University Library

The Dr. Mahmud Hussain Library is an imposing three storey structure firmly placed in the centre of campus activities. The Dr. Mahmud Husain Library was established in 1952, with the start of University of Karachi. Previously, the library resided in another building. It moved later to the present building. The library houses 350,000 volumes, some of them dating back to the 1600s. The library also proudly holds the status of being the depository of the personal book collection of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, the founder of Pakistan. Teachers from over 100 affiliated colleges frequent the university, along with scholars from 19 research institutions. A loan and resource sharing system exists with other academic entities in the Karachi area. A staff of 25 Librarians and 10 Assistant Librarians and around 90 non professional staff helps maintaining the library.The library is on the upper end of the academic spectrum in Pakistan. The building includes a maze of reading rooms (6 for general purposes and another 6 for research).

Facility of digial library was provided recently enabling the scholars and students to access online books and journals. These include journals of Cambridge University Press, BENTHAM SCIENCE, INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PHYSICS TEACHERS, AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY, AMERICAN INSTITUTE OF PHYSICS, ASSOCIATION OF COMPUTING MACHINERY, AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MICROBIOLOGY and hundreds of others. The digial library also grants access to HEC online library[3]