One of the important challenges facing society for decades is how to organize, control and access information.  The technology development has also made information available in greater quantities and increasing diverse forms.  Books, journals, newspapers and non book materials have joined electronic publishing, multimedia and the internet to provide multiple choice of sources for both individuals and organizations.  In the rapidly changing environment it is the job of library and information science profession to ensure that the information gets to the right user in the right place at the right time.

Dr. Zakir Husain Library has been offering and an academic programme leading to the Bachelor degree in Library and Information Science course to meet the needs of the Library and Information Science profession since 1985. Our degree programme in Library and Information Science is an intensive in nature, and thereby demands students who is highly motivated and dedicated to learning. Although classes are held and students are taught but one confined an emphases on self-instruction and participative learning.  The students get benefited both intellectual satisfaction and the best possible start to Library and Information career. Nearly 500 students have already obtained the degree of Bachelor of Library and Information Science and most of them have been exposed to the advanced techniques in the field of librarianship and encouraged to explore issues critical to the future of the profession. Most of them have been placed in the reputed libraries in Delhi, other states and an abroad.  The programme for teaching has been initiated in the evening keeping in view the necessity of library staff working in libraries of  Delhi.

We are in the process of  compiling the alumni directory of the BLIS course. Click here to download the registration form. The registration form should be submitted at the Dr Zakir Husain Library, Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi-110025 or through E-mail at librarian@jmi.ac.in

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