PLISJ enters journey of 49th year

By Abdul Qadir Qureshi
(Pakistan News & Features Services)

The Pakistan Library and Information Science Journal (PLISJ), a quarterly publication of the Library Promotion Bureau (LPB), Karachi, has entered into its journey of the 49th year by bringing out the January-March 2018 issue (Volume 48, Number 1) which saw the light of the day at the designated time. 

The PLISJ, regarded as one of the leading research journals of the country, has succeeded in bringing out four issues every year since its inaugural publication 48 years ago.  

The LPB, a non-governmental body of library scientists, has been publishing the quarterly journal as well as other books related to the profession on self-help basis for decades. 

The PLISJ Chief Editor, Prof Dr Ghani-ul-Akram Sabzwari, who is also the Founder President of the LPB, and the Deputy Chief Editor, Prof Dr Nasim Fatima, have worked extremely hard to keep both the entities intact despite the desired lack of support from the various stakeholders of the profession. 

The January-March 2018 issue of the PLISJ is rich in content, also having an Urdu section. It contains contributions from eminent library scientists and scholars.