Khurshid, Part 7
Publications
Khurshid was a prolific writer in both the English and Urdu languages. He started with literary writings in Urdu and published 12 short stories and essays in several magazines of India between 1944 and 1947. However, he is known to the library world at large through his writings on various aspects of librarianship which number over 100 in both Urdu and English. Of them, he contributed over 30 articles in reputable journals such as Annals of Library Science, International Library Review, Journal of Library History, Libri, Third World Libraries, Unesco Bulletin for Libraries and others. He also served on the editorial boards of some of these journals. Many publishers and international organizations and associations considered him a resource person on Pakistan and invited him to contribute articles and chapters on Pakistan in such renowned publications as Encyclopedia of Library and Information Science, ALA World Encyclopedia of Library and Information Services, International Handbook of Contemporary Developments in Librarianship, and Library in Society. He also wrote a few monographs, including Cataloguing of Pakistani Names (1964) and The State of Library Resources in Pakistan (1982). A complete record of his publications can be found in the three festschrift published in his honor [8].
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| Figure 2: Anis Khurshid Receiving the Pride of Performance Award from the President of Pakistan, Mr. Farooq Ahmad Leghari, in Islamabad. |