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Bachelor of Science in Library & Information Sciences
Affiliation
Program Details
Course Overview
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Curriculum Outline
First Semester
Course Name
Islamic Studies / Values, Ethics and Society(For Non muslims)
Information Library & Society
Organization of Information
Basic References to Information Sources
Introduction to IT
Functional Communication (English-I)
Credit Hours
- 2
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Total Credit Hours: 17
Second Semester
Course Name
Evaluation of Libraries & Information Sources
Management of Library & Information Services
Marketing of Library & Information Services
Basic Communication Skills (English-II)
Information Literacy
Pakistan Studies
Credit Hours
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 2
Total Credit Hours: 17
Third Semester
Course Name
Academic Writing (English-III)
User Services in Libraries
Introduction to Publishing & Book Trade
Information Storage & Retrieval
Bibliographic Control
Use of Emerging Technologies in Library
Credit Hours
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Total Credit Hours: 18
Fourth Semester
Course Name
General Mathematics
Library Information Services Pakistan
Knowledge Managemen
Acquisition
Library Automation System
Credit Hours
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Total Credit Hours: 15
Fifth Semester
Course Name
Personality Development
Basics of Classification & Cataloging
Urdu
Collection Development and Management
Research Methodology
Effective Communication (English-IV)
Credit Hours
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Total Credit Hours: 18
Sixth Semester
Course Name
Entrepreneurship
Psychology
Introduction to Statistics
Applied Classification
Archives and Record Management
Credit Hours
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Total Credit Hours: 15
Seventh Semester
Course Name
Principles of Management
Foundation of Education
Applied Cataloging
Indexing & Abstracting
Intellectual Property Rights
Credit Hours
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 3
Total Credit Hours: 15
Eight Semester
Course Name
Professional Ethics
Human Resource Management
Library Resource Sharing & Networking
Research Project
Credit Hours
- 3
- 3
- 3
- 6
Total Credit Hours: 15
Note
This curriculum is also applicable to the annual system, where two consecutive Semesters constitute one professional year.
Credit Hours Distribution
Theory: 1 credit hour equals 1 hour of teaching per week throughout the Semester.
Practical/Lab: 1 credit hour equals 2 hours of lab work per week throughout the Semester
Clinical: 1 credit hour equals 3 hours of clinical work per week throughout the Semester.
Research: 1 credit hour equals 3 hours of research work per week throughout the Semester.
Theory: 1 credit hour equals 1 hour of teaching per week throughout the Semester.
Practical/Lab:1 credit hour equals 2 hours of lab work per week throughout the Semester
Clinical: 1 credit hour equals 3 hours of clinical work per week throughout the Semester.
Research:1 credit hour equals 3 hours of research work per week throughout the Semester.