Established in 1986, the University of Bahrain emerged from two
separate institutions, The Gulf Polytechnic and The University
College of Arts, Sciences, and Education. Comprised of
three campuses, the Isa Town campus is located approximately
10km from the capital of Manama. The Sakhir campus
is located just 15 minutes-drive south of the Isa Town
campus. The Salmaniya campus is located in Manama.
The Library aims to promote high academic standards among
undergraduate and graduate courses and university researchers by
providing relevant collections and services.
The University of Bahrain Library is made up of five libraries
and a number of specialised branch libraries.
The Library’s organizational structure includes the following
divisions:
• Public Services Division
• Technical Services Division
• Digital Library Division
• Library Instruction Division
· Library
Quality & Marketing Division
Public Services
Circulation Unit
The Circulation Unit manages lending, re-shelving of book stock,
and borrower enrolment.
Information Unit
This Unit is responsible for providing assistance to users in
identifying appropriate library resources, formulating research
strategies, answering general and in-depth questions, and
providing instruction on library resources.
Special Collections Unit
The Special Collections Unit contains materials with a primary
focus on Bahrain. Documents are collected, in Arabic and
other languages, from international organizations, governments
and research centers. The Special Collections Unit
includes publications from the University of Bahrain, the Arab
League, the United Nations, the World Bank, the International
Monetary Fund and other regional and international institutions.
This unit also collects theses and dissertations of students and
faculty of the University of Bahrain. Materials in Special
Collections are for reference only and may not be checked out of
the library.
Periodicals Unit
The Periodicals Unit provides assistance to students, faculty
and staff who are in need of the most current research available
in the periodical literature. The department maintains a
collection of periodical titles from a vast number of academic
disciplines.
Technical Services
Cataloguing Unit
The Cataloguing Unit processes several hundred items in many
different formats and languages each month. Every item
receives a catalogue record in the online catalogue that
accurately describes the item and reflects its subject content.
Collection Development Unit
The Collection Development Unit is responsible for acquiring all
of the library materials contained in the University of Bahrain
Libraries. Among the tasks of the unit are the management
and processing of orders.
Digital Library Division
The Digital Library Division coordinates the library's
technology-based services, including their development,
operation and maintenance. It manages and integrates the Library
system catalogue, the various IT services and databases content,
and the digital library portal.
Library Instruction Division
The Library Instruction Division works with students and faculty
to identify and use information resources needed for learning.
With special attention to advancing users’ information literacy
skills, the division provides a variety of services. Teaching
one-on-one and group information literacy classes, developing
students’ life-long learning skills, advocating for information
literacy and academic honesty are all part of the Library’s
Information Literacy Programmes.
Library Quality & Marketing Division
This division’s role is to ensure that library work and services
are delivered according to international library quality
standards, and are continuously assessed and benchmarked at the
regional and international levels. It also plans and manages the
marketing programmes of services to internal and external users.
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