Free Websites for Research
Libraries & Library Service/ Organizations Related Websites:
One of the world’s best research databases that is providing free access to non-subscribing institutions
across the globe for the rest of 2020 without any financial obligations.
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Library of Congress
([Link] – Official Website of Library of Congress
The British Library
([Link] – Official Website of British Library
Punjab University Library
([Link] – Official Website of Punjab University Library
American Library Association
([Link] – American Library Association (ALA)
PLWO
([Link] – Pakistan Librarians Welfare Organization (PLWO)
PLWO is a campaign for education reform in Pakistan
IFLA
([Link] – International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions
(IFLA)
The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) is the leading
international body representing the interests of library and information Science.
CILIP
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CILIP is the leading voice for the information, knowledge management and library profession.
LISA
([Link] – LISA: Library and
Information Science Abstracts
LISA: Library and Information Science Abstracts is an international abstracting and indexing
tool designed for library professionals and other information specialists.
LISTA
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Library, Information Science & Technology Abstracts (LISTA)
PubMed Resources Guide
([Link] – National Library of Medicine
MEDLINE contains journal citations and abstracts for biomedical literature from around the
world. PubMed provides free access to MEDLINE and links
OCLC
([Link] – OCLC: Worldwide, member-driven library
cooperative
NLP
([Link] – National Library of Pakistan
HEC Digital Library
([Link] – HEC National Digital Library
HEC National Digital Library (DL) is a program to provide researchers within public and
private universities in Pakistan and non-profit research and development organizations with
access to international scholarly literature based on electronic (online) delivery, providing
access to high quality, peer-reviewed journals, databases, articles and e-Books across a wide
range of disciplines
NLS at the Library of Congress
([Link] – National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped
JBI International
([Link] – The Jewish Braille Institute
The JBI Library provides books to individuals who are blind, visually impaired, physically
handicapped or disabled.
Open Library
([Link] – Open Library is an open, editable library catalog, building
towards a web page for every book ever published
Pak Lag
([Link] – Pakistan Library Automation Group
Pakistan Library Bulletin
([Link] – Pakistan Library Bulletin
50 Year Index
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([Link] – Online Research Paper
Online research library with access to books, journals, articles, and encyclopedias plus
helpful citation tools. Faster, better research with Questia
UNBISnet
([Link] - UNBISnet - UN Bibliographic Information System
United Nations Library online catalog or catalogue of documents and publications.
Question Point
([Link] – Question Point
[Link] is the dedicated resource for our community providing news, product
update information, training materials, documentation and support.
Santa Barbara Library
([Link] – UC Santa Barbara Library
Pak LIS Research
([Link] – Leading the way in LIS research in Pakistan
Sada-e-Librarian
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Sada-e-Librarian is first ever online magazine in Urdu for librarians of Pakistan. It is voice of
Pakistani librarians.
Copac
([Link] – Copac National, Academic and Specialist Library Catalogue
90 UK and Irish academic, national & specialist library catalogues.
WorldCat
([Link] – [Link]: The World's Largest Library Catalog
Find what you want in a library near you with World Cat, a global catalog of library
collections.
HathiTrust
([Link] – Digital Library
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HathiTrust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of
millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.
Publishers / Book Vendors (Pakistan):
Allied Book Company
([Link] – Allied Book Company Lahore
Pak Book Corporation
([Link] – Pak Book Corporation Lahore
Progressive International Agencies
([Link] – Progressive International Agencies (Pvt) Limited Islamabad
Sang-e-Meel Publications
([Link] – Sang-e-Meel Publications & Online Bookstore
Oxford University Press
([Link] – Oxford University Press Pakistan
SAGE
([Link] – SAGE Publications Inc
Sara Miller McCune founded SAGE Publishing in 1965 to support the dissemination of
usable knowledge and educate a global community.
Dictionaries & Thesaurus:
Dictionary
([Link] – [Link] | Meanings and Definitions of Words
English definitions, synonyms, word origins, audio pronunciations, example sentences, slang
OneLook Dictionary
([Link] – OneLook Dictionary Search
OneLook Thesaurus and Reverse Dictionary 18,955,870 words in 1061 dictionaries indexed
Oxford Dictionary
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Merriam-Webster Biographical Dictionary
([Link] – Merriam-Webster since 1828
Books, Journals & Theses, Free online books & Articles Related Websites:
DOAJ
([Link] – Directory of Open Access Journals
DOAJ is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer-
reviewed journals.
Library Genesis
([Link] – Library Genesis
Library Genesis or LibGen is a search engine for articles and books on various topics etc.
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For free books and free articles
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([Link] – [Link]: Buy Fiction, Non-Fiction, and Textbooks Online
The world's leading online source of ebooks, with a vast range of ebooks from academic,
popular and professional publishers.
Bookwire
([Link] – Bookwire
Bookwire offers the most complete list of books with comparison prices of the books you
want from all the major online retailers.
Scribd
([Link] – Scribd
Scribd is a reading subscription that is available anytime and on any device. Enjoy access to
3 books and 1 audiobook each month.
