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This study aims at the assessing and improvising the services - digital library, books, journals, newspapers, Tumitin software for plagiarism, indexing.and abstracting and PhD theses - rendered by the Higher Education Commission (HEC) Library. User's satisfaction is considered as key element to assess the current status of the services in the world. In order to evaluate the services of library from the students' vintage point, the researchers sought feedback from the visitors of the HEC library using a survey research method. The research measured the users' satisfaction level about library ambience, behavior of supporting staff, number and variety of data bases, digital library, availability of journals, indexing services, access of PhD theses and plagiarism detecting facility in 2015. Sample of the study comprised of 128 library visitors. A three point Likert Scale was used from 1 (least satisfied) to 3 (most satisfied). The study expressed that the mostly users were moderately satisfied with the current services offered in the HEC library. The study will help the HEC administration to improve the HEC Library resources and services based on findings of this research. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to determine the status of Information and Communication Technology (ICT) in the University Libraries of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. It covered the details about the hardware, software, e-recourses, in each library and the role of ICT in the provision of services offered. For data collection structured interviews were conducted of the University Librarians. The sample of the study was comprised of the four selected universities: University of Peshawar, Agricultural University, University of Engineering and Technology (UET), Peshawar and Khyber Medical University (KMU). The major findings revealed that all the major University libraries in Peshawar are using ICT but not adequately or with no proper pace. This weak state of affairs with regard to the status and implementation of ICT is due to many reasons including; insufficient strength of professional staff having lack of ICT skills with absence of training, lack of support of university management having played a crucial role in the present deplorable situation of these libraries in Peshawar. Therefore, both the library and the University's management need to pay serious attention towards the above mentioned problems so that the present status of ICT in the University Libraries may be improved. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the invention of the internet the whole map of the world has changed. The whole community of the world has integrated into a globalized community. In Pakistan the users of internet are increasing gradually. The present study has been conducted for the objectives to expose the access to social media by the students of University of the Punjab Lahore, to explore the extent of use of social media by the students and to find the puiposes of the students in using social media. The study was quantitative in nature and was delimited to undergraduate and post graduate students of 12 faculties of University of the Punjab, Lahore. Survey research method was used to collect the data through questionnaire which was adopted with minor modifications. Stratified random sampling with equal allocation technique was used to collect data. The results of the study revealed that 100% students of University of the Punjab have access to internet, 94% students use social media and their favorite social media is facebook. Majority of the students were using social media up to 2 hours in a day. The results of the study also indicated that majority of the students were using social media for sharing information, academic purposes, religious learning, preaching and entertainment purposes. Researcher has recommended that proper facilities like IT skills, training workshops, Wi-Fi facilities, Laptops, desktops should be provided to the students so that they can use social media applications in more proper way. With the help of this study the researcher will have better understandings that what and how much is the usage of social media by the students and how its use can be made more effective. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The purpose of the study was to investigate the phenomenon of library anxiety in a Pakistan's academic library setting and examine various dimensions that may contribute towards increasing or decreasing the level of library anxiety. With the increase in use of information communication technologies, undergraduate students feel discomfort which leads to tension, fear and the feeling of uncertainty and obstruct efficient use of the library services. A sample of 550 undergraduate students of 1 st to 4th semesters of different departments / faculties of University of the Punjab, Quaid-e-Azam Campus, Lahore were chosen through Stratified random sampling technique (with equal allocation). AQAK was used as instrument designed by Anwer et. al for conducting this study, t-test and one-way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA) were used for analyzing the data. The analysis revealed that most of the undergraduate students of different departments / faculties feel mild level of library anxiety. The results further explored that gender has no significant difference, Pakistani students feel slightly higher library anxiety than foreigner students and 1st semester undergraduate students feel higher Information resources and library staff anxiety than 4th semester students and 3rd semester students feel higher and significant user knowledge anxiety than 2nd and 4th semester students as well as 1st semester students have significant and higher user education anxiety than 2nd and 4th semester students. Further on the basis of findings, recommendations and suggestion to reduce or tackle the library anxiety were also provided. This type of exploration has never been done previously and the main role of this study is its innovative role in recognizing the existence and effect of library anxiety to library users in Pakistan. This study will help in the development of strategies and methods better fit in identifying and reducing the library anxiety among library users. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The different parameters/ factors were designed to assess the websites of the National Libraries of Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Singapore and Sri Lanka. Thirty five web analysis parameters/ factors were used for the evaluation process of the websites. An expert evaluation method was implemented to explore the study. The website of National Library Board Singapore ranked 1st and National Archives and National Library of Bangladesh ranked at last. The recommendation is made according to the results. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The service institutions always look for improvement of services to their clientele, They get technical support from the industry in the shape of hardware for the improvement of services. Libraries are not an exception towards accepting and implementing such technologies. The introduction of bar codes in the libraries improved services by saving librarians and users time on the one hand while on the other hand it brought accuracy towards charging different activities in libraries. The developed world has already accepted this technology and enjoying its fruits. In Pakistan, few libraries applied bar code technology as remedy to the problems of manual work. There is a need to make the librarians aware of the importance and benefits of such technologies for improvement of working conditions in the libraries. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper based upon review of literature represents an appraisal of libraries in general as well as in Pakistani context. The authors have presented the traditional and modern library functions along with process and forms of education. The types of libraries and their roles especially the educational one have been highlighted. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses a study on the user relationship management aspect of Dr. Muhammad Hamidullah Library at the Islamic Research Institute in Pakistan. The period of the library usage by the study's selected population is minimum one year and maximum fourteen years, while the average is four and a half years. Respondents offered observations on the library's physical settings, the library collection, the organization of library materials, frequency of staff support in locating the materials, the behavior of library staff, the library's technological infrastructure, and the information needs and resources consulted to fulfill these needs.