Abstract
Library education in Pakistan started in 1915. The first library school at a university level in Asia was set up in the area that is now Pakistan. In spite of a long history, library education in the country does not fulfill the needs of the new information era. This paper gives an account of efforts made to impart education and training of information technology (IT) at six library schools in Pakistan. It presents a brief history of library education in the country, and describes the rationale of IT education for Pakistani librarians. It provides recommendations for improvement in IT training, discussing factors involved in LIS education, such as curriculum, faculty, teaching methods, hardware and software facilities, continuing education, and documentation. Finally, it suggests how IT education can be started with low budgets in Pakistani library schools
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