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Library and Information Services in
Pakistan: A Review of Articles Published in
Foreign Journals
KHALID MAHMOOD*
A
BSTRACT
The paper presents a statistical and subjective review of the
journal articles on various aspects of library and information
services in Pakistan. Only the articles published in the journals
outside Pakistan are included. Articles are selected from four
abstracting services, i.e. LISA, ISA, LSA, and ERIC. Author-
ship characteristics of 97 articles are analysed and compared
with the previous studies of LIS periodicals. Authorship details
include collaboration, occupation, affiliation, and the author’s
country. Other publication details of the articles include year,
language, journal, and the country of publication. The findings
show that library science teachers write more than the other
professionals and the most popular subject is the library and
information science education. Library science faculty at
Karachi University contributes more articles in international
journals. The articles are mostly published in English language
journals and in English speaking countries, i.e. UK and USA.
International Information and Library Review published more articles
on this topic. Problems in library research in Pakistan are
discussed and recommendations are made. A brief review of
the articles is given according to 16 major subjects. A
bibliography of the articles reviewed is also compiled.
©1996 Academic Press Limited
I
NTRODUCTION
Pakistan came into being as the result of the partition of India in 1947,
when the provinces of Sind, Balochistan, North-West Frontier and the
parts of Punjab and Bengal having Muslim majority constituted as a
separate country. Pakistan had two wings, West Pakistan and East
*Lecturer, Department of Library & Information Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore,
Pakistan.
Intl. Inform. & Libr. Rev. (1996), 28, 383–405
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Pakistan, each separated from the other by a distance of about 1600
kilometers of Indian territory. East Pakistan became an independent
country in December, 1971 and is now called Bangladesh. Pakistan
(former West Pakistan) has a total area of 796 095 sq. km, with a
population of 131·5 million in 1994. It is a federal Islamic republic and
the per capita GNP in 1991 was US$400. This country has progressed
through several development plans and has made substantial progress in
several vital areas such as education, scientific and technological research,
industrialization, rural uplift and several other areas of socio-economic
development. Overall literacy is estimated to be 34% in 1992 and the
government has extensive programmes for the eradication of illiteracy in
the country. The infrastructure of education and research consists of
schools, colleges, polytechnics, universities, laboratories and research
institutes. There are presently 23 universities, 691 colleges and a fairly
large number of research institutes and laboratories in the country.
Hamid (1992) estimated the number of libraries in Pakistan to be 1500
which are employing 3000 professional librarians. There are six library
schools offering library and information science education at postgraduate
level. The 2-year academic programme is divided into 1 year diploma/
bachelor and 1 year Master degree. Total number of diploma and Master
degree holders was estimated in 1992 to be 3304 and 2349,
respectively.
P
URPOSE
Library research in Pakistan started when Asa Don Dickinson, an
American, wrote a textbook, Punjab Library Primer, that was published in
1916 by the University of the Punjab. Afterwards, a number of books,
reports and proceedings on various aspects of Pakistani librarianship were
published. A remarkable research was carried out in six library schools in
the form of Masters theses. Bibliographies of library literature in Pakistan
were compiled time to time and some articles on this topic were also
published.
The most popular media of publishing is the periodicals. Why are
journals mostly used in research activities? Budd (1988) answers this
question:
“A primary means of scholarly communication in virtually all disciplines (and certainly
in library and information science) is the journal. The journal offers authors and
readers some advantages over the monograph: the opportunity for dissemination of a
larger number and broader scope of issues and questions; intensive study of very
specific questions or aspects of large problems; and the timely publication of intended
communication.”
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Librarians of the area that is now called Pakistan understood the
importance of library journals and Modern Librarian, the first professional
journal, was published in Lahore in 1930 as a monthly organ of the
Punjab Library Association. Pakistan Library Bulletin started its publication
in 1968 and is being published regularly. Some other library journals are
also published in the country. Besides the literature published within the
country, there is a good number of international library journals published
throughout the world. Bottle and Efthimiadis (1984) noted a cumulative
total of 1545 professional journals currently published in 1983. Reviewing
the period 1860–1933, they calculated that the number of journals for the
profession doubles every 13·8 years. Since the existence of Pakistan, local
and foreign authors have been contributing on Pakistani librarianship in
the journals published outside Pakistan. How much research on this topic
was published? Bibliographies and other studies published in the country
did not cover these articles.
