Caleb University Lagos

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Introduction

You are welcome to Caleb University Library and Documentation Centre. We have in our collections currents books, Journals, Monographs, Reference works and Annual Reports.  Our primary audience is the staff and students of the University, but the Library severs as a reference Library to the entire University community and other sister institutions around.  All bonafide users of the Library are expected to register with the Library and carry the Library’s identity card. Join the train of our regular library patrons.

The University Library is a central library where information sources on all academic programmes offered in University are stored.  It is on a temporary location in the administrative building of the University.  Plans to build permanent library building are underway. The Library was opened to readers on April 1, 2008 at the take – off site with a holding of 630 volumes of relevant and current books. To date, the Library collection has grown to over 5000 volumes of books, 430 volumes of reference materials and a good collection of foreign and local Journals.

The University's Library Sections

There are four sections of the Library: 

Readers’ Services: This is the public area of the library and the access point to the library collections. Library users and staff interact here in the course of offering services like loans, referral, and readers advisory, etc.

Technical Services section:  This is a non – public area, where the professional functions of the Library are carried out.  Here, books are acquired, stamped, accessioned, catalogued, classified and labeled before they are available to users.  This section is out – of – bound to non – library staff.

Serial/Reference Section: This section housed journals and reference materials like Encyclopedia, Dictionaries, Directories, Bibliographies etc. Materials here are usually not given out on loan.

Library Management Information Systems: This section oversees the automation of library operations and services, Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) and the e – library.

Physical Facilities

Library floor: This covers an area of  813 metres squred floor space, accommodating both the stacks and readers.
Sitting Capacity: Over 300 sitting spaces and a reading room is available for library users.
Reading Environment: All sections of the library are provided with air conditioners and ceiling fans to ensure conducive reading environment.