work also exposes the reasons of occupational stress among different levels of library professionals and also suggests how to convert negative stress into positive stress with qualitative and quantitative output in their work and service.

Keywords

Stress, Occupational Stress, Engineering College, Library of Engineering College, Library Professionals