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FROM THE EDITORrsquoS DESK

Patron in Chief

Muhammad Shahid Soroya

Chief Editor

Muhammad Ashraf Shakoori

Editorial teamMuhammad Naushad Ghazanfar Sabzwari

Dr Muhammad Rafiq

Syed Adnan Adil

Waris Ali Arslan

Yasin Malik

Ammara Yousaf

Sadaf Rafiq

Design amp GraphicsDesign amp GraphicsDesign amp GraphicsDesign amp Graphics

Muhammad Ashraf ShakooriMuhammad Ashraf ShakooriMuhammad Ashraf ShakooriMuhammad Ashraf Shakoori

Inside this issue

From the Editorrsquos Desk 1

Workshop on Research Ethics EndNote amp hellip 3

An Evening with Amjad Islam Amjad 4

An Interview with Malik Muhammad Siddique 5

Alumni at Their Best 7

News Corner 8

Around the World 7

A Message from Prsident PULISAA 2

PUNJAB UNIVERSITY LIBRARY amp INFORMATION SCIENCE ALUMNI

ASSOCIATIONrsquoS QUARTERLY NEWSLETTER ISSN 2O79-4037

Octoberndash December 2012Volume 03 Issue 04

INFOPULISAA

All the praise be to the Lord of worlds the Almighty the Creator of all creatures Who created man from clotand taught him with pen

It is really a matter of pleasure for us that the previous issue won an immense appreciation from the community Ourreaders liked all the segments specially interview with Madam Tanveer Jahan Khan received an overwhelming re-sponse We got many messagesemails elaborating this appreciation Editorial team is thankful to all those who re-sponded through their apprecaition suggestions criticims opinions and sincere evaluations Feedback from readerseither positive or negative is the soul of our work and it always encourages us to meet the expectations of our valuablereaders

On the eve of November 09 2012 a mega event of PULISAA was held in the beautiful lawns of University ofthe Punjab Lahore It was named as ldquoAn Evening with Amjad Islam Amjadrdquo The purpose was to provide professionalsan opportunity to sit together to cherish the occasion and enjoy the party Although a large number of professionalsattended the event yet there is a lot to do to attract LIS colleagues for such memorable gatherings Here we wouldlike to draw our readersrsquo attention towards an important thing Most of us raise question what professional associa-tions are giving the profession But we think more important thing is that how much sincere we are towards theseassociations Unfortunately we give less and expect much We forget that these associations are because of us weare not because of them If we donrsquot care of them they will become useless and be perished due to our negligence andnegative approach

A report is also included on National Conference by PLA Federal Branch held at Islamabad Many of thePLISAA members participated in that conference and presented their research papers and showed best capabilitiesas a researchers Department of Library amp Information Science Punjab University conducted a workshop A reportabout that workshop is also part of these pages Besides this we took a special interview of Malik Muhammad Sid-dique a senior alumnus He rendered his services for the profession on different levels We hope that you will like toknow about his conversation with InfoPULISAA

Take good care of yourselves and your families May the Lord of all Worlds keep you and your families inHis shelter Donrsquot forget to express your views about this issue

Email your writings and contributions at

infopulisaagmailcomWwwpulisaaorgpk



My Dear PULISAA Family Members

I feel pleasure while communicating with youthrough this Newsletter and sharing my viewsand thoughts at the end of year 2012 You mighthave entered in 2013 when you receive thisnewsletter I would like to congratulate wholeeditorial team of newsletter and the alumni whocontributed in any way They also deserve appre-ciation because the newsletter is improving asthey are gaining experience and taking criticismpositively The most important thing is the conti-nuity which has increased its acceptability andalumni has started waiting next issue after everyissue I am really happy that Ashraf Shakoori hasproved himself a good team leader and took thewhole team with him Itrsquos not one man show butits team work which is more encouraging andmatter of satisfaction for me as PULISAA familyhead I suggest team to print hard copy of issuesof year 2012 of PULISAA Newsletter and circu-late among members

In eight months we have started our work andcontinuing educa-tion has beenfocused The committee has arranged workshops on different areas withthe help of department We have also constituted another committee tofind out the avenues to organize programmes with collaboration with otherprofessional organizations I am sure they would be able to organizesome massive programmes during the year 2013 PULISAA also orga-nized dinner and alumni spent a beautiful evening with Amjad Islam Am- jad in the lawn of Punjab University Library

