HEC Digital Library of Pakistan : An Over View

The revolution of emerging technologies has completely altered the conventional library system into computerized library system and more recently into digital library system. The digital library has become an integral component of each and every academic institution. The Higher Education Commission (HEC); Government of Pakistan has established and launched a digital library in 2004. This library was named as HEC Digital Library. The prime aim of this digital repository was to quench the information thirst of the researchers, faculty members and students of academic institutions and non-profit organizations. This library has given access to more than 300 universities/ Degree Awarding Institutions (DAIs)/ Research and Development Organization (R & D). This paper examines the current status of Higher Education Commission (HEC) digital library, formulation of digital library policy, and digitization of collection at HEC library, barriers to digitization, budget allocation, staff training and how to cope with the situation