The purpose of this study is to investigate the contribution on the
different aspects of library and information services in Pakistan in the
form of articles published in professional journals of the countries other
than Pakistan. How many articles were published? Who wrote more on
this topic? What are the institutional affiliations and occupations of
published authors? What is the trend of collaboration among authors of
Pakistani librarianship? When and where were the articles published?
Which journals published more articles? In which language were the
articles published? What is the coverage of articles in different abstracting
services? What are the subject contents of the articles with regard to
different aspects of Pakistani librarianship? By answering these questions
this study will present on one hand a subject review of the articles and a
comprehensive bibliography on the topic on the other.
S
COPE
Only articles indexed/abstracted in the following abstracting services are
included in the study:
dLibrary and Information Science Abstracts — LISA (UK based, covers 550
journals from 60 countries, 1969 to the present, updated monthly)
dInformation Science Abstracts — ISA (USA based, covers 300 journals,
1966 to the present, updated monthly)
dLibrary Science Abstracts — LSA (UK based, published quarterly from
1950–1968, in 1969 changed into LISA)
dEducational Resources Information Center — ERIC (USA based, covers 750
journals, 1966 to the present, updated monthly)
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN PAKISTAN 385
Items other than articles, i.e. books, reports, dissertations, conference
proceedings, research projects, etc. abstracted in these abstracting services
are not included in the study. Other possible sources of information were
also searched, and the reviewer made every effort to find such articles
published abroad. These sources include published indexes like Library
Literature. Senior professionals were also consulted in this regard. In spite
of all efforts there is a chance that some articles may have been missed in
this review. Two types of articles are included: (1) articles written
particularly on the whole or any aspect of Pakistani librarianship; (2)
articles that do not particularly deal Pakistani librarianship but discuss it
partly.
Articles published in the Pakistani journals are not included. Articles
particularly written on East Pakistan and similarly articles published in
Eastern Librarian (Published from East Pakistan now Bangladesh) are
excluded. The time period covered in the study is 1947–1995.
M
ETHODOLOGY
Approach to the abstracting services in the field of library and information
science was not possible in Pakistan. The author, during his stay at the
Department of Library & Information Science, Haagse Hogeschool, The
Hague in April 1996, searched for required articles in online databases of
LISA, ISA, and ERIC provided by the DIALOG. Descriptors like
Pakistan, four provinces of the country, big cities, etc. were searched (free-
text) in the databases. The abstracts of articles were downloaded. For
searching of articles abstracted in LSA, the author used the British
Library Information Sciences Service (BLISS) at London. The required
abstracts were photocopied. The decision of inclusion of the articles in this
study was taken after having a careful look into the abstracts. In order to
be fully aware of the topic, most though not all of the articles included in
the study were physically seen by the author. Findings of the study were
analysed and tabulated in Pakistan. For more information about LIS
journals included in the study, various editions of Ulrich’s International
Periodicals Directory and other available reference tools were consulted.
F
INDINGS
After searching in four abstracting services, 97 items were classified as
journal articles falling in the scope of the study. Three articles were
published twice in six different journals. For the purpose of this study
those three articles were considered as six independent entries. See
Bibliography for a full list of the articles included in the study.
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TABLE I
Coverage of articles by abstracting services
Number of articles
Rank Name of abstracting service abstracted Percentage
1 Library and Information Science Abstracts
(LISA) 74 76·29
2 Information Science Abstracts (ISA) 28 28·87
3 Library Science Abstracts (LSA) 14 14·43
4 Educational Resources Information Center
(ERIC) 7 7·22
Coverage of Articles by Abstracting Services
The maximum number of articles, 74 (76·29%), were abstracted in LISA,
followed by ISA which abstracted 28 (28·87%) articles. LSA and ERIC
abstracted only 14 (14·43%) and seven (7·22%) articles, respectively (see
Table I). Only 19 (19·59%) articles were abstracted in more than one
abstracting service. Of those 19, 14 (14·43%) were included by two
services while five (5·15%) were covered by three services.