I do believe there is always room for improvement so I admit that we

could do much more in 2012 and I also understand that PULISAA execu-tive members worked with full devotion and commitment But we must dobetter and do something extraordinary so shall try for this in the year2013

My dear colleague memberships are always source of strength for everyorganization All regular memberships have been expired after 31st De-cember 2012 So everybody have to renew their membership PULISAATreasurer soon will announce the coordinators to collect fee and renewalof membership All alumni are requested to get membership and be part

of PULISAA family

And last but not least we do need your continuous support to spend successful period

Thank you all

With Best Regards

Muhammad Shahid SoroyaPresident (2012-2014)

PULISAA

A Message from President PULISAAMr Muhammad Shahid Soroya

Page 2 INFOPULISAA

All regular member-

ships have been ex-

pired after 31st De-

cember 2012 So

everybody have to

renew their mem-

bership PULISAA

Treasurer soon will

announce the coor-

dinators to collect

fee and renewal of

membership



The Department of Library and Information Science (DLIS) University of the Punjab Lahore

recently organized two consecutive workshops on Research Ethics EndNote and Turnitin These

workshops were designed specifically for the PU faculty members to facilitate them in conducting re-

search Prof Dr Kanwal Ameen Chairperson

DLIS in her inaugural address emphasized on the

need of learning research ethics and the use of

Turnitin software for plagiarism checking value of

proper citing in research and using EndNote soft-

ware for managing References Dr Shafiq Ur

Rehman coordinator of the workshop welcomed

the participants and introduced them with work-

shopThe workshop consisted of four sessions

In the first session Prof Dr Kanwal Ameen pre-

sented an overview of the research ethics to be

followed in research writings from the research

design to the reporting stage The second session

was hands on practice conducted by Dr Nosheen

Fatima in computer laboratory of the department for

Turnitin

Next day in the third session Dr Khalid

Mahmood highlighted how to identify and format

citing elements in the text and in reference list

bibliography

In the last session Dr Shafiq Ur Rehman explored

various features of EndNote software through

hands-on practice on searching sorting importing

and organizing references electronically with Mi-

crosoft Word option Cite While You Write

(CWYW) In the concluding session Dr Kanwal

Ameen appreciated the participants for their deep

interest in the workshop The participants also

applauded the efforts of DLIS for organizing such

a useful and much needed workshop and sug-

gested more workshops for in-depth learning At

the end the chairperson distributed certificates to

the participants In total Forty six faculty members from 25 teaching departments attended the work-

shop

ldquo These

workshops were

designed

specifically for

the PU faculty

members tofacilitate them in

conducting

research rdquo

Page 3VOLUME 03 ISSUE 04

Workshop on Research Ethics EndNote amp

Turnitin Reported by Dr Shafiq ur Rehman



Alumni associations play a very important role in providing linkages between senior and junioralumnus and bridge a gap between them by providing opportunities for get together and share their mem-oirs and experiences It also makes a channel of conversation between them for a very successive careerbuilding career counseling to juniors and sharing of experiences

Punjab University Library and Information Science Association (PULISAA) is also providing suchopportunities for its alumni the library professionals faculty and the students In the second meeting of thePULISAA it was decided to celebrate annual dinner on November This time the event drew its scheduleafter Eid-ul-Azha and so Eid Milan programme was also amalgamated in this event of memorization andfurther more positive nod from the famous poet ldquoAmjad Islam Amjadrdquo this dinner became very significant for

the library professionals and it became a verybeautiful evening with Amjad Islam Amjad

The dinner was organized in the lawnsof Punjab University Main library and the chieflibrarian Ch Muhammad Hanif provided its organ-izational charges Mr Asif Bilal and his team triedput their maximum under the supervision of presi-

dent PULISAA Muhammad Shahid Soroya andpatron Dr Kanwal Amin for making this event asuccess to PULISAA A very large number ofalumni attended this event

Director General National library ofPakistan Chaudhry Nazir Ahmed President PLAPunjab Branch Dr Muhammad Ramzan Presi-dent PLA HQ Dr Khalid Mahmood Dr MumtazAli Anwar Malik Muhammad Siddique Malik Sher

