National Library of Engineering Sciences NLES Outline Introduction

National Library of Engineering Sciences (NLES)

Outline Introduction Mission Statement Objectives Library Hours Resources and Services Building General Rules and Guidelines Membership Forms Sections

Introduction Biggest Engineering Library in Pakistan Established in 1976 as Faisal Shaheed Library HEC declared it as National Library of Engineering Sciences in 2001 Seating capacity of 400 users Books are arranged according to subjects

Mission Statement The provision of optimum facilitation to its users and researchers in support of the objectives and goals of the university.

Objectives To acquire, analyses, store and retrieve information on latest patterns To provide the right information at right time to the right person in a useful manner To act as an active part of Higher Education System To uplift the standards of the library and its services through internal and external sources

Library Hours Monday to Friday 8: 00 a. m. to 08: 00 p. m. Friday (Jumma) Break 12: 30 p. m. to 2: 00 p. m. During Exams (R. H. ) 24 hours Closed on Gazette Holidays Hours subject to change

Library Resources Printed: Books: Bound Journals: Thesis: Electronic: CDs HEC Digital Library: 140, 000 + 100, 000 + 20000 + 7000 + 5000 + 20+ Online Databases 142, 000 e-books

Library Services Circulation Services Reference Services Acquisition Services Book Bank Information Resource Center Internet Connectivity Institutional repository Library website Reprographic Services

Library Building Ground Floor Reception Lockers Card Section Reading Hall Seminar Hall Conference Hall Chief Librarian Office Refreshment Hall

Library Building First Floor Circulation Desk Lending Collection Acquisition Section Book Bank New Arrivals

Library Building Second Floor Reference Section Information Resource Center Serials Theses, CDs/DVDs Reprographic Services

General Rules Keep Silence in the Library No entry without Library Card Don’t give your Library Card to other fellow Keep bags and belongings in the Lockers Room Keep cell phones switched off Do not write, underline and/or mark on any book Eatables are not allowed

General Rules Cont … Reference and reserve material are not issued After consulting leave the book on the table Books are no allowed to be taken from one floor to another Smoking is strictly prohibited Don’t park vehicles in front of library building Photocopy @ Rs. 5. 00 per copy

Library Membership Eligible: University’s students, faculty and staff Student Membership: valid for academic session Faculty and Staff: Regular: 5 year Contractual: As per contract

Membership Category Book Bank General Books Durations 10 112 Days One Rupee 05 28 Days One Rupee Graduate + Ph. D. 06 28 Days One Rupee UET Employees 04 42 Days One Rupee Faculty Under Graduate Students 05 (semester) Fine per Day

Library Forms Available in the Card Section in the main Library Membership Fine Remission Lost and Paid Library Clearance Membership Extension Book Requisition

Acquisition Section Budget handling Selection and purchase of reading material Accessioning and processing Complete and up to date record of Reading Material May submit online request for purchase of any book

Reference Section Reference sources Encyclopedia Dictionaries Biographical dictionaries Year books, Handbooks Directories, Thesis, Atlases, Indexes, Quotation books, Maps ASTM Standards etc.

Serial Section National and international journals of almost all Engineering Subjects. Local newspapers in Urdu and English Local and International Magazines Bound volumes of back issues of the journals

Information Resource Center 18 Computers (I-3) Dedicate link to HEC digital library Mc. Graw-Hill Digital Engineering Library Scanning, printing, and photocopying facility CD writing

Book Bank is offering services for textbooks to undergraduate students on Rental price of Rs. 10 -/ for one semester

Search Reading Material By Selecting from the Shelves Searching through OPAC Searching through HEC Digital Library Searching through Internet

Selecting from the Shelves 000 -099 100 -199 200 -299 300 -399 400 -499 500 -599 600 -699 700 -799 800 -899 900 -999 Dewey Decimal Scheme 10 Major Classes Generalities (knowledge, computer etc. ) Philosophy , Psychology Religions, Christianity, Islam etc. Social Sciences and Humanities Languages, English Urdu, grammar etc. Pure Sciences, Biology, Physics, Chemistry Applied Sciences and technologies Arts, Entertainment, sports Literature, English Urdu, Novel, Fiction, Poetry History, Geography, Travel

Searching from the Shelves Look at the spine of the book. The spine label is like the book’s home address.

Searching through OPAC

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HOW TO ACCESS LIBRARY WEBSITE THROUGHT U. E. T WEBSITE

HEC Digital Library Accessible at Local Area Network (within UET) http: //www. digitallibrary. edu. pk/uetlhr. htm l

Contact Us Phone: (042) 99029243 Email: lib@uet. edu. pk Web Address: http: //library. uet. edu. pk/ Facebook: https: //www. facebook. com/uet. nles/