LAHORE – Chinese Ambassador to Pakistan Liu Jian gifted ten latest computers, software and other accessories to the Government College University (GCU) with which the university has established a high-tech computer laboratory for students at the GCU Postgraduate Library for online access of electronic journals, books and other digital material. GCU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Ikramul Haq on Tuesday inaugurated the laboratory, while Dean of Arts and Social Sciences Prof Dr Khalid Perviaz, Chief Librarian Abdul Waheed and heads of various departments were also present on this occasion.
The vice chancellor said that Liu Jian during his visit to GCU last month had made a promise to provide computers and scholarships to GCU students which he promptly fulfilled. He said that students would have free access to these computers.
GCU Chief Librarian Abdul Waheed said the library had access to more than 25,000 electronic journals and more than 45,000 electronic books covering the disciplines of natural sciences, social sciences and humanities.
GCU Library is the only library from Pakistan that was the partner of World Digital Library, a cooperative project of the Library of Congress (LOC) and the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) and a member of DELNET, which was the largest resource sharing network in Asia, he said.
