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The Department offers bachelor and master degree programs during morning hours. Students are required to clear 26 courses in 4 semesters, in order to get a degree of Master of Arts in Library and Information Science. The basic information about each degree is given below:

 
Bachelor of Library and Information Science (2 Semesters = 1 year)
   
First Semester
Course ID Course Name Credits
511 History of Books and Library and Information Science 3
521 Collection Development and Management 3
531 Introduction to Classification 3
541 Introduction to Cataloguing 3
551 Management and Administration of Library and Information Centre 3
561 Communication Skill 3
Second Semester
Course ID Course Name Credits
502 Library and Society 3
512 Reference Sources and Services 3
522 Bibliographies, Bibliographical Control 3
532 Classification (Applied) 3
542 Cataloguing (Applied) 3
552 Library Operations 3
562 Library Correspondence Records and Technical Writing. 3
   

 

 
Master of Arts in Library and Information Science (2 Semesters = 1 year)
   
First Semester
Course ID Course Name Credits
611.1 Information Sources and Literature of Social Science 3
611.2 Information Sources and Literature of Science 3
611.3 Information Sources and Literature of Islam 3
621 Resource Sharing and Networking 3
631 Comparative Classification 3
641.1 Public Library, Library Legislation and System 3
641.2 Children Librarianship and School Library media Centre 3
641.3 Special Librarianship 3
651 Information Storage Processing and Retrieval 3
661 Digital Libraries, Library Management Softwares 3
671 Research Methodology 3
Second Semester
Course ID Course Name Credits
612.1 Information Sources and Literature of Humanities 3
612.2 Information Sources and Literature of Applied Sciences 3
612.3 Information Sources and Literature of Pakistan 3
622 Indexing and Abstracting 3
632 Cataloguing of Special Materials 3
642.1 Archive Management and Preservation 3
642.2 Academic Libraries 3
642.3 Medical Libraries and Librarianship 3
642.4 Media Technology and Resources 3
652 Application of Information Technology, System Analysis and Design in Libraries 3
662.1 Planning of Library and Information Centres 3
672 Comparative and International Libraries or Thesis 4
 
 

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