Dawood University of Engineering & Technology

  • 1. Purpose of the Committee:

 

    • The main purpose of the library
      committee includes the power to appoint the library personnel,
      acquisition of books and journals, raising funds etc. In collaboration
      with the librarian the committee is committed to smooth functioning of
      the library.
  • 2. Membership of Committee:
    • PROF.
      DR. ABDUL WAHEED BHUTTO
    • Pro- Vice Chancellor /Convener
    • MR. IRFAN
      ZAFAR
    • Librarian/ Secretary

 

  • 3. Tenure of Committee Members:
    • For permanent committee:

The convener and the committee members
are nominated with the approval of Competent Authority for indefinite period.
In case of members leaving the committee for any reason, new member/members
would be inducted by the convener with the approval of the competent authority

 

  • 4. Functions of the Committee (Responsibilities &
    Authorities)
  • Responsibilities:
    • a. Library building: This committee should ensure that a library building is
      properly decorated, structured, and functional, situated centrally and
      have necessary arrangement for efficient management.
    • b. Library furniture and fittings: Library committee also ensures adequate, standard and
      comfortable environment without any dislocation or damage of
      infrastructure.
    • c. Library staff: Library committee recommends needed number of staff,
      their salary scale, promotions and other regulations related to staff
      development. They determine certain principles and formulas that will
      encourage the intellectual and capable person to enter into the
      profession.
    • d. Library finance and book
      collection:
       The library committee
      recommends enough funds for purchasing books and making the collection
      rich and suitable for the users to be served.
    • e. Library rules: Efforts are made by the library committee to frame a
      set of library rules to suit the needs of the readers.
    • f. Library accounts and audit: Proper mechanism is formed by the library committee to
      check the library accounts.
    • g. Library acts and rules: A library committee should keep library acts and rules
      up-to-date conducive for available resources and user needs.
    • h. Standard library service: A library committee should put in its best efforts to
      secure full coverage and standard library service by opening new branches
      and by providing more books and staff numbers.
    • i. Library policies: It should lay down a policy for the guidance of the
      librarian for general day-to-day administration of the library.
    • j. Monitor and run day to day matters of libraries of
      various campus and departments at DUET.
    • k. The reference books, curriculum books and titles,
      journals procurement in various departments of the university including DUET
      Central Library are done in consultation and approval of Vice Chancellor.
    • l. The book donations and grants by donor agencies are
      managed by this committee.
    • m. The management of digital library and related digital
      portal supervision is also responsibility of the committee.
    • n. To arrange yearly book fair for internal and external
      students and education related community at large.
Authorities:
  • The committee is authorized to:
    • i. Deal with the staff issues of
      various libraries under DUET banner.
    • ii. Rescind or cease the book
      vendor / supplier if not working professionally according to the approved
      rules and regulation of University.
       
5• Reporting Mechanism :
The committee directly reports to Vice Chancellor, the vice chancellor being competent authority to approve or disapprove the decisions of the committee.