Content Analysis of Library & Information Science (LIS) Curricula in Pakistani Universities

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 of courses being taught in a year/semester. The number of courses offered in each semester is more or less equal in all the universities except Peshawar University which is practicing annual system. All the universities offer core and technical courses which are the requirement of a professional degree. The specialized and elective courses are fairly different but majority of the courses are same. Most of the elective courses meet the local needs of the library schools. To fulfill the national and international demands, almost all the library schools are designing and offering more and more ICT-related courses. They are also paying special attention towards practical component of the courses while designing and developing curriculum. All library schools are trying their best to adopt modern teaching methods and facilities. All possible assessment techniques are applied to evaluate the students’ performance. Hence it can be said that the library education and the courses offered by the library schools in Pakistan are of superb quality and meeting the challenges of international market.