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NSU LIBRARY: a guide to access and use of resources
Introduction
North South University (NSU) Library has grown over the years since 1992 and now has become one of the best university libraries in the country. This is the only university library in Bangladesh where the Library of Congress Classification System is being used to organize and arrange books, journals and other resources. This is the first fully automated university library in the country using Bi-lingual (Bengali & English) Library Management Software, developed by NSU Library, which supports web-based online circulation, reservation, browse databases of full-text e-books, online journal article archives, catalogues, auto email alert etc. Its online databases provide full access to all users, facilitates navigation and reservation of books from distant work-stations through its own website http://library.northsouth.edu. Floor area and capacity The library consists of 3 full-floors and 3 mezzanine floors with over 60,000 sq.ft. floor area at the south-east side of the university campus. It can accommodate more than 1,200 students at a time in its well-furbished reading rooms. On an average 2,000 users use the library everyday. Resources A total of 39,505 books, reports and bound journals, 1,890 CD ROM books and databases, 103 videos, 159 audio-cassettes, and 119 DVDs of the library cover liberal arts, pure sciences, social sciences and commerce, particularly business, management, marketing, finance, economics, computer science and engineering, telecommunication, environmental studies, English language and literature, history and culture, psychology, architecture, sociology, pharmacy, public health, biotechnology, biochemistry etc. In addition to these collections, the library subscribes printed copies of 46 foreign and 19 local journals, 18 foreign and 19 local magazines, two foreign dailies and almost all leading national dailies of Bangladesh. The NSU library is the pioneer of subscribing online journals in the country. It has started subscription to online journals with only 39 titles, JSTOR, IEEE and ACM Digital library in 2002, and has started subscription of e-resources EconLit, AHEAD and Global Development Finance in 1998. Now it has access to over 20,000 full-text online research journals in various disciplines from 41 publishers & aggregators, e.g. IEEE, JSTOR, EBSCOhost, HINARI, OARE, AGORA, Blackwell-Synergy, Wiley Interscience, Springer, Oxford University Press, University of Chicago Press, Cambridge University Press, American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Royal Society, etc. online journals databases. It has also access to online full-text books from two publishers, namely, Taylor & Francis and Oxford Scholarship Online. All registered users of NSU library may get access free of charge to these online journals and books through Internet using NSU Library membership number and MyAthens username and password from insides and outsides of the campus. Sections The library maintains 12 different sections, namely, Arts and Social Sciences, Engineering and Applied Sciences, Life Sciences, Research & Reference, Periodicals, Cyber & Audio-visuals, Magazines & Newspapers Archive, Chinese Window, Faculty Study Corner, Study Hall, Acquisition & Processing, and Library Administration to provide better services to its users. Services The library provides borrowing and online circulation, reference, readers' guidance, internet, reading room, news clipping, CD-ROM database searching, CD writing, articles downloading and printing, audio-visual, group discussion, library literacy, current awareness, SDI and reprography services to its users. It maintains a cyber center equipped with 30 computers with broadband Internet connection. All students, faculty members and staff of the university can browse, download and print materials free of charge from this section. CD writing facilities are also available in the cyber center. It maintains a cyber center equipped with 20 computers with broadband Internet connection. All students, faculty members and staff of the university can browse, download and print materials from the Websites. CD writing facilities are also available in the cyber center. Service Hours NSU library maintains 7 days a working week. It is open from 8:00 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. Sunday through Thursday, and from 10:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. on Saturday. On Friday from 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. with a Jumma prayer break from 1:00 p.m. to 2:30 p.m. It maintains single shift from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. during the semester break and remains closed on public holidays. Orientation/Training The library arranges orientation program every semester for the new students to demonstrate how to use the university library systems and services effectively. The library also offers a 14-week certificate course titled 'Certificate Course in Digital & Online Librarianship' for those who are interested to know how to use the Internet resources in higher education and research, and how to design and maintain website, and set up online digital libraries. The faculty members and students of NSU may enroll in this training course. Membership procedure The faculty members, students