1-     Borrowing

The borrowing service is provided to the faculty members, students and employees, as well as subscribers from outside the university according to specific conditions. This service is offered by the Borrowing Department, and the following table illustrates the number of books allowed to be borrowed and the period of borrowing:

 

Borrowers may renew the borrowing period one a maximum unless other borrowers request the books.

The materials that are not allowed to be borrowed:

§  General references such as dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.

§  Special collections such as rare books, manuscripts and theses

§  Audiovisual materials such as films, slides and CDs.

§  Reserved books           - Only version

§  First version (C1)        - Periodicals 

2-     Borrowing and self-returning

This service allows the library visitors to borrow books through the RFID systems, in addition to returning them through other specialized systems.

3-     Current awareness and selective broadcast of information

 Briefing beneficiaries and those interested on the sources of recent information automatically and regularly.

 

4-     References:

This service includes helping to use the electronic library and to respond to inquiries.

5-     Searching in the database

The Deanship has posted databases on the Internet, which can be accessed from inside and outside the university.

6-     Digital manuscripts

The Deanship has converted its paper manuscripts into the digital format developed some manuscripts and established a database for them on the internal network.

7-     Receiving the visually impaired and blind people

A special hall was established to serve the visually impaired people. It is equipped with some acoustic and tactile devices with a Braille printer.

8-     Training

The Library holds training sessions throughout the semester, which aims to spread cognitive awareness of the information sources available at the university and how to use them. 

9-     Supply of sources

The Library can offer the sources which are needed by faculty members and researchers and which cannot be obtained through the local sources. These sources can be obtained through the global information warehouses.

10-Electronic forms

This electronic service has been developed by the Library to enable the university employees to participate in the selection and proposal of the Library’s information sources.

11-Electronic scanning

The Library provides some devices, which convert paper into electronic materials.

12-Internet

            The Library has a hall equipped with topnotch technologies to offer an                   electronic window on the digital information warehouses.

 

13-Compact CDs:

§  Some of the university libraries have a large number of organized compact CDs. You can check the SD catalogue via the library website. These collections include:

§  Doctoral dissertations

§  Master’s thesis

§  Researches

§  Book, encyclopedias and dictionaries

§  Annual reports of organization, ministries, government institutions and international organizations

§  Educational programs of most specialties.

14-Automated Search Service

The library’s online catalogue is an electronic search list, through  which you can browse the library components such as books, periodicals and publications. It is a service provided through the Symphony software for automated libraries. The university libraries have components that can be used for this purpose, and the online catalogue can be accessed through the internet.

There are various ways for searching the online catalogue, depending on the information that the researcher needs. The following are the most important ways:

•      Search by title or keyword of the title

•      Search by author or keyword of the author

•      Search by topic or keyword of the topic

In this catalogue, all kinds of information can be searched in various ways (quick search, general search, advanced search, etc.). This system offers other services like borrowing or renewal the borrowing period by writing number and the password (1234), which can be changed when accessing the online catalogue. According, the users can borrow and renew items directly through the internet.

The online catalogue can be accessed through the following link: http://elibrary.kfu.edu.sa

 

15-Community Partnership

In addition to the services provided by the KFU libraries for students, faculty members and university employees, the Deanship of the Library Affairs is keen to expand is services to the benefit of the surrounding community, where the borrowing service for the employees according to principles and regulation ensuring the maintenance of the library components.

The Deanship of the Library Affairs also allows non-employees of the university to take advantage of the capabilities and services available at its libraries according to certain conditions. In addition, the Deanship donates several versions of the university to academic and government institutions inside and outside the Kingdom.

The Deanship of the Library Affairs seeks to develop its services to the community through a partnership with several scientific institutions, such as:

§  King Abdul-Aziz Foundation

§  King Faisal Center for Research and Islamic Studies

§  Ministry of Education

§  Al Ahsa Literary club

§  King Fahd National Catalog

§  King Abdul-Aziz City for Science and Technology (KACST)​​