Central Library
Buraydah Private College
Central Library
About the Central Library
The Central Library of Buraydah Private Colleges is one of the
most important information institutions that provide reference, advisory,
research and knowledge services to students in an efficient and effective
manner.
Values
The central library provides pioneering services for the
beneficiaries in the technical operations, reference and guiding services among
the various international libraries.
Goals
- Encourage
scientific research for students and faculty.
- Training
the beneficiaries on how to use the library.
- Providing
the sources of information to the beneficiaries after organizing them and
making them easily and readily available.
- Developing
office systems in line with information technology in the field of information
libraries.
- Exchange
the college’s publications with universities and scientific institutions at
home and abroad.
- Supporting the educational process in colleges
- Providing
guidance and reference services to students.
Administrative Structure
The human element is one
of the most important success of the administrative process, so the structure
consists of the following:
1- The director of the
library holds a Bachelor of Arts in Libraries and Information and performs the
administrative and technical supervision of the library
2- Library staff
Opening Times
Morning working hours: starts at 8 am and ends at 2:45 pm
Evening hours: It starts at 5 pm and ends at 8 pm
Departments of Library
General Knowlegde
Philosophy
Sharia Science
Social Sciences
Languages
Pure Sciences
Applied Sciences
Arts
Geography
History
Technical Operations
The library uses the Dewey Decimal Classification Edition 21 for
its flexibility and ease of use. Also, the Anglo-American indexing rules are
used, in addition to providing the library through a clear policy.
Beneficiary Services
Public perusal
Reference and guiding service.
Internet.
Secondment: where faculty and students are made with specific
controls.
How to use Library
1- Register your name
in the visitor book
2- See library rules
and guidelines
3- Ask the employee
what you want
4- Use the index
5- See the general
features of the Dewey Decimal Half-Plan.
6- See the book data
(verified author, co-author, translator)
7- See publication
information (publisher, place, date)
8- See Edition data
(revised, revised, new)
9- Start with general
and specialized topics
10- Look at the contents
of the book and then select what you want
Overall Working in Library
Adjust the quality of the library's records
Add barcodes
Add barcodes to each
copy found inside the library on the inside title page as shown in the image
Contacting the Library of Congress in order to create an
approved abbreviation code for the Buraidah Private Colleges in indexing
records as shown in the image
Book Borrow Conditions
Number of books allowed to borrow and the duration of the borrowing categories of beneficiaries
| Borrow Days | Number of Books | Category |
| 30 Days | 6 | Faculty Members and Graduate Students |
| 15 Days | 3 | Regular Students |
| 15 Days | 3 | College Staff |
Recipients can renew books up to a maximum of one loan per loan, and can renew in person from the circulation counter
The beneficiary must return the books that were borrowed before the loan period expires and deliver them to the concerned employee to avoid fines and penalties for delay
Penalties and fines:
A delay fine of 1 riyal is calculated
for each day of delay for each loaned loan with a maximum of ninety days
If the delay period exceeds ninety
days, an additional fine of 60 riyals is calculated for each month of delay
after ninety days
The borrower is not allowed to borrow other books unless he is late.
Mr. Ahmed helps students, faculty, and staff with finding and recommending source materials as well as determining what type of materials they need. He also instructs patrons on basic computer skills, educates them on policies and how to use library resources. He also delivers lectures on how to utilize new technology and information comprehension.