The document provides information about the Medical Library at the University of Jaffna in Sri Lanka. It summarizes that the Medical Library was established in 1978, serves undergraduate medical students and staff, and contains over 12,000 books, 20 periodical subscriptions, and electronic resources. It outlines the library's membership, operating hours, classification system, resources, rules and regulations for users, and services including borrowing policies.

1. WELCOME TO THE MEDICAL LIBRARY
UNIVERSITY OF JAFFNA
• Medical Library is one of the branch libraries
of the University library
• Established in 1978
• It mainly supports the undergraduate medical
education in its learning, teaching and research
activities

2. Library opening hours
Monday – Friday 08.30 am - 6.00 pm
Saturdays 08.30 am - 3.00 pm
• Library is closed on Sundays and Public
holidays, at present
• Library serves for the benefit of the medical
students by extending the opening hours

3. Library Membership
• All staff members of the University and
students (undergraduate and postgraduate
students) registered at the University of Jaffna
• Any others should obtain the written
permission to use the library
• Students are requested to fill the registration
form to get the membership

4. General rules and regulations for the Library users
• No bags, files, umbrellas can be brought in to the
library
• Strict silence should be maintained inside the library
• Group discussions are not permitted inside the library
• Smoking, drinking and consumption of food are
prohibited
• Books should not be replaced on the shelves & need to
be left on the table for re-shelving
• Seats can not be reserved in the library
• Readers must present their university student identity
cards for inspection, on the request of the library staff
• Tearing of pages from a publication or any type of
vandalism is a punishable offence
• Disorderly conduct will render the reader liable to
suspension from the library membership

5. Library Resources
• Books – collection exceeds 12,000 (currently)
• Periodicals (printed) - currently subscribed for 20
titles
• Reference sources - Dictionaries, Encyclopedias,
Bibliographies, etc.
• Electronic resources - CD-ROMs, HINARI database
• News papers
• Past examination papers
• Postgraduate Theses

6. Organization of Library Resources
Reference area
Most of the important textbooks and permanent reference books (Green label)
Borrowed only for overnight use
Stack area
Books for additional reading
Borrowed for a period of two weeks
Periodical section
Current issues are displayed
Back issues are available at the storage
Arrangement - alphabetical order of the periodical title
Issued only for the purpose of photocopying
WHO section
Publications of the World Health Organization
Issued only for the purpose of photocopying

7. Scheme of Classification
• Dewey Decimal Classification- 22nd edition
Books are arranged on the shelves according to the classification number given on
the spine label of each book
MEDICINE
610 - Medical sciences
611 - Anatomy
612 - Physiology
612.015 - Medical Biochemistry
613 - Personal Hygiene
614 - Public Health, Forensic medicine
615 - Pharmacology
616 - Diseases, Medicine, Parasitology
617 - Surgery
618 - Gynecology & Obstetrics, Pediatrics, Geriatrics
619 - Experimental Medicine
It will help you to find the location of a subject of your interest

8. Catalogue
• Catalogue is a key to access the collection in a library
• In addition to card catalogue, currently OPAC facilities
are available
• Search can be conducted through:
Card catalogue - Author
Title
Class number (based on subject)
Subject
OPAC - Author, Title, Class number,
Subject, Place, Publisher,
Combination search

9. Loan of Books
• Reference books - Loan for overnight use only
Can be borrowed - after 12.30 pm
Should be returned - before 10.00 am of the next
working day of the library
• Lending books - Loan for two weeks
• A student can borrow one reference book (except green
label books) and two lending books at a time
• Other materials are not issued on loan
• Librarian reserves the right to recall the books at any time

10. Books on overdue, damaged or lost
Books on overdue:
• Fine will be imposed
Lending books - Rs 1.00/ book/ working day
Reference books - Rs 1.00/ book/ hour
Rs 5.00/ book/ day (during 1st week)
Rs 10.00/ book/ day (from 2nd week onwards)
Damaged or lost materials:
Should be replaced with same edition or latest edition books
Replacement cost or fine will be charged

11. Library tickets
• Library tickets should be returned to the
library after the final examination
• Loss of library tickets should be reported
immediately
• Rs 10.00 will be charged as fine for the
replacement of a ticket

12. Concluding note
• Please adhere to the rules and regulations of
the library
• Library resources are for all library users
• Please refrain from misplacing, deliberately
hiding, Tearing, etc.
• Degree certificates will not be issued until all
dues are settled to the library

13. We are always happy to help you
Please do not hesitate to ask
THANK YOU