Librarian DRSM Library contact [email protected]
Library Collection
DRSM library offers one of the best collections in the region, a collection that offers over 2, 30,000 books, CDs, DVDs and 35,000 bound volumes of research journals. DRSM Library is currently subscribing numerous titles of international Journals along with the electronic books / journals secured by Higher Education Commission,
Islamabad. Library Building:
Dr. Raziuddin Siddiqi Memorial Library (central library) is located at the center of university academic campus. Central library shifted from the departmental premises to its own building in 1985, comprising of four floors. An impressive, tall, four storied building of Central library facing glorious fountains is situated at the heart of the main university campus. Library Catalogue:
The DRSM Library is web based Library Management System (LMS) to provide access to updated Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). Library Timings : Central library is offering very flexible and conducive library hours i.e. 8.00 AM to 8.00 PM (Monday – Friday) and 8.00 AM to 4.00 PM on Saturday. Library Floors:
Ground Floor is comprises of Librarian office, Acquisition, Computer, Reference and Technical sections. This floor is designated as Reference Floor and consist of of two important collections i.e. Reference collection and Special / Rare collection. Reference Collection includes encyclopedias, dictionaries, almanacs, atlases, handbooks, yearbooks, dissertations, surveys, statistical reports etc.
1st Floor: The most significant collections on the first floor are Oriental (Urdu) collection, American Information Resource Center’s (AIRC) collection and Reserve collection. Internet Lab, comprising of about 105 computers and Seminar Hall are also located on this floor. Internet Access Lab provides free Internet facility which is widely used by the students, scholars and researchers. Ground and 1st Floors of library are centrally air conditioned.
2nd Floor is declared as the General Book Floor. This floor posse a well organized book collection on all university disciplines. Circulation Desk, for issue / return of books is located on this floor. Digital Information Resource Center has recently been established for management of digital and electronic resources.
3rd Floor is designated as Periodical Services Section. This floor is comprises of current and old issues of Periodicals, Journals and newspapers. DRSM Library was declared as a United Nations Publication’s depository library for many decades. UN publications are available on the 3rd floor. It is of special importance for researchers of history, International relation, anthropology and defense and strategic studies.
