@misc{digilib47726,
           month = {December},
           title = {LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA},
          author = {(IFLA Asia Oceania) Dr. Edzan Che Nasir},
       publisher = {University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur},
            year = {2021},
        keywords = {Library And Information Science ,  COVID-19 and Malaysian librarians, Librarians in Malaysian libraries},
             url = {https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/47726/},
        abstract = {Lim (1970) - traced the development of library education in Malaya to as
early as 1955.
? 1955 - Malayan Library Group (MLG) formed = present day Persatuan
Pustakawan Malaysia (PPM).
? No formal library education programmes then.
? PPM held part time classes for candidates to prepare for the UK Library
Association examinations.
? 1965 - PPM sent a memorandum to the University of Malaya (UM) asking
for the creation of a library school at the university.
? 1967 - Higher Education Planning Committee (HEPC) Report revitalized
the establishment of the school.
? 1968 - As a result of HEPC Report, the Institut teknlogi MARA (ITM)
introduced a professional course in librarianship leading to the British
Associate of the Library Association examination and accreditation = ALA,
UK}
}