IPL2
([Link] – ipl2: Information You Can Trust
Information You Can Trust features a searchable, subject-categorized directory of
authoritative websites; links to online texts, newspapers, and magazines.
BookChums
([Link] – BookChums
BookChums is India's largest collection of eBooks, Book reviews, free eBooks and Book-
lovers community for Books Online.
The Online Books
([Link] – Online Books, Journals & More
ProQuest
([Link] – Databases, EBooks and Technology for Research
BookFi
([Link] – Download Books Free
Electronic library. Download books free.
BookBoon
([Link] – Download free eBooks
[Link] provides 1000+ free eBooks.
eBook3000
([Link] – Free eBooks Download
[Link]: Free eBooks Download is the best free ebooks download library.
NDLTD
([Link] – Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations
This event and others in the first decade of activities related to the Networked Digital Library
of Theses and Dissertation
Open Access Theses and Dissertations: OATD
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Theses and Dissertations. Advanced research and scholarship. Theses and dissertations, free to
find, free to use. Advanced search options.
Open Access Theses and ... · About OATD (our FAQ) · OATD Visual · 3.5 million
OpenThesis: Upload and Search Theses and Dissertations
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OpenThesis is a free repository of theses, dissertations, and other academic documents, coupled
with powerful search, organization, and collaboration tools.
e-Thesis | e-Library
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Full text of open access dissertations and theses are available here. Australia, Trove, Find and get
over 551,517,766 National Library of Australia online resources: ...
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Free online BRITISH theses
Sci-Hub
([Link] – To remove all the barriers in the way of Science
For Free Articles download
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Free books and Scientific articles store. 50,000,000+ articles for free.
EBSCOHOST
([Link] – EBSCO Information Services
Official site of EBSCO - leading provider of research databases, e-journals, magazine
subscriptions, ebooks and discovery service for the academic, medical, etc.
PakNovels
([Link] – Pak Novels
Freefullpdf
([Link] – Free Books in PDF
Download over 80 million free science papers, patents, theses and posters.
Booksee
([Link] – The Largest e-Book Library
Download books free. More than 2 million books and magazines | BookSee - Download
books for free. Find books.
Dart Europe
([Link] – The DART-Europe E-theses Portal
Portal for open access research theses. DART-Europe is a partnership of research libraries
and library consortia
Scholarly Search Engines & Related Websites:.
Google Scholar
([Link] – Google Scholar Search Engine
Google Scholar is a freely accessible web search engine that indexes the full text or metadata
of scholarly literature.
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ERIC - Education Resources Information Center
ERIC is an online library of education research and information, sponsored by the Institute of
Education Sciences (IES) of the U.S. Department of Education.
InfoMine
([Link] – InfoMine - Mining Intelligence and Technology
InfoMine provides comprehensive information on mining, the mining industry, mining
technology and mineral exploration.
Web Of Knowledge
([Link] – Web of Science
Encyclopedias / Reference Sources Related Websites:.
Reference
([Link] – [Link] - What's Your Question
[Link] is the 1 question answering service that delivers the best answers from the
web and real people - all in one place.
Refdesk
([Link] – [Link]: Reference, Facts, News - Free and Family-
friendly
Refdesk is a free and family friendly web site indexing and reviewing quality, credible, and
current Internet reference resources.
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([Link] – Free Online Encyclopedia
Reference Information You Can Trust!
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([Link] – Online Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies.
Infoplease is a free, authoritative, and respected reference for Internet users that provides a
comprehensive encyclopedia, almanac, atlas, dictionary, and biographies.
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([Link] – Britannica
Explore the fact-checked online encyclopedia from Encyclopedia Britannica with hundreds
of thousands of objective articles, biographies, videos, and images
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([Link] – Encyclopedias, maps, online libraries, quotations
Find the best library and reference resources at [Link], including top dictionaries,
encyclopedias, newspapers, maps, quotations and much more.
Online Storage / Sharing Websites:
4Shared
([Link] – [Link] - free file sharing and storage
Online file sharing and storage - 15 GB free web space. Easy registration. File upload
progressor. Multiple file transfer. Fast download.
Send This File
([Link] – Send This File
Free Accounts. Send large files too big for email. Secure and easy to use. No file size limits.
Embeddable on your website.
DropBox
([Link] – DropBox Online Storage & Sharing
SlideShare
([Link] – Share and Discover Knowledge on LinkedIn SlideShare
Discover, Share, and Present presentations and infographics with the world's largest
professional content sharing community.
Government / Official Data Websites:
Ministry of Finance
([Link] – Ministry of Finance | Government of Pakistan
The Finance Division deals with the subjects pertaining to finance of the Federal
Government and financial matters affecting the country as a whole.
Pakistan bureau of Statistics
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Provisional QIM has been computed in PBS on the basis of latest production data of 112
items. Read more. Monthly Summary on Foreign Trade Statistics
United Nations
([Link] – United Nations
United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues.
United Nations in Pakistan
([Link] – United Nations Pakistan
Pakistan, Potohar Organization for Development Advocacy & UN Women Pakistan.