Afghan Amjad Aslam Amjad were renownedguests of this event Old alumnus wanted to seeMadam Tanvir Jahan Khan among them and sheconfirmed her participation in this dinner but due toher illness she on the eleventh hour could not par-

ticipate however her message to alumnus wasdelivered by Muhammad Ashraf Shakoori VicePresident PULISAA

Dr Nosheen Fatima Warriach Secre-tary PULISAA conducted the stage and made thisevent very successful by her remarks MuhammadShahid Soroya in his presidential address appreci-ated the management team and coordinators fororganizing a wonderful evening He thanked ChHanif Dr Ramzan and Dr Khalid Mahmood fortheir continuous support He shared future pro-grammes with alumni and also thanked the alumni for coming from different cities of Pakistan Mr Soroyaexpressed his commitment to strengthen the activities of PULISAA and to organize more such type of gath-erings with the help of team members Dr Kanwal Amin shared her views and beautifully addressed to herteachers her colleagues and the entire community of students

Director General National Library of Pakistan specially came from Islamabad to participate in thisdinner and he was very happy to be among information professionals and told that it was a very happy gettogether He advised to carry on these activities

Amjad Islam Amjad made this event joyous with her poetry He recited number of his famous poems to theaudience on their demand in this evening with him on this annual dinner He remembered his days andlinkages with the professionals and expressed that librarians have provided him a very powerful literaryreviews to make him famous to this stage He remained busy in giving autographs to his fans and for photosessions

The dinner came to an end but enhanced the memoirs of the alumnus to keep their link with their

institution alive and to connect with their fellow professionals Days gone will never come but their memoirs

smooth the environment for the days to come

An Evening with Amjad Islam Amjad Reported by Waris Ali Arslan

Page 4 INFOPULISAA



Page 5 INFOPULISAA

Malik Muhammad Siddique is an senior alumnus of Depart-

ment of Library amp Information Science University of thePunjab(DLIS PU) Lahore After getting Diploma in LibraryScience in 1969 he rendered his services for the bettermentof profession on different levels At present he is working asa researcher at Nazria Pakistan Foundation InfoPULISAAfeels gratitude for him on sparing his time for this interview

InfoPULISAA Would you please like to tellabout your early life

Malik Siddique First of all I would like to thank thePunjab University Library and Information ScienceAlumni Association (PULISAA) newsletter team forstarting series of interviews about the life stories ofpioneers of the PULISAA newsletter These inter-views being conducted by young professionals willthrough light on the life and efforts of their seniorprofessionals who had worked hard for the better-

ment of profession of library and information science

Coming to your question I was born on 5 November 1943 in district Shiekupura where I completed my matriculation fromFarooqabad School After that I passed intermediate and graduation examinations from Govt College Shiekupura

InfoPULISAA Did you come to this field by choice or incident

Malik Siddique This was totally incidental because when I came to Lahore in 1967 after completion of my graduation I wanted tobecome lawyer and applied for LLB in Law College Later a friend who met on the way suggested me to apply for admission inlibrary science also

InfoPULISAA How and when did you join library science

Malik Siddique In 1968 I got admission in library science diploma course for one year I stood first in diploma examination andafter 20 days of my diploma result I got my first job I joined as Assistant Librarian (BPS-11) on 20 October 1969 in the PunjabUniversity Library

InfoPULISAA Would you brief on Governmentrsquos criterion of promotion for MLIS diploma holders

Malik Siddique The designation for the diploma holders in library science was assistant librarian but in Punjab Governmentthose who joined college or university got the designation of librarian In 1969 according to Punjab Governmentrsquos official notifica-tion the librarian was able to get BPS-17 while Assistant Librarian BPS-16

InfoPULISAA Have you worked for any organization

Malik Siddique From1969 to 1974 we worked hard for status and designation of librarian To achieve this purpose we estab-lished Punjab University Librarians Association (PULA) On the platform of PULA we demanded our rights MrMushtaq BasheerAli Malik who were our senior teachers also got promotions in grade 16 and 17 the same year

InfoPULISAA Did you go to Karachi University for MLS and if not what was the reason

