For its contribution to the Local Archives and Libraries project of the American Overseas Centers (LALORC), AIPS will build on its initial Pakistan Library and Archive Survey Project to include libraries of the Department of Archaeology and Museums, University Departments and private individuals. We will use local assistants under the direction of Dr. Asma Ibrahim, who is an officer of the Department of Archaeology and Museums in Karachi. AIPS has already received verbal approval from the Director General of Archaeology, Dr. Fazal Dad Kakar, for the systematic documentation and cataloging of all Department of Archaeology libraries. The University libraries should not be a problem to access due to affiliations between AIPS and the chairs of each Department. Other libraries will be approached for formal approval as funding is confirmed.
The information collected through this program will include a total list of holdings for each library with subcategories arranged by medium, topic, and language. Catalogues of all holdings will be entered into an appropriated database to conform to DLIR requirements. This digital information will be available through the DLIR website as well as on each institution website.