The Research and Self-Learning Hall is one of the sub-halls of the Directorate of Library Affairs at the university and aims to provide services and assist beneficiaries in accordance with the vision and mission of the Directorate of Library Affairs in enabling and promoting access to sources of knowledge and learning on an ongoing basis to support the beneficiaries' scientific and research skills.
The Directorate of Library Affairs also allows benefiting from the resources of the university libraries on the university page through a set of available tools, namely:
- The e-library portal that allows beneficiaries to search the electronic databases that the university subscribes to. https://library.iau.edu.sa
- The unified search engine Samoon, which allows searching all sources of the university's printed and electronic libraries at the same time with the possibility of retrieving the full text of scientific articles and research. The engine is distinguished by providing suggestions for the most important electronic databases that can benefit the researcher according to the research vocabulary.
https://iau.summon.serialssolutions.com/
- The electronic library catalog, where the researcher learns about what we acquire at the university libraries from printed and electronic sources with the possibility of retrieving the full text of e-books. https://catalog.iau.edu.sa/
Objectives
- Providing various sources of information such as references, books, and periodicals.
- Developing research skills and providing learners with the necessary tools and resources to search for information.
- Providing a collaborative environment to encourage interaction and collaboration among beneficiaries to exchange ideas and knowledge.
- Developing self-education by enabling beneficiaries to manage their time, organize their cognitive efforts, and determine their educational priorities.
- Promoting active learning by encouraging beneficiaries to actively participate in the discovery and knowledge process.
- Organizing learning resources according to the system followed by the university's Directorate of Library Affairs (Library of Congress Classification).
- Providing beneficiaries with printed learning resources through the automated catalog (OPAC).
- Providing beneficiaries with electronic information sources through the portal of electronic information sources at the university.
- Providing a training hall equipped with technical devices for the beneficiaries to use the space for discussions and group study.
- Providing beneficiaries with an electronic reading laboratory equipped with computers for automatic search.
Services Provided
First: Lending and Cross-Lending Services:
It is a service that allows beneficiaries to borrow books according to a mechanism and a set period of time. The borrowing system in the Directorate of Library Affairs at the university allows the exchange of books between the university's libraries.
Lending Mechanism:
- Beneficiary data is recorded in the research and self-learning hall in the symphony system program.
- It is allowed to borrow single books and multi-part (non-reference) books, with a maximum limit of (3) books.
- The period of borrowing does not exceed one week for textbooks, and it is allowed to reborrow books after a week of returning them. As for non-curricular books, the period of borrowing them is two weeks, and it is allowed to reborrow them for one more week, provided that the process takes place a maximum of one day before the end of the borrowing period.
- Beneficiaries will be charged a late fee of (1SAR) per day for a period of ten days starting from the first day a book is overdue, followed by (2SAR) per day thereafter, with a maximum total fee of (100SAR) per book for the entire overdue period.
Second: Copy Service:
This service allows beneficiaries to photocopy the printed sources for free with a limit of (30) pages of the book in order to preserve copyrights.
Third: Support and Guidance Service for Beneficiaries:
Counselling services are one of the most important services provided by the research and self-learning hall. They play a vital role in helping beneficiaries make the most of the available resources. These services vary to include the following:
- Answering beneficiary inquiries.
- Facilitating access to the required book through guidance on how to use the OPAC electronic catalog.
- Assisting beneficiaries in using databases and the digital library.
- Providing support in searching for information and electronic resources.
- Assisting beneficiaries in dealing with the devices available in the hall.
Fourth: Electronic Reading Lab Service:
This service allows beneficiaries to use the electronic reading laboratory for automatic research, as the laboratory is equipped with computers and electronic reading tables with the provision of technical support. The laboratory is available to everyone and does not require prior reservation.
Fifth: Training Hall Service:
The training hall is equipped with a computer and a projector screen, which enables beneficiaries to hold training courses and workshops through a pre-booking of the hall.
Sixth: Training Workshop Services:
The research and self-learning hall organizes training workshops that aim to support the process of continuous learning and development of skills. The workshops are provided periodically during the academic year to introduce the beneficiaries to the services provided by the research and self-learning hall and how to search the electronic databases and access books and references through searching the electronic catalog.
Unit Activities
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Contact Us
Coordinators of the Self-Learning Hall: 38643 - 38743
Email: pl.edu.jbl@iau.edu.sa
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