Malik Siddique I wrote an application to my authorities for getting MLS admission in Karachi but they refused The authorityasked me to resign if I wanted to go to Karachi University for MLS At that time I couldnrsquot go to Karachi University for MLS due tofinancial constraints

InfoPULISAA When did you pass your MLS

Malik Siddique I passed MLS in 1976 from the University of Punjab with distinctive marks

InfoPULISAA Have you introduced any distinctive servicefacility for MLS professionals

Malik Siddique For MLS degree holders we introduced a new structure for the librarian in the Punjab University Library Thehierarchy of Chief Librarian Deputy Chief Librarian Senior Librarian and Assistant Librarian was established

InfoPULISAA When did you join Library Science Department of Punjab University

Malik Siddique I joined Punjab University Library Science Department as a part time faculty member in 1977 till1982 Then I joined this department as a lecturer in 1988 to1993 I served it for almost 10 years

InfoPULISAA Would you recall about other colleagues in the faculty

Malik Siddique When I joined Mushtaq Ahamed was head of the department Afzal Haq Qurshi and Madam Umera Shah were

An Interview with Malik Muhammad Siddique

Interviewer Ghulam Yasin Malik amp Amna Farzand Ali



Page 6

were lecturers in the department Later Imran Ghani joined us as lecturer

InfoPULISAA Will you tell about any class student of international recognition

Malik Siddique I taught many renowned students but I feel proud of Prof Dr Khalid Mahmood and Dr Rafique Awan who didtheir PhDs later It is interesting that I learnt computer from my student Prof Dr Khalid

InfoPULISAA Why could you not do M Phil or PhDMalik Siddique There was no M Phil or PhD facility for Library Science in the Punjab University at that time Only two degreeswere being offered by the department ndash diploma and MLS The Ph Ds from abroad did not prefer to serve here but went to KuwaitSaudi Arabia and Malaysia When Prof DrKhalid became head of the department heintroduced M Phil and Ph D degrees in2005

InfoPULISAA Why did you say goodbye to the department

Malik Siddique In 2003 I got retired fromthe University of Punjab after completing 60years of service

InfoPULISAA What about your contri-bution in PULSAA newsletter

Malik Siddique I contributed two articles inPULISAA newsletter on Inductive Methodsof Research and Library Science Literaturein Pakistan

InfoPULISAA What kind of role thedepartment can play in present marketsituation of LIS

Malik Siddique Todayrsquos library market of LIS has gone beyond the traditional LIS The responsibility of library schools has alsobeen increased in compiling curriculum and counseling of students I feel that students from library schools lack confidence whenthey come to the market which do not let them flourish They have to suffer in the field due to lack of communicative skills Thelibrary schools should play effective role to build confidence and communicative skills during the academic studies according to themarket requirements

InfoPULISAA How can the image of our profession can be improved

Malik Siddique Commitment and hard work are key to raise status of our professionals and profession

InfoPULISAA Any other memory of professional life

Malik Siddique Every moment of life is memorable because it becomes our past but the welcome and farewell functions andtours especially of Murree Narran Kagan are unforgettable

InfoPULISAA What about your family

Malik Siddique I have a happy family of a wife and four children including three sons and a daughter hold MSc degrees and en- joying family life

InfoPULISAA Life after retirement

Malik Siddique Life after retirement is Alhamdulillah going also good After retirement I joined ldquoShirkat Ghardquo and now I am work-ing as a researcher for Nazria Pakistan Foundation I wrote two other books with the collaboration of ldquoNazira Pakistan Foundationincluding ldquoContribution of Muslim Scientistrdquo and ldquoThe Creation of Real Estate in South Asiardquo

InfoPULISAA What difference do you feel between jobs in public and private sectors

Malik Siddique The difference between public and private sectors is point of encouragement The public sector usually does notencourage its staff while private sector encourages its employees and utilize their skills in a better wayI want to share the samecase happen to me when I was the student of MLIS I want to take thesis as a course that time Dr Mumtaz Ali Anwar was the headof the department he took my interview for the thesis permission the first question in the interview was ldquocan you do itrdquo that time Iseems like to be Pendu(villager Guy) maybe thatrsquos why he thought that how can he do it but I said ldquoYes sir I can do it rdquo And Iobtained 180 marks out of 200 in my thesis

