Funding Dilemma in Pakistani Libraries : Causes, Effects, Responses

Libraries play a vital role in social and economic development of a country. Libraries also contribute towards better education, healthy social environment, and growth in agriculture, business, and industrial sectors. Their role in national security andother spheres of life is becoming evident as our society istrans forming into information society. Libraries are the clearinghouses of cultural heritage. They provide valuablein formation on vital national issues and in this way they functionas national resource such as water and energy. The national intellectual resources contained in libraries makes a nation rich andstrong. Keeping this in view wise nations always invest heavily inestablishing a network of libraries with modern facilities and technology