%0 Generic
%A Dr. Edzan Che Nasir, (IFLA Asia Oceania)
%D 2021
%F digilib:47726
%I University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur
%K Library And Information Science ,  COVID-19 and Malaysian librarians, Librarians in Malaysian libraries
%T LIBRARY AND INFORMATION SCIENCE EDUCATION IN MALAYSIA
%U https://digilib.uin-suka.ac.id/id/eprint/47726/
%X 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