InfoPULISAA Any advice or message for new professionals and PULISAA team

Malik Siddique My advice for the young professionals is that they should work hard and be confident to have the capacity to doeverything If they are committed they can chase every task For the students I want to suggest dear try to learn read or learnfrom the original text or produce them in your own writing not merely rely on others notes The PULISAA is doing good work MayAllah give success to all of you at every step of life

INFOPULISAA



ldquoIndustry

Free research productivity tool Bibliogo won the lsquoBest onlineScience or Technology ServicersquoCODiE Award The Software andInformation Industry Asssociation(SIIA) announced Bibiliogo as awinner of its 2012 award This freeresearch tool can be accessed onhttpinfobibliogocom

Source (InformationToday January2013)

Europe

Europeana (httpwwweuropeanaeu portal ) is a platform for the exchangeof knowledge among librarianscurators archivists creativeindustries and the public It is a singleaccess point to millions of imagesbooks paintings films museumobjects and digitized contentthroughout the Europe

Source (Cilip International UpdatesJanuary 2013)

E-publishing

Encyclopedia Britannica stoppedprinting its 32-volmues print set after244 years Its publisher announcedsubscription based iOS app foriPhone and iPad to embracetechnology change which isinfluencing the customer choice Printcessation of such product has

sparked the debate around lsquofuture ofprint industryrsquo

Source (Google search Jan 2013)

Technology

Computer files expand over the timeand deleting or sorting these filesmanually can be huge task Somefiles can be important due to usefulinformation reports or confidentialdata Following free tools can behelpful in managing data trash

DropIt ( download link http wwwpcworldcom product951268dropithtml )

SortMyBox ( http wwwpcworldcomproduct1251352 sortmyboxhtml )

SDelete (httpwwwpcworldcom product1251345sdeletehtml )

Eraser (httpwwwpcworldcom product946563eraserhtml )

CCleaner (httpwwwpcworldcom product946473ccleanerhtml )

Source (PCWorld website article byErez Zukerman 23 Jan 2013)

Page 7 INFOPULISAA

Pakistan Library Association Federal Branch organized a National Conference in the beginning

of his tenure from 12- 14 November 2012 The theme of the conference was ldquoCareer development of LISprofessionals and overall improvements of Librariesrdquo

The conference started with the recitation from the verses of Holy Koran by Mr Atta UrRehman and Naat e Mubaraka by Mr Said Rasool The chief guest of the inaugural session was MrFawad Ahamd Chaudhary Special Assistant to Prime Minister Guest of honor was Ms Riffat ShaheenQazi Secretary (CAampD) and Presided by Ch Muhammad Nazir Key note speaker was Dr KhalidMahmood The secretary of the session was Mr Ghayoor Ahmad It was matter of great honor that about90 of the research papers were presented by alumni of University of the Punjab Lahore It was great

event to remember that President PULISAA and SecretaryGeneral Pakistan Library Association Mr Muhammad Sha-hid Soroya presented eight papers in conference as principaland co-author

The following papers were presented

lowast Career Development through Advanced Manage ment

Education by Prof Mumtaz Ali Anwarlowast ICT Skills and Computer Self-Efficacy of ResearchStudents The Case of Institute of Pure amp Applied Biology andBiotechnology Bahauddin Zakariya University Multan Paki-stan by Muhammad Naushad Sabzwari Sabzwari Rubina

Bhatti983084 Bashir Ahmed

lowast Factors Affecting Career Development Perceptions ofLIS Professionals in HEC Recognized University Libraries ofIslamabad by Mr Atta ur Rehman Dr Rubina Bhatti

lowast stablishing a 21st Century Library COMSATS Experi-

ence From Zero Point to Park Road by Raja Muham-mad Ibrahim

lowast Digitization Goals and priorities of University Libraries inPakistan by Dr Muhammad Rafiq Prof Dr KanwalAmeen

lowast Accessibility and Management of E- Resources in Medi-cal Libraries of Lahore by Ms Sadaf Rafiq Mr ShahidSoroya

lowast Role of Public Libraries in the Economic Development ofPakistan by Mr Muhammad Shahid Soroya