and officers of the university have to fill in a prescribed Membership Application Form, available at http://library.northsouth.edu and submit it along with one passport size photograph to the administrative section of the library. Chairman or Director or Head of the Department ensures identity of the faculty member and officer, but all students have to produce valid registration documents (payment slip & Id card) and TAs have to produce teaching assistantship offer letter ensuring his/her identity. Only registered library users will be able to access to online resources and services of the library from their residence. Library Rules NSU library has its own rules, approved by the Academic Council, for functioning well. As per the rules a core or a visiting faculty member may borrow up to 15 books with related materials at a time for the full semester; bound journals, magazines and audio visual materials for a maximum of one week and current issues of journals and magazines for overnight use only. Part-time faculty may borrow up to 5 books with related materials at a time for the full semester. The faculty members have to return books and other borrowed resources to the library at the end of each semester. The officers of the university may borrow up to 3 books with related CDs at a time for a maximum of two weeks and may renew only for two further weeks. Graduate students and TAs (GA & UGA) may borrow up to 3 books with related CDs and undergraduate students may borrow 2 books with related CDs at a time for a maximum of two weeks (i.e. 14 days) and may renew only for two further weeks. Late Fine
If any borrower fails to return borrowed item(s) in due date, Tk.20.00 (twenty) per day fine will be charged for each item. If any user loses or damages any item of library resources s/he has to replace it or pay the current value of lost or damaged item(s) plus 20% service charge. Library Catalogue
NSU library catalogue is open to all users and they can search, browse, print and download information from library catalogue database through http://library.northsouth.edu. Book Requisition The faculty members, students and officers may place their demand of books and other information resources through the Chairman or Director or Head of the Department to the library for procurement. Book Requisition Form is available at http://library.northsouth.edu. Book Reservation
All registered library users may reserve up to 3 books or CDs at a time for 48 hours through library website http://library.northsouth.edu. User login to personal account is required before reserving the item(s).
Account Status:
All registered users may check their borrowing status by using this option. To explore this service please visit http://library.northsouth.edu. User ID and password are required for getting access to individual user’s account.
MyAthens
MyAthens facility allows remote users (users from outside campus) to access subscribed online resources of the library. MyAthens user ID and password are required before availing this facility. The faculty members and research students are requested to collect MyAthens user ID and password from the library administration section in 4th floor of the library building in any weekday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m NSU Library E-journals & E-books Repositories
Since 2003, NSU library has been developing an e-books database of literary books and text books and an e-journals database of 160 online journals. Currently, over 2000 e-books and 20,000 full-text articles are in the databases. To explore the repositories, please visit http://library.northsouth.edu.
URL of Online Journals and Other Resources
JSTOR: An online archive of around 1224 scholarly journals of different disciplines like language & literature, business, science, social sciences, arts, history, life sciences etc. To search, browse or download articles please visit http://www.jstor.org
IEEE: The IEEE/IET Electronic Library (IEL) provides access to almost a third of the world's current electrical engineering and computer science literature, featuring high-quality content from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) and the Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET). To visit IEEE Xplore digital library please click on http://www.ieee.org EBSCO Host (Online Access to Research in the Environment): EBSCO Information Services is the leading service provider of e-journal, e-book and e-journal package and related services for all types of libraries and research organizations. Its Business Sources Premier database provides more than 2300 journals in all disciplines of business. To explore EBSCOhost please visit http://search.ebscohost.com
HINARI (Health Internetwork Access to Research Initiative): One of the world's largest full text online collections of biomedical literature consisting of 7,000 online research journals published by the leading publishers in the world. To access HINARI, please visit http://www.who.int/hinari/en
OARE (Online Access to Research in the Environment): A database of 2,990 online journals of Environmental Science, including biotechnology, botany, climate change, ecology, energy, geography, geology, hydrology, meteorology, oceanography, urban planning, zoology etc., and many others. To begin OARE session, go to http://www.oaresciences.org
