History

• 1973: the Major of Library Science was offered at Faculty of History, Hanoi General University.

• 1996: the Major of Library Science became an independent unit known as the Division of Information and Library Science, USSH, VNU Hanoi.

• 2004-now: Faculty of Information and Library Science was formed by merging the Division of Information and Library Science and the Center of Informatics of USSH, VNU Hanoi.

Mission

Faculty of Information and Library Science, USSH, VNU Hanoi is the leading institution in researching and training high-quality human resources; creating and disseminating knowledge about information and library science for the sake of national construction and development.

Prominent achievements

The Faculty has trained many generations of students that are now holding integral positions in the big information and library centers nationwide. In its process of development, the Faculty has received many awards and accolades thanks to its contributions and achievements, especially:

• The Labor Medal of the 3rd Order

• Certificate of merit from Ministry of Education and Training

• Certificate of merit from Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

• Certificate of merit from the VNU's Director

• Certificate of merit from the Rector for excellent achievements in the period of 2010-2015

• Title of Excellent Unit in 16 consecutive years  

Development orientations

• Improve and extend cooperation with training institutions, agencies, organizations, businesses and international organizations in training and research.

• Develop a staff specialized in the field of library and information science and management, being able to use foreign languages well and produce international publications.

• Utilize technologies in training activities.