Undergraduate LIS Education in Pakistan: An Overview

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...

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Published in:Pakistan journal of information management & libraries 2016-05, Vol.11, p.11-27
Main Authors: Muhammad Ijaz Mairaj, Kanwal Ameen
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