Authors : P.W. Naik, M.R. Burande & J.S. Hatmode
Page Nos : 135 to 144
Description :
Animal husbandry, dairying and fisheries sectors play a significant role in
supplementing family incomes and generating gainful employment in the rural sector.
The needs and environment of veterinary professionals are transforming and this has
made the environment more competitive and complex. The impact of the internet and
digital products on veterinary education, research and extension activities are worthy
praising. Amazing growth of electronic resources changed the veterinary extension
activity dynamically and effectively. The application of e-resources has completely
transformed the outlook of traditional veterinary education, research and extension in
to modern one. Quality in extension service is a vital aspect in today‟s competitive time.
And Veterinary Library and Information Centre facilitates the veterinary
extension with ultramodern facilities for easy access to e-resources, intranet and
digital library facilities. It is only quality information service that decides the status
and future of the development of extension programme in agriculture, fisheries, dairy
and animal husbandry. This paper deals with ‘six sigma’ and its application in
extension programme in collaboration with Library and Information Centre. „Six
sigma‟ is a method of reducing errors and improving quality. It is a methodology to
define a problem from the view point of manager or users as defect and ascertain its
causes in order to solve it. This method was developed three decades ago for
manufacturing process, but now it is being implemented in service industry too and
Libraries at veterinary universities is not an exception to that. The process aims to
understand strategies of six sigma and its applications in extension programme
powered by Library & Information Centre which could facilitate the farmers to broaden
their horizon of perception. This paper illustrates features, steps used, advantages
and the use of ‘six sigma’ in the management of the extension programme
supported by Library and Information Centre in rural are.