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The University of Bombay was the third in the country to institute such a course in early 1940s. Later in 1964, a fullfledged Department of Library Science was established, for providing training leading to Bachelor of Library Science Course, the nomenclature of which was changed to B.L.I.Sc. in the year 1997. From the inception the Department was integrated with the University Library. In 1967, Masters Degree Course leading to M.Lib.Sc. degree was instituted the nomenclature of which was changed to M.L.I.Sc. in 1998.
In 1984, the Department was shifted
from the Fort Campus to the Jawaharlal Nehru Library at the Vidyanagari
Campus, Santacruz(East) where Classrooms, Teacher rooms and Seminar room
were duly provided. The Department is housed in the first floor of the
`C' wing of the Jawaharlal Nehru Library building. In the year 1998, the
name of the Department of Library Science was changed to Department of
Library and Information Science.