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Librarian's welcome note

Welcome to  Egerton University Library. The Library System comprises of: The main University Library in Njoro Campus with the following branches: The Faculty of Arts and Social Sciences (FASS) Library, Faculty of Education and Community Studies (FEDCOS) Library, Faculty of Health Sciences (FHS) situated near the Medical Training school Nakuru, The Nakuru Town Campus Library and the Nakuru Town Centre Campus Library, Nairobi Town Campus.

Egerton University Library has automated its services using the intergrated AMLIB software.

The University Library boosts of the following services:Circulation, Reference, Africana/ Periodicals/Special collection, Reliable Internet and Electronic resources, Research Assistance, Reading space, Processing, User needs assement surveys and personalised assistance to all our clients.

The Senior Library Management team from library divisions meets regulary to set strategic directions for all services and operations of the library.

Circulation

The Circulation Section of the Main Library uses the AMLIB Circulation Module to cater for the following services:

Registration
Issues/returns
Reservations of materials
Reserve Section
Clearance of users
The above services are applicable to all affiliated libraries.
OPERATING HOURS
Open:  Monday to Friday:  8.00 am - 9.45 pm
Saturdays: 8.00 am - 4.45 pm
Closed: Sundays and Public holidays

MEMBERSHIP
Services  are accessible to all  library registered users that include: . .
Undergraduates,
Postgraduates,
Academic Staff,
Non-academic staff, and
External users (As defined by the Rules and Regulations).
BORROWING
Materials are renewed on request as long as they have not been reserved by any other user(s).

AUTOMATED SYSTEM
Borrowers are required.  to present their bar-coded identity cards

RESERVED COLLECTION
This section contains: Materials reserved by the teaching staff ,bound past exam papers ,Materials reserved by the librarian due to : Heavy demand ,Delicate binding.

Loaning period:

• Loaned out for one hour or overnight/weekend
• Renewable if not requested by other users.

FINES
Fines are not an allowance to retain a book. Users who habitually withhold books loose the privilege of access to library resources. The following fines are applicable:
Long loan ' one shilling per item per day for all users.
Short Loan ' one shilling for the first hour and six shillings for every subsequent hour.
Recalled books accumulate two shillings per day one week from the recall date.

Reference

This section is under the Readers' Services division of the Library.
Aims and Objectives
Provide an effective reference service to our clients' satisfaction.
Give direction to library users on the most effective way of using the library

Repackaging and sorting out information for easy retrieval

User survey profiles

Enhancing the image of the library

Marketing library services

 Services Available

BooK Display, Creating User Profiles,Selective dissemination of Information(SDI) Current Awareness Services(CAS), Ask-A Librarian, Conducting literature serarches, Referal services, Newspaper indexing, Maintains and updates the University Library notice boards, Library guiding ,User education and orientation.Public Relations.
 
Maximum time is accorded in-person by qualified and ready to assist staff.
  

Archives

Introduction
This is a subsection under readers' Services that caters for all non-current materials which administrative, evidential, historical and research value within Egerton University Library.

Services /Procedures
It contains approximately 6,000 reading materials.
It serves approximately 500 users per day.
The document is under closed access.
Most of the materials are for research purposes
A document is taken in exchange with the university identity card for the period of one hour per document.
User must record his or her name in the OB register of the section.
The penalty of 1/- for the first one hour and 6/- for any subsequent hour will be applied to the defaulters.
Materials in the section are appraised after ten (10) years.
Operating  hours
Open: Monday to Friday.
9.00 am  -  4.45 pm.
Weekends & Public Holidays: Closed.

Africana

Introduction
Africana, Periodicals and Special Collection Section of Egerton University Library contains almost every format of material found in the library including textual, pictorial and electronic research materials. Many of these items or collections are cataloged and accessible through the Egerton University catalog and the cardex.

