Mission Statement
The Library at University of Home Economics aims to enhance and strengthen the learning and research experiences. We support intellectual growth by developing collection in all form and variety of contents in line with the academic and research needs of the University, facilitating the equitable access and teaching lifelong learning skills to all members.
Vision
The Library at University of Home Economics aspires to provide a rich collection of information resources and services to promote research and learning, and to empower its faculty and students to investigate freely and ethically to create new knowledge.
Library Hours
8:30-4:00 Monday- Friday
Contact Us
Email: library@uhe.edu.pk
Phone# 04235253416
Download Library Membership Form
Library Staff Directory
| University Of Home Economics Library | ||||
| Sr. No. | Name | Designation & BPS | Qualification | |
| 1. | Uzma Anwar | Deputy Librarian (Head of Library) | M.Phil. In Library & Information Science, Punjab University Lahore. | |
| 2. | Ayesha Majeed | Assistant Librarian | Masters In Library & Information Science, Punjab University Lahore | |
Resources
Print Resources
The library houses a rich collection of around 11,000 books related to the major disciplines being offered at the University, the detail of which is as follows:
- Faculty of Art and Design
- Faculty of History and Languages
- Faculty of Management Sciences
- Faculty of Science and Technology
- Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- College of Home Economics & Social Sciences
The collection is organized according to the Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) and spine labels are pasted to guide the users.
Journals and Periodicals
HEC Digital Library
University of Home Economics provides on-campus access to the HEC digital library resources as per HEC criteria through the following link:
http://www.digitallibrary.edu.pk/uhe.html
Open Access Resources
Directory of Open Access Books (DOAB)
Directory of Open Access Journals
E-Books
The library provides access to the e-books, chapters and interactive videos incorporated in books through Digital Access Codes or book apps to the UHE students and teachers.
The following accounts are available for the aforementioned access:
https://wwnorton.com/login?redirect=/dashboard/digital-products
The apps to access books and additional materials are as follows:
https://activeapp.pearson.com/
https://read.inkling.com/read/
Service
Information Literacy Services
The library provides information literacy services to the university students to empower them in determining the nature and extent of the information needed, locating, evaluating and ethically using the available information. These services are provided through library orientation, organized Information Literacy Sessions, formal and informal discussion and on-spot assistance.
Current Awareness Service
The library shares the details of recent acquisitions through email and WhatsApp and displays the lists in specified shelves allocated for new arrivals. The library also shares login and password details for online access to e-books and apps.
Recommend a Book
UHE students are encouraged to recommend books of their choice to the library and these books are acquired for students after departmental approval.
(Books Recommendation form has been attached)
Circulation
UHE Library provides the circulation services to its members according to policy. The members are required to fill in the attached membership form once they join UHE.
(Membership form has been attached)
Electronic Document Delivery Service:
UHE library has access to HEC digital library and other open access resources. If access to a full text article or book pdf is not available at UHE library, we arrange it from other libraries. The request can be emailed at: library@uhe.edu.pk
Research Assistance Service:
The library guides the researchers to search through various available databases to access the required information, to analyze data and in reference management.