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Centeral Technical Library
Central Technical Library engaged in the provision of library and
information services
Objectives of the Library
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To provide up-to-date information to the user
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To give an internet Service
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To Provide a CD-ROM service
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Purchasing books, journals from inside and abroad
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Purchasing CD-ROMs from abroad
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Selecting Up-to-date material
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Opening Hours
Library
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Internet
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8:30 a.m. - 12:30 a.m &
- 1:30 p.m. - 5:30 p.m.
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9:30 a.m. - 11:30 a.m. &
- 2:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
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Saturday |
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Collection
The library has a modest collection of materials. Its collections
includes about 19,000 volumes of books, 120 periodical titles, 3500
documents, 2000 microfiches, 200 Audio-visual materials and more than
25 CD-ROM databases titles.
Organization of Collection
The Information resources are classified according to Universal Decimal
Classification (UDC) system and subdivided under the following headings;
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Books, Conference proceedings, etc. of monographic
nature:-
Material identified by their call no. + the first three letters
of the Author's name, (last name for foreign authors or first
name Ethiopian authors e.g. 338.4 ABE if the Author's name is
Macro Albert).
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Thesis:-
These are (identified by TH + call no. the first three letters of
the Author's name e.g. TH 338.4 CHE if The Author's name is Cherie
Alemu).
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Ethiopian Publications:-
Books, reports, conference proceedings, etc. These are information
material produced in Ethiopia by governmental, non-governmental
organizations and others and identified as Ethiopian collection
by call no. + the first three letters of the Author's name + EDO
e.g. 338.4 CHE EDO
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United Nations and other Intergovernmental Organizations
Documents:-
Are (identified as flexible materials by FLX + Form + call no.+
the first three letters of the Author's name e.g. FLX(041) 338.4
ABE).
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Reference collections:-
(Identified by call no. + the first three letters of the Author's
name + REF e.g. 338.4 ABE REF). Note that year of publication and
volumes may be added to the call no. for uniqueness.
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Periodical Collections:-
This category includes, professional journals, newsletters, etc.
and are arranged alphabetically by their titles.
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Audio-visual materials (A-V) and sound recordings:-
This sub group includes are specially collected and accessed on
request and cannot be checked out unless for special purposes.
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Library Services and Information
services
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Reference and Reading
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Internet Service
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Loan service (short and long terms loans)
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Bibliographical searches
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Current Awareness Services
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Content page service
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press clipping service
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newspapers are regularly scanned and articles
which are thought to be useful to users
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Reprographics service: includes photocopying,
binding etc.
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Consultancy
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Databases
Information resources, are organized for retrieval in the form of
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Bibliographical databases; includes in-house
databases and
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Non-Bibliographical databases: includes Potential
survey, statistical databases etc.
CD-ROM databases:-
AGRICOLA, MEDLINE, POPLINE, WILSON, GEOREF, CAB, ICONDA, LSC, IFS,
UNESCO, ERIC, INIS, ESPACE/WORLD, CCINFO etc.
How to use a Library
If you know the author and/or the title of a publication you need
or if you want to know what publications the library has on a particular
subject:
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Search NAST database by the description know
and look up the call no there in for retrieval.
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Ask the librarian at the Information desk in
case of difficulties
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Fill in a bibliographic search request form,"
stating your requirements precisely if you require assistance. If
the library does not have the publication you are looking for the
library may provide the service through interlibrary loan.
Assistance provided:-
The librarian entertain the following types of inquires at the information
desk.
1. Guide and search request
2. Statistical data, bibliographical references
3. Other "how, what, where" types questions.
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Membership
Researchers, planners, decision-makers, students of higher learning
institutions and other individuals interested in scientific and technological
issues may be allowed for purpose of borrowing, reference and consultation.
Users who wish to get a proper service and to have borrowing privileges
should be required to observe the rules and regulations of the library
and have to fill in an application for membership at the circulation
desk and submit it the department. Users who are admitted as members
of the library may be issued with borrower's cards the number of which
relays on the category of the user group. For the membership agreement
form click here
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Contact Information
Leulseged Alemie (Dr.),
Head of the Department
Address: Tel: 251-11-515 53 74, or 251-11-551 13 44 ext.306
Fax: 251-11-550 44 00
P.O.Box: 2490
E-mail: stid@estc.gov.et
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia
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