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Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) Library)

Internship Report

External Supervisor
Dr. Muhammad Ramzan

Internal Supervisor
Presented by
Department of Library & Information Science

University of the un!ab

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&(terna) Supervisor*

Dr. Muhammad Ramzan Director Library

Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS)

resident+ a,istan Library "ssociation ( un!ab)

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Interna) Supervisor* Department of Library . Information Science University of the un!ab Lahore

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"c,no/)edgement

"ll praise for 0"LMI1%'2 "LL"%% &hose uni'ueness( oneness and &holeness) *ho !ave me enou!h coura!e( +no&led!e and ability to accomplish this report) "ll respects are for his 0%#L2 R# %&' %"3R"' MU%"MM"D4 (peace be upon him) &ho enabled me to reco!ni,e oneness of our creator) I am !rateful to my honorable for her !uidance( and their sympathetic and considerate behavior to&ards me) I really praise the !reat efforts of my instructors) -heir constant encoura!ement made the successful accomplishment of this report) I &ould li+e to than+ Dr) uhammad .am,an Director of LU S library

&ho !ave me a !ood !uidance to accomplish my trainin!)

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'ab)e of contents
Introduction of LU S Library 0ollection Development Department Process of 1oo+ 2c'uisition( catalo!uin! and classification3 .eference Section3 anual entry in 4I.-U2 Soft&are 0irculation Section3 .earran!e the collection of 5ournal3 6halid Isha'ue *in! 6halid Isha'ue 0ollection ultimedia Services .eference Section3 Shelvin! and Shelf readin! 0onclusion3

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I5'R#DU6'I#5 #7 LUMS
-he Lahore University of ana!ement Sciences (LU S" is a national university(

established by sponsors belon!in! to the country8s leadin! private and public sector corporations) -he !oal of the sponsors &as to develop an institution( &hich &ould provide ri!orous academic and intellectual trainin! and a viable alternative to education comparable to leadin! universities around the &orld) -he 9ational ana!ement :oundation( the sponsorin! body of the University( arch 1;<>) -hrou!h this charter( the &as incorporated in 9ovember 1;</ and &as !ranted a charter by the =overnment of Pa+istan for establishin! the University( in University &as !iven the le!al ri!ht to establish de!ree?!rantin! pro!rams) -he 1oard of -rustees( the policy?ma+in! body of the University( comprises leadin! members of the business community academia and representatives of the !overnment) -he principal functions of the 1oard are to set broad policy !uidelines and to revie& the operations of the University) -he 1oard of =overnors( bein! the sponsor of LU S( raises the necessary funds for the University8s operation and maintenance) University and the business &orld) 2fter t&o decades of relentless effort( LU S no& has three schools3 the Suleman Da&ood School of 1usiness and the School of 2rts and Sciences throu!h &hich LU S is producin! experts in 1usiness 2dministration( 0omputer Sciences( Economics( Social Sciences( athematics and other disciplines and the school of en!ineerin!) -he various 12( 1Sc (@ons"( 12?LL1( 12 and PhD in S & PhD athematics) Sc in Economics( the Executive academic pro!rams presently offered( include in 0omputer Sciences( 0entre (.ED0" In addition to the academic pro!rams( LU S also underta+es research &or+ and offers consultancy services) .esearch pro5ects under the 0entre for issues faced by Pa+istan and the re!ion) -he Small and ana!ement and Economic .esearch (0 E." primarily deal &ith ma5or economic and mana!ement edium Enterprise 0entre (S E0" investi!ates the role that !overnment policy and socio?political influences play any board members are representatives of the business community and form a crucial lin+ bet&een the

It also provides executive development education throu!h its Executive 2dministration

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A in the development of small and medium enterprises) It also caters to the trainin! and development needs of small and medium scale enterprises)

Missions*
Develop hi!h 'uality professionals and scholars &ho are committed to the pursuit of excellence( and are endo&ed &ith vision( coura!e( and dedication) Improve academic and mana!ement practices in the country throu!h the !eneration( assimilation( and dissemination of +no&led!e) a+e a si!nificant and meanin!ful contribution to&ards the social and economic betterment of Pa+istan throu!h development of its human resources) Serve as an intellectual resource base in the re!ion)

1oa)s*
Bffer &orld?class academic pro!rams) Improvement and development of existin! pro!rams and offer ne& pro!rams that help to achieve our overall vision and mission)