Publishing Activities
69 (71·13%) articles were written particularly on Pakistani librarianship,
and 28 (28·87%) articles contained partial information about Pakistan. In
these 28 articles, most were written on South Asia, developing countries,
and Third World countries.
Collaborative Authorship
A total of 66 authors were counted. Four (4·12%) articles were found to be
anonymous. Of the 93 authored articles, only seven (7·53%) had more
than one named author. The majority of the articles (92·47%) had a single
author. Two authors were found in four (4·3%) articles. The maximum
number of authors in one article was four (see Table II).
Affiliation and Occupation of Authors
Finding the type of institution with which each author was affiliated was
not possible in many of the cases. According to a rough estimate, based on
the personal knowledge of this reviewer, 25 (37·88%) authors were
affiliated with Pakistani libraries and LIS schools. The other 41 (62·12%)
were foreigners (see Table III). Of these, a large number of authors were
from UK and India. Information about other authors is not available. Of
66 authors, 12 (18·18%) contributed more than one article. These 12
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN PAKISTAN 387
TABLE II
Collaboration among authors
Number of Number of
authors articles Percentage
1 86 92·47
2 4 4·30
3 2 2·15
4 1 1·08
Total: 93 100·00
TABLE III
Affiliation of authors
Number of
Affiliation authors Percentage
Pakistan 25 37·88
Other countries 41 62·12
Total: 66 100·00
TABLE IV
Authors published most
Number of
Rank Name Occupation articles
1 Syed Jalaluddin Haider LIS faculty 12
2 Anis Khurshid LIS faculty 11
3 Attaullah University librarian 4
4–6 Mumtaz A. Anwar LIS faculty 3
4–6 P. B. Mangla LIS faculty 3
4–6 Sajjad ur Rehman LIS faculty 3
authors wrote a total of 48 (49·48%) articles. The six mostly published
authors contributed 36 (37·11%) articles. Of these six authors, five were
Pakistani and one was Indian. Of the six mostly published authors, five
were library and information science teachers and only one worked as
university librarian (see Table IV). Only two authors contributed more
than 10 articles each, and both were the faculty members of library school
at Karachi. In a study of five international LIS journals conducted by
Raptis (1992), out of 184 authors, 59 (32·07%) were LIS teachers.
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TABLE V
Language of Articles
Number of
Language articles Percentage
English 94 96·91
German 1 1·03
Portuguese 1 1·03
Russian 1 1·03
Total: 97 100·00
According to another survey of sixteen journals conducted by Buttlar
(1991), most of the authors (18·69%) were faculty of LIS schools.
Language of Articles
Most of the articles 94 (96·91%) were published in English. The other
three articles were in German, Portuguese and Russian (see Table V). The
large number of articles published in English language is due to the reason
that the official language of Pakistan is English. Almost all of the Pakistani
authors who went abroad for education purposes went to English-
speaking countries like the USA, UK and Australia. They wrote for
foreign journals published in English. Other authors from abroad who
had any concern with Pakistani librarianship and came to Pakistan for
various assignments were also from USA to UK. They also wrote on the
topics in which they had experience.
Publication Year of Articles
The span of 49 years was divided into nine groups. In the first group of
9 years only one article was published; that article was published in 1952.
After 1980 there was a trend of increase in the publication. The maximum
number of articles, 23 (23·71%), were published during 1991–1995 (see
Table VI). If we examine the data according to the number of published
articles during a single year, 1988 and 1994 will be ranked at the first two,
when the number of articles were eight each. If we divide the total period
studied, i.e. 49 years, into two equal parts, we will find that only 20
(20·62%) articles were published during the first half, while the rest, 77
(79·38%), were published in the second half.
Coverage of Articles by Journals
It was found that the total 97 articles were published in 52 journals. The
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN PAKISTAN 389
TABLE VI
Distribution of articles by year of publication
Number of
Year articles Percentage
1947–1955 1 1·03
1956–1960 9 9·28
1961–1965 2 2·06
1966–1970 5 5·15
1971–1975 10 10·31
1976–1980 8 8·25
1981–1985 17 17·53
1986–1990 22 22·68
1991–1995 23 23·71
Total: 97 100·00
number of articles published in various journals varied. Only 15 (28·85%)
journals published 60 (61·86%) articles. The other 37 (38·14%) articles
were published in 37 (71·15%) journals. International Library Review is the
first in the ranked order which published the maximum number of 16
articles. Afterwards, the International Library Review changed its title as the
International Information and Library Review. The second and third are Libri
and Unesco Bulletin for Libraries which published seven articles each (see
Table VII).