AGORA (Access to Global Online Research in Agriculture): An outstanding digital library collection in the fields of food, agriculture, environmental science and related social sciences. AGORA provides a collection of 1278 journals to institutions in 107 countries. To access AGORA please visit AGORA, please visit contact NSU library . To access AGORA please go to http://www.aginternetwork.org Bangladesh INASP-PERI Consortia: It is a consortium of 35 leading universities and research organizations of Bangladesh, allows access to over 4000 online journals and other resources from Blackwell-Synergy, Wiley Interscience, Springer, OUP, CUP, American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Royal Society etc. To explore these resources please click on http://library.northsouth.edu/peri.php/ American Astronomical Society: The Journal of American Astronomical Society (JAAS) focuses on the astronomy and closely related branches of sciences. To explore the resources please click on http://aas.org/journals American Chemical Society: It is a leading publisher of peer-reviewed research journals in the chemical and related sciences. To access articles please visit http://pubs.acs.org/about.html American Institute of Physics: American Institute of Physics (AIP) becomes the fastest growing scientific networking site explicitly for researchers in the physical sciences areas. To explore the resources of this organization please click on http://journals.aip.org American Physical Society: It publishes leading international physics research journals. To access journals please visit http://www.aps.org American Society of Civil Engineers: The ASCE Research Library is a comprehensive online tool for locating articles of interest across all disciplines of civil engineering. To explore the resources of this organization please click on http://www.ascelibrary.org Annual Reviews: It offers authoritative and analytic reviews in 34 focused disciplines within the Biomedical, Life, Physical, and Social Sciences. To access annual reviews please visit http://www.annualreviews.org Beech Tree Publishing: TBeech Tree makes accessible to its international, peer-reviewed academic journals. They have readers in over 80 countries, mainly in universities and government. They are on public policy for science, technology and innovation and on the evaluation of research. To access articles please visit http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/beech Bentham Science Publishers: A major STM journal publisher of 92 online and print journals, 200 plus open access journals, and related print/online book series, Bentham Science answers the informational needs of the pharmaceutical, biomedical and medical research community. To explore the resources please visit on http://www.bentham.org Cambridge University Press Online Journals: In line with the commitment of Cambridge University Press to advance learning, knowledge and research worldwide, the Press currently publishes over 220 peer-reviewed academic journals for the global market. To access all these valuable resources please visit http://journals.cambridge.org Cochrance Library: It contains the results of the world’s best medical research studies. To access resources please visit http://www.thecochranelibrary.com Geological Society: The Lyell Collection is an electronic collection of new and archival journal, special publication and book content, published by the Geological Society of London. It contains key peer-reviewed Earth science literature of the highest quality. Please visit http://www.lyellcollection.org Institute of Physics: It is a not-for-profit society, devoted to increasing the understanding and application of physics. To access journals published by IOP please visit http://journals.iop.org Mary Ann Liebert, Inc.: It is universally acknowledged for publishing authoritative peer-reviewed journals and trade magazines in biotechnology, biomedical research/life sciences, clinical medicine and surgery. To access journals please visit http://www.liebertpub.com/urls Mineralogical Society Abstracts: It is an online abstracts service provides a unique research tool for those researchers working in the fields of geochemistry, petrology, environmental mineralogy and related topics. To access online abstracts please visit http://www.minabs.com Multilingual Matters: It publishes 12 peer-reviewed academic journals, and a newsletter for parents. To access journals please visit http://www.multilingual-matters.net Nature Publishing Group (NPG): Nature Publishing Group (NPG) publishes over 30 journals and online databases across the life, physical and applied sciences and, most recently, clinical medicine. To access journals please visit http://www.nature.com Oxford Journals: It allows us to get access to around 300 journals of various disciplines. To explore resources please visit http://www.oupjournals.org Oxford Scholarship Online: Oxford Scholarship Online is a vast and rapidly expanding cross-searchable library which now offers quick and easy access to the full text of 3,772 Oxford books in Biology, Business and Management, Classical Studies, Economics and Finance, History, Law, Linguistics, Literature, Mathematics, Music, Neuroscience, Philosophy, Physics, Political Science, Psychology, Public Health and Epidemiology, Religion and Social Work. To explore these valuable resources, Please visit http://www.oxfordscholarship.com/oso/public/subject_index.html