Historical Background

                                    The Sindh University Library, as it was then called, was originally located witin the same building of the University on the ground floor of Pir Ilahi Bux Teacher’s College, Bunder Road (New 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. Dr. Muhammad Ali Kazi was its first Librarian with the collection of 4000 books.

                                   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. The Library become functional in 1975. 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 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-conditions in 2002.

                                    The present collection of the library and its 46 seminar libraries stand at 322503 books (3.5 lacs). The includes approx 70,000 books in the Oriental Section of the library and collection of Prof. A.L. Shaikh, Prof. Mr. Abdul Aziz Memon, Mr. Hakim Shamsuddin, Dr. Nabi Bux Kazi, the Usmania University, Delhi, Dr. Nabi Bux Baloch gifted to this Library. The library has other prized collections of approximately 711 manuscripts (Mostly 600 to 800 years old) and 25 (Twenty five thousand) rare books (19^th century publications, both in occidental & oriental languages). Moreover a number of books have been received in donation from time to time. Until 2007-08 this number stands 32900.

Contact Us             

Librarian:

(Incharge Morning Shift)  

Tel.No : 92-22-2771681/2058 

Tel.No. Direct : 92-22-2772336

  chief@library.usindh.edu.pk

Information Cell:

Allama I.I. Kazi Central Library,

University of Sindh,

Jamshoro-76080, Sindh, Pakistan

Tel:   92-22-2771681/2058

 info@library.usindh.edu.pk