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WELCOME TO

ZANZIBAR UNIVERSITY

Library Services

House of information and research

OBJECTIVES

1. To introduce and educate students the services, information sources and resources available in the library and how to exploit them effectively and efficiently;

2. To provide basic library skills so that users can make efficient use of library material and services;

3. To encourage the reading habit among students and to make them independent users and learners in the library;

4. To encourage the user to seek the assistance of library professionals.

5. To establish the library as the centre of academic activity.

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INTRODUCTION Library is the heart Zanzibar University. Lack of independent learning and library use habit is a

common problem among university and college students (Omar, 2010).

Students fail to make effective use of library resources probably because they lack foundation in the use these important resources.

Ranganathan (1973) claimed that “neither our school nor our colleges train our students in the use of reference books, not to speak of the general use of library”.

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DEFINITION OF LIBRARY A library is a collection of information resources and services, organized for use, and maintained by a public body, institution, or private individual.

Example of Library materials:Library materials are categorized into two

Printed materialsNon printed materials

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ZU LIBRARY SERVICES

Reference services Circulation and lending services Internet services E-resources E-library OPAC

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MEMBERSHIP All registered students are free to access and borrow library

materials The library shall provide two borrowing tickets and one library

ID card to all registered users

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REFERENCE SERVICES The library department which;

1. Assists users in finding the answer to specific reference questions.

2. Helps users in developing research strategies for writing reports, take home assignments and research papers.

3. Instructs users in the use of the library and its resources.

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REFERENCE Books in this section are not to be checked out. they are

available for student use within the library. You will need your ZU student’s ID Card to use reference and

special collection. Only loose sheets for the purpose of taking notes may be

taken into reference room.

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READERS SERVICES These services include circulation and lending of library

materials No book or library materials may be brought out of the library

until the loan has been recorded at the issue desk Library materials borrowed must be returned on or before the

due date The normal loan period for books is only one week User can borrow only two books at a time A fine can be imposed on anyone returning an overdue book.

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LOSS AND DAMAGE Borrowers will be held responsible for materials out on loan. If

the material is lost, an immediate report should be made to the Librarian to enable appropriate action to be taken.

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INTERNET SERVICES

All students are free to access internet by using library computers

Student may Google, email, chat and search Information through diferent URLs including ZU library weblog. http://zulibrary.wordpress.com and www.zanvarsity.ac.tz

Wireless network is available for those who have their own laptops

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E-RESOURCES Zanzibar university registered to use INASP. Through INASP

ZU staff and students can access a full range of journal database including full text

These resources can be accessed from any computer terminal with internet connection on campus.

Simply visit ZU weblog or you can Google the database you want to access or find their URLs on the INASP website www.inasp.info

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OPAC Online public access Catalog is an online database of

materials held by the ZU library. Searching the OPAC enables the searcher to know materials available in the library and to obtain a classification number and locate a particular book.

Through OPAC you may search a book by its author, title, subject, year of publication etc.

ZU OPAC contains a number of e-books and students are free to read, download and print them.

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ARRANGEMENT OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

There are two types of books in the library Fiction books: Usually they are arranged on the shelf in alphabetical order by

the author’s last name. For Fiction, the sticker on the spine of the book contains the

first 3 letters of the author’s last name.

Eg. James Clavel’s

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ARRANGEMENT OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

Nonfiction books They are organized by their subjects. ZU library uses Dewey

Decimal Classification System (DDC) to classify its resources

At the broadest level, the DDC is divided into ten main classes, which together cover the entire world of knowledge.

Each main class is further divided into ten divisions, and each division into ten sections

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ARRANGEMENT OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

Call numbers range from 000-999 The Ten Main Classes 000 Computer science, information & general works

100 Philosophy & psychology200 Religion300 Social sciences400 Language500 Science600 Technology700 Arts & recreation800 Literature900 History & geography

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ARRANGEMENT OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

The Hundred Divisions 300 Social sciences, sociology & anthropology

310 Statistics320 Political science330 Economics340 Law350 Public administration & military science360 Social problems & social services370 Education380 Commerce, communications & transportation390 Customs, etiquette & folklore

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ARRANGEMENT OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

The Thousand Sections 340 Law

341 Law of nations342 Constitutional & administrative law343 Military, tax, trade & industrial law344 Labor, social, education & cultural law345 Criminal law346 Private law347 Civil procedure & courts348 Laws, regulations & cases349 Law of specific jurisdictions & areas

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HOW TO LOCATE A BOOK

Call Numbers for Nonfiction look like this.

The numbers on the top row of the label designate the subject (880 Greek Literature)

The 3 letters designate the authors last name.

PLA - Plato

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RESHELVING NOTE

• When you are done with the books you are using, do not put them back on the shelves, leave them on the table.

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LIBRARY STAFF

Every staff member is willing and able to assist you in your needs while in the library.

Please do not hesitate to ask assistance from any library staff.

“Tupo kwa ajili ya kukuhudumia”

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NAMES OF LIBRARY STAFF Chief Librarian: Dr. Haji A. Haji Librarian: Mrs. Haulat Tinda Mr. Abbas Mohamed Assistant Librarians; Mr. Khamis Mabrouk Miss Khadija Kheir Mr. Mohamed Mtumwa Mrs. Mtumwa Mohammed Mr. Suleiman Meshak Mr. Salah Ahmed

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LIBRARY GENERAL REGULATIONS 1. Smoking is not permitted in the Library. 2. Consumption of food and drinks is not permitted in the

Library. 3. No bags, umbrellas, parcels, etc except files and books

may be brought into the Library. 4. On leaving the Library, all users are required to produce for

inspection all books and items taken out of the Library. 5. Silence must be observed strictly in the Library. Mobile

phones must be in silent mode or turned off 7. Users must be decently dressed and conduct themselves

properly in the Library. 8. The Library staff on duty has the right to request a user to

leave the premises if he is found to be violating any of the Library rules.

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OPENING HOURS

During Semester Monday to Friday 08:30 - 12:30   13:30- 22:00 Saturday    08:30-12:30 During Examination 08:30 - 00:00 Sunday and Public Holydays – closed.

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THANK YOU FOR YOUR ATTENTION !

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