About

About

Library acts as the main learning resource center and fulfill the informational needs of the faculty members, students and staff by providing a variety of traditional and modern IT-based resources, services, and facilities to suit the needs of the university's teaching and learning programs.

THE COMPOSITION AND COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY

MAJOR OBJECTIVES:

  • To procure and build a rich collection of a variety of information sources to facilitate fresh and innovative academic learning, teaching, research, and innovation programs of AlMaarefa University.
  • To deliver a high quality, innovative, and excellent information service to the University community that meets their information requirements.
  • To provide information literacy programs/library skill workshops in various modules to help users efficiently identify, search for, locate, evaluate, and use information.
  • To make available and maintain high-quality access to both local as well as global information resources using cutting-edge technology.
THE COMPOSITION AND COLLECTIONS OF THE LIBRARY
  • The library of AlMaarefa University consists of references books, textbooks, scientific periodicals, Magazines, Atlases, Dictionaries, encyclopedias, etc.
  • The library subscribes a good number of digital databases to make provision as well access of e-books, e-journals, cases, etc from world-renowned leading publishers as well as through Saudi Digital Library.
  • To facilitate the specialized requirements, the Departments and Colleges may establish internal branch libraries as per the need and requirements in accordance with the rules established by the university and shall be considered Branch Library.
  • There is an exclusive and dedicated library portal (library.um.edu.sa) that keeps users updated and provides services electronically.
  • The University Library strives to make its collections and services available to faculty, researchers, students, and staff.
  • The library assists the researchers of AlMaarefa University in the advancement of scientific research, develops a culture of research, and helps for cooperating with researchers, scientific bodies, and institutions inside and outside the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.