$ision*
C*e &ill be a pre?eminent academic institution( servin! as a catalyst for economic prosperity and social development &ith a focus on mana!ement of resources)%

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I5'R#DU6'I#5 #7 LUMS LI8R"R2

-his is a multi?disciplinary library servin! the faculty( students( researchers and staff of the university) It also offers external membership services for corporate or!ani,ation( institution( individual executives and researchers &ith certain conditions) -he library has a rich and diverse collection of materials( especially in terms of the breadth and depth of covera!e) -he collection is ideally suited to encoura!e and support both scholarly pursuits and practical research activities) It is usin! state?of?the?art technolo!y systems) 0urrently the library has comprehensive collection of #7D(DDD 4olumes comprisin! printed and no?printed materials includin! 0D?.B S and online databases( ;D thousand printed material( #7 thousand online 5ournals and $7D international 5ournals and ma!a,ine in printed form) -he library is manned by 'ualified and experienced professionals( all dedicated to provide hi!h 'uality innovative service) -he ma5or areas of Lums library collection are 0omputer Sciences( 0omputer en!ineerin!( Economics( 1asic Sciences( 1usiness administration( mana!ement( and !overnment Documents) ar+etin!( Lan!ua!e and literature( 2rts( :iction(

1oa)*

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< Library =oals is to excel in supportin! the academic and scholarly endeavor of our users( in their core instructional and research re'uirements throu!h utili,in! the best possible resources( systems and services)

#b!ectives*
-o encoura!e and support the academic and research activities of LU S faculty( staff and students) Providin! a full ran!e of services that include loans( online information searchin!( reference services( inter?library loan( document delivery( photocopyin!( vie&in! of audiovisual and microfilm materials( access to virtual collections & di!ital resources( 0D?.B =ot user satisfaction) & online searchin! etc)

Mission of )ibrary*
-he mission of LU S library is to increase the a&areness and use of library resources)

Library Sections*
o 0ollection Development Section o .eference section o ultimedia Section

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o 0irculation section and -eachin! .esource 0enter) o 6halid Isha'ue *in!

6o))ection Deve)opment Department

-he 0ollection Development Department or 2c'uisition Section is the LU S LibraryEs frontline in ensurin! that library collection development !oals are achieved) Since the start of the library operations( the section has en!a!ed itself in different activities to up!rade the collection and stimulate the participation of its sta+eholders in evaluatin! materials for purchase)

7unctions*
.emoval (&eedin!" of materials no lon!er needed in the collection) Plannin! for ne& collections) @andlin! &ith faculty re'uests for resources) 2ssi!nin! accession numbers to all resources (&hich are arrivin! in Library") 0atalo!uin! and classification of material Sendin! the list of ne& arrivals to all users (e)!) students( faculty members( etc)")

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1D 1iblio!raphic record chec+in!) Donation

'ypes of urchases*
1asically there are t&o types of purchases3 Local purchase from local vendors) International purchase from international vendors)

In both cate!ories( some vendors are only publisher( some are only suppliers( and some are both) 9ame of some local and forei!n suppliers and publishers are as follo&s3 2ma,on Elsevier Sprin!er Distribution Fohn *iley & Sons Ltd) c=ra&?@ill .yerson Pa+istan La& @ouse

Some Universities also publish their publications e)!)( Bpen University Press Bxford University Press University of 0hica!o Press

'ypes of 8oo,s
-here are different types of boo+s) @ard 1ac+ Paper 1ac+ Student EditionG Lo& price Edition)

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11 9ormally first and second are seen) @ard bac+ boo+ is costly then a paper bac+ boo+) 2lthou!h a boo+ title is same in different material( there IS19 also different) 9ormally an IS19 is most important in a boo+ purchasin! process) =overnment annually issued a !eneral rate for forei!n purchases( &hich includes overhead char!es) In the case of direct purchase( current rate of forei!n currency &ill be char!ed) Library is responsible to pay extra expenses( e)!) shippin! and handlin! char!es)

Se)ection of Items*
In LU S Library most of the time those boo+s and other items are purchased &hich are recommended by :aculty) In some cases publishers send their catalo!ues in the library by postal mail or throu!h e?mail( then library staff selects some titles and !et su!!estions from faculty members throu!h formal meetin!s( and then they purchase those items) Some times local publishers send the boo+s in the library( then library arran!ed a meetin! &ith faculty members of relevant field then select those boo+s) :aculty members also have the option to purchase the boo+s by self and then receive its payment from account department a!ainst an envious and the boo+ &ill be a property of library)

rocess of 8oo, "c9uisition+ cata)oguing and c)assification*

-he follo&in! steps are involved in this process3 Item is re'uested by faculty member 1iblio!raphic G duplication chec+in! in system) 0hec+ it in online libraryEs sources( if not available then( 0ollect its complete information or record) Import the record from Library of 0on!ress 0atalo!ue (LB0" Send the e?mail to local boo+ sellers) In the case of not availabilityH collect the price information from different forei!n venders)

