ACHIEVEMENTS

1. First Department in India to start a Diploma course in Library Science in 1947.
   
   
2. First Department in British Commonwealth to start M.Lib. Sc. in 1949.
   
   
3. First Department in British Commonwealth to introduce doctoral programme in 1951 and first Ph.D degree was awarded in 1957.
   
   
4. First to start M.Phil programme in Library and Information Science in 1978.
   
   
5. First to introduce courses in M.Lib.Sc. in the areas of IT and its application in library systems in 1972 by introducing papers on : 
   
   (i) Library Systems Analysis & Elements of Statistical Methods,
   
   (ii)Computer Application in Library in M.Lib.Sc. which in the same year was  renamed to M.L.I.Sc .
   
   
6. First to introduce the concept of workshop-cum-library which, later in 1999 was converted into state-of-the-art Computer Lab.
   
   
7. Delhi University has started post MLISc Internship Training Programme for the students of the Department, wherein the students will be given a chance to work for 6 months in Delhi University Library at a stipend of Rs. 7,500/- p.m.
   
   
8. Entry for Library and Inforamtion Science professionals at the levels of Library Clerk, Semi-Professional-Assistant, Professional Assistant have been re-opened. These entries were blocked since 1986.