Table of Contents
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Introduction
Mission
Location
Working Hours
Facilities
Library Etiquette
Library Services
o Borrowing
o Reference Services
o Research Assistance
o Document Delivery / Interlibrary Loan Service
o Current Awareness Service
o User Education
Library Resources
o myuos Portal
o The Online Catalog
o Athens
o Book Collection
 To Find a Book
 To Find an Electronic Book
o Periodicals
 Journal Finder
 Print Holdings
o Audio-Visual Materials
o Online Databases
 Search the Online Databases / Find Articles
o Subject Guides
o In-House Databases
 Arabic Articles Database
 Graduation Projects Database
 Past Exam Papers
Acquisition of Materials
Copyright
Plagiarism
Suggestions
Quick Guide
Contact Us
Address
Introduction
The University of Sharjah manages the various functional issues of four campus libraries
located respectively in (M2) the Men's Colleges, (W2) the Women's Colleges, (M26)
Medical and health sciences complex and College of Fine Arts.
Furthermore, the Department of Libraries actively supports the community College
educational mission by providing its five branch libraries with professional technical
services, which include acquiring, cataloging and processing of all library materials. The
library also provides general guidance, training, and shares experience, for the
advancement of these libraries.
Mission
UOS library mission is to support the academic programs and research activities of the
University, through: acquiring the most relevant information resources, using the state-ofthe-art library standards to disseminate these resources, and keeping users and staff in
touch with the most advanced trends and practices associated with effective management
and use of library resources and services.
Location
The UOS library is located in four separate buildings. four campus libraries located
respectively in (M2) the Men's Colleges, (W2) the Women's Colleges, (M26) Medical
and health sciences complex and College of Fine Arts. Each library contains a growing
collection in all subjects covering the university’s programs for study and research.
The physically separated libraries are fully automated and directly linked to all faculty
and university offices through the university network. Such link enables users to search
the library catalog, electronic databases and a range of other sources of information.
Working Hours
The libraries’ weekly working hours are as follows:
Open
Close
All
Medical
Men's
Women's
Fine Art
Sunday
8:00 AM
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
8:00 PM
4:30 PM
Monday
8:00 AM
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
8:00 PM
4:30 PM
Tuesday
8:00 AM
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
8:00 PM
4:30 PM
Wednesday
8:00 AM
9:00 PM
9:00 PM
8:00 PM
4:30 PM
Thursday
8:00 AM
9:00 PM
7:00 PM
6:00 PM
4:30 PM
Friday
Closed
The Medical Library opens on Saturday from 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM
The libraries are closed on all UAE national holidays, and official University holidays.
Change in the schedule for Ramadan Month and Summer Holiday will be posted in
advance.
Facilities
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Group and Individual Study Areas are available at each library, in a congenial and
healthy environment.
Computer Labs at UOS Libraries connected to the Internet and uploaded with a
growing number of web-based educational resources.
Wireless Networking is available in all University of Sharjah libraries to allow
library patrons use their own laptops and access the Internet, library catalog, and
other electronic resources.
Computer Labs are connected to a networked self-service printers for both black
& white and color copies.
Self Photocopying Service through a coin operated photocopy machine is
available in all four libraries. (1Dhs / 10 pages)
Microfiche / Microfilm Readers and photocopiers are available.
Scanners are connected to the networked computers for students' use.
A State-of-the-Art Multimedia Rooms equipped with new educational
technology are available for use by students and faculty through reservation at
the reference desk.
Listening Stations, for the use of English Language Audios as well as Graded
Readers tapes.
Library Etiquette
Users are invited to make the most of library resources and services; in return they are
kindly requested to observe the Library Rules,
 Maintain an atmosphere of quietness, keep the conversation to the minimum,
 Switch off or silence the mobile phones.
 Do not eat or drink in the library.
 Report any problem you face to the library staff.
Library Services
UOS Libraries aim to provide accurate, relevant and up-to-date information to support
teaching, learning and research activities across the university. The Information
services staff assists patrons seeking information by providing quality and professional
services. These are the basic services provided by Libraries:
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Borrowing
Reference Services
Research Assistance
Document Delivery / Interlibrary Loan Service
Current Awareness Service
User Education
Borrowing service
Standard Books
Borrowing privileges are extended only to University of Sharjah currently enrolled
faculty, students and staff who hold a valid UOS ID cards for periods specified below.
