PAKISTAN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL WORKING GROUP
(PBWG) KARACHI: ROLE IN LIBRARY ACTIVITIES
By :
Muhammad Yousuf Ali
Research, Reference & Faculty Librarian
Sindh Madressah tul Islam University, Karachi
PAKISTAN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL WORKING GROUP
(PBWG) KARACHI: ROLE IN LIBRARY ACTIVITIES
INTRODUCTION
Pakistan Bibliography Working Group is one of the oldest
Library Organization in Pakistan which established 1950.
PBWG body is registered with Ministry of Education
Govt. of Pakistan as well as National Library of Pakistan.
PAKISTAN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL WORKING GROUP (PBWG)
KARACHI: ROLE IN LIBRARY ACTIVITIES
According to Dr. Anis Khurshid PBWG is the Genesis of
PLA. Provide gateway to open Library Movement in
Pakistan.
MELAP
PakLag
PLWO
Pun L A 1948
PLC
LPB
PBWG
1950
PLA
KULSAA
Kar L A 1949
UPLISAA
SULSAA
PULSAA
ILISAA
PAKISTAN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL WORKING GROUP
(PBWG) KARACHI: ROLE IN LIBRARY EDUCATION
Objective
* Promote Research in the field of LIS, Bibliography, Indexing,
documentation Center and Info. Science.
•*
Promote Library education
* Library Staff Training
* Correlation with International, National, bodies of Libraries
* Research Publication
PAKISTAN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL WORKING GROUP
(PBWG) KARACHI: ROLE IN LIBRARY EDUCATION
Services
* Retrospective National Bibliography of Pakistan
(1947-1961).
* Union Catalogue of Periodicals in Social Science
* Cumulative Index of Pakistan Library Review
* Periodical Literature in LIS An Index 50 Year works on
Pakistan
* Higher School Certificate Course in LIS for Non
Professional/Students Since 1959
PAKISTAN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL WORKING GROUP
(PBWG) KARACHI: ROLE IN LIBRARY EDUCATION
Publications
15-Publicatoin related to LIS topic (Bibliography,
Reference, Indexing, As well Retrospective
Bibliography of Pakistan.
PAKISTAN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL WORKING GROUP
(PBWG) KARACHI: ROLE IN LIBRARY ACTIVITIES
PBWG SCHOOL OF LIBRARIAN SHIP
* SCHOOL OF LIBRARIANSHIP SERVED IN 1959.
* SCHOOL OF LIBRARIANSHIP LONG SERVICES MINISTRY OF
EDUCATION REGISTERED & RECOGNIZED THIS SCHOOL .
* NEAR ABOUT 1700 ENROLL FOR HIGHER SCHOOL
CERTIFICATE COURSE
* 1587 STUDENTS SUCCESSFULLY GOT
CERTIFICATE.
PAKISTAN BIBLIOGRAPHICAL WORKING GROUP
(PBWG) KARACHI: ROLE IN LIBRARY EDUCATION
Funding/Income
Initially, PBWG got grant from UNESCO as well as the
Government of Pakistan grant was stop in 1961.
Publication of Retrospectives National Bibliography Support
by the Directorate of Libraries Government of Pakistan
Currently, Student Fee of School of Librarianship is the only
source of Income of PBWG.
Strength
Weakness
•Strong Base of Existence
•Working on different Area LIS
•Conduct Library Education
•Publication
•Dormant Condition Since 2004
•Working on different Area LIS
•Certificate Course don’t include
Automation
•Financial support and funding
PBWG
SWOT
Opportunity
Analysis
•Opportunity Assign New project and
National services due to Past record
•Professional activities Library
•Learning Opportunity for Non
professional
•Publication ( Library Journal or
Magazine, Web info. ,Blogging)
Threat
•Lost it existence
•Close door for learning to non
professional
CONCULSION :PBWG has perform out standing role in the filed of
Library and Librarianship in past.
Since last decades it became status quo
It can again be reactivate via Assigning new
National Task
Being as library Institution at the platform of PLA
need some attention about this institution.
THANK YOU
By :
Muhammad Yousuf Ali
Research, Reference & Faculty Librarian
Sindh Madressah tul Islam University, Karachi