Books

The Institute Library has a huge collection of books on each subject taught at IMSciences. The Circulation Section has a unique role for providing the latest information to readers. Furthermore, Circulation Section has introduced computerized system for keeping proper records of the library documents.
Since August 2009, the library has started circulation transaction i.e. check-in and check-out of the books on smart Bar-coded cards. This method has made the circulation system more efficient and error free. The circulation section provides the following services:

  • Register new members, issues borrower cards etc.
  • Issuing and receipt of reading materials to and from the library members only.
  • Fine collection for overdue books.
  • Inform the library members regarding reading material reservation.
  • Settle cases regarding the books lost or damaged by the members.
  • Issue Library Clearance Certificate.
  • Check incoming and outgoing materials thoroughly.
  • Helps the library users in finding the required materials.
  • Guide library users in finding research articles available in digital libraries on the internet.
  • Arrange reading materials on the book racks.

 

Magazines/Research Journals

Keeping in view the courses taught at IMSciences and the interest of the library users, the Institute has subscribed to a number of best magazines and research journals in order to provide latest information in their relevant fields. The following magazines and journals have been subscribed to:

Journals
  1. Journal of Humanities and Social Sciences
  2. Lahore Journal of Economics
  3. Journal of Managerial Sciences
  4. Business Review
  5. Pakistan Development Review
  6. South – Asian Journal
  7. Journal of Islamic Banking and Finance
  8. Journal of IBP
  9. Foreign Affairs
  10. Foreign Policy
  11. Journal of Social Sciences
  12. Monthly Current Affairs
  13. Journal of Marketing
  14. Journal of Entrepreneurship
  15. Journal of Public Health
  16. Leadership
  17. Asian Management Cases
  18. HRD Review
  19. Empirical Economic Review
  20. Sarhad Journal of Management Sciences
  21. Journal of Business and Economics
  22. FWU Journal of Social Sciences
  23. International Journal of Experiential Learning and Case Studies
  24. Asian Journal of Agriculture and Research Development
  25. Journal of Business Strategy
  26. Abasyn Journal of Social Sciences
  27. Journal of Managerial Sciences
  28. Journal of Quantitative Methods
  29. City University Research Journal
  30. Pakistan Current Affairs

 

Magazines
  1. Time
  2. The Economist
  3. Pakistan & Gulf Economist
  4. Forbes
  5. Aurora
  6. PC World
  7. Fortune
  8. The Accountant
  9. Entrepreneur
  10. Maximum PC
  11. MIT Sloan Management
  12. Profit
  13. Reader’s Digest
  14. Preventions
  15. Strategy + Business
  16. Harvard Business Review
  17. World Time
  18. Press Review

 

Newspapers

Keeping in view the importance of newspapers, the library purchases a variety of local English and Urdu newspapers, which include:

  • The News
  • The Dawn
  • The Nation
  • Daily Times
  • Business Recorder
  • The Frontier Post
  • The Statesman
  • The Daily Mashriq
  • The Daily Aaj
  • The Daily Khabrain
  • The Daily Express
  • The Daily Jang and
  • Akhbar-e-Jihan

Members can read the following newspapers in the library

Thesis/Dissertation/Research Report:

The Institute Library has a huge collection of Research/Thesis Reports which each student submits in the final semester of his/her programme. The students doing their research on any topic can use these reports as a guideline.

Internet facilities

Internet facilities are also available in the library. The library users can use internet for their research purposes, e-mails, and other academic tasks.

HEC Digital Library

Within the premises of IMSciences, a digital library was established in 2006 by HEC. It includes 23,000 full text journals of international repute. This facility is also available in the library from 8:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
HEC has also launched an e  Library under the title E-brary, which includes 40,000 books. The site is http://site.ebrary.com/lib/ims

Digital Books

Books in soft form on each subject are available in the Library. The library users can copy these books on USB for personal use.

Library Users Demands

The library users are free to recommend best books by the best publishers written by the best authors to librarian for library. This will enhance the library collection and the library users will get quality reading materials.

Future Planning

The Institute library is a newly established library and is on its way to becoming a state-of-the-art learning resource center. Three wide halls are available in the library, in which the following useful sections are planned to be established very soon:

  1. Acquisition, Cataloguing and Classification Section
  2. Audio Visual Section
  3. Periodical Section including Government Publications
  4. Automation Unit
  5. Students Services Section including Photocopying, Printing, Scanning etc.
  6. Research Section including Internet Lab, Study Carrels.
  7. Reference Services Section.

Library Membership

The entire student body as well as the Faculty is eligible to borrow books from the Library with different enrolment forms for both. A library borrower Card is issued to each member student after providing the required information given in the enrolment form. The Borrower Card consists of Student ID, Name, Father�s Name, Programme, Section and Semester. This card is meant for single use only.