Dr.
Harmandeep Kaur is working as Assistant professor of Punjabi in Department of
Evening studies (MDRC), Punjab University Chandigarh. She is M.A. in Punjabi
and has done her Ph.D. (NET-JRF Cleared). She has Teaching Experience of 8
years.
Interview
Dr.
Preeti Sharda: Please tell me something about your first encounter with the
library.
Dr.
Harmandeep Kaur: My first encounter with the library was at Panjab University
A. C. Joshi library is a very big library with lakhs of books. When I entered
the library the first time, I was happily surprised by the size of the building as
well as the collection of books.
Dr.
Preeti Sharda: How the library has made a change in your life?
Dr.
Harmandeep Kaur: I was a student of literature and now I am a
teacher of literature. You can have your specialization but literature has no
boundaries of language. Library provided me a platform to read literature across
languages (eg. Punjabi, Hindi, English).
Dr.
Preeti Sharda: How the library is important for people belonging to your
profession?
Dr.
Harmandeep Kaur: For a good teacher of literature, first you
should be a die-hard reader. Reading nourishes and nurtures your understanding.
I think literature makes you understand other human beings better.
Dr.
Preeti Sharda: What do you prefer more e-resources or print resources?
Dr.
Harmandeep Kaur: I prefer
print resources because I think a book is also a living entity- resource does not
have that feel. When you are reading a book, it feels that you are talking to
another person.
Dr.
Preeti Sharda: What are your expectations from a library?
Dr.
Harmandeep Kaur: A
library should have a good collection and a good reading environment because
these are the two basics of a library. Moreover, it should have print resources
as well as e-resources.
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