Library Policy and Standard Operating Procedures
Background
The HIT Library was established as a university library in 2005. The library operates as the nerve center of the Institute, an oasis of knowledge with a collection of materials ranging from printed books and journals, e-resource databases, government documents, audio visual materials like DVDs as well as newspapers.
Currently, our membership of 3000 library users have access to more than 8000 volumes of printed books and more than 2000 electronic books through Ebscohost e-book collection and eBrary and more than 30000 ebooks through open access resources such Bookboon. An annual subscription to electronic journals is maintained for Ebscohost, Emerald, Sage Publications, Springer Basic Package, Taylor & Francis and Wiley Blackwell. See e-resources.
The library opens at 0900hrs and closes at 2200hrs during semester time. During vacation time, it opens at 0900hrs and closes at 1630hrs. See Opening hours.
Basic statistics
- The library operates a multi-seat technology
- Over 8000 volumes of printed books in stock
- More than 10 000 e-journals
- Over 3000 ebooks through subscription and more than 30 000 through open access sources like Bookboon.com and Library Genesis (www.libgen.net)
Standard Operating Procedures
The LIS Procedure Manual articulates in a simplified step-by-step guide how to carry out library operations as well as how to effectively provide access to resources and services for the benefit of HIT bona fide staff, students and researchers including approved readers. The procedure manual therefore forms a critical governance tool that clarifies how library processes, operations (activities) and services are carried out. It can be used for continuous professional development of library staff as well as for the orientation and training of new staff that join the Library at any given time. It also serves to inform stakeholders including auditors who may need to understand how Library processes, operations and services are carried out. The procedures outlined are guided by the Library Policies which provide the framework within which the library processes, operations and services are executed. The procedure manual should therefore be read in conjunction with the Library Policy.