Supply Department

   About the department: 

The supply process is considered one of the most important library operations, and it falls within the technical services. The supply process is the primary basis for the existence of the library, as it provides everything the beneficiaries need from information resources.​

Provision of materials is carried out through various methods, such as purchasing, gifting, exchange, and legal deposit, after careful selection based on a defined collection development policy and within a specified budget, for the purpose of developing library collections and providing better services to beneficiaries.

   Department tasks:

1- Working to develop information resources and provide various library materials in university libraries through acquisition.

2- Preparing lists of books received from the university’s colleges and checking them to avoid duplication.

3- Receiving materials supplied to the library through purchase, gift, or exchange, and distributing them to the central library and branch libraries.

4- Preparing statistics related to the materials supplied to the university libraries.

5- Coordinating between the Supply Department and other departments of the Deanship, whether with regard to cataloging, classification, gifting, or exchange.