PASTIC Koha CloudConsortium of S&T and R&D Libraries of Pakistan
PASTIC National Science Reference Library

Become a member

Libraries across Pakistan are welcome to join CSTRDLP and share in a growing national network.

Who can join

Universities and HEIs

Public and private universities and higher-education institutions.

S&T and R&D organisations

Science, technology and research & development bodies of Pakistan.

Colleges

Directorates of colleges and affiliated institutional libraries.

Public and special libraries

Libraries serving scholars and the public.

How to become a member

  1. Download the formGet the CSTRDLP request proforma (PDF).
  2. Send your detailsFill it in and email it to pl@pastic.gov.pk.
  3. Get connectedPASTIC adds your library to PakCat and the consortium services.
  4. Go liveIf you want Koha, PASTIC sets up your library on Koha Cloud.
Download the CSTRDLP proformaRequest Koha Cloud

Requirements

  • A library collection of at least 5,000 items (negotiable)
  • A librarian with a library & information science degree (required)
  • The library offers technical services (cataloguing and classification)
  • The organisation takes part in the consortium to serve its collection
  • The organisation allows its OPAC data to be used for the union catalogue, under the inter-library loan policy

Contribution: there is no fee. Members contribute by sharing their library data for PakCat, or abstract-level data from their digital repository.

Benefits

  • Access to the largest network of libraries in Pakistan
  • The Koha library system with free hosting
  • Free data migration and backup for Koha
  • The union catalogue for resource sharing, avoiding duplicate purchases
  • Free access to scholarly material in the digital repository of indigenous literature
  • Training and workshops for librarians

Forms and policies

Questions before you apply? Contact the consortium team or read the FAQ.