Serials Division

DUL Serials Division

  • Coordinate the various intervention programmes in serials subscription and prepares on-line list of journals holding for the library
  • Coordinate the management of various downloaded on-line journal titles
  • Ensure the regular acquisition(subscription) of Newspapers and Magazines for the Library
  • Initiate serials management policies for the library
  • Maintain a bi-weekly statistics of services rendered in the Division

Serials Section (Principal Librarian)

  • Coordinate the selection of E-journal from on-line resources (especially Open Access) and domesticating them
  • Liaise with the faculty for quality selection of journals from on-line resources
  • Selection of journals for order (in respect of sources of funds available)
  • Manage gift and exchanges materials (Serials)
  • Coordinate the selection of locally published journals for subscription
  • Prepare list of journal titles for possible use for gift and exchange programme
  • Compile a weekly statistics of services rendered in the Section

Bibliographic Control Unit (Principal Librarian)

  • Coordinate Newspaper and Magazine subscription for the library
  • Coordinate the indexing of Newspapers and Magazines (Back and current issues)
  • Provide classified catalogue of Indexed Newspapers and Magazine every quarter (Soft copies)
  • Develop and maintain of indexing and abstracting policy for the library
  • Coordinatee the development of indexing and abstracting of all resources in the library
  • Compile a weekly statistics of services rendered in the Section