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1# Evaluate the price of paperbac+ and hardbac+ copy of a boo+) Select the source for the purchase of boo+) Prepare an order accordin! to the name of vender) Brder si!ned by concerned faculty member) Si!ned by Director Library) Brder sends to publisher or supplier) Publisher G supplier send the Performa envious of the item)

In case of standard payment*

4ender &ill be send the items and there envious) .eceive the items in database Develop accession report 2ssi!ned accession number to these items and &rite these numbers on accession report) *rite the accession numbers on boo+s in accession stamp Place a receivin! stamp on accession report) -hese documents in record)

In case of prepaid payment*

:irstly send the order and Performa envious (for&arded by vender" to account department and collect a draft) -hen send this draft to vender) -he vender &ill send out the items and envious of those items) -hen receive the items in system( !et there accession report from system) 2ssi!ned a call number to every item and add the necessary information in the system accordin! to those items) Prepare a ne& arrival list and send to all the users and uploaded on Library &ebsite) Display the ne& boo+s on ne& arrival shelves)

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8ib)iographic Record chec,ing of an Item*

1efore orderin! an item( the ac'uisition department &ould normally chec+ if any copy of item is in stoc+( if it has already been ordered( &hether it is imprint and &hether the biblio!raphic details are correct) System ma+es it easy matter to chec+ if item are in stoc+( on order or in process) Duplication chec+in! of ne& items can be chec+ed accordin! to different &ays3 1y author 1y title 1y IS19

6opy cata)oguing*
0opy catalo!uin! is the copyin! of existin! catalo!ue record( a process made comparatively easy once records stored in electronic format) In LU S Library records are selected from LB0 (Library of 0on!ress" catalo!ue) In case of not availability records are selected from CSurpass% &hich consists on different librariesE catalo!ues)

&diting 6ata)ogue Records*

Bne of the advanta!es of computeri,ed catalo!uin! over manual system is the ease &ith &hich records can be amended or deleted) It is possible for catalo!uin! staff to add( amend or delete specific fields( subfields or character strin!s &ithin a record( or to delete a record entirely)

6reation and Dispatch of #rders*

In LU S library system (4ir-U2" suppliers and fund files have setup as local parameters) 2 supplier file is separate from the order file( have contained data such as

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1/ names and addresses of suppliers) System has enabled the operator to lin+ an order (in the order file" to a particular supplier by enterin! the name not the full information) -he library also has maintained separate fund files( for example( each Department of Lahore University of creation) ana!ement Sciences has its o&n library bud!et) :or this purpose a separate file has been established in advance &hich plays an important role in order

Receipt and "ccounting*

*hen items are received( the ac'uisition staff process on invoices and payments) -he status of item &ould be chan!ed from IBn BrderE to IIn 0atalo!uin!E) 2 copy of accession report and order is available there)

'echnica) Section*
-echnical section involved the processin! of boo+s via throu!h manual entry or by usin! the surpass soft&are) Labelin! and pastin! of boo+s are also includin! in this section)

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2fter usin! the surpass copy catalo!ue I learnt about the manual entry in 4ir-U2 soft&are) I learnt ho& ne& entry of a boo+ in 4ir-U2 soft&are &as made) I added the different ta!s in 2.0 format) 2.0 is an acronym for achine?.eadable 0atalo!ue or 0atalo!uin!) It is not( ho&ever( a +ind of catalo!ue nor a method of catalo!uin! but a system by &hich data elements &ithin biblio!raphic records are uni'uely labeled for computer handlin!) 2.0 is &idely used by libraries and other information a!encies to exchan!e biblio!raphic and related information bet&een systems) I added different ta!s in marc form &hich are !iven belo&) ;;< 7ie)d* I learned that in this ta! copy ri!ht date of boo+( place of publication and lan!ua!e of the boo+ &as sho&n) Internship report (Lahore University of ana!ement and Science"

