Foundation of Librarianship Course Code 5500 LIS Education

Foundation of Librarianship Course Code: 5500 LIS Education in Pakistan

Introduction First Library School in India (1910) William Bordon Baroda State India 1 st Library School in South Asia – Punjab University 1915 Asa Don Dickinson Vice Chancellor James C. R. Evening Punjab Library Primer 1916 Course Contents Cont…

Introduction Name of Student in 1 st Session 1947 1 st Pakistani Librarian Abdul Raheem Khan BLS Degree from Mc. Gill University Canada 1 st President of PLA 1957

Library Schools Department of LIS Punjab University Department of LIS Karachi University Department of LIS Sindh University Jamshoro Department of LIS IUB Department of LIS AIOU Department of LIS University of Balochistan Department of LIS Minhaj University Lahore Department of LIS BZU Department of LIS University of Sargodha

Dept. of LIS PU 2 nd library school in world 1915 CLS course Asa Don Dickinson Diploma in LIS 1959 Masters in LIS 1974 Ph. D. 1999 M. Phil Leading to Ph. D. 2005 Current Programes MA / M. Phil. / Ph. D.

Dept. of LIS Karachi University Founder Dr. Abdul Moid – Ph. D. from USA 1964 Present Chairperson Malahat Kaleem Sherwani Established 1956 Diploma in LIS 1956 Master in LIS 1962 Ph. D. 1967 Degree Prorammes B. S. & Honors , BLIS, MS/Ph. D.

Dept. of LIS Sindh University Jamshoro Chairperson Soomro Sheerin Gul Programes Post Graduate Diploma 2 Semesters MA M. Phil

Department of LIS IUB Chairperson Dr. Rubina Shaheen Bhatti Established 1983 Programes MA , M. Phil , Ph. D.

Department of LIS AIOU Established 1985 MA 1985 (Two years program) 1988 village libraries Future Plans M. Phil , Ph. D. Syllabus Approved 1988 Saain M. Malik Distance Learning Programs Certificate , B. A. M. A.

Department of LIS University of Balochistan Established 1981 Chairman Rehmat ullah Khan Baloach Programes Diploma 1981 MA 1984 (MA) 2 years programe in 2006