Postal Address : Allama I.I. Kazi Central Library, University of Sindh, Jamshoro - 76080, Sindh, Pakistan.

ALLAMA I.I. KAZI CENTRAL LIBRARY

The University has well stocked reference Library named Allama I.I. Kazi Library, comprising 2,55,000 books including references, text books and rare manuscripts. In addition, there is a comprehensive range of periodicals, magazines and research journals available in the Library. There is a large study area within the Library where students are able to study in an undisturbed setting. The library has been centrally air-conditioned. It provides cool and congenial atmosphere for academic pursuit The Library remains open from morning until late in the evening. The concerned staff is available to advise and guide the students. Photo-copying service is available within library premises.

Researchers can also benefit from E-mail & Internet facility now available at  the Library.

There are also separate Seminar Libraries in each Teaching Departments/ Institutes/Centres. In addition to this, the Research/ Reference Library of the Institute of Sindhology and Pakistan Study Centre are also accessible to research students.

Background

The Sindh University Library, as it was then called, was originally located within the same building of the University on the ground floor of Pir Ilahi Bux Teachers’ College, Bunder Road (now M.A. Jinnah Road) Karachi. Its first librarian, Dr. Abdul Moid, was appointed in 1948. In 1951, it was relocated in the Sindh University premises, what is now known as Elsa Kazi Campus, Hyderabad.

 The construction of the present building housing the Library was started in 1970. Its foundation was laid by H.R.H, the Agha Khan Shah Karim. This building is centrally located at a height commanding a grand view of the River Indus winding away down the meadows to join the sea. It is in close proximity of the Teaching Faculties and is rectangular in shape symbolizing the shape of a book. It is a five-story building consisting of 3 floors and 2 mezzanines (total 5 levels) having 48 carrels on the top floor. The building has been centrally air-conditioned in 2002.

The present collection of the library and its 41 seminar libraries stand at 255862 books. This includes 41,500 books in the Oriental Section of the library and collections of Prof. A.L. Shaikh, Prof: Mr. Abdul Aziz Memon, Mr. Hakim Shamsuddin, Dr. Nabi Bux Kazi, the Usmania University, Delhi, gifted to this Library. The library has other prized collections of approximately 630 manuscripts and 200 rare books (19th century publications, both in occidental & oriental languages).

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