Country of Publication
The journals having articles on Pakistani librarianship were published
from 12 different countries. The country of publication of four journals
having five articles could not be identified. Of 92 articles, 77 (83·7%) were
published from only five (41·67%) countries. The maximum number of
articles, 32 (34·78%), were published from UK. 22 (23·91%) articles were
published from USA, and nine (9·78%) were from France (see Table
VIII).
Subject Contents of Articles
Articles were classified in 16 broad subject categories. Library and
information science education and research as a subject occupied a
maximum number, 18 (18·56%) of the articles. The second and third most
popular subjects were special library services and general library services,
which were described in 17 (17·53%) and 15 (15·46%) articles,
respectively. These three subjects covered 50 (51·55%) articles. See Table
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TABLE VII
Journals that frequently publish articles on Pakistan
Number of
Rank Journal title Country articles
1 International Information and Library Review UK 16
2–3 Libri Denmark 7
2–3 Unesco Bulletin for Libraries France 7
4 Information Development UK 5
5–7 Herald of Library Science India 3
5–7 Scientometrics Netherlands 3
5–7 Special Libraries USA 3
8–15 Asian Libraries Hong Kong 2
8–15 Indo-Pacific Exchange Newsletter * 2
8–15 Journal of Library History USA 2
8–15 Library Journal USA 2
8–15 Library Review UK 2
8–15 Quarterly Bulletin of the International France 2
Association of Agricultural Information Specialists
8–15 SALG Newsletter UK 2
8–15 Third World Libraries USA 2
*Country unidentified.
TABLE VIII
Distribution by country of publication
Number of
Rank Country articles Percentage
1 UK 32 34·78
2 USA 22 23·91
3 France 9 9·78
4–5 Denmark 7 7·61
4–5 India 7 7·61
5–6 Hong Kong 4 4·35
5–6 Netherlands 4 4·35
7–9 Germany 2 2·17
7–9 Singapore 2 2·17
10–12 Brazil 1 1·09
10–12 Fiji 1 1·09
10–12 Russia 1 1·09
Total: 92 100·00
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN PAKISTAN 391
TABLE IX
Subject coverage
Number of
Rank Subject articles Percentage
1 Lib. & inf. sc. education & research 18 18·56
2 Special libraries & inf. services 17 17·53
3 Lib. & inf. services 15 15·46
4 Inf. technology & lib. automation 8 8·25
5 Technical services 7 7·22
6–7 Academic libraries 6 6·19
6–7 Lib. materials & collections 6 6·19
8 Bibliography & bibliometrics 4 4·12
9–11 Archives 3 3·09
9–11 Co-operation/Resource sharing 3 3·09
9–11 Public libraries 3 3·09
12–13 Publishing & book trade 2 2·06
12–13 Reading promotion 2 2·06
14–16 Biography 1 1·03
14–16 National libraries 1 1·03
14–16 User education 1 1·03
Total: 97 100·00
IX for the details of 16 subject categories. The study by Raptis also
showed LIS education as most popular subject in the LIS journals, while
in Buttlar’s study the most popular subjects were cataloguing and
automation. LIS education was placed at fourth position. See Appendix 1
for a brief subject review of the articles included in the study.
D
ISCUSSION AND
C
ONCLUSION
In the databases having a large number of entries (e.g. LISA contained
133796 records and ISA contained 160000 records in 1993) only 97
records were found which contained information on Pakistani librarian-
ship. This amount of research cannot be considered satisfactory on this
topic. What is the reason of this poor result? Basically, it is the
responsibility of Pakistani professionals to do research on the topic of
Pakistani librarianship and make their articles published in the inter-
national journals, while the study reveals that only 25 Pakistani authors
worked in this field. Haider (1978) discussed the factors responsible for
retarding the growth and expansion of research activities in the country.
