Stress Management of Library and Information Professionals in Digital Environment

Routray, Bijayalaxmi and Satpathy, Sunil Stress Management of Library and Information Professionals in Digital Environment., 2007 . In Librarianship in 21st Century, Sambalpur University, Burla, Orissa, 16-17 February 2007. [Conference paper]

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English abstract

Stress is the changes which our bodies experience as we adjust to our continually changing environment. It has been an integral part of our daily life since prehistoric times and Library & Information science personnel are not exception to this. Thus we cannot avoid stress in our life; rather the best policy is to manage it properly to increase our efficiency. This article attempts to define stress in the light of LIS profession. It describes about the types of stress in libraries and its reasons. Also critically analyses the best ways to manage the stress of LIS professionals in digital library environment.

Item type:	Conference paper
Keywords:	management, stress management, digital environment
Subjects:	F. Management. > FE. Personnel management.
Depositing user:	sunil satpathy
Date deposited:	07 Mar 2007
Last modified:	02 Oct 2014 12:04
URI:	http://hdl.handle.net/10760/8152

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