Palgrave Macmillan: IPalgrave Macmillan is a global academic and business publisher, serving learning and scholarship in the academic and professional worlds. They publish journals, textbooks, monographs and professional and reference works in print and online. Their programme focuses on Business, the wider range of Social Sciences and the Humanities. To explore these valuable resources, Please visit http://www.palgrave-journals.com Project MUSE: Project MUSE provides online access to over 440 journals in humanities and social sciences. To access on the world of resources please click on http://muse.jhu.edu Professional Engineering Publishing Journals: Professional Engineering Publishing is a publisher of magazines, journals and electronic products. As publishers to the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, their portfolios of Journals represent the best in mechanical engineering. To explore the valuable resources of this publisher please click on http://journals.pepublishing.com/home/main.mpx Royal Society: The Royal Society publishes seven journals, covering the biological and physical sciences, history and philosophy of science etc. To access journals please visit http://royalsocietypublishing.org/journals Royal College of Physicians: The Journal Clinical Medicine of this organization includes articles from original papers, professional issues, clinical guidance, medical humanities, ethics and clinical governance. The journal publishes with the key features from the College lectures and conferences. Each issue has a CME section which reviews the latest advances in a chosen specialty. To explore the valuable resources please click on http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/rcop/cm SPIE Digital Library: The SPIE Digital Library is the most extensive resource available on optics and photonics, providing unprecedented access to more than 275,000 technical papers from SPIE Journals and Conference Proceedings from 1990 to the present. More than 17,000 new research papers are added annually. To explore the valuable resources please click on http://www.spiedigitallibrary.org Springer Basic Package: SpringerLink is one of the world's leading interactive databases for high-quality STM journals and the Online Archives Collection. To access over 1900 journals from Springer please visit http://www.springerlink.com Symposium Journals: Symposium Journals is a pioneer in the publication of online-only academic journals, i.e. journals that have no printed editions but otherwise have the same aims, traditions, standards, and presentation as conventional journals. To explore the valuable resources please click on http://www.symposium-journals.co.uk Taylor & Francis eBooks: The Taylor & Francis eBestseller Packages contains 1200 of their bestselling eBook titles from twelve key subject areas. To access the resources please visit http://peri8.etailer.dpsl.net/home/html/ University of California Press: Caliber is the online journals hosting service of University of California Press. Designed to meet the research needs of scholars, researchers, and students, Caliber holds the content for most journals published by UC Press. To get access, please click on http://caliber.ucpress.net University of Chicago Press: It publishes nearly 50 scholarly journals and annuals. To access these journals please visit http://www.journals.uchicago.edu Wiley-Blackwell-Synergy: Access to over 840 leading learned journals in science, technology, medicine, humanities and social sciences. Access URL www.interscience.wiley.com and www.thecochranelibrary.com Wiley-Blackwell-InterScience: It is one of the largest archives of over 1.5 million articles of scientific and scholarly research. To access the resources please visit http://www3.interscience.wiley.com World Bank e-Library: The World Bank e-library is an online, fully cross-searchable portal of over 5,000 World Bank documents. The collection consists of over 2,000 World Bank publications and over 3,200 Policy Research Working Papers, plus each new book and paper as they are published. To explore these valuable resources please click http://www.worldbank.icebox.ingenta.com TESOL Journal: TESOL Journal published from 1999 to 2003 in print format. These practical articles have a sound theoretical basis oriented primarily to language teachers and administrators in varied ESL and EFL workplaces, including pre-K-12, two- and four-year institutions of higher education, and adult education. To access online please visit http://www.ingentaconnect.com TESOL Quarterly: TESOL Quarterly (TQ), a refereed professional journal, fosters inquiry into English language teaching and learning by providing a forum for TESOL professionals to share their research findings and explore ideas and relationships in the field. TQ's readership includes ESOL teacher educators, teacher learners, researchers, applied linguists, and ESOL teachers. To access online please visit http://www.ingentaconnect.com Contact Arts & Social Sciences Section: nsu-ext. 1360, Research & Reference, Engineering and Applied Sciences and Life Sciences Sections: nsu-ext. 1359, Cyber and A-V Section: nsu-ext. 1358, Periodicals Section: nsu-ext. 1358, Acquisition & Processing and Study Hall: nsu-ext. 1353, NSU PABX: 880-2-8852000. Email: library@northsouth.edu, Website: http://library.northsouth.edu |