Lack of planning and co-ordination, use of unsatisfactory research
techniques, lack of funds, and the lack of interest and encouragement
among library professionals are the major obstacles. Usmani (1986) added
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that the lack of recognition of librarianship as a profession affected the
research activities in Pakistan. Rizvi (1987) also enlisted the factors
affecting library research in the country. Lack of trained persons in library
research was a major hurdle. Rizvi wrote that the first Masters
programme, started in 1962 (after 15 years of the birth of Pakistan) at
Karachi. In 1974, Punjab and Sind Universities started Masters
programmes. Research methods were taught as a compulsory course in
Masters programme. After the initiation of Masters programmes, these
three library schools started to produce some research. The present study
also confirms that there is an increase in the research activities after 1980.
Rizvi also discussed some other problems as lack of literature required for
research, lack of co-operation from the individual librarians (people do
not fill the questionnaire), and the lack of the local periodicals in the field
of librarianship. Muhammad Asghar (1992) discussed the major problems
in library research as the lack of opportunities for proper training,
appropriate guidance, availability and access to information sources,
financial assistance and sponsorship, encouragement, publication or
dissemination of research findings, and personal interest and initiative.
The study shows that the major share of publication activity is
accounted for by LIS faculty and, due to this, the most popular subject is
always LIS education. The LIS faculty at Karachi University contributed
more research in international journals. There is a fair number of special
libraries in the country and their condition is comparatively better. The
second most popular subject is special libraries, which include medical,
agricultural, law, and science and technology library and information
services. To introduce the library situation in Pakistan to the world
professional community, the articles of general nature were written in a
large number. Continued interest in automation shows the ongoing
technological innovations in Pakistani libraries.
Most of the articles (96·91%) which appeared in the journals were
published in English language. Also, most of the articles were published in
English speaking countries, i.e. the UK, and USA. There are three
reasons for this. Firstly, most of the LIS periodicals are published from
these countries. Secondly, English is taught as second language in Pakistan
and the official communications are also in English, so the professionals
can easily write in English. Thirdly, it is worth mentioning that the mostly
published authors in this study have been in these English speaking
countries for study purposes and have more acquaintance with the
journals published in these countries.
The promotion of research activities in the field of librarianship in
Pakistan is direly needed in this era of communication. Anwar (1982)
suggested that the research carried out by the Masters students should be
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN PAKISTAN 393
published in international journals. The government of Pakistan should
constitute a National Research Council for Librarianship to investigate
the problem areas and to assign the research projects to the experts.
Pakistan Library Association and the University Grants Commission can
play an important role in the coordination of research activities in the
country. There should be refresher courses for working librarians to teach
them research methods and they should be encouraged to do research in
the field of librarianship. Some international journals are specifically
meant for developing countries. Pakistani researchers should approach
these journals and send their research findings for publication.
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A
PPENDIX
1: S
UBJECT
R
EVIEW
A review of the articles included in the study is presented here. This
review gives a brief historical background of the library and information
services in Pakistan through various time periods. The arrangement is
alphabetic according to the major 16 subjects. The reference of the
article’s entry in the Bibliography is given with each author.
Academic Libraries
In 1971, Anwar
19
wrote on the secondary school libraries in Pakistan.
Christine
28
described the experiences of a school librarian working at
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Islamabad. Haider
44
discussed the condition of university libraries in
1975. There were eight university libraries in Pakistan with a total of
800000 volumes. Haider
45
revised his paper on university libraries that
was again published in 1986. In this paper, he suggested the ways of
improving co-operation among university libraries. Mahmood ul
Hassan
60
described the services of the Allama Iqbal Open University
Library. Sajjad ur Rehman
83
analysed the book availability in Punjab
University Library and compared the results of the study with the surveys
conducted in US academic libraries.
Archives
Moir
69
discussed the provision of archives in Pakistan. He described
various departments of government which held the archives. In 1990,
Moir
68
again reported a survey of the administration, care and
accessibility of district records in Pakistan. Slavin
89
gave an account of the
activities of the National Archives of Pakistan. Problems faced by the
department were discussed.
Papers on the conservation of archives are given under the heading
“Technical Services”.
