Mission

To facilitate the users with latest collection of Books and provide the access of e-resources on their desktop without any discrimination.

Vision

The GMC libraries believe that quality information is essential for improved health. The aim of libraries to provide the most valued visible, authentic, and trusted information by library experts. The libraries try to enhance the quality medical education material, health sciences literature, and research throughout the Globe. The medical and health sciences library aims to provide the highest standard services to support the education and research program of the medical college, hospital, nursing, and allied health sciences school.

Standards

Develop and manage a knowledgebase of health information research by:

• 1. Promoting the research culture in the medical and health care profession.
• 2. Providing the latest collection and data related to the disciplines.
• 3. Supporting collection and use of data related to promoting the profession.
• 4. Facilitating the health care students and professionals to use the advance information technology for information retrieving and sharing.
• 5. Encouraging the application and dissemination of scholarly knowledge.

Objectives

• 1. To develop a comprehensive collection policy on current medical literature for GMC researchers.
• 2. To provide access to information in any format (print and electronic from) to support the programs and research needs of the medical college allied health sciences, hospital, and college of nursing.
• 3. As primary information provider, it serves as leader in acquiring, evaluating and applying technology for managing and providing information.
• 4. It provides support for personnel training and development within the scope of the changing technological environment.

HEC Digital Library & Research Guide

HEC Digital Library

HEC National Digital Library (DL) is a programme to provide researchers within public and private universities in Pakistan and non-profit research and development organizations with access to international scholarly literature based on electronic (online) delivery, providing access to high quality, peer-reviewed journals, databases, articles and e-Books across a wide range of disciplines. The e-books support programme will allow researchers to access most of the important text and reference books electronically in a variety of subject areas. Around 75,000 number of electronic content has been made available through the Digital Library Programme.

Books

Magazines and Literature

Theses and Dissertations

HEC Recognized Journal System

HEC Journal Recognition System (HJRS) is a collection of research journals that are categorized into three different categories – W, X and Y — within their respective knowledge areas on the basis of a number of internationally bench marked and recognized parameters that measure the quality of a journal.

Vancouver Style

Vancouver is a numbered referencing style commonly used in medicine and science, and consists of:

• Citations to someone else’s work in the text, indicated by the use of a number
• A sequentially numbered reference list at the end of the document providing full details of the corresponding in-text references.

It follows rules established by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors, now maintained by the U.S. National Library of Medicine. It is also known as Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts submitted to Biomedical Journals.

This guide is modeled on Citing Medicine: The NLM Style Guide for Authors, Editors, and Publishers (2nd edition). You may wish to consult this source directly for additional information or examples.

Printing this guide: Please note that printing directly from pages in this guide may alter the citation formatting display. A printable document is available below. Note that this document is adapted from this online guide and does not contain all information and examples. Please use it in conjunction with the online guide which is more regularly updated

Library Guide

The Library Guide provides the access of scholarly databases, electronic resources, eBooks, e-journals, theses and medical and health science literature at one place. The MBBS, allied, nursing students, health care professionals, medical professionals, allied health sciences professionals, nursing faculty can get access the library guide with in campus and out of campus. Each guide facilitates you to acquire your desired knowledge and literature through the most useful web links and resources on your subject area.

Library Rules

Users are expected to observe the following rules while using the library services.

• 1. Leave your personal belongings such as handbags, briefcases, etc., at library entrance, on your own responsibility. The library disclaims any liability for loss or damage.
• 2. If any library user wants to use his/her personal reading material, then he/she must inform to the Library staff.
• 3. Submit any book or object for inspection, when requested by the library staff.
• 4. Complete silence should be observed except for brief and subdued talk with the library staff.
• 5. Library furniture cannot be moved from one place to another.
• 6. Do not use the chairs for placing your feet on.
• 7. Do not write, underline or mark any book. Library books are carefully examined on return and the borrower will be held responsible for the damage.
• 8. A Books suggestion form is kept in the library in which suggestions for new books are invited.
• 9. After reading, leave books on the table or on the book trolley. Please do not shelve the books. Library staff will reshelf them.
• 10. Discussions and meetings are not allowed in the library.
• 11. If any library user disturbs the study environment for other library users, he\she will be given a verbal warning, if despite the warning, the user repeats the same attitude; he/she will be debarred from entering the library premises for a day.
• 12. Books are liable to be returned before the date, if required for some special purpose.
• 13. The borrower card is not transferable.
• 14. Books borrowed from the library are not transferable.
• 15. Books will be issued strictly according to the priority of demand.
• 16. Books will not be issued without library card.
• 17. The Librarian is authorized to withdraw library facilities from any member who is found misusing the library material or facilities.
• 18. Cell phones should be on silent mode within the library premises.
• 19. Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the library.
• 20. Smoking is strictly prohibited inside the library.
• 21. Drinks and eatables are not allowed in the library.
• 22. Any person, who loses, defaces or otherwise seriously damages books, shall be liable to pay the cost of the replacement and in the event of the book being one of the set or series, the cost of whole set or series shall be paid by the person.
• 23. Only registered library users can use the library.

Library Timings

• Library will remain open from 8:00 am – 12:00 midnight from “Monday to Saturday”.
• Library also open on Sunday from 10:00 am to 5:00 pm.
• Library will remain closed for one week for Annual Stock Verification by Special Notice.
• Library Help Desk provides services from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm.
• Library will remain closed for Jumma Break from 1:00pm to 2:00pm.

Note: Library opening hours may be subject to change. Contact library for exact hours.

Lending Rules for Users

• 1. Registered users must produce valid Library ID cards when borrowing materials. Borrowing must be done in person at the library circulation desk.
• 2. Overdue books will not be reissued till the fine is paid.
• 3. Reference material & CDs, are not to be issued.
• 4. Periodicals/ Journals cannot be checked out, and can only be consulted within the library.
• 5. Books already checked out by some other user can be reserved, if the books are not collected within two days, the reservation will be cancelled.
• 6. Books will be issued for one month during professional MBBS annual exam and the clearance will be made after promotion in next class.
• 7. If a member misplaces a book/ Library material and cannot find it after a thorough search, he/she must report to the library immediately to avoid overdue fine.
• 8. Mutilation of library material is a matter of disciplinary action. Books accidentally damaged should be reported so that suitable assessment can be made & damages paid.
• 9. Books may be renewed in person at the circulation desk, provided they are not required by another user.
• 10. The library staff may recall, or withhold the circulation of a book in the library at any time if required for special purposes.
• 11. If you are unable to find any material you require, feel free to contact library staff.

Borrowing Limit & Period