Library Services
The College Library was etablished at the same time as the College in 1962. Over the years, it has grown significantly in terms of resources and range of services , in response to increase in the population of its users.
Users of the library are lecturers, other College staff, researchers and various categories of students (Remedial, Pre-NCE, NCE and Undergraduate students).
The Library’s objective is to support teaching and research in the institution by putting in place sufficient quantities of relevant information materials and competent library personnel for the purpose of rendering efficient services to the library users.
Resources
The library has a collection of books, journals and other periodicals organised conveniently in various sections where readers can comfortably locate and utilise them.
To complement books and periodicals, the College Library applies new information technology (Computer) to access information for readers. It has a set of computers in addition to an Internet Centre. There are plans to increase the number of computers and to computerise some of the services, such as the library catalogue. The library has a seating capacity of 400 readers.
Services
The wide range of services which are available at the College Library include:
- Lending services, including inter-library lending;
- Reference services
- Internet services
- Photocopying services
- Bindery services
- Library Education/Orientation Services
Sections
In order to provide effective library services, various sections were created with competent library staff in charge. There are a total of twelve (12) sections:
- Circulation
- Reference:
- Reserve
- Serials
- Technical services
- Bindery
- Library Education and Orientation
- Library Co-operation and Publicity
- Arabic/ Islamic Collection
- Library Maintenance and Beautification
- Photocopying
- Library Management
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