17 ;=; Internationa) Standard 8oo, 5umber* I have learned that :ield D#D contains the International Standard 1oo+ 9umber (IS19 "( the terms of availability) Each field D#D contains all the information relevant to one IS19)

;>; 7ie)d* -his field is lums local field) In this field I entered the cutter no( classification no( source of the boo+ and copy ri!ht date) ?;; Main &ntry @ ersona) 5ame* I learned that :ield 1DD contains a personal name used as a main entry in a biblio!raphic record) ain entry is assi!ned accordin! to various catalo!in! rules (such as AACR 2"( usually to the person chiefly responsible for creation of the intellectual or artistic content of a &or+) =AB 'it)e Statement* I learnt that :ield #/7 contains the title and statement of responsibility area of a biblio!raphic record) -he -itle Statement field consists of the title proper (subfield Ca" and may also contain the !eneral material desi!nation (medium( entered in subfield Ch"( remainder of title (subfield Cb"( other title information( the remainder of the title pa!e transcriptionGstatement(s" of responsibility (subfield Cc") -he title proper includes the short title and alternative title( the numerical desi!nation of a partGsection (subfield Cn" and the name of a partGsection (Cp") =AD $arying 7orm of 'it)e* :ield #/A contains varyin! forms of the title associated &ith the item( &hether they are or are not on the item) -hese variant titles are recorded in field #/A only if they differ substantially from the title statement in field #/7 and if they contribute to the further identification of the item)

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1A =B; &dition Statement* -he :ield #7D contains information relatin! to the edition of a &or+) *hat constitutes an edition statement is determined by applyin! various catalo!in! rules) =D; ub)ication+ Distribution+ &tc. (Imprint)* -he field #AD contains the information of place of publication( publisher and copy ri!ht date of the boo+) E;; hysica) Description* I learnt that :ield $DD contains the physical description of the item &hich consists of the extent of the item and its dimensions and that may also include other physical details of the item and information concernin! accompanyin! material) Preliminary pa!es( total pa!es of boo+( illustrations and the si,e of boo+ in centimeter are sho&n in this field) AA; Series StatementF"dded &ntry G 'it)e* :ield //D contains a series title statement B;; 1enera) 5ote* -his field is used for note re!ardin! boo+) BA? 7ie)d* -his field is lums local field) @ere I mentioned the source of the boo+ e)!) if the boo+ &as donated by someone here I mention that) B>D 7ie)d* -his is also lums local field) In this field i mentioned the main sub5ect of the boo+) D;; Sub!ect "dded &ntry @ ersona) 5ame* In :ield ADD personal name is used as a sub5ect added entry DB; Sub!ect "dded &ntry @ 'opica) 'erm* :ield A7D contains a topical sub5ect used as a sub5ect added entry) -opical sub5ect added entries may consist of !eneral sub5ect terms includin! names of events or ob5ects DB? Sub!ect "dded &ntry @ 1eographic 5ame* :ield A71 contains a !eo!raphic name used as a sub5ect added entry

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H;; "dded &ntry @ ersona) 5ame* I have learnt that :ield >DD contains a personal name used as an added entry) 9ames of 0ompiler and translator are sho&n in this field) *ith the uses of these ta!s I made the manual entries of boo+s)

Labe)ing and pasting*

But time table &as or!ani,ed in such a &ay that after doin! &or+ in 4irtua soft&are &e have to do labelin! pastin! for t&o hours daily and accordin! to my schedule( I performed my 5ob daily) Sir Sha+il 2hmad &as the head of this section and in this section I learnt about pastin! library stic+ers( puttin! accession stamp( pastin! spine labels( pastin! bar codes( pastin! library stamp( puttin! library stamp on boo+s and also verification of the boo+s) I also learnt ho& to ma+e an accession list of the boo+s)

6ircu)ation . Seria)s Section*

-his section includes the issue & returnH rene& transaction of boo+s and chec+in! fines) In the circulation department first of all my supervisor !ave me complete orientation of circulation department) LU S Library is usin!
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virtua circulation module for its activities)

y circulation supervisor !ave

me complete instructions about the different tools and techni'ues) Durin! my internship I spent approximately t&o hours at circulation des+) @ere I learnt issuin!( returnin! and rene&in! of boo+s) 2ll of these activities &ere performed in 4ir-U2 soft&are) :/ +ey is used for chec+ in :7 +ey is used for chec+ out and :A is used for rene&in! of boo+) I also learnt the process of over dues and fines I learnt the following activities. Patron data entry in the VirTUA software Transaction procedure. Hold and paging request Interli rary loan li rary !I""# Issue and return of oo$s. %aintenance of course reser&e. '&erdue notice of a patron. How to chec$ out oo$s. How to chec$ in oo$s. How to reser&e oo$s. How to print a fine slips of the student. How to reissued oo$s 'rgani(ing "U%) record