lowast From Library to Information Services A Model of Re-

structuring by Mr Muhammad Farooq

lowast School Library Reform Program and ongoing Profession-

al Development Experiences from the Field by MrNooruddin Merchant Mr Ahmad Ali Shah

lowast Working Environment amp Management Issues for Female Librarians A Case Study of University ofthe Punjab by Ms Ammara Yousaf Ms Madiha Tariq Mr M Shahid Soroya

lowast Abdul Hafeez Akhtar Life and Achievements by Mr Ikram ul Haq

lowast Conflict Handling Styles of Library Professionals and Paraprofessionals in Rawalpindi amp Islamabad

by Ms Quratulain Amber Mr M Jawwad Mr Fakhar Abbas

lowast Understanding Job Satisfaction among LIS Professionals in the Public amp Private Sector UniversityLibraries of Punjab A Comparative Study by Hafiza Zaheer Fatima Dr Rubina Bhatti

lowast Library Anxiety among Post Graduate Students A Case Study of Department of Economics Univer-sity of the Punjab Lahore by Mr Zia ur Rehman Mr Zahid Raza Mr M Shahid Soroya

lowast Information Needs and Seeking Behavior of Faculty Members A Case Study of National Textile

University Pakistan by Mr Mushtaq Ahmad SairaHanif Soroya Mr M Shahid Soroya

lowast Information Seeking Behavior of Rural Women A Survey of Soon Valley of Punjab by Mr SohailIqbal Ms Aammar Yousaf Mr M Shahid Soroya

lowast Pakistan Library Association Revival Movement Role of Librarian Welfare Online Discussion Groupby Mr Muhammad Asif Munir Mr M Shahid Soroya Ms Saira Hanif Soroya

ALUMNI AT THEIR BEST PLA Federal Branch Conference

Reported by Muhammad Naushad Ghazanfar Sabzwari

Around the

Worldby Adnan Adil



Page 8 INFOPULISAA

Awards amp Honors

lowast Dr Kanwal Ameen Chairperson of DLISPU has been appointed as a professor under Tenure Track System

lowast Dr Muhammad Naseer Mirza and Dr Nadeem Siddique completed PhD degree successfully from University of the Punjab

Lahore They worked under the Supervision of Dr Khalid Mahmood

lowast Dr Sajid Mirza completed PhD in South Asian Studies under the supervision of Dr Khalid Mahmood

lowast Dr Atta u Rehman (IIU) completed PhD in Islamic Studies

lowast GC University Lahore gives the status of Faculty to GCU Lahore Librarians To teach the course to BABSc (Hons) stu-

dents

lowast Mr Muhammad Jawwad Lecturer AIOU has been awarded the Best Performance Award for Teachers on Eve of World

Teachers Day-2012

Publications

lowast Muhammad Rafiq Kanwal Ameen (2013) DIGITIZATION IN UNIVERSITY LIBRARIES OF PAKISTAN OCLC Systems amp

Services Vol 29 Iss 1

lowast Developing competencies for medical librarians in Pakistan by Midrar Ullah amp Mumtaz A Anwar is published in Health Infor-

mation and Libraries Journal (an impact factor journal)

lowast Farzana Shafique Khalid Mahmood (2012)Scanning the information infrastructure of Pakistan A step towards the develop-

ment of a national educational information system Library Review Vol 61 Iss 7 pp 511 ndash 525

lowast Ahmad P amp Brogan M (2012) Scholarly use of e-books in a virtualacademic environment A case study Australian Academic

and Research Libraries 43(3) 189-213

lowast Dr Muhammad Ijaz Miraj ldquoThe impact of the Internet and mobile phones on family relations in Pakistanrdquo included in the book

Inter-generational Solidarity in Libraries recently published by IFLA

lowast Shafiq F Rehman S U amp K M (2012) A macro sketch of usersrsquo needs satisfaction and library performance Li-

brary Philosophy and Practice The article can be accessed via

lowast Mirza M S amp Mahmood K (2012) Electronic resources and services in Pakistani university libraries A survey of usersrsquo satis-

faction International Information and Library Review 44(3) 123-131

lowast Mr Muhammad Tufail Khan published his first book on ldquoLibrary Organization Administration and Management

lowast Saleem Ahmad (November 2012) Environment Hazards and Our Response has been published in a law journal namely Paki-

stan Law Journal (PLJ)

