Farhat Hussain

University of Karachi · Department of Library & Information Science

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...

This article examines the Pakistani model of library and information science (LIS) education in the light of changes brought about by information and communication technology. Library and Information Science is a profession that is concerned with the attained knowledge and skills that support the collection, organization and utilization of the reco...

Education in Library & Information Science at postgraduate level in Pakistan is imparted by 12 universities including nine in public and three in private sector, whereas one public university has suspended the program in 2008. This paper aims to analyze the courses offered by the library schools of Pakistan. The study explores the number and type o...

This paper explores the opinion of junior and senior library professionals working for various organizations in Pakistan on LIS curricula and seeks their suggestions to develop an effective and practicable curriculum. Survey research method was used to collect data from professionals through a structured questionnaire. The findings reveal that the...

Reading is the most valuable among many habits of man. Some feel it as a source of pleasure and enjoyment and some consider it a wearisome activity. While a large number of people believe that it is need of time. This paper seeks to appraise the reading habits and attitude of seminar librarians of University of Karachi, Pakistan in terms of time, p...

The purpose of this study is to bring together all the bibliographical sources related to periodicals and newspapers of Pakistan. This research will facilitate the researchers, scholars, librarians and personnel from media or professionals from concerned literary organizations to identify and to get access to all periodicals and newspapers of Pakis...

Library and Information Science is a broad practical field that gives a flavor of Mathematics, Statistics, Management, Technology, and Educational Policy. The basic responsibility of librarian is to provide the right material to the right reader at the right time and all this is possible when a library is organized systematically and the material i...