Academic Libraries Host Community Building: Exploring the Commuter Student Experience in Bahauddin Zakariya University, Multan

A Challenges faced by commuter students are different from those faced by residential students and rate of academic achievement is also lower as compare to residential students. The focused of this study to examine academic library supports for commuter students’ academic and social needs, obliged them to perceive they are unit of the college community, and thus their rate of academic achievement could progress. Questionnaire and interview methods has been used to collect data for the study. The questionnaire was conducted to academic librarians in different department of Bahauddin Zakariya University. Generating new connections of academic library with commuter students and community building has been proved by findings. Details of this research include successful guidelines for building community and developing engagement with commuter students. Recommendations are for academic libraries to organize programs that will provide opportunity for commuter students to interact with other students.