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&)ectronic Resources*
-he library has access to a &ide ran! of electronic resources accessible throu!h the campus &ide net&or+ and from the library terminals) 2mon! these( the important ones are IS#'R& G http*FF ///.Istore.org 2rchive database &ith complete bac+?files over >DD core scholarly 5ournals)

L&JIS 5&JIS G http*FF /eb.)e(is@ne(is.com -his database contains $)7 billion public record and business( le!al ne&s) In &hole Pa+istan only lums library purchase this database) &8S6# host G http*FFserach.epnet.com -his database contains over 1D(DDD full text and 1A(7DD abstracts) Kuestia Digita) Library G http*FF///.9uestia.com *orldEs lar!est online collection of over A7(DDD boo+s and $>7(DDD 5ournals articles in humanities and social sciences) -his database is also only available at lums) Science Direct G http*FF///.sciencedirect.comF -his database contains more than $DD peer revie&ed full text 5ournals) Dup)ication of boo,s -he very first thin! &hich I &as learned in this section is ho& to chec+ the duplication of boo+s) I used i?portal from the library &ebsite for chec+in! the duplication of boo+s) Sir Sha+il 2hmad !ave me tas+ to chec+ the approximately $7 boo+s daily) I had searched the boo+s from i?portal and if it &as a duplicate boo+ then I made duplicate record in 4irtua soft&are) Surpass 6opy 6ata)ogue Soft/are ana!ement and Science"

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#D 2fter the duplication of boo+s I learnt the searchin! online catalo!ue from Surpass soft&are) *ith Surpass 0opycat &e can 'uic+ly and easily do&nload free 2.0 records for use &ith any library automation system) It8s as easy as scannin! the IS19GE29 barcode from the bac+ of the boo+J Surpass 0opycat is a ,$;)7D copy catalo!in! client for use &ith Surpass or any library automation system) It provides the list of over #DD libraries &orld&ide) 0onnect to and search multiple libraries &ith a sin!le search) I searched the boo+s in surpass and made their boo+ ba! and export them in a marc form and made editin! in the catalo!ue accordin! to the standard catalo!ue of lums library) I also preformed the follo&in! tas+ in surpass 1) 4ie& full #) Edit the full 2.0 record before export 2.0 record before export

$) 2dd( edit( or delete fields or subfields before export /) 2dd local holdin!s information such as call number before export 7) 2dd items from multiple searches to a temporary Kboo+ ba!K &hile &or+ A) :ull 2.0 vie& or card vie& >) 2dd copies and copy information before export <) 2fter editin! in M"R6 form save the record in database)

Rearrange the co))ection of !ourna)*

I mana!ed the collection of 5ournal accordin! to the re'uirement of the library) Durin! this process I did bac+ shelvin!)

Inde(ing of eriodica)s*
I spent t&o days in indexin! tas+) I arran!ed the 5ournals in alphabetically order and made the list of their names( their volume numbers( and their fre'uency)

Specia) "ssignment*
Durin! my internship I and my other class fello&s &ere involved in the pro5ect of la& 5ournals &hich &as donated by 6halid Isha'ue) 2lon! &ith my !roup fello&s :irstly( I noted the accession no) of the 5ournals then in virtua soft&are I made editin! in these Internship report (Lahore University of ana!ement and Science"

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Lha)id Isha9ue :ing

-he library has received a rare donation of more than 17DDDDD boo+s on la&( philosophy( psycholo!y( reli!ion( economics( mana!ement( history( Pa+istan studies( and other areas from the family of (late" r) 6halid Isha'ue)

r) 6halid Isha'ue &as a &ell +no&n bibliophile( la&yer( educationist( and a scholar) -o honor r)6halid Isha'ue( the library has named its first floor as C6halid Isha'ue *in!%) 1oo+s on philosophy( psycholo!y( reli!ion( politics( la&( and history have been housed in this &in!)

