In the name of Allah, the Compassionate, the
Merciful
User Education in Libraries:
Practices and Strategies
Education for Life
“If you give a man a fish
he will have a single
meal” If you teach him
how to fish he will eat all
his life”.
Chinese proverb
User education Defined
User education simply means
educating the library patron,
whether student, staff, or member of
the public, on how to use the library
and its services.
Why user education is important?Why user education is important?
Wide range of resources available- People ignorance
Today's Libraries are fairly large and complex
Reader’s reluctance to approach library staff
Staff shortage-Economic constraints
Current Methods
Shelf Guiding and Display of plans
Lecture method
Seminar, tutorials, and demonstration
Guided tour
Current Methods…
Orientation Week
Audiovisual method & Computer-aided programmed
instruction
Individual instruction at the Reference desk
Course-related instruction
Web-based instruction
Welcome
to
SPS College
Secondary Section Library
I am
Humayun khan
Librarian
YOUR
Facilitator to help
you in Searching
library Resources
Let us know how to
use Library ?
Main Entrance of Library
Membership Process ?
A- Submission of membership form
B- Entry in library Database
C- Assigning page in Issuance Register
MEMBERSHIP FORM
A student is allowed to keep the book for 14 days
while staff members are allowed three months .
Students can barrow one book while teacher can
barrow 3 books at a time.
Books kept in the reference Section may not be
taken from the Library. However, they can be read
in the premises.
Borrowers will be held responsible for any damage
done to books while in their possession.
A fine of Rs.1.00 will be charged per day for each
book kept overdue.:
Library Rules
Books lost, damaged or mutilated in any way by a
member shall have to be replaced .
If the book is not available in the market then the
double of the actual price as per record will be paid
by the member. The books paid for shall be written-
off from the stock register
Members shall keep their personal belongings such
as books, files ,bags etc with the duty officer at the
circulation desk.
Library
Rules
confusion
Library Resources and
services
Books
subject related and other type of Books
Can be Issued
References
Encyclopedias ,Dictionaries Atlas maps Globes
Newspapers Magazines
Cant be issued but may be read in the
library
Audio Visual Material
Can be issued only on Saturday and must
be return on Monday
SPS College Digital
Library
Library Resources and services
SPS College Digital
Library
E -Books
Videos
Presentations
The Students /Staff Can Read and Copy
the Digital Resources
Display
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Alphabetical order
How to find a book?
Study Area
Circulation Disk
Reader
of the
Year?
How to search library
Material?
A Physical Search
B Library Catalogue
Search Through
SPS College library Catalogue
Author
Title
Subject
Keyword
Search by contents
What type of Reports are available?
Books issued today
Books returned today
Books issued to me
Specific book issue history
Specific Member issue history
Member fine history
Status of a specific book
LIMS
library information and Management system
Multilingual
Brief Introduction
First Free, Multilingual Library Database in
Pakistan
Unique Library System Designed, Developed,
Implemented and fully tested by the Librarians
Support and training provided by the PakLAG
(Pakistan Library Automation Group,
www.paklag.org ) through out Pakistan
Easy to download and Install
Developers
Some users of LIMS
•Saidu Medical College
•Agricultural University Peshawar
•Lawrence College Muree
•University of Swat
•AOU university
•Islamia College University
•Punjab university
•Shaheed Banazeer university UAE
•Gulf medical college UAE
•Damam university KSA
•SPS College Swat since July, 2006
Let us start search
library material
Over to
SPS College Library
Databases
The shortest solution of every problem
is to minimize the distance between
your knees and floor.
Those who knee down to ALLAH
can stand up to anything .