Analysis of Strengths and Weaknesses of BLIS (Bachelor in Library & Information Science) Program: in the perspective of curricula offered in universities of Pakistan

The library schools of Pakistan are producing library professionals to work in different types of organizations. The fundamental education and training of librarianship is imparted at BLIS (one-year post-graduation) level which is named as BLIS, BA (Hon.), PGD (LIS) or MA (Previous) in different uni...

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Published in:Library philosophy and practice 2021-01, p.1-19
Main Authors: Hussain, Farhat, Ansari, Munira Nasreen
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Academic libraries
Colleges & universities
Core curriculum
Education
Focus groups
Interviews
Knowledge
Librarians
Library and information science
Library management
Library science
Literature reviews
Professionals
Public sector
Schools of library and information science
Students
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Summary:The library schools of Pakistan are producing library professionals to work in different types of organizations. The fundamental education and training of librarianship is imparted at BLIS (one-year post-graduation) level which is named as BLIS, BA (Hon.), PGD (LIS) or MA (Previous) in different universities of Pakistan. The courses taught at this level are more or less same in all the universities. These are core courses and of compulsory nature and provide fundamental knowledge of librarianship. To examine the strengths and weaknesses of BLIS programs as experienced by the working professionals and their suggestions about inclusion/exclusion of the courses and suggestions about changes in BLIS programs and for the improvement of the quality of library education, focus group interviews of the alumni of all the library schools of Pakistan working in different types and sizes of libraries located in all the provinces of the country were conducted. As a result of these interviews and discussions, very useful information was obtained which can be helpful for developing and revising the curriculum.
ISSN:1522-0222