NUTECH Library is playing an active part in higher education system of the university by providing relevant and up to-date information to the information seekers. The library is a partner in research and technological innovations while encouraging users to fully capitalize library knowledge assets to enhance their expertise as per their academic/future professional needs. Rich in both printed and electronic resources, NUTECH Library contributes directly to the institution’s academic mission of equipping users with the skills and knowledge they need to become creative and technically sound engineers & technologists so as to best serve society and industry through purposeful education, research and innovation. In line with this, NUTECH Library operates with a motto of ‘Read – Discover – Innovate’. Library is located at level 6 & 7 of University Academic Block.
To serve NUTECH in advancement of knowledge, learning and research by providing latest information and allied library related services to its users through variety of technologies and services.
Library offers a rich print collection to facilitate both students and faculty in meeting their academic requirements and thus broadening their knowledge through reading. It strives to support the academic needs of on-going and prospective research programs of the university. To facilitate maximum use of the library resources, nearly all library materials are in open shelves, easily accessible to the users. Whole collection is arranged in a sequence of classification numbers while grouping similar / related subject books. The most common classification system that is ‘Dewey Decimal Classification’ (DDC) is being used in NUTECH Library.
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Library is affording large collection of latest subject related text and supporting books according to the faculty / student’s academic needs. |
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Reference Material
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Reference Collection consists of wide range of Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Reference Books related to various engineering disciplines and general interest subjects. |
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Serial Publications
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To keep the students, faculty and staff up-to date with latest research trends and current affairs, following is available in library:-
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Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)
You can locate books and other material available at NUTECH library through OPAC. OPAC usually allows searching by author name, title, and subject. To access OPAC, please click at http://10.200.113.133 (access available within campus and through VPN account).
HEC Digital Library
NUTECH Library is providing access to more than 23,000 high quality, peer-reviewed journals, 6 x databases and articles through HEC’s Digital Library Program. In addition to these, thousands of E-books are also offered on different subjects of Science & Technology, Social Sciences and Humanities. Access to the following resources is available through IP address at NUTECH Library Islamabad:
Directory / Links of Free Digital Resources
NUTECH VPN
To facilitate faculty, approved research students and administrative staff, Off-Campus Virtual Private Network (VPN) has been established for access to HEC Digital Library (DL) resources and to search/locate books through OPAC. These resources can be accessed even from outside of the NUTECH University as well.
Step by Step Corporate VPN Guideline
This guide explains how to setup NUTECH Corporate VPN as under:
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Terms and Conditions Regarding Use of Digital Library
NUTECH administration has signed an Institutional Agreement with the HEC, confirming their compliance with the Terms and Conditions of license agreements for the use of Digital Library resources. In order to ensure the continuity of the program, it is vital to ensure that there are no violations of the license agreements. Publishers are constantly monitoring the use of their databases, and illegal activities can be easily detected and if someone found in illegal activities, substantial fines will be imposed by NUTECH. The document below details the general terms and conditions for use of the digital library resources. Please read it carefully before using the e-resources.
Prohibited Activities
Examples of Misuse
Agreements and License
Copyright Law
Copyright law exists to protect the intellectual standing and the economic rights of creators and publishers of all literary, dramatic, artistic, musical, audio-visual and electronic works. Electronic materials are copyrighted in the same manner as print materials.
Department | Title | Frequency | Link |
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Electrical Engineering | IEEE Transaction on Sustainable Energy | 4 | Click here |
International Journals of Sensors, Wireless Communications and Control | 9 | Click here | |
IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics | 12 | Click here | |
Mechanical Engineering | Journal of Mechanical Design | 12 | - |
Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering | 12 | - | |
Journal of Fluid Engineering | 12 | - | |
Civil Engineering | Australian Journal of Structural Engineering | 4 | Click here |
International Journal of Transportation Science & Technology | 4 | Click here | |
Geotechnique | 12 | Click here | |
Computer Engineering | IEEE Transaction on Industrial Informatics | 6 | Click here |
IEEE Transaction on Artificial Intelligence | 6 | Click here | |
IET Cyber - Systems & Robotics | 4 | Click here | |
Computer Science | IEEE Transaction on Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligent | 12 | Click here |
Cognitive and Developmental Systems, IEEE Trans. on (T-CDS) | 4 | Click here | |
IEEE Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters (L-GRS) | 12 | Click here | |
Magazines |
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Electrical Engineering | IEEE Transaction on Engineering Management | 6 | Click here |
IEEE Communication Standards | 12 | Click here | |
Computer Engineering | IEEE Internet of Things | 4 | Click here |
Mechanical Engineering | Tech Briefs Magazine | 12 | Click here |
Engineering Magazine: Robotics & Automation | 12 | Click here | |
Turbomachinery Magazine | 6 | Click here | |
