Library - About Us

• To serve the advancement of teaching, learning and research within the institution by providing solutions to the information needs of our clients through efficient, effective and innovative services.
• To bring the much dreamed advancement in our society through information technology, which will change the lives of our people for ever.
• Let’s grow together. Let’s learn, teach, share and support each other.

• Equipping our students with ideas and skills for making a difference in our society and becoming the real agent of change
• Bringing novel ideas, unmatchable products and unsurpassable services to set standards for others
• Strategic partnership with knowledge organizations in general and industry in particular
• Providing a supporting and enabling environment to the talented faculty and outstanding students. This will produce graduates who can distinguish themselves by their professional competence, humanistic outlook, ethical rectitude, pragmatic approach to problem solving, and other organizational and managerial skills

• To encourage learning by creating learning community and promoting information competency in its constituency by
  • Creating a learning environment and experiences that produce competency in the use of resources and in research methodologies
  • Designing instructional services and programs that foster learning and collaboration with faculty in other academic units of CU
  • Offering customer oriented assistance in selecting, locating and using resources
  • Providing appropriate access to resources by all of its patrons
• To provide access to recorded knowledge and information resources by
  • Acquiring balanced information and knowledge resources to support CU’s academic programs
  • Providing fast and timely access to local and international books and information resources
  • Participating in resource sharing programs, including cooperative purchasing for all centres, mutual library use, inter library loan, and document delivery services
• To provide infrastructure for supporting information needs of the users by
  • Providing books, periodicals and journals using information technology to meet changing information needs of the users
  • Providing well-equipped and secure facilities that encourage study and learning
  • Marinating suitable number of workstations to support the use of IT services like computing, printing, scanning, photocopying and internet etc.
  • Developing a consistent, easy to use and identifiable interface to library resources for use through internet
• As a dynamic organization that evolves to meet changing needs by
  • Assessing its effectiveness in a variety of ways including periodic user’s needs and satisfaction surveys
  • Building an organizational structure that anticipates changing information technologies to meet patrons needs and expectations
  • Encouraging professional growth and career development of its staff

General Rules

• The use of Institute Library shall be open to the members of the following categories:
  • Members of the Institute Faculty. Officers and Staff.
  • Fellows, Research Scholars and Adjunct Faculty.
  • Students on the roll of the Institute.
• Leave your personal belongings (bags, briefcases, handbags etc.) at the library entrance.
• Take care of your belongings as library disclaims any responsibility for loss or damage.
• Keep your cell phones on silent mode/switch off within library premises.
• To make the library environment more conducive for reading and research, gossiping, cell phone calls, sleeping, eating, drinking, smoking, chatting, and disturbing the order of library furniture is strictly prohibited.
• Submit library material(s) for inspection, if requested.
• Underlining, marking, folding and tearing pages of library materials is prohibited.
• Leave the library materials on tables after consulting/reading.
• Observe Electronic Resource Section rules while using library computing facilities.
• Library membership could be suspended or canceled along with a penalty in the following cases:
  • Non payment of library fine(s)
  • Theft of library material(s)
  • Non payment of damage fine
  • Non returning of the temporary issued material within due time
  • Any kind of disturbance in library
  • Misconduct with the library staff
  • Breaching of established library rules and norms

All library users are requested to please before enter the library:

• Display your COMSATS ID card.
• Switch off your mobile phone.
• Enter with formal dress.
• Enter only for individual study not for discussion.

Borrowing Rules

All registered members with valid Library Card are entitled to borrow library materials. The borrowing privileges may differ depending upon the membership category. The borrowing privileges for different membership categories are:

• COMSATS ID card is necessary to borrow library materials.
• Books borrowed by any patron can be reserved.
• Reserved books may be collected within 2 days from the circulation desk.
• Book(s) borrowed by any patron can be renewed for a period of 01 Month as long as the same is not reserved by another patron.
• Non-circulating materials such as reference books, current journals, and research projects can not be borrowed.
• Non-circulating materials can only be used within library premises.
• Any of the borrowed library materials is subject to recall as and when needed by the library.
• If the patrons misplace any library material and is unable to find them, it is recommended to report at circulation desk immediately to avoid overdue fines.

Library Fines

Certain fines are charged for overdue (not returned on time) library materials. This is an effort to provide patrons an equal opportunity to make use of library materials and to maximize sharing of library collections.

• Overdue fine is charged from the first overdue date/day.
• Overdue fine on general books would be PKR10 per book per day.
• Overdue fine on temporarily issued materials would be PKR100 per day.
• Loss of library materials would be charged five times the current price
• PKR100 will be fined of library user who involve in
• Use of mobile even ringing
• Discussion, Chat etc
• Running, eating, drinking, sleeping etc

Service Directory

• Acquisition
  Mr. Farhad Ali
  E-mail: Farhad@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
• Circulation
  Mr. Zillay Humayun
  E-mail: zillayhumayun@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
  Mr. Aslam Pervaiz
  E-mail: aslampervaiz@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
  
• Digital Resources
  Mr. Mohammad Bilal
  E-mail: mbilal@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
• Help Desk
  Mr. Aslam Pervaiz
  E-mail: aslampervaiz@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Mr. Mohammad Bilal
  E-mail: muhammadbilal@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Kousar Shaheen
  E-mail: Kousar Shaheen@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
• Companise Annual Reports
  Mr. Farhad
  E-mail: Farhad@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
• Document Delivery Services
  Mr. Mohammad Bilal
  E-mail: muhammedbilal@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
• E-Databases
  Mr. Muhammad Bilal
  E-mail: muhammedbilal@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
• Inter Library Loan
  Mr. Farhad Ali
  E-mail: farhad@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
• Journals / Periodicals / Newspapers
  Mr. Zillay Humayun
  E-mail: humayun@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ms Kousar Shaheen
  E-mail: Kousarshaheen@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
• News papers Clippings
  Mr. Zillay Humayun
  E-mail: humayun@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
  Mr. Aslam Pervaiz
  E-mail: aslampervaiz@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206
• Subject Librarians
  Mr. Farhad Ali
  E-mail: farhad@ciitwah.edu.pk
  Ext: 206