InductionPresentation

AUO Library and Information Service

Welcome to Azad University Library and Information Service

This induction presentation

provides a brief overview of the

library, its facilities and the

services that are available to

you.

• Location and opening hours•What the service offers

•Membership•Floor plan

Essential Information

Location and Opening HoursWhere are we located

The library is located on the

ground floor of the main

university building.

Opening hours

The Library is currently open

during the following days and

between the following hours:

Mon – Thurs 9am – 5pm (The library may be closed on certain

days of the year. Details of any closed days will either be sent to students and staff via e-mail or posted on the library web pages)

What the Service Offers Access to a continuously growing physical collection of over 3000 booksAccess to a selection of hard-copy journalsAccess to a wireless networkA dedicated reading room

7 open access computersSupport by a professionally qualified librarian Dedicated website Library pages containing information on the service and links to e-ResourcesA printing, copying and scanning serviceAccess to prospectuses and other related publications from our partner universitiesَ

 A document supply service  

 

MembershipMembership of the library is open to all staff and students at

AUO. To become a member you first need to have an AUO

card. This can be obtained from the Registrars office. Once

you have this card you then need to complete a simple library

registration form to become a member.(To make things simple your university card is used as your library card)

Floor Plan

•The physical collection•Finding items in the physical

collection•Borrowing information

•Returning loaned items and fines

The Physical Collection and Related Aspects

The Physical Collection The physical collection consists of hard copy books on a range of

subject areas. The main subject areas in the current collection

are shown below:

Architecture

Business and Business Management

Computer Science

Engineering

EFL (English as a foreign Language)

Graduate Studies (Includes research methods)

Finding Items in the Physical Collection

The physical collection is arranged in the Dewey Decimal

system. To find items in the collection you can search using the

catalogue or you can browse the collections using the Dewey

Decimal System. General Dewey classifications are listed on the

ends of the book cases and more specific subject locations can

be found by browsing the Dewey Decimal hand lists, which are

located at the help desk.

Borrowing InformationHow to borrow items

To borrow items from the physical collection you need to

present them at the Issue/Help desk where they will be

checked out to your account.Borrowing rights

Students are allowed up to 3 books

Staff are allowed up to 5 books

Borrowing Information Loan types

:There are three main loan types available and are listed below

Standard Loan 21 days

Short Loan 1 week

Overnight Loan

(All items that currently fall outside these categories are reference only).

Borrowing InformationRenewing Items

To renew items that you have on loan you need to contact the

library either by coming in person to the issue/Help desk or by

sending an e-mail or telephoning the library via the

following:Tel+44 (0)1865 884350 – 884352 Library Ex No 209

The Librarian's e-mail address: p.rudd@auo.org.uk

Renewal requests will be confirmed by e-mail .(Please note that it will not always be possible to renew an item on every (occasion

that it is requested  

Borrowing Information Reserving Items

To reserve items you need to contact library staff in the same way

they would for renewing items. Once an item has been reserved

it will be held for the user at the issue/Help desk.

(Please note that the item will only be held for a period of 7 days).

Returning Loaned Items and FinesFines

All library users are liable for fines and all fines must be

promptly paid .

Fine Rates

Details regarding the amounts charged dependent on the type of loan period are listed below:

Standard Loan 20p per day

Short Loan £1 per day

Overnight Loan £3 per day

Returning Loaned Items

All items should be returned

to the library in the main

university building.

•Library web pages

The Library and Information Service Web Pages

Library Web PagesThe library pages of the

website have been designed

to be easy to use and this is

the primary place to find

up-to-date library related

information .

Library Web Pages The library pages of the website contain many guides and

links to resources. All the links to resources on the website

have been carefully selected to provide you with access to

services and resources that are in the main freely available.

(Please note: in some cases certain resources only allow access to a limited

amount of content)

•Bulletin board

The Library and Information Service Bulletin Board

Bulletin BoardWe have a bulletin board outside the library and you will be

able to find key information related to the service on this

board. Therefore, this is another good place to check for up-to-date library information .

• Finding further information

Further Information

Finding Further Information Further Information about the Library and Information Service

can be obtained from the library web pages at the following

web address: http://www.auox.org.uk/

(For more detailed information on the service and on the rules and regulations

please consult the library guide book, which is available as a PDF download from

the ‘Library Guides Online’ web page that can be found from the library section of

the University’s Website.)