Open AccessUndergraduate LIS Education in Pakistan: An Overview
Author(s) -
Muhammad Ijaz Mairaj,
Kanwal Ameen
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
pakistan journal of information management and libraries
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.184
H-Index - 7
ISSN - 2409-7462
DOI - 10.47657/201011793
Subject(s) - bachelor , curriculum , certificate , medical education , subject (documents) , higher education , library science , quality (philosophy) , pedagogy , political science , sociology , medicine , computer science , physics , algorithm , quantum mechanics , law
The paper gives an account of undergraduate level library and information science education in Pakistan including independent certificate courses, an optional subject at intermediate and bachelor level, and bachelor program of Allama Iqbal Open University. The paper is based on the literature review and personal communications with selected professionals. There appeared gap in local literature regarding contemporary state of undergrad level education. The review of literature and senior professionals suggested that radical changes are necessary in policies, programs and curricula of different programs at undergraduate level to raise the quality of education.