Library science education in India: Difference between revisions

'''[[Library science]] education in [[India]]''' has existed since the late 19th century.<ref>[http://publications.drdo.gov.in/ojs/index.php/djlit/article/view/617 Manoj K. Joshi, "Library and Information Science Education in India: Some Government Initiatives". ''Technology'', vol. 30, no. 5 (2010)] Retrieved 2012-02-22.</ref> During the [[India#Modern India|post-independence]] period, library-science education gained momentum with the assistance of the [[International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions]] and [[UNESCO]],<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=uP8n-Yixp_wC&printsec=frontcover#v=onepage&q&f=false M. A. Khan, ''Library Science Education in India'' (1996)] Retrieved 2012-02-22.</ref> and is centered at the university level.<ref>[https://www.webcitation.org/65eQtLMo5?url=http://www.librijournal.org/pdf/1999-4pp236-242.pdf M. P. Satija, "Doctoral Research in Library and Information Science in India: Some Observations and Comments". ''Libri'', 1999, vol. 49, pp. 236–242]  {{ISSN|0024-2667}} Archived from [http://www.librijournal.org/pdf/1999-4pp236-242.pdf the original]  2012-02-22.</ref> [[Library and information science]] (LIS) increased in popularity during the early 1990s with the establishment of the [[Indira Gandhi National Open University]] (IGNOU). In addition to the IGNOU, several of the 13 state open universities provide LIS programmes. U.P Rajarshi Tandon Open University (UPRTOU) in [[Allahabad]] offers LIS degree programs through [[distance learning]] at the bachelor's, master's and doctoral level. Dr.B.R.Ambedkar Open University established in 1982 is offering BLISc, MLIS, M.Phil. & Ph.D. Programmes in Library Sciences.