Vision

“Promoting and facilitating the research, scholarship, collaboration and self-directed lifelong learning”

Main Campus

The Central Library of the Main campus plays a vital role in dissemination of knowledge, teaching, research and extension services. More than 9,500 books on diverse fields are available in the library. Besides Engineering Subjects considerable reading material on Business Management, Computer Sciences and Humanities (English, Mathematics, English and Urdu literature and Islamic studies) is available. National & international issues of scientific and technical serials on diverse fields are also available in the reference hall. Library books are computerized and library members search their required books through computer, available in the reference hall. At present library has a seating capacity more than 100 readers in circulation & reference halls.

CityCampus

The Library of city campus is providing its services in three shifts (morning, evening and weekends) to fulfill the requirement of students of all the shifts of city campus. City campus library also contains a vast collection of both course as well as general books. A number of more than 5,300 books are the part of this library. Besides, it has newspapers section, journal and magazine section and reference book section. This library also provides computerized assistance to the researchers.

North Campus

North campus, which had a comparatively small library, has now quite vast and well-developed library with an advance infrastructure. Just like main and city campus, it also has a good number of books relating to all the disciplines offered in the campus. Furthermore, it has a good number of general reading materials. A total of more than 3,300 books have made the part of this newly built library in a very shourt period of time. Just like main and city campus, this library also has multiple sections like newspapers section, journal and magazine section and reference book section. This library also provides computerized assistance to the researchers.

Borrowing Service

A set of three library cards is issued to all the students in their first semester so that they may avail the facility of library without any interruption.  Students visit the front desk and borrow their books. These books are issued for a period of 15 days. After 15 days students are either to return their issued books or to get it re-issued. A book may be issued two times in one semester.

Reference Service

As stated earlier, our libraries also have reference sections. Students are allowed to used reference books however, reference books are not issued. Only on spot reading is allowed for reference books.

Photocopy Service

Our libraries allow the students to have any books or reading material photocopied for their permanent use. It will not be called issuing a book. Rather, it will be borrowing for photocopy.

KIET uses Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) system to organize books. This system arranges books according to a book’s primary subject, and assigns each book a unique call number used to locate the book in the shelf.  This method of organizing makes it easier to find books that may fit into several majors or departments.

The libraries of KIET have following publications in it:

INSTITUTE’S JOURNAL:

The College of Management Sciences, KIET publishes a biannual journal entitled “MARKET FORCES” which deals with management, business and economic related topics. The first volume of this journal was published in 2005 and since then it is being regularly published successfully.

PERIODICALS:

KIET knows the importance of magazines and journals for the students. Therefore, institute has subscribed a vast variety of international, national and local magazines and journals. These periodicals have annual subscription and their subscription is renewed every year. The periodicals relate to all the disciplines offered here in KIET.