Following articles published in PJLIS

lowast Guest Editorial Technology and its impact on the information environment and society in developing countries

by Abebe Rorissa

lowast Measuring service quality in public and private sector university libraries of Pakistan by Shafiq ur Rehman

lowast Information seeking by Pakistani farmers A review of published research

by Muhammad Asif Naveed Mumtaz A Anwar Surraya Bano

lowast Access and use of the internet among undergraduate students in the Faculty of Arts University of Dhaka Bangladesh by Md

Anwarul Islam Muhammad Jaber Hossain

lowast Usability evaluation of an academic library website A case of the University of the Punjab

by Memoona Iqbal Nosheen Fatima Warraich

lowast ICT skills of LIS students A survey of two library schools of the Punjab by Hafiza Zaheer Fatima Farzana Shafique Attia Fird-

ous

lowast Teachersrsquo conceptions about information literacy skills of school children

by Syeda Hina Batool Khalid Mahmood

News CornerCompiled by Sadaf Rafiq



PULISAA

lowast Prospects of digitization in university libraries of Pakistan [Abstract]

by Muhammad Rafiq

lowast Model information system for educational administrators in Pakistan [Abstract]by Farzana Shafique

lowast Sarhad Journal of Agriculture A bibliometric study of the articles published from 1985 to 2009 [Abstract]

by Sajjad Ahmad

lowast Information seeking behavior of the forestry scientists of the Pakistan Forest Institute Peshawar [Abstract]

by Shehzad Ahmad

lowast Status of techno stress among university librarians of Lahore [Abstract]by Amna Asghar

lowast Reading needs facilities and problems of visually impaired people [Abstract]by Shumaila Iram

lowast Pakistan Development Review A bibliometric study of the articles published from 1973 to 2009 [Abstract]

by Sajjad Ullah Jan

lowast Information needs of Pakistani farmers An exploratory study of adult male farmers in a village of Punjab [Abstract] by MuhammadAsif Naveed

lowast Childrenrsquos reading habits A study of Lahore city [Abstract] by Sania Rasheed

lowast Application of marketing in Punjab University libraries An exploratory study[Abstract] by Saira Soroya

lowast Department of LIS at a glance August 2011 ndash October 2012 by Syeda Hina Batool

PROMOTIONSAPPOINTMENTS

lowast Mr Khurrum Shahzad (Librarian) Muhammad Ali Jinnah University Islamabad Campus has been promoted as Senior Librarian

lowast MImran Siddiqui UOG In charge Librarian was upgraded from BSP17 to BSP18

lowast Syed Adnan Adil member of Editorial Team InfoPULISAA was appointed at Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trustas Library Services amp Knowledge Information Services Manager

ConferenceWorkshopsSeminars

lowast The Department of Library and Information Science PU organized a lecture on ldquoProfessional Developmentrdquo by Miss Caryn Ander-

son Information Resource Officer at US Embassy on 28 November 2012

lowast Two daysrsquo workshop organized at UMT Lahore at 14-15 December Lahore ldquoLiterature Review- made easyrdquo using endnote and nvivosoftware for citation and writing excellent review

lowast Department of Libraries Ministry of Capital Administration amp Development Government of Pakistan in collaboration with Pakistan

Library Association (FB) organized three days All Pakistan Conference from 12 ndash 14 November 2012 on ldquoCareer Development ofLIS Professionals and Overall Improvement of Libraries in Pakistanrdquo

lowast Public Library Abbottabad organized 2-days Training workshop on Library amp Research Management Tools Using Open SourceTechniques From 16th -17th November 2012 at Abbottabad Public Library Abbottabad

Obituary

lowast Mr Muhammad Siddique Assistant Professor Dept of Lib amp Inf Sc University of Karachi passed away

(May Allah the Almighty shower His eternal blessings on departed soul amp strengthen the bereaved family to bear the sorrow)

DisclaimerDisclaimerDisclaimerDisclaimer

This newsletter is for general information purposes only The views expressed in this newsletter are not necessarily those of In-

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serves the right at any time to make changes as it deems necessary

