1. The JSHQ library was set up in 1980 with a view to provide Library Services to various branches/officers of the JSHQ in professional and general fields. Presently JSHQ library is having bout 11800 books in its stock and 39 national/international Magazines a are also being purchased regularly to keep abreast the offrs about the latest happening in respective fields of interest. Brief information regarding the Library is given in succeeding paras.
2. the size of Library is 46 x 38 sqr ft (approx.) having 74 books shelves, & no of reading desks/tables. Computer with internet facility haw also been provided to the offrs of JSHQ.
3. Library Collections. Through the years library collections have been developed in forms of books, magazines and newspapers in the following fields:-
Subject No of Books
a. Reference Books
b. English literature
- 580
c. Urdu Literature
- 1140
d. Children?s Books
- 320
e. Biography
- 620
f. Warfare ? Land/Air/Sea &
Nuclear - 880
g. World Wars
- 410
h. General History, Economics,
Science - 550
j. Strategy Naval/Air
- 230
k. International Relations/Law
- 300
l. Psychology/Sociology
- 415
m. pakistan
- 1500
n. Religious Books
- 1120
o. Political Science
- 180
p. Mil Leadership/Tactics
- 175
q. Countries ?Area Study
- 1400
r. Computer/Edn/Management
- 835
s. Games/Sports
- 105
t. General Collection
- 355
Total: - 11, 788>
4. Newspapers/Magazines The library receives 39 professional/general magazine and 8 newspapers regularly. These include foreign as well as local periodicals. Their titles are as under:-
Newspapers No of Copes
a. Dawn
- 5
b. Jang
- 3
c. Khabrain - 2
d. News - 9
e. Nation - 2
f. Nawa-I-Waqt - 4
g. Observer - 1
h. Hindustan Times (INDIA) - 1
Magazines
a. Time (W)
b. Newsweek (W)
c. Pak & Gulf Economist (W)
d. The economist (W)
e. FEE Review (W)
f. Friday Times (W)
g. Asia Week (W)
h. Takbeer (W)
i. MAG (W)
j. Akhbar-e-Jehan (W)
k. India Today (W)
l. Jane?s Defence Weekly (W)
m. Defence News (W)
n. Sainik Samachar (Fortnightly)
o. PC Maqgzine (Fortnightly)
p. Frontline (Fortnightly)
q. Reader?s Digest (M)
r. Military Technology (M)
s. Urdu Digest (M)
t. Herald (M)
u. News-line (M)
v. National Geographic (M)
w. Akhbar-e-Watan (M)
x. Popular Science (M)
y. Popular Mechanics (M)
z. International Defence Review
(M)
aa. Naval Forces (M)
bb. Strategic Annalist (M)
cc. Strategic Digest (M)
dd. Pakistan Political Perspective
(M)
ee. World Focus (M)
ff. Armada (Bi-Monthly)
gg. Foreign Affairs (Bi-Monthly)
hh. Pakistan army Journal (Q)
ii. Strategic Studies (Q)
jj. National Development &
Security (Q)
kk. Indian Defence Reviews (Q)
ll. USI Journal (Q)
mm. Pakistan Defence Review (Six
monthly)
5. Books Books are selected/recommended
by the GSO-1 (Edn & Lib) after consulting various Branches/ Dtes
of JSHQ. Publications are purchased for the library after the final approval
from DG (Trg). Following numbers of books have been purchas3ed each ear
since 19982.
Year No of Books Purchased
1982/83
1824
1983/84
787
1984/85
656
1985/86
450
1986/87
462
1987/88
298
1988/89
110
1989/90
116
1990/91
291
1991/92
305
1992/93
148
1993/94
125
1994/95
154
1995/96
301
1996/97
152
1997/98
82
1998/99
194
1999/2000
263
2000/2001
153
5. Library Grant Amount
of library grant received since 1982/83 is as under:-
Years Amount
1982/83 Rs.3,07,200.00
1983/84 Rs. 1,20,000.00
1984/85 Rs. 1,65,000.00
1985/86 Rs 1,45,000.00
1985/86 Rs 1,45,000.00
1986/87 Rs 1,40,000.00
1987/88 Rs 1,70,000.00
1988/89 Rs 80,000.00
1989/90 Rs 1,75,000.00
1990/91 Rs 1,75,000.00
1991/92 Rs 1,75,000.00
1992/93 Rs 1,90,000.00
1993/94 Rs 1,80,000.00
1994/95 Rs 2,15,000.00
1995/96 Rs 2,39,000.00
1996/97 Rs 3,10,000.00
1997/98 Rs 2,50,000.00
1998/99 Rs 3,00,000.00
1999/2000 Rs 3,50,000.00
2000/2001 Rs 2,50,000.00
These include the allocation in Foreign Exchange, which is remitted to our Defence Attaches in USA, UK and India each year for purchase of books/magazines, published in the respective countries.
6. Donations. Since its establishment the library has received the following donations:-
a. 500 Books and Rs. 8,400.00 as
cost of 2 book-shelves from Begum Syed Akhtr Ahsan (Oct 1982)
b. Rs. 1,00.000.00 from Air
Chief Marshal (Retd) M. Anwar Shamim (Jul 1982)
c. Rs. 1,00,000.00 from Lt Gen
(Retd) Ghulam Gilani Khan, the then Governor of Punjab (Oct 1982).
7. Library Staff Following Staff is held by the library:-
a. GSO-1 (Library & Education)
- Lt Col One
b. Assistant
- Civ One
c. UDC
- One
d. LDC
- One
e. N/Qasid -
One