Learning Resources Center

  Borrow and Return Service  

  Current Awareness Service

  Reference Service

  Readers’ Assistance Service

  In library reading

  Reserve Items service

  Internet service

Borrow and Return Service          up

In a bid to provide a state-of-the-art information service for all users, the center has facilitated the circulation of books via internal and external borrowing, carried out by a modern computerized system that saves time and effort and maintains a high caliber of accuracy   .

Our Objectives:

1.     Register users’ data on the computerized system in coordination with Admission and Registration department of DH.

2.     External Borrowing.

3.     Borrowing duration can be renewed for another period only if there is no demand on the same borrowed items.

4.     Books shall be seized upon retrieval for other users who required them.

5.     Following up with delayed items and reminding their users.

Instructions

1. DU ID has to be shown when borrowing.

2. The borrower is held responsible for all items registered under his or her name.

3. Reference books (like  dictionaries , encyclopedias , …etc) are not allowed for external borrowing

4. LRC reserve the right to retrieve any book before the termination of borrowing period when it is necessitated.

5. In case of loss or damage of library materials, the person responsible for that shall secure original edition as a replacement or pay twice the price of the book according to the estimated cost of the center.

6. Students shall not be allowed to borrow new books in case there are delayed items in their possession

7. Number of books allowed for borrowing:

    -  Faculty members are allowed to borrow (5) items for the period of one month.

    -  Administrative and technical staff: (5) for one week.

    -  BA & BS students: (3) items for 3 days.

    -  External borrowers can borrow (2) items for three days. In this case the center shall require an official letter from the borrower’s employer and record necessary information.

Current Awareness Service          up          

Current Awareness Service aims at acquainting users with the latest information mediums received by the LRC. This service is achieved by:

1. Informing and acquainting users about materials that of interest through appropriate channels.

2. Displaying the newly arrived documents and resources as well as giving the opportunity for reading them.

3. Selecting materials that fit the needs of the users.

Methods of presenting Current Awareness Service:

There are many techniques and methods through which LRC and the library provide this service .Among these methods are the following:

1.      Photocopying glossaries of new arrivals and distribute them amongst the users.

2.      Making phone calls and visiting researches personally.

3.      Displaying lists of new arrivals titles on the notice board.

4.      Surveying the titles of new materials on the LRC internet website link (New Arrivals).

Reference Service          up

Reference Service is also known as FAQs (frequently asked questions). This service allows researches and users to ask questions and inquire about any topic, LRC will then respond by using the available references and items. Other information sources like the internet help users utilize available information in LRC. Due to new progress in modern technology, this service has been widely used on the internet. On its website, LRC offers this service known as (Ask Librarian).

Readers’ Assistance Service          up

LRC continually offers assistance for readers to reach information sources such as books, articles, and periodicals and to know how to use encyclopedias and dictionaries. Readers are also guided to educational websites on the internet.

In library reading          up

There are some reference books that cannot be borrowed, and some readers prefer to stay at the center for reading. Therefore, LRC offers this service to make it possible for users to review materials comfortably through out the working hours.

Reserve Items service          up

The LRC accepts to reserve books according to faculty members’ requirements and allows trainees borrow them under the following conditions:

1. A book can be borrowed for one hour renewable if not demanded by other users during working hours.

2. Books can be borrowed for one night starting from the end of evening shift until the beginning of the morning shift of the next day.

3. Books can be borrowed for the weekend which starts from the end of the evening shift on Wednesday until the beginning of the morning shift of Saturday.

Internet service          up

LRC provides internet access for users via 20 personal computers connected to the worldwide web.  This service is offered under the following regulations:

1. Users and researchers are permitted to get access to the Internet for academic research purposes only.

2. Access to the internet is allowed for half an hour for each user, and can be extended in case there are no other users.