History of EASLIS The East African School of Librarianship (EASL) was established in 1963 with initial support from American and British Agencies, then known as the East African School of Librarianship (EASL). It started training students the East, Central and Southern Africa by offering a Certificate in Librarianship. Later, the Diploma in Library and Information Studies was introduced. In 1989, the School introduced the Bachelor of Library and Information Science (BLIS) programme and this was