Bibliography and Bibliometrics
Rafia
77
discussed the developments in bibliographic control in Pakistan
focusing on the aspects of legal deposit, registration of publications and
copyright, the national bibliographical agency, and retrospective and
current national bibliographies. Qurashi
75
analysed the output of two
prolific research groups in scientific discipline. Again, Qurashi
74
wrote on
the publication rate of some university groups in various countries
including Pakistan. Arunachalam, Srinivasan and Raman
20
discussed the
collaboration among Asian scientists in scientific research.
Biography
Anis Khurshid
16
presented an appreciation of the library career of Abdul
Moid (1920–1984), who fought for and promoted the cause of
librarianship in Pakistan. Abdul Moid served University of Karachi
Library from 1952–1973. One of his major achievements is the
establishment of the Pakistan Library Association in 1958. He also worked
in Nigeria.
Co-operation/Resource Sharing
Begg
25
presented a paper on the development of resource sharing in
Pakistan at the “International Conference of Directors of National
Libraries on Resource Sharing in Asia and Occeania, Canberra, 1979.”
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN PAKISTAN 395
Anis Khurshid
14
discussed the situation of resource sharing among
university libraries and suggested the co-operation in the fields of union
lists of serials, union catalogues, photocopying and loan of library
resources, acquisition of foreign periodicals, etc. Attaullah
23
proposed a
new mechanism and framework for resource sharing among libraries in
Pakistan.
Information Technology and Library Automation
This subject is quite new in Pakistan, and the first article on this topic
appeared in the literature in late 1980s. During the span of 8 years, eight
papers have been published in international journals. Horne
50
examined
the varying degrees of application of information technology to
information services in the different regions of the world. Primarily, the
focus was on the use of international services, prevalence of user interface
software, and development of national and regional networks. Attaullah
and Johnson
21, 22, 24
described the efforts made to modernize and
computerize the NWFP Agricultural University Library. Their two
articles on this topic were published in three different journals. Royan
81
presented a paper at the Pakistan Library Association Seminar on
“Information for Development”, Lahore, 1992. He discussed the
importance of the use of new technology in information handling.
Hassan
47
used data from a number of case studies to identify the major
environmental constraints that influence the introduction of information
technology in Pakistan. Khalid
52
described the different foreign and local
computer software packages being used in Pakistani libraries. He
discussed the problems in library software development in Pakistan.
Library and Information Science Education and Research
The first paper on library education in Pakistan was written by Anis
Khurshid
12
in 1961. The four library schools in West and East Pakistan
were producing 80 graduates each year for country’s 500 libraries. There
was lack of co-ordination and uniformity between the schools and
between the libraries. In 1970, Anis Khurshid
15
wrote on the standards of
library education in Burma, Ceylon, India and Pakistan. In 1971, an
article
57
was published on the history of library education in Pakistan.
Bowden
26
gave the details of an experimental course at Loughborough
University of Technology to educate the teachers of library science from
developing countries. In a 1-year Masters in Library Science course,
among seven students, one was from Pakistan. The course was mainly
sponsored by Unesco. Qureshi
76
described the history of education and
training of librarians in Pakistan from the early 20th century with some
thoughts and suggestions for the future.
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Mangla
63
explained the need for manpower training for information
handling and described the different categories of personnel for this
purpose. He outlined the training programmes in India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Iran. Rafia
78
discussed the facilities of library education
and training for professionals and para-professionals in Pakistan. The lack
of teaching staff and professional literature created serious problems. Anis
Khurshid,
10
in 1987, reviewed the growth of library education with
special reference to five universities in Pakistan. Feather and Smith
32
described a continuing education program which they experienced in
Pakistan.
Ahmed
3
gave an account of library training in Pakistan, Iran, Egypt,
Sudan and some other Arab countries. Sajjad ur Rehman
84
examined the
extent of coverage and nature of courses relating to information policy in
the curricula of 48 library and information science programmes in North
America and three Asian countries (Malaysia, Pakistan and Saudi Arabia),
Mangla
61, 62
wrote on the LIS education facilities in India, Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. His paper was published in two journals.
Sajjad ur Rehman
82
evaluated the faculty of six graduate programmes of
library education in Pakistan.
