Library
materials from the General Collection
make up the major portion of the library’s
collection. This collection comprises
of monographic texts and additional
reading covering all the disciplines
of the University’s academic
and research programmes. This collection
is distributed at all 4 levels of
the library according to subject.
Reference
Collection The
Reference Collection comprises of dictionaries,
encyclopedias, directories, biographies,
numerical data compilations, handbooks,
manuals, bibliographies, yearbooks,
gazetteers, atlases, indexes and abstracts.
Control
Access Collection The
Controlled Access Collection
is made up of materials that
are heavily used. Red spot books,
theses, research reports, pictorial
collections, examination questions,
official publications and small
size publications are placed
in this collection.
Serials
Collection
The collection consists of journals,
newspapers, bulletins and popular
magazines. Both current and
back volumes of journals are
placed together on the open
shelves and are used for reference
only.
Special
Collection Materials
placed in the Special Collection
are those considered 'unique'
to the university, on specific
subjects of interest to the
university and for specific
reason considered important
by the library. These include
Faculty Publications, Islamic
Economics, Islamic Law, Controversial
Materials, Manuscripts and Archives.
Duplicates of some titles from
Faculty Publications are also
available in the General Collection.
Ahmad
Ibrahim Collection The
collection is a Waqf
Collection whereby the
Library will be the
caretaker for the collection.
The collection shall
be kept in the Law Collection
of the Library and to
be used within the premises
of the Library and not
to be loaned out. In
event of lost or damaged,
the Library shall be
responsible for replacing
either with the same
title and edition or
latest edition of the
same title. If this
is not possible, then
other book on the same
subject shall be purchased.
Law
Collection The
collection comprises of statutes,
reports, journals, books, seminar
papers, etc. Services include
literature and case searching,
indexing services to legislation,
etc.
Multimedia
Collection Besides
books and journals, the library
also holds a range of non-print
materials in the form of audio
and video cassettes, microfilms,
microfiche, CDs, slides, transparencies
and kits.
Electronic
Collection Electronic
resources refer to any source
of information that can only
be accessed or used via a stand
alone personal computer, the
network or the internet. Materials
in this category include CD-ROMs,
e-journals, web sites and in-house
or online databases. Users can
access these resources via workstations
available near the Information
Desk, while those accessible
through the internet can be
accessed remotely from within
and outside the University's
campus.
Leisure
Reading Collection Materials
in this section comprise of
light reading materials covering
fiction, bestsellers, motivation,
hobbies, crafts and the like.
The loan privilege for these
materials is the same as the
general collection.
