Abstract:
Library and information science professionals are acted as a key role in the academic institutions for
sharing and disseminating the knowledge through various traditional and technological methods. LIS
professional also require the soft skills for their career advancement, leadership qualities and
innovative services to the users. The 21st century is experiencing rapid changes in science and
technological developments in all fields. Library and information science professionals will ensure the
attainment of soft skills such as analytical, creative, flexible, reflective, detective, adaptable, responsive
to the needs, self-motivated, enthusiastic, interactive and engaging, tolerant, networking skills,
multidisciplinary reader, information literacy, work ethics, and confidentiality. This paper will discuss
the soft skills for LIS Professionals, ICT skills for LIS Professionals, supervision skills for LIS
Professionals, work ethics and professionalism for LIS Professionals and the marketing skills for LIS
Professionals. Added to this, LIS professionals are aware of the changing needs of their jobs and are
ready learn in order to build their capacity and skill based competencies through this paper. Finally
the study proved that, good leaders in LIS professionals will be produced and the dissemination of
information to the customers in traditional and modern technology through various skills will be
ensured thereby the LIS professionals are able to support the society
