This is a medical library serving the faculty, students, researchers and staff of the Shalamar Medical & Dental College (SMDC), Shalamar Hospital, Shalamar School of Allied Health Sciences and Shalamar Nursing College. This library established in 2009 in its present place. The library has established its repute among medical institutions by providing excellent services and facilities to fulfill information needs of its clients according to the recommendation of Pakistan Medical & Dental Council (PM&DC)/ Pakistan Medical Commission (PMC) and University of Health Sciences (UHS). The materials including on medical text books, reference books, e-books, journals, literature, audios, videos, CD-ROMs, DVDs, etc. which is ideally suited to encourage and support both curriculum activities and for medical research.

The library is manned by qualified and experienced professionals, all dedicated to provide high quality innovative services.

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.

Medical Sciences, Nursing, and Allied Health Science

Books

Magazines and Literature

Theses and Dissertations

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.

Institutional Repository

An institutional repository is an archive for collecting, preserving, and disseminating digital copies of the intellectual output of an institution. Click here to view.

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 Services and Information

• Library Books: 10,000
• Subscribed international Journals from 2014-2021: 15
• Subscribed local journals from 2014-2021: 05
• DVDs: 308
• LCD: 01
• DVD Player: 01

Sitting capacity for users (160)

• Circulation of books (borrow, return)
• Reading the books
• Reading the research journals
• Use the multimedia
• Connectivity of Internet
• WiFi Connectivity

Digital Library/ IT (75 stations)

• Access of HEC Digital Library
• Searching and Access of Databases
• Usage of Library Guides
• Search the Union Catalogue
• Access of Digital Library
• Institutional Repository

Training and Workshops

Library had conducted large number of workshops and training for MBBS, Nursing and Allied Health Sciences students, faculty, staff and researchers. Some details of workshops are mentioned below:

1. Open Access of Medical Resources and Qualitative Research Analysis (N-Vivo)
2. Literature Search, Citation Management and How to Write and Publish a Research Paper
3. Critical Reading of Research Articles, Systematic Literature Review, Mixed Methods Research and Analysis
4. Library Resources and Green Environment
5. Library Orientation for new students

Information Services

• Turnitin (Anti Plagiarism Software for Researchers)
• Library Guide
• Literature Search
• Citation Management
• Reference Service
• Circulation
• Current Awareness Services
• Inter Library Loan
• Archives of E- Journals
• E- Books
• Photocopy Services
• Printing & Scanning
• Institutional Repository
• Union Catalogue

Library services through Intranet

SMDC library has its personal drive named as “Journals on SMDC05 (J 🙂”. This drive contains complete information about:

• Library policies
• Library Services
• E-Books
• Archives of E-Journals
• Access of UHS Digital Library
• Access of HEC Digital Library
• List of available books and journals in print format
• Library forms

Reprographic Services

One photocopy machine is situated in library circulation section. The member will pay the photocopy and printing fee.

Wi-Fi

Wireless connectivity to internet is available at library Hall, library users are allowed to use their personal Laptops /notebooks in library Hall while using library materials.

Inter-Library Loan (ILL)

If a particular item is not available in library collection, the library has arrangements to acquire from other medical libraries, both within the local and in other cities. ILL request forms are available at the circulation desk. ILL facility duration is 15 days and after issuing twice reading material will come back in the central library and then same required material will re-issue or re-borrowed on new demand .ILL form is available on reference desk. Approval of College Principal is must before submission process.

Information Literacy

The library provides a wide range of services to its users and enables them to use the library with its optimum potential and how to find required data from print and electronic resources. The mentioned services are part of information literacy program:
Library Guide for SIHS researchers

• E-Journals
• E-Books
• Online Databases
• CDs/DVDs
• Press Clippings
• Print Journals
• Library Website

General Rules for Library Users

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. Drinks and eatables are not allowed in the library.
21. 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.
22. 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

Fine

The violation of the library lending rules may result in the following fines.

A borrower (student) who fails to return the library books or any other material on due date, will have to pay fine of Rs. 10/- per day will be charged after the due date.

• In the case of book loss or defacement by a user, he/she will be charged three times /triple the current price of the book or replace the three books plus a 10 per cent processing fee.
• The senior librarian/ Incharge Library will decide the price of rare/special books. Member will not mutilate, or damage by writing or marking on pages, any book or publication, nor shall they trace or perform mechanical reproduction of a material belonging to the library without formal permission of the librarian/ Incharge library, violation of this rule will require replacement of damaged volume or payment of its price specified under the rule.
• If one volume of a set/ series is damaged and it is not available separately, the whole set will have to be replaced or paid by the member as specified in the rules.
• The amount recovered from member as cost of lost or damaged books or materials or for not returning the books after due date will be spent for the welfare or development of library.

Ask a Librarian

• Show your Student/Faculty card at the entrance/reception or when asked by PAKL staff for proving your ID.
• Do not bring any valuable item in the Library. Bags, extra books, boxes etc should be left at the lockers room outside the Library. PAKL shall not be responsible for any loss of item left unattended by a member.