Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries in Pakistan

Shafiq UR, Rehman and Pervaiz, Ahmad Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries in Pakistan. Challenges and Opportunities for Libraries in Pakistan, 2007, vol. 38, n. 3, pp. 6-11. [Journal article (Paginated)]

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Abstract: This paper, based on review of literature, observation, and informal conversations, discusses various challenges regarding finance, collection development, ICTs, human resources, library education, library association and research & development faced by library profession in Pakistan. The opportunities to meet these challenges have also been explored. Keywords: Library challenges and opportunities (Pakistan); Librarianship (Pakistan); Library issues; Library profession in Pakistan.

Item type: Journal article (Paginated)
Keywords: Library challenges and opportunities (Pakistan); Librarianship (Pakistan); Library issues; Library profession in Pakistan.
Subjects: A. Theoretical and general aspects of libraries and information. > AA. Library and information science as a field.
Depositing user: UR Rehman Shafiq
Date deposited: 25 Nov 2007
Last modified: 02 Oct 2014 12:10
URI: http://hdl.handle.net/10760/10742

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