Lha)id Isha9ue 6o))ection

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En!lish 2rabic Persian Sindhi Preserved 'ota) 6o))ection

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-echnical *or+
Scannin! B0. (Bptical character reco!nitation" :umi!ation chamber Di!itali,ation *ord file convert to PD: E?DD0 a!ic 1arcode

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Mu)timedia Service

It provides to audiovisual material D4Ds( 0D?.B s( and 4ideos. -his e'uipped &ith 0able -4( 40.( 0DGD4D Players( Scanners( *ireless @ead Phones)

section

is

icrofilm reader( and

the library server :)-)P provides access to LU S faculty

embers 4ideo Lectures as &ell as research documents) 1esides these) It has #DDD cdEs most of the cdLs can &e issue but some cdLs are not be issued) -he data in this cdLs LU S events( lecture movies( etc) In this section cable -4( 2mply :ire( 2udio video and film( etc P$ system( micro fish( macro

ReadersM Service . system section*

-his section provides access to a &ide ran!e of audiovisual material( 0D?.B s( and microfilms) -his section is e'uipped &ith 40.( 0DGD4D players microfilm and microfiche readers.

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$ 5 (virtua) rivate 5et/or,)

Library provides remote access (off?the?campus" to its full?text online resources throu!h 4P9) LU S !raduate( post!raduate students and faculty can access these resources &hile they are out of campus by providin! their LU S net&or+ credentials)

6D Server
2 0D?.B server havin! 1/ core databases mounted in is also available &ithin

LU S campus and can be access at Library 0D Server)

:i@7i
*ireless connectivity to internet is available at both floors of the library) Patrons can use their laptopsGnoteboo+s &ith build?in &ireless adaptor to avail this server)

Library orta)
http3GGlibraryportal)lums)edu)p+ -he Library Portal provides access to library catalo!ue and campus?&ide access to its full?text resources) It also provides secure access to user accounts & activities( patrons can vie& their library account and circulation activities throu!h the Library Portal) -hey can also rene& or reserve the borro&ed items)

$irtua) Library
4irtual library provides an interactive interface to full text electronic and online resources such as 1$D(DDDM boo+s( encyclopedias( almanacs( statistical databases( and hundreds of 5ournals)

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-echnical &or+
@ere I learnt Periodical Indexin! @o& to use E?Data 1ases D?space .e namin! E 5ournal indexin! FS-B. article updatin! Local 5ournal indexin!

Reference Section*

-he reference section provides efficient and reliable services throu!h telephone( fax( E? mail and in person) -his section is specially meant for users) If any person &ho comes in library has any 'uery( he simply !oes to the reference librarian) -he reference section of lums library uses the different online databases for searchin! the re'uired item) -he reference section also performed the activities li+e press clippin!( serial mana!ement( indexin!( compilation of 1 IS)

2 si!nificant number of current reference sources are available in the library) 4arious electronic databases includin! micro data sets produced by

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various data !atherin! a!encies are distinct feature of the collection) -his collection also contains dictionaries( encyclopedias( handboo+s( yearboo+s( atlases and biblio!raphies .

'echnica) /or,
ress c)ipping D8 te(t Da&n ne&s paper( 1usiness recorder( -he ne&s( -he nation &(terna) membership It has t&o types =olden member ship and classical membership ML8 onthly library bulletin publish monthly basis

Searching Searchin! company report on internet Reference 9uery 'e)ephonic 9uery :a), in Kuery ( hysica) 9uery) &@mai) 9uery

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Bur internship time table &as or!ani,ed in this &ay that &hen &e came in the library &e had to do shelf readin! for one an hour) 2nd accordin! to the time table( I daily did shelf readin! shelvin! for one an hour) Sir 2sif 2ltaf &as my supervisor and he allotted to me the history shelves for shelf readin! and I performed my shelf readin! in history section) @ere I learned that ho& the boo+s &ere arran!ed accordin!ly DD0 numbers and their cutter numbers)

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I had &or+ in this library as internee) It &as pleasant experience for me to &or+ in LU S library) Bur 'ualified supervisors tau!ht me) -hey not only tau!ht me about different library activities but also about professional attitudes) I had tried my best to perform all activities &ith fully honesty by the !race of 2llah) I thin+ this practice &ill help me in my future professional life)

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Internship report (Lahore University of

ana!ement and Science"

#< -his is the practicum report &ritten at the completion of the Practicum Pro!ram) -he duration of this practicum &as from 1Ath Fuly to NN<th Bctober) Durin! the practicum pro!ram I have to &ritten a diary and si!ned by the section supervisor) 2nd at the end I have to submit the practicum report)

Internship report (Lahore University of

ana!ement and Science"