The School of Library and Information Studies' Notable Achievements Since Its Establishment in 1961

Abstract

Traces the growth and development of the University of the Philippines School of Library and Information Studies from its inception as a course in 1914 to the present. Describes the school’s curricular offerings both in the undergraduate and graduate levels, including its graduate diplomas in law and medical librarianship. Further enumerates the various activities undertaken by the school: as host for the Post-Graduate Training Course for Science Information Specialists in Southeast Asia, as a national distributing center for CDS/ISIS software in the Philippines, the summer institutes, lecture series, extension programs and services, and the research outputs of its faculty and students.