However, number of books can be borrowed may change depending on the course
subjects, availability of related books and the library utilized.
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Faculty
Teacher Assistants
Postgraduate
Undergraduate
Staff
20 books for a full academic semester
8 books for 6 weeks
8 books for 4 weeks
4 books for 2 weeks
4 books for 2 weeks
It is the borrower responsibility to be aware of the “Due Date” and Request a Renewal.
must be received by the due date.
Reserved Collection
 Specific items chosen by faculty may be placed on reserve, as long as with
textbooks for the current semester.
 Reserved materials are for internal use only. However, some titles (which are not
highly demanded) can be borrowed for overnight and weekends with special
permission from the librarian.
 Borrowing of the Reserved Materials will not be allowed during the exam
periods.
 Students may borrow, using their valid IDs, two “Reserve Items” at a time, for
two hours in-library use only.
Reference Collection
 Only Faculty members and Teaching Assistants may check out reference
materials for not more than 7 days loan period, subject to recall at a short notice if
required.
Periodicals
 Faculty members are eligible to borrow the current periodical issue for 2 days.
Non-Printed Materials (Audio-Visual, floppies, CDs, DVDs, ..etc)
 Faculty members are eligible to borrow the non-printed materials for overnight or
weekends
Renewals
 Borrowed item can be renewed, if not on heavy demand or a “Recall” / “Hold”
request is placed on the item, by bringing them to the Circulation Desk, with the
borrower’s ID cards.
Hold
 A “Hold” request may be placed at the circulation Desk for a required checked
out items. A notification will be sent to the holder once the book is returned.
Recalls
 All books are subject to recall at a short notice if needed in special circumstances.
Reminders
 The library system sends, automatically, alerts to the borrowers reminding them
with their borrowings’ due date
Overdue Materials
 The Library material is due on the most recent date stamped on the “Due Date”
card at the back cover of the book.
 The borrowing privileges will be blocked for students who have overdue library
materials.
Library Fines and Charges
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Regular overdue fines are I Dirham per day per item (maximum 45 Dirham).
Charges for Lost / Damaged items
 A borrower may replace lost / damaged materials with copies accepted by the
library. The charge for replacing item is processing / service fee (DHS 30)
 The charge for a lost / damaged library material, failed to be replaced by the
borrower, is double the actual cost plus a processing/ Service Fee of (DHS 30)
Inter-Library Loan (ILL) Service
 Arrangements are made between the University of Sharjah Library and American
University of Sharjah Library, allowing the Interlibrary Loan librarians in both
libraries to be responsible for borrowing and returning materials from each
institution.
Reciprocal Borrowing
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Reciprocal Borrowing Agreement was signed between the University of Sharjah
Library and American University of Sharjah Library, allowing only Faculty
Members from each institution to check out materials in person without going
through the Interlibrary Loan service.
Reciprocal Borrowing Policy
Reference Services
 Professional librarians are available to provide Reference Services by guiding
the users in accessing a wide range of library information resources and
services.
 Reference Librarians are just a phone call or keystroke away. You can submit
your inquiry either in person, or by phone, or virtually by filling the “Ask the
Librarian” E-Form form available on the Library Homepage. Or by phone
by calling.
Research Assistance
Reference Librarians are available for in-depth personalized research assistance.
Students, who are working on research projects, are encouraged to seek help in defining
the topic terms, formatting a well-built search strategy, selecting proper resources to
search, performing the search and locating materials.
For assistance, please contact your library to schedule for an individual appointment
with the reference librarian.
Literature Search
The library provides its users with information packages upon request, contain documents
and result lists retrieved from multiple information resources such as books, periodicals,
databases, the Web, ..etc.
Document Delivery / Interlibrary Loan Service
 Document Delivery / ILL Service allow users to request photocopies of articles
from scientific journals, conference proceedings, reports or other documents.
All are available free of charge to our users.
 Articles can be requested online by using the Document Delivery E-Form
available on the library homepage.
Current Awareness Service
The UOS Libraries offer Current Awareness Service such as,
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Table of contents of recently received specific periodicals, are sent to the faculty
on regular basis, when received at the library.