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Different UN resources
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UN DL library promotions
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UN Library
Statistics Division
([Link] – Statistics of Pakistan
Statistics Division's aim is to provide solid data base to the planners, policy & decision
makers in the government.
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([Link] – TEVTA
Technical Education & Vocational Training Authority, Punjab On the directions of C.M
Punjab Muhammad Shahbaz Sharif, TEVTA has regularized all of its employees. More than
4000 TEVTA employees across the province will take benefit from the regularization.
ILO
([Link] – International Labour Organization
In Bolivia, the ILO and its partners are working to advance the rights of indigenous women,
empower them economically and help them attain social justice.
World Health Organization
([Link] – WHO
WHO's primary role is to direct international health within the United Nations' system and to
lead partners in global health responses.
Unesco
([Link] – Unesco Organization
UNESCO encourages international peace and universal respect for human rights by
promoting collaboration among nations.
Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
([Link] - Pakistan Bureau of Statistics
PEEF
([Link] – The Punjab Educational Endowment Fund
The Punjab Educational Endowment Fund (PEEF) is an initiative of the Government of
Punjab
AGRIS
([Link] ) - Food and Agriculture Organization of the UN
Papers, data, statistics, and multimedia material, you get it with AGRIS all on one page.
Jobs / News Related Websites:
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Punjab jobs online
Online Newspapers
([Link] – Thousands of Online Newspapers on the Web.
PaperPk
([Link] – Jobs in Pakistan Newspaper ads & careers classifieds
Paperpk jobs in Pakistan today from all newspaper ads on [Link] with careers
classified ads.
Rightjobs com
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[Link] › Government Jobs
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([Link] – Latest Jobs in Pakistan
Rozee
([Link] – [Link]
Find best Jobs in Pakistan, jobs listings and job opportunities on [Link]
News Week
([Link] – NewsWeek
News, Analysis, Business, Technology etc. Newsweek provides in-depth analysis, news and
opinion about international issues, technology, business, culture and politics.
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([Link] – TIME, Current and Breaking News
Breaking news and analysis from [Link]. Politics, world news, photos, video, tech
reviews, health, science and entertainment news.
CNET News
([Link] – Technology News - CNET News
CNET news editors and reporters provide top technology news, with investigative
reporting and in-depth coverage of tech issues and events.
Other Useful Websites:
EngineerTech
([Link] – Free Engineering Technology Simulations
Over 150 FREE simulation videos for education. Embeddable into your courses. Made
possible by a grant by the Department of Labor.
[Link]
([Link] – Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free Books, Movies, Music
Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies
& music, as well as 302 billion archived web pages.
LEJ4Learning
([Link] - LEJ4Learning - LEJ4 Learning
A hub of information dissemination and propagation of knowledge in frontier sciences in
Pakistan.
Urdu Pages
([Link] – Urdu Pages
Wishes & Greetings. Discussions, Messages, different courses in Urdu and videos.
CrunchBase
([Link] – Crunchbase
Crunchbase is the leading platform to discover innovative companies and the people behind
them.
PODS
([Link] – Moving & Storage, Solved.
Biography
([Link] – Famous Biographies
Ilmkidunya
([Link] – ilmkidunya: Pakistan Education News
Latest updates about Pakistan colleges universities, study visa, scholarships and study abroad
information.
SULTAN
[Link] Islami books online
([Link] – Sultan Islamic Links, Discover Islam, Muslim people
Discover Islam, The Islamic Religion, Islam Holy Book, Muhammad, Muslim People and
More.
McGraw Hill Education
([Link] – McGraw Hill Education
Learning changes everything. We apply the science of learning to create innovative solutions
to improve education outcomes around the world.
Prezi
([Link] – Presentation Software | Online Presentation Tools
Welcome to Prezi, the presentation software that uses motion, zoom, and spatial relationships
to bring your ideas to life and make you a great presenter.
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This library contains 1424 holdings of 799 contributors on 188 Subjects in 20 Languages
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Scientific community targeting collection of books on natural science disciplines and
engineering.
Library Software
KOHA
([Link] – Koha - Open Source ILS - Integrated Library System
[Link] serves as a landing page for librarians who are interested in the most advanced and
cost effective open source automation solution on the market.
[Link]
([Link] – Greenstone Digital Library Software
Greenstone is a suite of software for building and distributing digital library collections.
Law Resources
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Punjab provincial assembly website
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Islami nazriyati council
Pakistan law site
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Site for Statutes, Rules and Cases relating to Pakistan. This site is one of its ...
Pakistan Penal Code (Act XLV of 1860) - [Link]
[Link]/pakistan/legislation/1860/[Link]
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Indian Act
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Private updated website
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Security & exchange commission of Pakistan
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Service Rules and Amendments Govt 33 Depts
The Punjab Code
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The Punjab Law Portal is a freely available public web site indexing all the laws of Punjab since
1860. The site allows ... Laws · Rules · Constitution of Pakistan.
Law Vision Ultimate Law Resources: Database for lawyers
[Link]/
Law Vision is one of the Projects Launched by the LAWVISION. This Site has in-fact opened
the door for actual Comprehensive Laws and legal services
LexisNexis
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Provider of legal, government, business and high-tech information sources
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