New Delhi, July 3 -- In a landmark development nearly four decades in the making, the Jamia Millia Islamia (JMI) is set to establish a Department of Library and Information Science, following the education ministry's recent approval of six teaching posts for the university.
The move marks a major academic expansion, as the university has been offering the Bachelor of Library and Information Science (B.Lib.I.Sc.) course since 1985 without any permanent
faculty, an official statement from JMI said.
The sanctioning of these posts will provide much-needed academic infrastructure and is expected to invigorate the popular programme with fresh pedagogical energy and direction, it said.
Vice Chancellor Mazhar Asif and Registrar Md. Mahtab Alam ...