News Corners . LUMS and Library News Indexing of News Papers . The News, Dawn, Business Recorder, The Nation New Book List . List of New Arrivals Journal table of Contents . Business, Social Sciences, Law, Science & Engineering Indexing of SCOPUS Publications . LUMS publications Book of the Month . Best seller book Monthly Library Statistics . e-databases, portals, website, circulation usage News Corner Book fair enthralls book lovers on campus with a vast collection The Gad and Birgit Rausing Library at LUMS organised its Annual Book Fair 2019 on Wednesday, February 20, 2019. The Fair was held to give students easy access to a wide range of quality fiction and non-fiction books in order to nurture and build a love of reading among the community. The LUMS library holds a book fair each year and this year’s fair exhibited books by over 25 leading local and international booksellers and publishers, at specially discounted prices for the students. The event was inaugurated by Prof. Dr. Moeen Nizami from the Gurmani Centre for Languages and Literature, who also visited various bookstalls with Head of Department, LUMS Library, Dr. Nadeem Siddique. Renowned authors Neelam Ahmad Bashir and Bushra Ejaz also attended the Fair… read more LUMS becomes the first business school in Pakistan to earn AACSB International Accreditation Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) is pleased to announce that Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) has achieved AACSB International accreditation as the first business school in Pakistan to attain this prestigious recognition. The Association to Advance Collegiate Schools of Business (AACSB International) was founded in 1916 as a non-profit organisation. It has become the most significant accreditation body for business schools, connecting students, educators, and businesses worldwide. Synonymous with the highest standards of quality, AACSB Accreditation inspires new ways of thinking within business education globally and, as a result, has been earned by only 5 percent of the world's schools offering business degrees at the bachelor level or higher. Today, 836 institutions across 55 countries and territories maintain AACSB Accreditation…read more Mumtaz Hasan Khan shares insights on the oil business in Pakistan The recent episode of Leaders at LUMS presented the extremely interesting workings of the oil business in Pakistan. The session, arranged by the Office of Advancement on February 15, 2019, featured Mumtaz Hasan Khan, Chairman of Hascol Petroleum Limited, who inspired the audience with a motivational account of his personal and professional accomplishments. Dr. Parvez Hassan, member of the LUMS Management Committee and a very close friend of Mr. Khan, introduced him to the audience. Mr. Adeel Hashmi, the moderator of the talk, requested Mr. Khan to elaborate on the oil business and share the working model of oil marketing companies in Pakistan… read more LUMS students launch Mobile App for social connection It can be quite a hassle exchanging contact information with everyone we meet. Add to that the range of communication mediums we use, the whole process of connecting with someone else can become really time consuming and awkward as well. In order to solve all these problems, Umer Tariq Bashir, a student at the Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB), along with his team has developed and launched Ingrum ID, a mobile application that allows you to share all your contact information instantly… read more Inaugural MBA class pledges PKR 11 Million endowment grant MBA Batch of 1988 was the inaugural MBA class at LUMS. On February 4, 2019, Batch 1988 came back to their alma mater to pledge their support and announce an endowment grant to support the studies of financially challenged graduate level students inducted at LUMS. The MOU was signed at the Faculty Lounge and stipulated the establishing of an endowment fund with PKR 11 Million to support the studies of one graduate level student in perpetuity. Members of MBA Class of 1988 present at the ceremony included Ms. Ayesha Naweed, Mr. Burhan Khan, Mr. Adeel Aslam, Mrs. Aaliya Adeel and Mr. Nauman Khalid Butt. Dr. Arshad Ahmad, Vice Chancellor, LUMS and Ms. Nuzhat Kamran, Director, Office of Advancement, LUMS, represented the University… read more Six LUMS undergraduates selected for prestigious LUMS-FHJ student exchange programme Six bright undergraduate students from LUMS have qualified for an exchange semester at FH Joanneum University (FHJ) in Graz, Austria under the LUMS-FHJ Student Exchange Programme. Under this programme, the students will get an opportunity to study at FHJ, Austria for the Fall Semester (September 2019 - January 2020) and/or the Spring Semester (February 2020 - June 2020). The International Office at Student Support Services, LUMS executed the selection process for the Programme. All applications were carefully assessed based on a written statement of purpose, academic standing, proven leadership qualities