Regular library updates are e-mailed to faculty members and students, to promote
new resources and explain procedures on how to access and search them
A New Arrivals List includes the recently acquired books in one month, is
published on the library homepage regularly.
“Academicl Sites Newsletter” which includes links to new valuable academic
websites, is published in the Web Medical Resources Page
The Academic Library Blog was set up, aiming to provide up-to-date information
on academic resources and promote the library collection, services, and training
sessions.
Brochures, Signs and Posters are available in all libraries and via the library
homepage.
User Education
A comprehensive library instruction sessions that introduce library resources and
services, are conducted all year through.
The library offers
 Basic sessions for fresh users.
 Advanced sessions, for senior students.
 On-demand sessions, according to the context of the subject and course.
 Tutorials are available to support the training sessions, guiding the users on how
to search the online catalogue, online databases, library services offered,
electronic resources available in the library, …etc.
Library Resources
The Library maintains a broad range of print information resources as well as electronic,
covering all disciplines and additional curricula activities at the University.
myuos Portal
Library Resources and Electronic Services are accessible from the library page via
“myuos Portal”.
When you access the “myuos Portal”, click on the “Library” link, then on the “Search”
category (at the left side menu). You may add the library homepage link to your
“Favorites” for fast and easy access.
The Online Catalog
All library resources including books, journals and audio-visual materials, are searchable
through the library online catalog (OPAC). There are dedicated workstations throughout
the library to access the Catalog, and the catalog can be accessed off campus via the
library homepage as well.
ATHENS
Remote access for the electronic resources is allowed through Athens software that
allows users who are off-campus to search the online databases and retrieve research
papers.
Book Collection
A wide range of Print and Electronic Books in core subject areas is provided to support
undergraduate and graduate programs, as well as university research activities.
To Find a Book
Use the Online Catalog (Brief Steps)
 Go to “myuos portal”, the Library Homepage, click on “Search” – Find A Book
- Online Catalog - English
 Select Keyword Search, type your term(s). For more than one term, use (AND)
 Check the results. Click on the required book, and note down the Shelf No.
 Books are arranged on shelves by subjects. The library adopts the Library of
Congress Classification System (LC). For the Medical Library, the National
Library of Medicine Classification System (NLM) is implemented.
 (The LC & NLM Subject Outlines are available on the shelves’ wooden panels
at the library)
To Find an Electronic Book
 Go to myuos portal, the Library Homepage, and click on “Search”, Find A Book,
eBooks@UOS
 Select the required database.
 Type your search terms in the “Search Field”
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Titles & Chapters on the required subject from various books, will be retrieved in
one list.
Select the proper chapter, then save or print.
For Medical Colleges
 Use the AnatomyTV : The Electronic 3D Anatomy Atlas
 Use the Image Database, to find Medical Images
Periodicals
The library subscribes to Arabic and Foreign periodicals, arranged alphabetically by title
on the display shelves. Alphabetical and Colleges’ Lists of Journal holdings are available
online through the “Search Page” via the myuos Portal - library homepage.
To Find a Journal
Journal Finder (Library Holdings & Full-Text Journals available in the Databases)
 Go to myuos portal, the Library Homepage, and click on “Search” – Find A
Journal
 Select “Journal Finder”, A management tool for the full-text periodicals, available
through the subscribed databases and print holdings
 You can search by Title, keyword or by subject
The results will indicate if the required periodical is available or not, and will list full
information about the journal, its availability, and range of years
Print Journal Holdings
 Go to myuos portal, the Library Homepage, and click on “Search” – Find A
Journal
 Select “By Colleges” category, to find the related journals
 An Alphabetical list of the periodicals will be displayed.
 Go to the periodicals’ shelves to find the journal. Periodicals are arranged
alphabetically according to the titles.
Audio-Visual Materials
There are a number of audio and video materials, CD-ROMs and computer applications
with instruction manuals. Search the Online Catalog to retrieve the titles
Online Databases
The library provides access to several online databases covering most research needs.
The databases are listed Alphabetically and by Subjects in the “Search Page” via myuos
Portal – the library homepage.
