CHAPMAN LIBRARY

GENERAL
ORIENTATION
 ORIENTATION OVERVIEW
WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY  LIBRARY RESOURCE AND SERVICES
OPENING HOURS • RESOURCES
 THE LIBRARY HANDBOOK  Offline Resources
• RULES AND REGULATIONS  Books
 Baggage  Journals
 Noisemaking  Magazines
 Eating and Dirking  Newspapers
 Mutilating of Library Books  Online Resources
 Dress Code  Virtual Library
 Classification of Library Books  Online Databases
 Library Open Day  OPAC
 Newsletter (The Orient)  Repository
 Brochure  LIBRARY AUXILIARY SERVICES
 Daily Alert  LIBRARY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
 KNOW YOUR LIBRARY STAFF
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 WELCOME TO THE LIBRARY
• Welcome to the new year 2019, and welcome to another
semester. We are pleased that you can join the university,
to study with us.
• We at the Chapman Library have made the necessary
preparations to ensure your smooth stay for the semester
as you drink from the well of knowledge provided through
our information resources and services.

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 OPENING HOURS

DAYS OPENING CLOSING

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 THE LIBRARY HANDBOOK
• YOU ARE ENTITLED TO A LIBRARY HANDBOOK THAT YOU
MAY DOWNLOAD FROM THE UNIVERSITY WEBSITE, UNDER
THE LIBRARY SECTION. THIS IS YOUR GUIDE TO USE THE
CHAPMAN LIBRARY
• THE LIBRARY HANDBOOK HAS BEEN SUMMARIZED INTO
THE ENSUING PRESENTATION.

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 THE LIBRARY HANDBOOK
RULES AND REGULATIONS
• BAGGAGE
• All baggage must be deposited with the library security, at its
entrance when accessing the library.
• You are responsible for any items you leave in your bag while deposited
at the security. It is advised that all valuables be removed from the bag
before handing it over at the security desk, as the library is not
responsible for the contents of any bag.
• You are to obtain a tag for your bag, which you are required to return as
proof of keeping for your bag.

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 THE LIBRARY HANDBOOK
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continuation)
• NOISEMAKING
• The library is a no-noise zone, mean for study and academic
discussions. As such there should be no noise making
whatsoever in the premises. The following are not allowed at
the library, to ensure a serene atmosphere for study.
• The use of phone, in making or receiving calls
• Noisy Footwear, announcing the wearer’s presences when walking
• Chatting, while walking to take a seat for your studies
• Discussion where loud arguments are made

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 THE LIBRARY HANDBOOK
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continuation)
• EATING AND DRINKING
• Due to the nature of our resources, food and drinks (including
water) are not allowed into the library.
• Water should be kept with baggage at the entrance
• Food are not allowed for keeping at the security or any other part of the
library
• Patrons are advised that if for medical reason the need to take in
anything while at the library, that appropriate arrangements be made
with library staff for this. Kindly see the librarian for this arrangement,
prior to bringing in any food or drinks to the library.

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 THE LIBRARY HANDBOOK
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continuation)
• MUTILATING OF LIBRARY BOOKS
• Library books are not to be thorn, folded or written into.
• The tearing of library books is an offense
• Folding of books are prohibited
• Writing or underlining books are not allowed.
• You are to leave books on the table when you finish with them. Do not
attempt to shelve them back as this would be done by the library staff.

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 THE LIBRARY HANDBOOK
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continuation)
• DRESS CODE
• The university has a dress code policy, which is also followed at
the library. Thus all dress banned on campus are not allowed
into the library.
• Please be mindful that you will be driven out if in a non-conforming
attire, at the library.

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 THE LIBRARY HANDBOOK
RULES AND REGULATIONS (Continuation)
• Other aspects of the Library Handbook should be obtained and
adhered to by all patrons (users) of the library. Please download
your copy from the Library section of the University Website.

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 CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARY
MATERIALS
FOLLOWING THE STANDARD
• LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION (LLC) SYSTEM
• All materials acquired by the library are calcified using the Library
of Congress Classification System, which is the standard for
education in the tertiary level. Other classification systems such
as the Dewey Decimal Classification (also called Dewey Decimal)
System, which is the organizing the contents of a library based on
the division of all knowledge into 10 groups with each group
assigned 100 numbers) are meant for lower levels such as
primary and secondary schools.

