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    The document describes the various sections of a library. It outlines 10 main sections including short loan, lending, reference, information technology, national collection, loose periodicals, bound periodicals, bibliographic, children's, and inter-library loaning sections. It then provides details on the purpose and contents of sections like short loan, lending, reference, information technology, national collection, loose periodicals, and bound periodicals. Finally, it lists some common services offered in libraries like lending, borrowing, photocopying, computer services, binding and repair, and audio-visual materials.

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    The document describes the various sections of a library. It outlines 10 main sections including short loan, lending, reference, information technology, national collection, loose periodicals, bound periodicals, bibliographic, children's, and inter-library loaning sections. It then provides details on the purpose and contents of sections like short loan, lending, reference, information technology, national collection, loose periodicals, and bound periodicals. Finally, it lists some common services offered in libraries like lending, borrowing, photocopying, computer services, binding and repair, and audio-visual materials.

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    The document describes the various sections of a library. It outlines 10 main sections including short loan, lending, reference, information technology, national collection, loose periodicals, bound periodicals, bibliographic, children's, and inter-library loaning sections. It then provides details on the purpose and contents of sections like short loan, lending, reference, information technology, national collection, loose periodicals, and bound periodicals. Finally, it lists some common services offered in libraries like lending, borrowing, photocopying, computer services, binding and repair, and audio-visual materials.

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    The document describes the various sections of a library. It outlines 10 main sections including short loan, lending, reference, information technology, national collection, loose periodicals, bound periodicals, bibliographic, children's, and inter-library loaning sections. It then provides details on the purpose and contents of sections like short loan, lending, reference, information technology, national collection, loose periodicals, and bound periodicals. Finally, it lists some common services offered in libraries like lending, borrowing, photocopying, computer services, binding and repair, and audio-visual materials.

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    SECTIONS OF A LIBRARY

     1.) short loan (reserve) section


     2.) the lending section (general circulation)
     3.) reference sections
     4.) information technology
     5.) national collection (Africana)
     6.) loose periodical section
     7.) bound periodical section
     8.) bibliographic section
     9.) children section
     10.) Inter-library loaning section

    Short loan (reserve section)


    This section contains books and other materials that are in short supply but high on
    demand. The books can only be borrowed for a short period of time like one or two
    hours and cannot be taken out of the library before closing hours. Such books are
    borrowed over night when the library is closing and should be returned the following
    morning during opening.
    The lending section
    It contains all the books that can be borrowed for a given period of time to be read
    outside or inside the library. You can also pick the books from the shelves and
    afterwards you are supposed to leave it on the reading desk.
    Reference section
    It contains books and materials meant for reference e.g. encyclopedia, maps,
    dictionaries, surveys, handbooks. They must be read within the reference section and
    be left on the reading table.

    Information Technology section It has three sub-sections:


     a) Audio-visual
     b) Computer sections
    E.g. flash disks, diskettes etc
     c) Reprographic sections
    E.g. photocopying and binding section
    National collection (Africana section)
    It contains a collection of works done within the country. It contains thesis, dissertations
    and other special publications mainly used by lecturers and post-graduate students for
    their research.

    Loose periodical section


    It contains daily newspapers, weekly and monthly magazines or journals. These
    materials are usually read within the library and returned after use.
    Bound periodical section
    It contains materials like magazines, newspapers of past months or years that are
    bound together and placed on specific shelves.
    Bibliographic section
    This section deals with cards and catalogues that are used for locating books within the
    library.
    Children section
    This section contains books and other materials meant for children e.g. children stories,
    cartoons, comedies, DVDs that have materials for children.
    Inter-library loaning section
    It deals with lending and loaning books from other libraries.

    SERVICES OFFERED IN A LIBRARY


     Lending and borrowing
     Photocopying
     Computer services- printing, typing
     Binding and repair
     Audio- visual materials

    Sections of Library

    1. Acquisition Section:
    Acquisition section is responsible for the selection and purchase of materials or resources. it is the
    section which manages the budget utilization for purchase of resources. Recommended book list are
    submitted by each departments which undergo duplicate checking against Library holdings; which
    are then placed in the meeting of Standing Committee for book Selection . Supply order is placed for
    procurement of the approved books. Books once received are accessioned and entered into the
    system by this section which is then transferred to Technical Section for technical processing.

    2. Technical Section:
    Technical section maintains all the technical works inside the library. This section is entrusted with
    the activities such as classification, cataloguing and assignment of subject headings where they are
    processed for transcribing and barcode and then are released for circulation.

    3. Circulation Section:
    Circulation section is one of the most important sections in the library as it is the gateway between
    users and documents. This section handles maximum services apart from the provision of lending
    and renewal of books, services such as registration of library member, issuing of clearance / no dues
    certificate and maintain statistical information pertaining to the library use. The circulation also
    provides self-check machine where users can issue books themselves and also OPAC system where
    users can search the holdings of the library materials. The library also have SMS alert system where
    the books issued to the user are sent an SMS alert giving information about the due date of the book
    issued to him/her. This SMS alert is also used for reminder to the users who have overdue loans.

    4. Reference Section:
    This section maintains the reference information for the users in the library. They consist of materials
    that are meant to aid research by providing quick and accessible information. The reference sources
    comprises of dictionaries, bibliographies, directories, atlases etc. This section also maintain
    government publication, reports, statistical information etc. The central library also have a collection
    of the research output of the university i.e., PhD theses and dissertations in this section for
    consultation. However, photocopy and Xerox of these theses are strictly prohibited whereas the other
    references sources can be made photocopy with the prior permission of the staff.

    5. Periodical Section:
    Periodical section provides the current information in the library. The major works involves placing
    of subscriptions order for the print journals and receipt and records the issues of journals/newspapers
    and renewal of subscription and the maintenance of current journals. The library subscribes journals
    for different academic departments comprising of 219 including National and International journals
    with 4 national newspapers and 16 local newspapers. These periodicals are displayed in the racks and
    can be consulted but they are not for issue. However, users can take a photocopy with the prior
    permission of the concern staff.

    6. Bound Volume Section:


    Bound Volume Section is the section which maintains the bound volume of back issues from the
    periodical section. Once a volume is no longer current, the library gathers up the issue in that volume
    and binds them together. These are bound periodicals and are given a separate accession and also
    classification numbers. This section can be consulted and Xerox can be made with the permission of
    the staff.

    7. Reprographic section:
    This section provides the facilities of Photo-copying, Printing, Lamination, Spiral binding & Passport
    size photograph.

    8. Computer Section:
    This section is the most vital section in the library as it provides the main support to the library
    automation programme and maintains support services for the maintenance of library software. They
    are responsible for creation and updating of database and the overall LAN troubleshooting and
    internet services in the library.

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