Lok Virsa to launch digital catalogue

ISLAMABAD: The Lok Virsa will launch a computerised L Library Catalogue next month to provide online assistance to scholars, students and citizens of folklore and cultural heritage of the country. “The current Heritage Library offers unparalleled opportunities for self-directed learning and exploration by people of diverse ages, interests, backgrounds, and abilities,” an official of Lok Virsa told the media. He said that for the society as a whole, the Heritage Library provides sources of national, regional, and local identity. The library has a collection of over 32,000 books and journals. Additionally, a collection of 200 books published by Lok Virsa is also available in the library. The library will serve students, researchers and scholars in their research work on the cultural heritage of Pakistan, the official said, adding that numerous manuscripts, original research reports, field surveys and monographs on Pakistani culture will be accessible to all.

Published in The Express Tribune, July 29^th, 2017.