Screening Authenticity of Linguistics Materials at Balkh Bookshops, Public Libraries and Universities

Abstract The study seeks to screen the authenticity of linguistic materials at Balkh institutional centers. The study was conducted in Mazar-e-Sharif, Balkh. The aim was to find out how many authentic linguistic sources exist in Balkh libraries, bookshops and Universities. The data was gathered through reports and photos. A checklist was designed for the measurement of seven well-known libraries’ linguistic materials. The analysis of the data shows that records, studies, characteristics and amount of these materials cannot answer the criteria mentioned in the checklist. The results indicated that there are not enough linguistic materials accessible in Balkh province bookshops, libraries and universities. It is recommended that these educational and institutional centers should be equipped with authentic and enough materials. Keywords: authenticity, linguistic, material, library, university