{"id":6131,"date":"2022-09-30T06:46:52","date_gmt":"2022-09-30T06:46:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lib.pacuniversity.ac.ke\/?page_id=6131"},"modified":"2022-09-30T13:03:16","modified_gmt":"2022-09-30T13:03:16","slug":"library-services-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/lib.pacuniversity.ac.ke\/index.php\/library-services-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Library services"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"6131\" class=\"elementor elementor-6131\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-650346d elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-gap-beside-yes elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-column-vertical-align-stretch\" data-id=\"650346d\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-extended\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fd8b3d4\" data-id=\"fd8b3d4\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-416c5c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"416c5c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.21.0 - 25-04-2024 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Reference and information services:<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The library staff is always available and ready to assist all library users in any kind of reference and information inquiry. Library users are trained by staff regarding collection arrangement and research topic searching using the online catalog. They are also guided on how to utilize the various types of reference services to their benefit.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Borrowing and lending:<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All registered members of the library who include students, faculty and staff may borrow circulating materials from the library. Other people with authority from the University Librarian may use the library but do not have borrowing privileges. KOHA Library Management software manages the circulation of library materials and allows for titles in demand to be reserved for a user once they become available.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Current awareness and SDI services:<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Current awareness service is provided through the display of new titles received and through e-mail updates. Selective dissemination of information service is also offered to target groups through e-mail and verbally.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Computer-based services:<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The resources are managed for access and circulation through the automated program KOHA. Computers are provided for clients and for staff. E-mail and internet services are available including electronic data transfers. A computer lab is available for access to electronic databases and academic journals.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Information Literacy Skills:<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The library staff teaches information literacy skills to students. Through this service, the users are exposed to various sources of information and instructed on how to properly utilize them for research purposes.<\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Organization of materials:<\/strong><\/span><br><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The materials in the library are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification Scheme (LCC). The resources are cataloged using the Anglo American Cataloging Rules (ACCR2).<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><br><\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reference and information services:The library staff is always available and ready to assist all library users in any kind of reference and information inquiry. Library users are trained by staff regarding collection arrangement and research topic searching using the online catalog. They are also guided on how to utilize the various types of reference services to their benefit.Borrowing and lending:All registered members of the library who include students, faculty and staff may borrow circulating materials from the library. Other people with authority from the University Librarian may use the library but do not have borrowing privileges. KOHA Library Management software manages the circulation of library materials and allows for titles in demand to be reserved for a user once they become available.Current awareness and SDI services:Current awareness service is provided through the display of new titles received and through e-mail updates. Selective dissemination of information service is also offered to target groups through e-mail and verbally.Computer-based services:The resources are managed for access and circulation through the automated program KOHA. Computers are provided for clients and for staff. E-mail and internet services are available including electronic data transfers. A computer lab is available for access to electronic databases and academic journals.Information Literacy Skills:The library staff teaches information literacy skills to students. Through this service, the users are exposed to various sources of information and instructed on how to properly utilize them for research purposes.Organization of materials:The materials in the library are arranged according to the Library of Congress Classification Scheme (LCC). 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