The document discusses the role and services of a library. It defines a library as a collection of information resources and services organized for use and maintained by an institution. The main purpose of a library is to support teaching, learning and research by acquiring and organizing various information resources like books, journals, databases and providing tools to access them. A library also enables resource sharing and communication of current information to users. Librarians provide support, guidance and training to help users effectively utilize the library resources.

1. WHAT LIBRARY CAN DO FOR YOU
Being a seminar presented to the Postgraduate Students
at Babcock University Postgraduate School
on September 30, 2013
by
Saturday U. Omeluzor
Systems Librarian
Babcock University Library

2. BRIEF DEFINITIONS
• A library is a collection of
information resources and
services, organized for
use, and maintained by a
public body, institution, or
private individual.
• A place in which literary and artistic materials,
such as books, periodicals, newspapers,
pamphlets, prints, records, and tapes, are kept
for reading, studying and reference.

3. Purpose of a library
• The
purpose
of
establishing a library was
to
support
teaching, learning and
research of students and
staff of an institution.

4. INFORMATION RESOURCES
• Library ensure to
provide
Information
resources
in
various mediums.

5. What can a
library do for
you?

6. ACQUIRE /ORGANIZE
• Acquires
information
resources.
• Organizes the
resources by
classifying and
cataloguing them
for easy access.

7. E-RESOURCES
• Library subscribes to
several electronic
resources/
databases and
provide facilities to
access them, i.e.
systems, internet
access etc.

8. RESOURCE SHARING
• Library provide
platform for
resource sharing,
networking and
collaboration
among
researchers.

9. ACCESS TO JOURNALS AND BOOKS
• Library provide access
to current peer
reviewed journals
and books from
reputable publishers
in virtually every area
of study.

10. NEW TOOLS
• Library consistently
provide tools to ease
access and retrieval
of information
within and outside a
library wall, i.e.
OPAC, Abstract, Inde
xes etc.

11. Communication
• Library
communicates
and facilitates
current
awareness and
selective
dissemination of
information (SDI).

12. Our duty
• Librarians give
support and
professional
advice to users
through
teaching, guidan
ce and
mentoring.

13. References
Wikipedia (2013). Bibliotheraphy. Retrieved
from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bibliotherapy
University of Georgia (2013). What is a library?
http://www.usg.edu/galileo/skills/unit03/libra
ries0_02.phtml
The Free Dictionary (2013). Free Electronic
Library
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/library