Guest Lecture at DLIS PUGuest Lecture at DLIS PUGuest Lecture at DLIS PUGuest Lecture at DLIS PU

The Department of Library and Information Science PU organized a lecture on ldquoProfessional Developmentrdquo by Miss Caryn AndersonInformation Resource Officer at US Embassy on 28 November 2012 She gave practical tips regarding professional development interms of seeking opportunities developing relationships and joining professional networks for learning and contributing

Another lecture on ldquoInformation Literacy skillsrdquo was delivered by Muhmmad Ishaq Mirza to the 3 rd semester students on 6th December2012 He gave very useful tips on acquiring and delivering information literacy (IL) skills and instructions by sharing his experience atKing Fahad University of Petroleum and Minerals

Report by Ammara Malik



My Dear PULISAA Family Members

I feel pleasure while communicating with youthrough this Newsletter and sharing my viewsand thoughts at the end of year 2012 You mighthave entered in 2013 when you receive thisnewsletter I would like to congratulate wholeeditorial team of newsletter and the alumni whocontributed in any way They also deserve appre-ciation because the newsletter is improving asthey are gaining experience and taking criticismpositively The most important thing is the conti-nuity which has increased its acceptability andalumni has started waiting next issue after everyissue I am really happy that Ashraf Shakoori hasproved himself a good team leader and took thewhole team with him Itrsquos not one man show butits team work which is more encouraging andmatter of satisfaction for me as PULISAA familyhead I suggest team to print hard copy of issuesof year 2012 of PULISAA Newsletter and circu-late among members

In eight months we have started our work andcontinuing educa-tion has beenfocused The committee has arranged workshops on different areas withthe help of department We have also constituted another committee tofind out the avenues to organize programmes with collaboration with otherprofessional organizations I am sure they would be able to organizesome massive programmes during the year 2013 PULISAA also orga-nized dinner and alumni spent a beautiful evening with Amjad Islam Am- jad in the lawn of Punjab University Library

I do believe there is always room for improvement so I admit that we

could do much more in 2012 and I also understand that PULISAA execu-tive members worked with full devotion and commitment But we must dobetter and do something extraordinary so shall try for this in the year2013

My dear colleague memberships are always source of strength for everyorganization All regular memberships have been expired after 31st De-cember 2012 So everybody have to renew their membership PULISAATreasurer soon will announce the coordinators to collect fee and renewalof membership All alumni are requested to get membership and be part

of PULISAA family

And last but not least we do need your continuous support to spend successful period

Thank you all

With Best Regards

Muhammad Shahid SoroyaPresident (2012-2014)

PULISAA

A Message from President PULISAAMr Muhammad Shahid Soroya

INFOPULISAA

All regular member-

ships have been ex-

pired after 31st De-

cember 2012 So

everybody have to

renew their mem-

bership PULISAA

Treasurer soon will

announce the coor-

dinators to collect

fee and renewal of

membership





















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by Muhammad Rafiq



by Sajjad Ahmad


by Shehzad Ahmad




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by Abebe Rorissa









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by Muhammad Rafiq



by Sajjad Ahmad


by Shehzad Ahmad




by Sajjad Ullah Jan
















Obituary




































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Europe



E-publishing




Technology








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Around the

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Teachers Day-2012

Publications




















by Abebe Rorissa









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PULISAA


by Muhammad Rafiq



by Sajjad Ahmad


by Shehzad Ahmad




by Sajjad Ullah Jan
















Obituary














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Europe



E-publishing




Technology








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Around the

Worldby Adnan Adil



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Awards amp Honors







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Teachers Day-2012

Publications




















by Abebe Rorissa









ous






PULISAA


by Muhammad Rafiq



by Sajjad Ahmad


by Shehzad Ahmad




by Sajjad Ullah Jan
















Obituary














INFOPULISAA

Awards amp Honors







dents


Teachers Day-2012

Publications




















by Abebe Rorissa









ous






PULISAA


by Muhammad Rafiq



by Sajjad Ahmad


by Shehzad Ahmad




by Sajjad Ullah Jan
















Obituary














PULISAA


by Muhammad Rafiq



by Sajjad Ahmad


by Shehzad Ahmad




by Sajjad Ullah Jan
















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