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The library is organised into five major divisions namely:

  • Administrative Division,
  • Readers services Division,
  • Technical services Division
  • Automation and Digital Division and
  • Branch libraries Division.



ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISION
The Administrative Division is responsible for library development - planning and equipping of library offices and buildings - updating the existing facilities, preparation of statistics, reports, memoranda, welfare, budgeting, discipline, library development, etc.


READERS' SERVICES DIVISION
The readers services division comprises:

  • Audio/Visual/Theses
  • Circulation Section,
  • Reference Section,
  • Document Section, and
  • Student Reference Section.

Audio/Visual/Theses: This section holds all the theses and citations of the University Library.

Circulation Section
The circulation section is mainly responsible for library users registration, checking out and checking in of books (borrowing and returning of books), and staff and students library clearance.

Reference Section
This section renders assistance to library patrons of the University of Ilorin by providing them with answers to their queries. It also holds reserve collection, Nigeriana/Africana collection, other rare materials of statistical nature, etc.

Document Section
This section houses government documents, annual reports of parastatals.

Student Reference Section
This section houses copies of printed materials acquired and placed specifically in this section for student consultation. Te materials are not loanable.


TECHNICAL SERVICES DIVISION
The technical services division comprises:

  • Acquisition Section,
  • Bindery,
  • Cataloguing Section,
  • Serials Section, and
  • Automation and Digital Division

Acquisition Section
This section is basically responsible for the acquisition of all library books. It is also responsible for receiving all books donated to the library by donors.

Bindery
This section provides facilities for the preservation of books and journals.

Cataloguing Section
This section is responsible for the organisation (cataloguing and classification) and management of all library resources. Resources which come into the library in different formats and disciplines are sorted out and organised in this section, for quick and easy storage and retrieval.

Serials Section
This section houses all serial/periodical publications in the library - bulletins, dailies (journals, newspapers, newsletters, magazines, etc).

AUTOMATION AND DIGITAL DIVISION
This Division is responsible for all electronic information delivery, including e-learning centres. It is also responsible for staff and students training on the use of electronic databases and Internet services.


BRANCH LIBRARIES DIVISION
This Division is responsible for the affairs of all the branch libraries of the University of Ilorin.

 
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