History

In 1986, the central library of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences was established in its current location in Taleghani Hospital with an area of 3000 m². This library encompasses various sections, including lending, organizing and creating collections, reference and journals, information and the Internet, electronic resources supply, education unit, xerox copy, and educational workshops.

Mission of Libraries of University of Medical Sciences

Strengthening education, research, and academic and research activities of the university and supporting the efforts made by the university to promote health through preparing, developing and facilitating access to scientific information and resources required by the academic society, and management of exploitation of scientific resources.

Goals and Responsibilities of the Central Library

The central library of the university of medical sciences works under the supervision of the vice-chancellor for research and technology of the university that suggests the purchasing and collecting all educational materials (books, periodical journals, and documents) and places them in the central and other libraries of the university depending on the requests.

- The central library and its expert librarians are constantly attempting to coordinate their goals and duties with the objectives and missions of the university

- Supporting the education and research programs of the university

- Recognizing the needs of the academic society, providing facilities, and meeting needs

- Creating collections, organizing and distributing information in line with the goals and activities of the university

- Synchronizing resources and services with community transformations and the changing needs of the academic community

- Providing quick and simple access to information resources for faculty members, students, and university staff to support the educational and research goals of the university

- Making efforts and monitoring the use of expert staff in all libraries of the university

- Monitoring and coordinating the preparation of information resources for libraries of the university

- Preparing content and updating the portal of the central library of the university

- Constantly teaching the librarians and all users at various levels

- Providing counseling services in the area of standardization of libraries of the university in the physical, tools and equipment fields

Policy and Scientific Methods for Achieving Goals

- Evaluating the needs related to educational and research programs through a needs assessment of educational groups

- Dedicating efforts to increase of budget required for purchasing resources

- Planning and designing educational in-service courses for expert librarians

- Supplying and promoting the most important scientific resources in educational and research fields required by the university

- Supplying and equipping a proper space for maintaining resources and equipment and better exploitation by members of libraries

- Ordering, purchasing and making print and electronic resources of libraries of the university available

- Holding educational workshops for optimal use of information resources in the library by faculty members, researchers, and students

- Promoting the quality and quantity of library services and medical informing in libraries of education and treatment centers affiliated with the university

- Expanding the quality and quantity of new electronic databases in the medical and paramedical fields

- Periodic weeding and updating the books available in libraries of the university

- Supplying and preparing new versions of comprehensive library software and editing it to standardize the library services

Duties and Authority of Central Library

1. Monitoring, supervising, coordinating, and establishing the libraries of the university of medical sciences

2. Ordering and purchasing all educational materials (books, periodic journals, evidence, and documents)

3. Commenting on the recruitment, displacement, and transfer in the central library and other affiliated libraries with the approval of the vice-chancellor for research and technology

4. Proposing the annual budget of the central and other libraries

5. Performing technical affairs and listing services of educational materials

6. Ordering the purchase and preparation of equipment of libraries

7. Preparing a joint list of all materials of libraries

8. Deciding on the acceptance or rejection of donations to libraries

9. Displacing the educational materials in all libraries

10. Education and re-training of all staff of libraries 

Note: the duplicate and worn out books are donated if approved by the supervisor of the central library and with the approval of the vice-chancellor for research and technology of the university while observing the laws

History

In 1986, the central library of Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences was established in its current location in Taleghani Hospital with an area of 3000 m². This library encompasses various sections, including lending, organizing and creating collections, reference and journals, information and the Internet, electronic resources supply, education unit, xerox copy, and educational workshops.

Mission of Libraries of University of Medical Sciences

Strengthening education, research, and academic and research activities of the university and supporting the efforts made by the university to promote health through preparing, developing and facilitating access to scientific information and resources required by the academic society, and management of exploitation of scientific resources.

Goals and Responsibilities of the Central Library

The central library of the university of medical sciences works under the supervision of the vice-chancellor for research and technology of the university that suggests the purchasing and collecting all educational materials (books, periodical journals, and documents) and places them in the central and other libraries of the university depending on the requests.

- The central library and its expert librarians are constantly attempting to coordinate their goals and duties with the objectives and missions of the university

- Supporting the education and research programs of the university

- Recognizing the needs of the academic society, providing facilities, and meeting needs

- Creating collections, organizing and distributing information in line with the goals and activities of the university

- Synchronizing resources and services with community transformations and the changing needs of the academic community

- Providing quick and simple access to information resources for faculty members, students, and university staff to support the educational and research goals of the university

- Making efforts and monitoring the use of expert staff in all libraries of the university

- Monitoring and coordinating the preparation of information resources for libraries of the university

- Preparing content and updating the portal of the central library of the university

- Constantly teaching the librarians and all users at various levels

- Providing counseling services in the area of standardization of libraries of the university in the physical, tools and equipment fields

Policy and Scientific Methods for Achieving Goals

- Evaluating the needs related to educational and research programs through a needs assessment of educational groups

- Dedicating efforts to increase of budget required for purchasing resources

- Planning and designing educational in-service courses for expert librarians

- Supplying and promoting the most important scientific resources in educational and research fields required by the university

- Supplying and equipping a proper space for maintaining resources and equipment and better exploitation by members of libraries

- Ordering, purchasing and making print and electronic resources of libraries of the university available

- Holding educational workshops for optimal use of information resources in the library by faculty members, researchers, and students

- Promoting the quality and quantity of library services and medical informing in libraries of education and treatment centers affiliated with the university

- Expanding the quality and quantity of new electronic databases in the medical and paramedical fields

- Periodic weeding and updating the books available in libraries of the university

- Supplying and preparing new versions of comprehensive library software and editing it to standardize the library services

Duties and Authority of Central Library

1. Monitoring, supervising, coordinating, and establishing the libraries of the university of medical sciences

2. Ordering and purchasing all educational materials (books, periodic journals, evidence, and documents)

3. Commenting on the recruitment, displacement, and transfer in the central library and other affiliated libraries with the approval of the vice-chancellor for research and technology

4. Proposing the annual budget of the central and other libraries

5. Performing technical affairs and listing services of educational materials

6. Ordering the purchase and preparation of equipment of libraries

7. Preparing a joint list of all materials of libraries

8. Deciding on the acceptance or rejection of donations to libraries

9. Displacing the educational materials in all libraries

10. Education and re-training of all staff of libraries 

Note: the duplicate and worn out books are donated if approved by the supervisor of the central library and with the approval of the vice-chancellor for research and technology of the university while observing the laws