General Administration of Libraries and Publications

The General Administration of Libraries and Publications is Specialized in general with all works related to the provision of Books, References, Courses and scientific Journals for the University and the like, and the organization of benefiting from libraries, ways of lending and other related Works, and the Administration implementing its competence through the organizational Department represented in the following Offices:

• Library and Documentation Affairs Office

  It specializes in the following:

  1. Implementation of Technical Systems related to Technical preparation in the field of libraries, whether with regard to Equipping Libraries with Books, classifying , indexing them, Lending Systems, and others.
  2. Follow-up of the Books issued in the Various publishing Houses and work to provide the University Libraries with what suits them.
  3. Putting in Consideration the Educational Courses, following up on what is issued by them, and working to participate in them.
  4. Taking an Interest in the Study Halls, supervising , providing them with the necessary Books, and facilitating Ways to view and borrow them.
  5. Providing the Libraries of Colleges or Departments with their needs of Books and other means of Knowledge.
  6. Presenting Useful Proposals in developing and organizing Library Services, such as University Libraries, Colleges or Departments.
  7. Preparing detailed Statistics on the Movement of Books in the Library, and providing Useful Reports and Proposals in this regard.
  8. Paying attention to Book fairs, participating in them, and working to Benefit from them.
  9. Supervising Book stores in the University and its Colleges and Departments.

• Office of Printing, publishing, Translating into Arabic and Scientific Journals

  It specializes in the following:

  1. Implementing Translating into Arabic programs at the University, presenting useful proposals in this regard, and following up the Committees formed to implement Translating into Arabic Programs and facilitating their Success.
  2. Interest in Translating and Authoring Books at the University, Reviewing the Evaluation Committees therein, and submitting Proposals to encourage Translation and Authoring work.
  3. Following up on the Movement of Authoring and publishing outside the University, and paying attention to Scientific courses and Journals and participating in them.
  4. Confirming the Role and Importance of the University by the Movement of Authoring, Publishing ,Printing, and providing Useful proposals in this regard.
  5. Collecting Manuscripts of Authored Books, Printing and Publishing them, and Difficulty of marketing them in the University and External Libraries.
  6. Proposing Financial Rewards for Translation and Authoring work at the University, in accordance with the applicable Regulations

• Supply and Distribution Office

  It specializes in the following:

  1. Determining the Needs of Books, References, and Scientific Courses, Classifying and Tabulating them according to their Titles.
  2. Carrying out all Procedures related to providing the Needs of Libraries in Terms of Books and References.
  3. Follow up the opening of Approval to supply of Needs and Customs Clearance Work.
  4. Linking Relations with Local, Regional and International publishing Sectors in order to get acquainted with the latest Scientific publications and Benefit from them.
  5. Participate in Exhibitions of Books and Publications Locally and Internationally, and Benefit from them in providing the Needs of Libraries in Coordination with the relevant Authorities.
  6. Documenting all supplies related to Books, References, Scientific Courses, and the parties to which they were distributed.