Haider
43
described the status of research in the field of library science
in Pakistan. Anwar
18
reviewed the research carried out by Masters degree
students at Punjab University, Department of Library Science 1975–1981.
Harvey
46
examined library periodicals published from India, Pakistan,
Malaysia and Taiwan. Haider
38
reviewed the library literature of
Pakistan, including library periodicals, conference proceedings, biblio-
graphical aids, reference works, master theses, and plans and surveys.
Library and Information Services
In 1957, Heyman
49
discussed the role of Asia Foundation in development
and improvement of library facilities in 15 Asian countries. A grant was
made to publish a “Guide to Pakistan Libraries, Learned and Scientific
Institutions and Societies.” In 1959–1960, three articles were published
on the general library situation in Pakistan. Waller
93
gave an introduction
to Pakistani libraries, including a description of Liaquat Memorial
Library, Karachi, and library education and research in the country.
Khan
55
discussed the problems faced by the libraries of a newly born
country. Owen
73
described the situation of university libraries, national
library, library science education and professional associations. Finance,
accommodation and staff were the major problems of libraries. Khan’s
paper
54
mainly focused on the public libraries in the country. However,
some information was also given on academic libraries. Anis Khurshid’s
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article
8
on the general situation of librarianship in the country was
published in 1971.
Haider
40
and Anis Khurshid
9
painted a picture of library development
in Pakistan during the decades of 1970s and 1980s, respectively. Anis
Khurshid estimated that Pakistan had 1261 libraries and 700 box libraries
in 1981, which were increased to 3700 by 1988. In 1981, in another
article, Anis Khurshid
13
discussed the problems in the proper
development of libraries in Pakistan. He listed lack of co-ordinated library
infrastructure, inadequate bibliographical control, lack of reviewing
arrangements and limited use of books as the main sources inhibiting the
book development in the country. Grover
33
described the history of
library development in Pakistan including copyright ordinance, the
contribution of foreign experts, the establishment of PASTIC,
bibliographical activities, the National Archives, the International Book
Exchange Centre, library associations, and university and special libraries.
Yasmin
97
made an account of the working of some important information
centres of Pakistan. Heitzman
48
discussed the information systems
developed in the Third World countries. He described the problems in
developing information infrastructure in South Asian countries including
Pakistan. Haider
37
wrote on the library professional associations in the
country. Methven
64
discussed the plan for library development in
Pakistan.
Library Materials and Collections
In 1967, Lahood
56
reviewed the bibliographic coverage for newspapers in
different directories. Among others, the writer described the newspapers
indexes which also indexed newspapers published in Pakistan. Schlie
86
described a study of the use of the US patents by developing countries.
The study was undertaken by the University of Denver Research Institute
in collaboration with the Pakistan Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (PCSIR). The US patents used by the scientists at PCSIR in
designing a particular equipment were studied. Wageman
92
listed
reference sources with annotations on South Asian countries including
Pakistan.
Burlingham
27
wrote on the status of South Asian collections maintained
by the American academic libraries. These collections including Pakistani
publications were mainly in English and the regional languages to cater
for the needs of the people from South Asia. Wells
94
described South Asia
Microfilm Project (SAMP) at the Centre for Research Libraries (CRL),
Chicago, Illinois which catalogued, stored and lent microfilm resources to
the project’s member libraries. SAMP started functioning in 1967. In
1990, Anis Khurshid
11
updated his earlier survey of library resources in
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Pakistan. He mentioned that there were 6034 libraries in the country
holding 13354500 volumes.
National Libraries
Akhtar
4
, the Director General of National Library of Pakistan contributed
a paper in an issue devoted mainly to the subject of national libraries. He
described the opening of NLP and noted its functions, resources, readers’
services, application of modern technology, conservation of library
materials and international relations.
Public Libraries
Mahindasa
59
described the public library development in some African
and Asian countries. Pakistan is one of them. Anis Khurshid
6
presented a
paper at INTAMEL Meeting 1973, India on the topic of public library
system in the city of Karachi. Muhammad Aslam
71
gave a description of
rural libraries in Pakistan.
