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UNIVERSITY OF ENGINEERING AND TECHNOLOGY- TAXILA / UNDERGRAD PROSPECTUS 2011
LIBRARY
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MAIN LIBRARY
The Central Library of the University plays a vital role in dissemination of knowledge,
teaching, research, and extension services. It has a seating capacity for about 250 readers
at its different halls, which provide congenial conditions for study. The library remains open
in 2 shifts from 8:00 am to 9:00 pm on all working days with usual break. The Library is
stocked with encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, standard specifications, yearbooks,
almanacs, abstracts, indexes and a big reference collection of text and general technical
books.
Stocks and Services
The Library has more than 51000 volumes of books and scattered issues of scientific and
technical serials on diverse fields. Besides engineering subjects considerable reading
material on humanities, social sciences and Islamic Studies is available.
The members can borrow books and other materials, (except serials, reference or reserved
books) for specific periods. They can also reserve materials, which are out in circulation. For
this, reservation cards are to be handed over at the circulation counter.
Book Bank
The Library houses a Book Bank, which lends textbooks to the undergraduate students.
Every user can have books from this section.
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DIGITAL LIBRARY
Mission
To meet the information requirements of students, researchers of UET Taxila, Pakistan with
the provision of quality scholarly information based electronic delivery Through Pakistan
Educational Research Network (PERN). HEC has given the online access of journals and
research papers to UET Taxila. Access to all these resources is free of cost from within the
UET Taxila intranet for students and researchers of UET Taxila.
SERVICES AND COMMON FACILITIES
Objectives
• To provide students/researchers in the university and eligible R&D organization
with access to high quality journals, academic databases and articles across the
widest range of disciplines.
• To address the specific information needs of the sector with the delivery of
content relevant to national development objectives.
• To support the delivery of information and effective use of Information and
Communication Technologies (ICTs) with extensive training for users with
the library university and research community in Pakistan.
• To work with international organizations to enhance the scope of available
content and implements revolutionary technologies for the delivery of content.
• To provide increased dissemination opportunities and promote the use and
visibility of locally produced research information.
CURRENTLY AVAILABLE RESOURCES
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS
Two AAPT publications provide up to date physics knowledge, at a level comprehensible
for many users. AAPT publications assist in the learning of new and traditional teaching
methodologies and the use of modern technology in Physics.