Search the Online Databases / Find Articles on Specific Subjects
To Search the Online Databases subscribed by the library
 Go to myuos portal, the Library Homepage, and click on “Search” – Find
Articles
 Select “Databases by Subjects”
 Click on the required database
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Handouts on “How to Search Databases” are available in electronic format
through the following route;
o Myuos Portal - Library Homepage – “Tutorials” Category
Free full-text Web Databases
 Go to myuos portal, the Library Homepage, click on “Search” – Find Articles
 Select ”Open Access Web Databases”
 List of Web Databases’ links will be displayed, click on the category of interest
(General – scientific – Medical), then on the required database.
 Search the databases for free full-text articles
Subject Guides
Comprehensive Subject Guides have been prepared, listing all the information resources
available for each College / Department, to enhance the access to significant print
references in the Library collection, as well as, the electronic resources. Moreover, the
guides include links to scientific and research websites, virtual references, full-text ejournals, e-books, thesis, dissertations, tutorials, ..etc.
In-House Databases
 Arabic Articles Database
A database includes Arabic articles covering several topics such as Sharia’a and Islamic
Studies, Arabic Language and Literature, history, sociology, Arab and International
affairs, …etc.
The database is searchable through the library homepage by title, author, journal’s title
and keywords. For more information, please contact the Reference Desk at your library.
 Graduation Projects Database
A database contains citations and links to the full-text of students’ graduation projects.
The database is available on dedicated workstations in all libraries.
 Past Exam Papers
The library holds the Exam Papers for previous years in electronic format, for students
use, on dedicated workstations in all libraries
Acquisition of Materials
Subject librarians collaborate with faculty members, whose inputs are very important to
expand and develop the library collection and to develop an outstanding research-based
collection. Faculty members may request books by filling the “Recommend a Book”
form available at the Library Homepage, and submit it electronically. They can send their
selection lists to the acquisition librarian, as well. The library will purchase materials that
meet the Collection Development Policy.
Copyright
The University of Sharjah Copyright law is derived from the UAE Copyright Law which
includes the rule for using the most commonly information resources at the libraries.
All UOS library materials are purchased with the understanding of multiple users.
Electronic resources subscription fees are paid for multiple academic users.
Any person who makes an unauthorized copy of a library material or irresponsible use of
non-print / electronic resource will be considered as a copyright infringement, and may
be imposed to legal consequences.
Plagiarism
Plagiarism is the act of taking the writings of another person and passing them off as
one's own. The fraudulence is closely related to forgery and piracy—practices generally
in violation of copyright laws.
plagiarism. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved May 20, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica
Online: http://www.search.eb.com/eb/article-9060277
Plagiarism is considered as an academic malpractice. Students are requested to cite and
acknowledge all the information resources used in finalizing their research projects and
assignments. This includes the use of the ideas, words or findings of others. Failing to
adhere to the rules and acknowledge someone else’s work in an appropriate manner, will
be considered as a violation, and will be imposed to serious academic consequences.
Suggestions
Patrons’ suggestions are highly appreciated. Users may fill the Feedback Form available
on the library homepage and submit it electronically to participate in the development of
our collection and services.
Quick Guide
A-Z Index
https://myuos.sharjah.ac.ae/English/Library/Pages/A-ZUPDATEM.aspx
Library Homepage
http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/library/
Library Catalog
http://uosportal.sharjah.ac.ae/eweb25
Search the Library
https://myuos.sharjah.ac.ae/English/Library/Pages/ResourceSearching.aspx
Online Databases
https://myuos.sharjah.ac.ae/English/Library/Pages/onlineDatabases.aspx
Journal Finder
http://ge5de3ya6e.search.serialssolutions.com/
Document Delivery / Inter-library Loan
http://app.sharjah.ac.ae/library/form/doc_delivery.htm
Recommend a Library Material
http://app.sharjah.ac.ae/library/form/acquisiotion.htm
Tutorials
https://myuos.sharjah.ac.ae/English/Library/Pages/Tutorials.aspx
Request a Service / Electronic Forms
https://myuos.sharjah.ac.ae/English/Library/Pages/RequestAService.aspx
Ask the Librarian
http://www.sharjah.ac.ae/library/form/asklibrarian.htm
Feedback
http://app.sharjah.ac.ae/library/form/feedback.htm
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Phone: 00971-6-5053281
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E-mail : library@sharjah.ac.ae
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