Publishing and Book Trade
The Agreement on the Importation of Educational, Scientific and
Cultural Materials of 1950, signed by 30 Unesco Member States, was
discussed in an article
91
published in 1952. According to that agreement,
there was no duty on printed books, newspapers and periodicals. Some
effects of the Agreement on various countries, including Pakistan, were
given. Ali
5
reported a meeting, held in Karachi, 1981 to discuss the needs
of developing countries to provide books of the right quality and quantity
and at prices people can afford.
Reading Promotion
Diehl
31
gave an account of various schools and colleges in Pakistan and
India and recorded the existence of libraries and the use of books. The
mass need for books did not exist in South Asia. The writer recommended
a complete change in the examination system to promote the need of
books. Stelmakh
90
described the World Book Congress, which was
arranged by Unesco to stress the importance of reading as a means of
both individual and social development. The writer also mentioned
regional book centres set up by Unesco in Tokyo, Karachi, and Bogota.
Special Libraries and Information Services
Special libraries and information services have always been better in
comparison with the other libraries in Pakistan. A number of articles were
published on various aspects of special library services. In 1977,
Muhammad Aslam
72
discussed the problems of 242 special libraries in the
LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SERVICES IN PAKISTAN 399
country. The author also gave some hints to improve the condition of
special libraries. In 1960, Mohajir
67
described the services of Pakistan
National Scientific and Technical Documentation Centre (PANSDOC)
which was established in 1957 upon Unesco recommendations. Haider
41
wrote on the science and technology libraries in 1974. Rafique
79
described the services of Nuclear Science libraries in Pakistan.
Medical information services is an important area in special
librarianship. In 1960, Cunningham
30
wrote about the collection and
services of the library of the Basic Medical Sciences Institute in Pakistan.
Haider
39
discussed the state of medical information in the country. He
discussed medical education and research and gave an account of
important medical libraries. Morgan
70
discussed the program and
objectives of a workshop for medical librarians held at the Agha Khan
University (AKU), Karachi in 1987. Abrantes, Myhre and Oliveira
2
wrote
on the software programs used in primary health care. Several packages
were studied. Microcomputer simulation of PHC developed by the Agha
Khan University, Karachi was discussed. Husein and others
51
also wrote
on the same topic in 1993.
Agricultural information is another important aspect of special
librarianship. Schenck and George
85
described two collections focusing on
food and feed grain. Information needs and information center activities
in developing countries including Pakistan were also discussed. Haider
42
wrote on the existing resources and facilities in the field of agricultural
science. Problems of agricultural libraries were also discussed. Shaheen
88
described the objectives and activities of an agricultural library
strengthening project, with financial assistance of USAID. He
recommended resource sharing among agricultural libraries in Pakistan.
In 1995, Shaheen
87
reviewed the status of agricultural librarians in the
country.
Law librarianship is also an important area. Haider’s paper
35, 36
on law
libraries in Pakistan was published in two journals. He examined the
problems of legal information service in the country. Lindley
58
discussed
the difficulties facing parliamentary libraries in developing countries
including Pakistan.
Minnatullah
66
explained the need for management information system
for water and sanitation agencies. He also presented a proposal for
developing such an MIS.
Technical Services
In 1957, Khan
53
presented the results of a survey about the acquisition
and availability of foreign literature in Pakistani libraries. Similarly Abdul
Haq
1
described the problems in acquiring US scientific and technical
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books in Pakistan. Haider
34
discussed the policies, procedures and
problems in the acquisition of scientific literature in Pakistani libraries.
This paper was published in a special issue of ‘Information Development’
which was on the acquisition of scientific literature in developing
countries.
Cataloguing of Muslin names has always been a problem. Anis
Khurshid
7
discussed this issue in detail. Rait
80
described the practice of
British public libraries regarding the cataloguing of Punjabi Muslim
names.
Conservation of archives is a vital issue which was discussed in two
papers. First article
29
gave the details of a training course held in the
conservation laboratory of the National Museum of Pakistan, Karachi in
1987. The course’s objectives were the conservation of official government
records. Wettasinghe
96
discussed the issues of archival conservation in
South Asian countries.
User Education
Anwar
17
described developments in user education since 1926, when it
first became a serious study. He presented the findings of two surveys
carried out to discover the extent to which college students and working
scientists in Pakistan received any formal user education. He also put
forward a plan for a national user education programme in Pakistan.
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