POLICY STATEMENT

It refers to users’ right of access to Central Library’ information resources, regardless of gender.

BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION

This policy is designed to fulfill PSU community’s research and teaching needs with the information resources regardless of the location of the required resources whether these are available at CL-MC or CL-CW.

SCOPE AND PURPOSE

This policy applies to all PSU users (Men and Women). They have indubitably equitable access to library information resources. Exchange of users’ required information resources between both libraries is available throughout opening hours.

The purpose of this policy is to provide the guidelines to ensure the equality of access of users to information resources in both PSU campuses.

PRINCIPLES OF THE POLICY

• Users search the OPAC; check the availability of required resource at their respective library. If the material is available at other campus library, a request is placed to obtain the material from other campus library.
• Librarians at both the libraries process request, keep record, and receive/ and return material accordingly.
• The requested material is received by requesting library.
• Material is issued to the faculty, staff, researchers or students who have originally placed the request.
• Users are provided help to access their required material hosted at the database subscribed by another library.

DEFINITIONS AND LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

Definition of the terms of the policy

Access: Users have the right to access the information resources of the Central Library

Equity: Access to library resources irrespective of user’s gender.

The information provided below comprises a list of abbreviations.

CL-MC: Central Library – Men Campus, the library that is available at Men Campus at PSU.

CL-CW: Central Library – Campus for Women, the library that is available at Campus for Women at PSU.

OPAC: Online Public Access Catalog; an online system used to check the availability of print books and other resources at libraries.

RESPONSIBILITIES AND IMPLEMENTATION STRATEGIES

Libraries at Men and Women campuses are responsible to implement the policy and to ensure the right of access to information resources held at both the libraries.

The policy will be published online for the concerned staff’s access and implementation.

PROCEDURES FOR HANDLING POLICY VIOLATION

Policy violations may cause the reason of appropriate actions of concerned library directors.

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