PJLIS is published by the Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan

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3 PJLIS is published by the Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Pakistan PJLIS has entered into an electronic licensing relationship with EBSCO Publishing, the world's most prolific aggregator of full text journals, magazines and other sources. The full text of the Journal can be found on EBSCO Publishing s database LISTA (Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts). Website: pjlis@yahoo.com Phone and Fax: Science, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, University of the Punjab, Lahore Annual Subscription: National: Rs.200 International: US$ 25

4 Pakistan Journal of Library & Information Science [PJLIS] Chief Editor Dr. Kanwal Ameen Department of Library and Information Science University of the Punjab, Lahore Department of Library and Information Science University of the Punjab Lahore, Pakistan

5 Editorial Advisory Board Prof. Dr. Gary Gorman School of Information Management Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand Prof. Dr. John Feather Department of Information Science Loughborough University Leicestershire, UK Dr. Ismail Abdullahi Associate Professor School of Library and Information Science North Carolina Central University Durham, USA Dr. Abdus Sattar Chaudhry, Associate Professor Head, Division of Information Studies School of Communication and Information Studies, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore Dr. Sanda Erdelez Associate Professor School of Information Science and Learning Technologies Director, Information Experience Laboratory, University of Missouri Columbia, USA Prof. Dr. Mohinder P. Satija Head, Department of Library and Information Science, Guru Nanak Dev University Amritsar, India. Prof. Dr. Jagtar Singh Department of Library and Information Dean, Faculty of Education & Information Sciences, Punjabi University Patiala, India Dr. Kerry Smith Editor-in-Chief, LIBRES Information Studies, School of Media, Society & Culture. Curtin University of Technology, Australia Prof. Dr. Syed Jalaluddin Haider Ex-Chairman Science, University of Karachi, Karachi Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore Mr. Afzal Haq Qarshi Ex-Incharge Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore Dr. Rubina Bhatti Science, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Bahawalpur Ms. Umera Shah Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore Mr. Ishtiaq Ahmad Library Director Higher Education Commission, Islamabad Ms. Bushra Almas Jaswal Chief Librarian & Associate Professor FC College University, Lahore Mr. Hamid Rehman Science, University of Peshawar, Peshawar

6 PAKISTAN JOURNAL OF LIBRARY & INFORMATION SCIENCE Issue No CONTENTS Editorial 1 Guest Editorial: Peer Review in Pakistan 3 Gary E. Gorman Pakistan Library Association: The Difficult Beginnings 9 Mumtaz A. Anwar Sears List of Subject Headings: 31 An introduction to the Nineteenth (2007) Edition M.P. Satija Internet Use Among University Students: 49 A Survey in University of the Punjab, Lahore Sakina Bashir Khalid Mahmood Farzana Shafique Developing New Competencies Among LIS 67 Professionals: Challenges for Educators Sajjad-ur-Rehman Awareness of Information and Communication Technology 83 (ICT) Tools Among Library Professionals in Tamil Nadu: A Study S. Dhanavandan S. Mohammed Esmail V. Mani Accessing Scholarly Information in Networked Environment 97 Through Institutional Repositories Anil Kumar Dhiman Hemant Sharma A Review of PLA Golden Jubilee International Conference. 113 Nosheen Fatima Book Review: The Theory and Practice of the DDC System 123 P. Ranasinghe Department of LIS at a Glance: From PJLIS 2007 onward 126 A letter by Prof. Dr. Anis Khurshid 133

7 CONTRIBUTORS Gary E. Gorman Professor Victoria University of Wellington, Newzealand. Mumtaz A. Anwar Professor, Kuwait University, Kuwait, M.P. Satija Professor & Head, Science Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar , India, Sakina Bashir Librarian, Beaconhouse School System, Johar Town, Lahore, Khalid Mahmood Professor & Chairman, Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Punjab, Lahore, Farzana Shafique Lecturer, Department of Library and Information Science, Islamia University of Bahawalpur, Sajjad-ur-Rehman Professor & Director MLIS Program, Kuwait University, Kuwait, S.Dhanavandan Librarian (S.G) Krishnasamy College of Engineering & Technology, Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu, India. S.Mohammed Esmail Reader, Science, Annamalai University, Tamil Nadu, V.Mani Librarian (S.G) Tagore Arts College, Pondicherry, India, Anil Kumar Dhiman Information Scientist, Gurukul Kangri University, Haridwar,(Uttarakhand) India, Hemant Sharma Reader & Head, SOS in Library & Information Science Jiwaji University, Gwalior (MP) India Nosheen Fatima Senior Librarian at Punjab University Library and Ph.D Student in the Department of Library and Information Science, University of the Punjab