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 Searching (OPAC, HEC Digital Library)

Introduction Biggest Engineering Library in Pakistan Established in 1976 as Faisal Shaheed Library HEC declared it National Library of Engineering Sciences in 2001 Seating capacity: 400 Books are arranged according to subjects in classified order following international standards

Mission Statement Provision of optimum facilitation to its students, researchers and faculty 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 10: 00 p. m. Friday Prayer Break 12: 30 p. m. to 2: 00 p. m. During Exams (R. H. ) Extended hours Closed on Gazette Holidays Hours subject to change

Library Resources Printed: Books: Bound Journals: Theses: 140, 000 + 100, 000 + 20000 + 7000 + Electronic: CDs/DVDs 6000 + HEC Digital Library: Subscribes 13 full text online databases 142, 000 e-books

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

Library Building Ground Floor Reception Seminar Hall Acquisition Reading Hall IRC Conference Hall Admin Office Chief Librarian Office

Library Building First Floor Circulation Desk Lending Collection New Arrivals Book Bank Common Room

Library Building Second Floor Reference Section Reading Hall Serials Theses, CDs/DVDs Reprographic Services

General Rules Keep Silence in the Library No entry without Library/UET Card Don’t give your Library/UET Card to other fellow Drop bags and belongings at Reception Keep cell phones switched off Do not write, underline and/or mark on any book Eatables are not allowed Use dustbin for wasted material Dress yourselves with social norms

General Rules Contd… 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. 2. 00 per copy Follow Covid -19 SOPs

Library Membership Eligible: University’s students, faculty and staff Student Membership: valid for academic session Faculty and Staff: Regular: 05 year Contractual: As per contract

Membership Categories 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 Download from the Library Website Fine Remission Lost and Paid Library Clearance (online) Book Requisition

Acquisition Section Budget handling for books/magazines, etc. Selection and purchase of reading material Accessioning and processing Keeps complete/up to date record of Reading Material Receives request for purchase of any book

Reference Section Offers reference services, Responds users’ queries offline/online Reference Sources available 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 (Urdu and English) Local and international magazines Bound volumes of journals' back issues

Information Resource Center 30 Computers (I-3) Internet surfing Dedicated link to HEC digital library Mc. Graw-Hill Digital Engineering Library Scanning, printing, and photocopying facility CD/DVD writing

Book Bank • Textbooks for undergraduate students • Semester based issuance • Rental price: Rs. 10/- per semester

Accessibility of Reading Material By searching from the library shelves through OPAC through HEC Digital Library through Internet

Searching from the Shelves Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme 000 -099 100 -199 200 -299 300 -399 400 -499 500 -599 600 -699 700 -799 800 -899 900 -999 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.

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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. html

Contact Us Phone: (042) 99029243 Email: lib@uet. edu. pk Web Address: http: //library. uet. edu. pk/ Facebook: https: //www. facebook. com/uet. nles/ Online Chat: Follow the link “Ask Librarian” on the Library Website