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"And say: `My Rab! Increase me in knowledge.'‘

(20:114)

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HEC National Digital Library Program

M.Rafique KhaskheliAssistant Librarian

Incharge Technical Processing SectionMUET Library & Online Information Center

Flagship Program of HEC for the promotion of research culture in the institutions.

Digital library was Launched in 2004. Beneficiaries includes:

Public Sector Universities Private Sector Universities Research Institutions/Non-profit and development

organizations for education or research.

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Introduction

National Digital Library Programe (NDLP)

• Centrally subscribes online resources through International Network for the Availability of Scientific Publications

(INASP)

• Accessible by more than 250 institutions in Pakistan

What is Digital Library?

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A digital library is a networked collection of digital objects – text, still images, moving images, sound, data – with arrangement, search features, and metadata that allow for discovery and presentation, supporting research and teaching, and with attention paid to architecture, persistence, longevity, and digital preservation.

Why digital libraries?

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• Ubiquitous anytime, anywhere access to information

• Variety of materials • Document delivery services.

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• Business Community• Library and information science

community• Computer science community • Politicians and Governments• Publishers • Teachers• Archivists • Commercial enterprises • Personal

Various DL perspectives

Digital Library is determined hard to provide our institutions with superior quality peer-reviewed, full-text, academic and research material in the shape of e-journals as well as e-books.

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E-Resources

Online Databases Available Through the NDLP

• 31 databases with over 25,000 full-text journals are made accessible online

Provides access to over 50,000 e-books

of 220 leading international publishers

For a complete list of e-resources please visit @: www.digitallibrary.edu.pk http://library.muet.edu.pk

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