Library And Information Science Education In India

The book has been primarily written to meet the needs of the teachers of Library and Information Science. It will also serve as a basic source for students of LIS for the course on ‘LIS Education’ both at M.Phil and MLIS levels. The Chapters on levels of courses, admission requirements, course content, course delivery, accreditation, etc. provide a broad view of the way library education in India.

Krishan Kumar retired as Head Department of Library and Information Science, University of Delhi. He was Professor in the Department from 1984 to 1998.

Jaideep Sharma is Reader in the Faculty of Library and Information Science, Indira Gandhi National Open University.