Library and Information Science Literacy in India: History- Development, Growth and Present Status of LIS Literacy in India

Abstract

Educational Development of Library and Information Science education in India, when Maharaja of Baroda invited an American librarian to set up public libraries in the state after independence, Library Associations in the country continued with the efforts for the development of Library and Information Science education in India. The discipline got recognition with the introduction of many courses at the university level. It has seen periods of growth and maturation. It is time for Introspection and a need to know the present status of LIS and areas that need improvement. Raj Kumar Sharma "Library and Information Science Literacy in India: History- Development, Growth and Present Status of LIS Literacy in India" Published in International Journal of Trend in Scientific Research and Development (ijtsrd), ISSN: 2456-6470, Volume-3 | Issue-2 , February 2019, URL: https://www.ijtsrd.com/papers/ijtsrd21433.pdf https://www.ijtsrd.com/humanities-and-the-arts/social-science/21433/library-and-information-science-literacy-in-india-history--development-growth-and-present-status-of-lis-literacy-in-india/raj-kumar-sharma