Library Operations

Brief Course Description:

This course introduces learners to library operations: collection development and management, circulation and reservations, and serials administration.

Course Objectives:

The course is designed to equip learners with the knowledge of library operations and routines.

Learning Outcomes:

By the end of the course, learners should be able to:

1. Explain library procedures from materials acquisition up to availability for usage

2. Explain the procedures of charging and discharging

3. Explain the procedures of setting library rules and regulations, and their implementation

4. Explain the techniques involved in managing different departments within a library

Intellectual, Practical and Transferable skills:

• Knowledge and skills of library procedures from materials acquisition up to availability for usage

• Knowledge of the procedures of charging and discharging

• Knowledge of the procedures of setting library rules and regulations, and their implementation

• Knowledge involved in managing different departments within a library