About the Library
The University of Bahrain Central Library empowers students with information literacy skills and supports educational and research programs. Further, it is open to the public*and serves the local community through the services it provides along with its digital portal.
The University of Bahrain has also several college-specialized libraries, as listed below:
- The Central Library
- The Science & IT Library (SITL)
- The Law library
- The Engineering Library
- The BTC Library
- The College of Health Sciences Library (CHSL)
- One electronic library: http://www.ac-knowledge.net/uobv3/
- There are also a number of smaller libraries at the English Learning Centre, the French Studies Centre, the American Studies Centre, and the Centre for Traffic and Road Studies (CTRS).
Our Work
The University of Bahrain Library aims to become a center of excellence that supports and promotes high academic standards in undergraduate and postgraduate courses and in research. It makes a full contribution to the life of the university by providing the necessary information to support learning, teaching, and research programs. It participates actively in building a knowledge society in line with the aims of the Bahrain Economic Vision 2030.
The UOB Library’s collections are accessible to users directly within the library premises and remotely via its digital library portal discovery system. It endeavors to empower students through its established information literacy programs. It continuously conducts quality assessment exercises in order to improve the quality and effectiveness of its services.
Even though it faces important challenges, with regard to budget and staff-expertise, the UOB Library endeavors to provide high-value services to its users, while at the same time, it makes every effort to enhance the skills and professionalism of its staff.
Library Services
A collection constituted of over 310,000 print books, 170,000 e-books, 27,000 e-journals and One Million and a half e-theses. This collection is constantly growing and you are welcome to suggest a new title by completing the electronic book recommendation form:
http://library.uob.edu.bh/en/Forms/prq/form.php
All collections that are held by the library can be searched and many can be accessed online via the Digital Library Portal:
http://www.ac-knowledge.net/uobv3/
Print books can be borrowed by faculty and students who hold a valid UOB card and as per the following:
Faculty can borrow up to 25 books for a whole semester; Post Graduate students can borrow 10 books for 4 weeks; and undergraduate students can borrow 5 books for 4 weeks. Book loans can be renewed by using the self-check machines available at the library or remotely via the online catalogue, or by using the mobile phone App ‘Bookmyne’. See the following instructions or request help from a member of the library staff:
http://library.uob.edu.bh/en/Forms_new/reqpinstd.asp
In partnership with Al-Moayyed Commercial Services, the University libraries now have two newly equipped Copy Centres where users can have access to a number of services like photocopying, binding, laminating, and scanning.
The photocopiers are card-operated. The rechargeable copy cards can be purchased at the Copy Centres.
The Copy Centre also takes care of the printing services for the PC Lab for the students. They have dedicated high resolution printers at each campus which are run on a prepaid mode directly from each computer at the PC Lab.
Students, faculty and staff interested in learning about the library are invited to attend various tours and user information classes about the library and its resources. The library offers a host of programs that are intended to educate users on the resources available in the library.
These classes aim to empower students in developing independent learning skills and adopting an analytical, creative and innovative approach to learning. New students and faculty would benefit from attending a library orientation program. A session can be arranged with two days’ notice. Sessions are short and can be tailored to the needs of the group or the individual.
Faculty members with classes requiring student research can arrange sessions that provide students with instruction on the resources available in their field and teach them referencing methods and ways of avoiding plagiarism, by completing the request form: http://library.uob.edu.bh/en/
The library provides a number of guides in how to use library resources. These guides can be accessed online from the Digital Library portal
http://library.uob.edu.bh/en/LibraryCatalogue/usegui.htm
List of Liaison Librarians
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Mrs.Hayat A. Kareem Qarooni | Liaison Librarian for the College of Business Administration, College of Law, BTC, English Language Centre, and Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures |
Mr. Syed Fadhil Hayder | Liaison Librarian for the College of Arts |
Ms. Sadikka Shah | Liaison Librarian for the College of Science |
Ms. Hayam Mohamed Ali Al Siddiqi | Liaison Librarian for the College of Engineering |
Mrs. Dina J. Fernandes | Liaison Librarian for the College of Information Technology |
Mrs. Suchita N. D’Silva | Liaison Librarian for the College of Health Sciences |
Director's Message
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Welcome to the University of Bahrain Digital Library. Here you will find information and links to a number of full text resources to support teaching, learning and research activities. |
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Contact Us
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Director office |