Civil Engineering | Deep Foundation | 6 | Click here |
Magazine of Concrete Research | 23 | - | |
Computer Science | IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine (M-CI) | 4 | Click here |
IEEE Cloud Computing | 6 | - | |
IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications | 6 | Click here | |
General Interest Magazines |
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American Scientists | Bi-Monthly | 2021 - 2022 | |
Discover | 8 Issues per Year | 2021 - 2022 | |
National Geographic History | Bi-Monthly | 2021 - 2022 | |
Popular Science | Quarterly | 2021 - 2022 | |
Reader's Digest | Monthly | 2021 - 2022 | |
Science + Nature | Monthly | 2021 - 2022 | |
Science Focus | 14 Issues per Year | 2021 - 2022 | |
The Economist | weekly | 2021 - 2022 | |
Newspaper |
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Express Tribune | Daily | ||
DAWN | Daily | ||
The Nation | Daily | ||
92 News | Daily | ||
Dunya News | Daily |
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Sr. # | Department | Title | Format |
1 | Electrical Engineering | IEEE Transaction on Industrial Electronics | Electronic & Print |
2 | Mechanical Engineering | Journal of Mechanical Design | |
3 | Journal of Manufacturing Science and Engineering | ||
4 | Journal of Fluid Engineering | ||
5 | Civil Engineering | ACI Journal: Structural Journal | Electronic |
6 | Australian Journal of Structural Engineering | Electronic | |
7 | Computer Engineering | IEEE Transaction on Cybernetics | Electronic & Print |
8 | IET Cyber - Systems & Robotics | Electronic | |
9 | Computer Science | IEEE Transactions on Pattern Analysis & Machine Intelligene | Electronic |
10 | IEEE Transactions on Neural Networks and Learning System | ||
11 | IEEE Transactions on Cognitive and Developmental Systems | Electronic & Print | |
12 | IEEE Transactions on Evolutionary Computation | ||
13 | IEEE Transactions on Games | Electronic & Print | |
14 | IEEE Transactions on Geoscience and Remote Sensing Letters | Electronic | |
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Sr. # | Department | Title | Format |
1 | Electrical Engineering | IEEE Robotics and Automation Magazine | Electronic & Print |
2 | IEEE Circuits and Systems Magazine | ||
3 | IEEE Power and Energy Magazine | Digital | |
4 | Mechanical Engineering | Tech Briefs Magazine | Electronic |
5 | Engineering Magazine: Robotics & Automation | Electronic | |
6 | Turbomachinery Magazine | Electronic | |
7 | Civil Engineering | Deep Foundation | Electronic |
8 | Structure | Electronic | |
9 | Computer Engineering | IEEE System, Man, and Cybernetics Magazine | Digital & Electronic |
10 | IEEE Internet of Things | Electronic & Print | |
11 | Computer Science | IEEE Transactions on Cloud Computing | Electronic |
12 | IEEE Communications Magazine (M-COMM) | Electronic & Print | |
13 | IEEE Computational Intelligence Magazine (M-CI) | ||
14 | IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications Magazine | Electronic & Print | |
15 | IEEE Design and Test Magazine (M-D&T) | Digita & Electronic | |
16 | IEEE Industry Applications Magazine (M-IA) | ||
17 | IEEE Intelligent Systems Magazine (M-IS) | Electronic & Print | |
18 | IEEE Internet Computing Magazine (M-IC) | Electronic & Print | |
19 | IEEE MultiMedia Magazine (M-MULTI) | Electronic & Print | |
20 | IEEE Pervasive Computing Magazine (M-PVC) | Electronic & Print | |
21 | IEEE Security & Privacy Magazine (M-S&P) | Electronic & Print | |
22 | IEEE Spectrum | Electronic | |
23 | IEEE Potentials | Electronic |
Reference Collection consists of wide range of Encyclopedias, Dictionaries and Reference Books related to various engineering disciplines and general interest subjects.
The main purpose of this service is to advise the researchers, students and faculty regarding services & collections of the library.
Circulation section is the gateway between users and document resource. All registered users of library are entitled to borrow books and items from this section. Lending privileges differ for various categories of membership. Renewal and reservation services are also available for the same
The purpose of a current-awareness service is to inform the users about new acquisitions in NUTECH Library.
NUTECH Library also serves the library users with printing, scanning and photocopying services
Library is equipped with KOHA Integrated Library Management System’ (ILMS).
40 x latest computer terminals are available for researchers in library.
5 well equipped ‘Discussion Rooms’ alongwith research commons are available in Library – all connected to high speed dual internet facility and latest HEC data bases. A group can reserve a room for maximum of 2 x hours
Reference services section provides plagiarism checking service to Faculty, Staff and Students for their articles, thesis and research reports. For plagiarism checking, simply email at [email protected], [email protected] and library staff can response the users with plagiarism similarity report
Membership is provided to:
Following categories of members shall observe the loan schedule mentioned against each:
Information material of the following nature shall not be issued but can be consulted in the library:
1. Overdue Fines
Books and other library resources borrowed from NUTECH Library must be returned within the due date mentioned on ‘Due Date Slip’. Items not returned within due date will be fined as follows:
2. Damage Fines
Students can use Study Rooms for group study and academic discussions with prior reservation while following instructions as under:
Title: Learning PHP, MySQL & JavaScript: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Dynamic Websites
Author: Robin Nixon
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 6th edition (August 31, 2021)
Language: English
Paperback: 823 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1492093824
Dimensions: 7 x 1.75 x 9.25 inches
Title: Head First Design Patterns: Building Extensible and Maintainable Object-Oriented Software
Authors: Eric Freeman, Elisabeth Robson
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 2nd edition (January 12, 2021)
Language: English
Paperback: 669 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1492078005
Dimensions: 7.75 x 1.5 x 9 inches
Title: Python Cookbook: Recipes for Mastering Python
Authors: David Beazley, Brian Jones
Publisher: O'Reilly Media; 3rd edition (June 25, 2013)
Language: English
Paperback: 704 pages
ISBN-13: 978-1449340377
Dimensions: 6.93 x 1.49 x 9.06 inches
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