Free Online Research Resources


Ibn-e-Sina LRC Minhaj University Lahore offers a big collection of Free Online Databases



For Books

HEC E-Books

Facilitating institutions of higher learning to server as a engine of growth for the Socio-Economic development of Pakistan.

Archive Org

Internet Archive is a non-profit digital library offering free universal access to books, movies & music, as well as 302 billion archived web pages.

Hathi Trust Digital Library

Hathi Trust is a partnership of academic & research institutions, offering a collection of millions of titles digitized from libraries around the world.

For Journals


HEC E-Journals

Facilitating institutions of higher learning to server as a engine of growth for the Socio-Economic development of Pakistan.

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ)

Directory of Open Access Journals (DOAJ) is an online directory that indexes and provides access to quality open access, peer reviewed journals

Scientific Electronic Library Online

Sci-ELO is a database with more than 1,249 scientific journals. It offers open access to scholarly documents in the fields of biology and technology.

Science Open

Science Open is an incredible research and publishing network offering open access content from more than 24,000 journals

For Dissertation/Theses


Pakistan Research Repository

An initiative of Higher Education Commission, Islamabad

Open Thesis

Open Thesis is a free repository of theses, dissertations, and other academic documents, coupled with powerful search, organization, and collaboration tools.

ProQuest Dissertation Open

PQDT Open provides the full text of open access dissertations and theses free of charge. You can quickly and easily locate dissertations and theses relevant to your discipline, and view the complete text in PDF format

Open Access Theses and Dissertation (OATD)

Theses and Dissertations. Advanced research and scholarship. Theses and dissertations, free to find, free to use. Advanced search options