Prefix to collection
Prefix to the collection is ndicated before the call numbers as follows:
(i)  Special collection -Spec'
(ii)  Africana Collection
(iii) Theses & Dissertations- The
(iv)  Periodicals-Per
(v)   Research
 

Operating hours

Open: Monday to Friday.

9.00 am  to 9.45pm

Saturday:8.00am to 4.45pm

Closed:Sundays & Public Holidays

Resource Centre

Egerton University Library Resource Centre is situated within the confines of the  library. The facility provides  access to the internet and its rich array of worldwide electronic resources . The centre is guided by an ICT policy.

Membership:The centre is opened to all Egerton University Students, academic and Non-Academic staff.

Operating  Hours

Open:Monday to Friday

9.00am - 9.45 pm

 Saturday: 8.00am - 4.45pm

Closed:  Sundays & Public holidays

Guidelines in use of the Centre

•  Access to the computers is limited to 30 minutes per session.
• Time Limit is controlled by the Handy Cafe management software
• Clients must produce their identification cards and be registered with a  is username and password to enable them to log in.
• There are no reservations for individual computer use.
• Food stuffs, smoking and drinks are not permitted in the centre
• Downloading files to the hard drive is prohibited.
• Users are not  allowed to download files to Re-writable CDs.
•  Users are not allowed to install or uninstall any software or change system settings violation to this shall result in loss of the facilitys privileges.
• The facility reserves the right to schedule workstations for instruction or for access to electronic resources available only on specific machine.
• Laptops are allowed in the centre so long as the users do not disrupt others
• Staff stationed at the centre are qualified and  available to provide assistance in the use of the computers and other accessories.
• Playing computer games or music from any internet site is not be allowed.
• While accessing internet information services clients are adviced to adhere to intellectual property laws, and security restrictions. No plagiarism.
Services Available
Internet Service, Access to e-resources, Continous training on information literacy, online Literature searches, Research writing assistance, User needs assessment survey, Access to CD-ROMs.

TEEAL

Section Name: . .  . J.D. Rockefeller (TEEAL) Library

Location:Egerton University ' Njoro Campus, Utafiti Hall ' 1st Floor

Major Objective:To proactively avail current as well as relevant information resources and services to scholars and researchers, by means of electronic and print formats.

Mandate: The J.D. Rockefeller (TEEAL) Library is one of the libraries that comprise the Egerton University Library Department. It serves the purposes of collecting, processing and disseminating research  worthy information in a predominantly electronic format. Information is normally retrieved from electronic storage media including computer diskettes, Compact Disc Read Only Memory (CD'ROMs), Digital Versatile Disc Read Only Memory (DVD'ROMs), Video Compact Discs (Vices), email and Internet. In addition, the library offers access to books, periodicals as well as photocopying, DLP projector, Digital camera and scanning services to its clientele.

Mission:To lead as an information resource center within Egerton University, dealing with the latest electronic and print publications in various fields of specialization. This is for the purpose of improving the quality of research and publications among the university community.

Operating Hours:
Open: Mondays to Fridays:8.00 am to 1.00 pm; 2.00 pm to 5.00 pm
Closed:Lunch hours, weekends & public holidays

User categories:

Students (Undergraduate & postgraduate)
Academic staff
Researchers (Internal & external)
Guests
The library staff have the right to recall any book in accordance with articles 5.6 and 6.2 of Egerton University's library rules and regulations.

Overdue library books shall attract a fine as stipulated in article 6.1 of Egerton University's library rules and regulations..  Users should collect the official receipt immediately after making the concerned payment.

Electronic resources:.  TEEAL  Library provides electronic/digital publications or information resources that exist in any of the following media:

• ½ inch floppy diskette
• Compact Disc - Read Only Memory (CD-ROM)
• Video Compact Disc (VCD)
• Digital Versatile Disc ' Read Only Memory (DVD-ROM)
• Flash disk (i.e. USB Flash drive)
• Online publications available through the Internet