Central Library

The Central Library is a cultural, educational, and scientific institution dedicated to serving the community of students and faculty affiliated with the institute. The library provides them with all the necessary information they require for their studies, including books, journals, theses, and research.

Objectives of the University Library

1. To cultivate a knowledgeable generation armed with science and knowledge.
2. To build an Iraqi society founded on values and democratic principles.
3. To prepare a generation of professors and researchers who lead the cultural and administrative movement.
4. To foster a well-rounded and balanced personality for students, both intellectually and behaviorally, while promoting cultural, administrative, and social activities and encouraging innovation and renewal.
5. To instill a growing desire in students to pursue knowledge and continuously engage in learning and development during their studies and after graduation.

Library Sections

1. Acquisition Section: Upon receiving books, they are classified, cataloged, and entered electronically into the library’s system.
2. Internal and External Borrowing: Available for students and faculty.
3. Reference, Journals, and Theses Section.
4. Email Service.
5. Supervision and Management of the Reading Room.

Library Unit Responsibilities

1. Issuing library IDs for students, free of charge.
2. Facilitating both external and internal borrowing for students based on the electronic borrowing system, in accordance with the borrowing rules specified by the Technical Education Authority (document no. 27/2/12462, dated 19/07/2009).
3. Conducting periodic inventory and cataloging of books, resources, and theses.
4. Receiving, delivering, and responding to incoming mail continuously.
5. Participating in the activities of scientific and humanities departments, as well as workshops held in the library from time to time.
6. Hosting events organized by the institute, as communicated to the library unit.
7. Ensuring students use the reading room for studying and conducting research in a calm academic environment, supervised by library staff in charge of the reading room.
8. Monitoring incoming books and resources, entering them into the system, and managing their storage in accordance with prevailing guidelines.
9. Regularly updating the library’s book and resource collection.
10. Assisting students with their research by providing access to scientific resources and books through internal and external borrowing, in line with the library’s rules.
11. Maintaining the library’s organization and caring for the library’s outdoor gardens, creating a suitable study atmosphere and a healthy environment for students.
12. Checking and responding to email daily.
13. Overseeing the sub-libraries of the scientific and humanities departments.
14. Assisting the general inventory committee by verifying and printing records with committee members, conducting annual or surprise audits.
15. Monitoring the “Henry” medical journal with the Community Health Department via the journal’s website.
16. Overseeing the creation of electronic libraries for scientific and humanities departments by preparing and uploading their books onto discs for accessibility.
17. Keeping track of journal subscriptions for the library.

Library Rules and Regulations

The library provides services to faculty members, students, and staff. Each user is issued a library ID, which includes a personal photo.

• Borrowing is permitted only for those who hold a library ID.
• The borrowing period for faculty members is one week, with a maximum of five books.
• The borrowing period for postgraduate students is five days, with a maximum of three books.
• The borrowing period for undergraduate students and staff is three days, with a maximum of one book.
• Postgraduate students are not allowed external borrowing outside of the University of Al-Furat Al-Awsat; only internal borrowing and photocopying are permitted.
• Faculty members and staff are charged 250 Iraqi dinars for each day a book is overdue.
• Students are charged 100 Iraqi dinars for each day a book is overdue.
• In the case of a lost or damaged book, the borrower is fined double the book’s value, either the value indicated in the inventory document or its market price, whichever is higher.