Welcome to PakCat

Search Pakistan's Libraries in One Place

  • PakCat brings Pakistan's library collections together.
  • Search participating libraries across the country.
  • Support research, learning, and resource sharing.

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Participating Libraries

Across Pakistan

2,082,467

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Institution registration

Register Your Library in PakCat

Make your library part of Pakistan’s national resource-sharing network. Registering with PakCat connects your holdings to students, researchers, and librarians across the country, and strengthens your institution’s ties with peer libraries nationwide.

PakCat unites the collections of participating Pakistani libraries into a single, searchable Union Catalogue.

Why Register Your Library?

  • Give your collection national visibility among students, researchers, and fellow libraries
  • Help researchers and scholars discover material held at your institution
  • Take part in inter-library resource sharing and reduce duplicate acquisitions
  • Connect with science, technology, research, and university libraries nationwide
  • Strengthen your cataloguing practices and library service standards
  • Join the PASTIC Library Consortium and its national support network

How to Register

  1. Enable Z39.50 Protocol

    Enable the Z39.50 protocol on your library system — this is required for your collection to be searchable on PakCat.

  2. Check Z39.50 Status

    Use the Z39.50 Checker Tool to confirm your server is reachable. Enter your library’s IP address or hostname and its Z39.50 port, then click Check.

  3. Submit Your Library

    Once your server shows as reachable, complete the Add Library form with accurate details and submit it for review.

  4. Automatic Addition

    Once your submission is verified, your library is added to PakCat automatically and your collection becomes searchable across the platform.

Support Contacts

Register Your Library Learn More About the PASTIC Consortium