and one-on-one discussions with students shortlisted for interviews by an assigned panel that consisted of Dr. Muhammad Usman, Assistant Professor…read more SDSB hosts session on “Antecedents and Consequences of Supplier Social Compliance in Pakistan's Apparel Exporting Industry” The Suleman Dawood School of Business (SDSB) hosted a session, 'Antecedents and Consequences of Supplier Social Compliance in Pakistan's Apparel Exporting Industry,' led by Dr. Muhammad Shakeel Sadiq Jajja, Assistant Professor SDSB. The session comprised of a presentation and a conversation on sharing the research approach and findings with managers from the relevant industries and getting their feedback on the issue at hand. In global supply chain management, the issue of supplier social compliance has become prominent as a consequence of the shifting of manufacturing to developing countries. … read more INDEXING OF NEWSPAPERS Agricultural Crops: Agri income must shift to domain of Centre to strengthen NFC. The News, 08 Dec, 2018. Sugarcane growers facing financial losses as mills yet to start crushing season. The News, 12 Dec, 2018. Agriculture framework under CPEC to focus on JVs. The News, 13 Dec, 2018. Punjab wheat sowing short of target by 2mln acres. The News, 16 Dec, 2018. Area under wheat lags by 0.822 million hectares. The News, 19 Dec, 2018. 2018 A year of loss for agriculture sector. The News, 30 Dec, 2018. Disappointed coastal farmers discard tomato, chilli as prices go down. The News, 30 Dec, 2018. ECC sets imported urea price at Rs1, 712 per bag. DAWN, 18 Dec, 2018. Cane farmers complain about exploitation. DAWN, 22 Dec, 2018. Major crops need more attention. DAWN, 24 Dec, 2018. Possible use of CCRI for south Punjab secretariat upsets farmers. DAWN, 24 Dec, 2018. Farmers’ wait for PTI to deliver on promises continues. DAWN, 31 Dec, 2018. New methods of wheat sowing to be introduced in Punjab. Business Recorder, 03 Dec, 2018. Peasantry’s neglect. Business Recorder, 04 Dec, 2018. Rs82bn package to enhance agri sector launched. Business Recorder, 06 Dec, 2018. Cotton market remains steady. Business Recorder, 07 Dec, 2018. Maize in a post-sugarcane Pakistan. Business Recorder, 07 Dec, 2018. Food authorities urged to frame standardized laws. Business Recorder, 09 Dec, 2018. Inland water transport. Business Recorder, 27 Dec, 2018. ‘Pakistan’s agri-centric worldview shackles our economy’. Business Recorder, 28 Dec, 2018. Low carbon agriculture production. The Nation, 10 Dec, 2018. SC forms commission to end water shortage in Balochistan. The Nation, 15 Dec, 2018. Country running out of fresh water. The Nation, 20 Dec, 2018. Balochistan accuses Sindh of stealing 40pc of water share. The Nation, 24 Dec, 2018. KP unveils Rs17.6b mega agri package. The Nation, 24 Dec, 2018. Auto and Allied: Motorcycle tracker obligation to burden low-income group. The News, 09 Dec, 2018. The automobile policy. The News, 12 Dec, 2018. Punjab replaces vehicle registration book with smart card. DAWN, 19 Dec, 2018. Banking Pakistan: Managing change through exhortations. Business Recorder, 06 Dec, 2018. Punjab Governor hails launch of ZTBL Islamic Banking service. Business Recorder, 18 Dec, 2018. Cement and Construction Industry: CJ requested to help family of deceased professor. The News, 02 Dec, 2018. Demolition of buildings on legal land. The News, 09 Dec, 2018. Anti-encroachment drive to be carried out in police lines. The News, 17 Dec, 2018. Pakpattan shrine land case. The News, 28 Dec, 2018. SC summons ex-CM Pervaiz Elahi in Bahria Town case. DAWN, 04 Dec, 2018. SC suspends high court verdict against development of two sectors by FGEHF. DAWN, 07 Dec, 2018. Usman Buzdar’s maiden presser. DAWN, 14 Dec, 2018. CJP seeks details of land grabbed by Mansha Bomb. The Nation, 03 Dec, 2018. Nadra digitizes 288,394 forms for housing scheme. The Nation, 03 Dec, 2018. New cement plants on cards for 5m houses. The Nation, 06 Dec, 2018. SC forms JIT to probe Nawaz role in shrine land transfer. The Nation, 14 Dec, 2018. Khawaja brother’s owners of Paragon City, NAB tells court. The Nation, 23 Dec, 2018. CJP’s actions shake land mafia in Lahore. The Nation, 26 Dec, 2018. CDA fails to recover over Rs5.8b against auctioned plots. The Nation, 30 Dec, 2018. Communications and Transportation: Pakistan Railways to launch new train service on 23rd. The News, 11 Dec, 2018. SC rules no lease, no housing societies on railway land. The News, 25 Dec, 2018. Multiple SIM cards issued to 800 women from one village. DAWN, 01 Dec, 2018. Unregistered mobile devices. Business Recorder, 06 Dec, 2018. Planes and airports. Business Recorder, 15 Dec, 2018. Railways 5,662.667 acres of land encroached upon. Business Recorder, 20 Dec, 2018. British Airways revives air service to Pakistan. The Nation, 19 Dec, 2018. Economic Budget, Condition: Circular debt reaches Rs1.316 tr. The News, 07 Dec, 2018. Fitch downgrades Pakistan’s rating to ‘B-’ on heightened external financing risk. The News, 15 Dec, 2018. Moral suasion and the economy.