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 CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARY
MATERIALS
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LLC SYSTEM
• LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
• The Library of Congress Classification System divides knowledge
using alphabets and numbers. A summary table of the
classification is displayed next:

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CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARY
MATERIALS

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 CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARY
MATERIALS
A CLOSER LOOK AT THE LLC SYSTEM
• LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM
• So for example, a book belong to the nursing category will be put
under the R class.
• The sub classes, where categorizations are narrowed down to will
be observed with materials at the library. So with the given
example a book belonging to the nursing category may be further
narrowed to a sub category such as RC, which is Internal
Medicine.
• The call number is the unique label generated using the library of
congress classification to identify a particular book.
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CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARY
MATERIALS
Call Number Book it Represents

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 CLASSIFICATION OF LIBRARY
MATERIALS
LOOKING FOR A BOOK
• SHELVING
• All books have been shelved, arranging them from A-Z, in
accordance with the international standards. To locate a book,
you first need to know its call number. You may also browse to a
category of books (as in our example nursing books), by going
through that particular letter (in this example R), as have been
arranged on the shelves.
• The Chapman Library has two stack rooms, where books may be
located. There is the West Wing for books A-B and the East Wing
of books C-Z.
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 LIBRARY OPEN DAY EVENT
THEME - THE LIBRARY AND YOUR STUDIES
• WEDNESDAY FEBRUARY 26, 2020.
• The Library Open Day is an event that brings the Library and its
users together, to give a insight into what the library has for
these users.
• This year the theme is the Library and your studies. There focus
will be on what students can achieve with the library, in the
pursuit of an academic degree at the university.

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 LIBRARY NEWSLETTER – THE
2 EDITION
ND ORIENT
• AUGUST 2019 – JULY 2020
• There is a Newsletter for the library, known as the Orient.
• The Newsletter is mean to give students a general overview of
the library and what to expect that coming year.
• It presents the resources and services of the library, with some
library training and a schedule of library events for the academic
year.
• Copies of the Newsletter can be downloaded from the library
section of the university website.

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 LIBRARY NEWSLETTER – THE
2 EDITION
ND ORIENT
• AUGUST 2019 – JULY 2020
• There is a Newsletter for the library, known as the Orient.
• The Newsletter is mean to give students a general overview of
the library and what to expect that coming year.
• It presents the resources and services of the library, with some
library training and a schedule of library events for the academic
year.
• Copies of the Newsletter can be downloaded from the library
section of the university website.
• Pick up one from the Library’s Information and Security Desk.
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 LIBRARY BROCHURE
GENERAL EDITION
• AUGUST 2019 – JULY 2020
• The Library produces a brochure for each year, spelling out what
the Library is about. It gives all patron a coincide account of
resources and services as well as a summary of the library
policies and procedures.
• Obtain your copy of the current brochure from the library section
of the university website.
• You could also pick up a copy from the Library’s Information and
Security Desk.

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 DAILY ALERT
CONTINOUS PROVISION OF INFORMATION
• ABREAST WITH HAPPENINGS AROUD US.
• Daily, the library will be updating the university with an alert that
contains the following sections:
• Chapman Library
• National News – Education Section
• International News pick
• Newspaper Headlines for the day
• The Daily Alert will be sent via e-mails and on the university
website, from the library section.
• It is ready by 10:00am every week day.
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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
SERVICES
LIBRARY RESOURCES
The library has a number of resources listed as follows:
• Books
• Journals
• Magazines
• Newspapers
• Academic Publications
• Archive of university documents and events at CSUC
Resources are delivered via print and electronic means
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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
SERVICES
LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Books
• The Library boas of some ten thousand books, across disciplines
that are taught here at CSUC. These are in the category of
Accounting, Banking, Computer Science, Computer Programming,
Communication, Finance, Human Resource, Information
Technology, Marketing Medicine, Midwifery, Nursing, Physician
Assistance, Religion, Theology, etc.
• There are also general books for reading in various areas.

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
SERVICES
LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Books: Mode of Delivery
• You can have access to our library books, when you walk in to use
them
• However to browse through the collection the library provides an
Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC), which will assist you to
locate the book in the library. To use the OPAC, log in to
opac.csuc.edu.gh, from any internet browser.
• You should have a screen as the ensuing:

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
Search Box
SERVICES
Libraries to Search

Login (For campus

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
SERVICES
• Search Criteria
• This is how your search will be performed and it will be based on
the criteria that you specify.
• Other criteria are displayed in the extract below:

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
SERVICES
LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Books: Mode of Delivery (Continuation)
• The OPAC will give you the location of the book you may search,
on our shelves. When books are located, they can then be picked
up from the shelves.
• The OPAC may also be used to “Place a book on Hold”, where
books are reserved for a user. This may be so if the ready finds a
book via the OPAC, but may come to the library and find out the
book may have been borrowed between the time it was
identified and the time the user came to the library. You must be
a registered patron to use the system to reserve books. Kindly
check from the library on how you may use this service.
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LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Books: Mode of Delivery (Continuation)
• The library also has a few electronic versions of books in its
Virtual Library system. With this system, patrons can download
textbooks for their courses.
• Thus the CSUC Virtual library project is a collection of our books
that have been digitized.
• Access the Virtual Library from the Library section of the
university website.
• Contact the library if you need to have a particular book added to
the collection.
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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
SERVICES
LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Journals
• Journals give current information, about an academic subject. A
group of related journals are known as a database.
• The chapman library has an offline and online database
collections available to patrons.
• Offline collections can be access in the our reading rooms and
information commons (E-Library). Download a list of our current
print database from the library section of our university website.

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SERVICES
LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Journals (Continuation)
• Our online database as a subscription based service. The library
subscribes for the service mainly through the Consortium of
Academic and Research Libraries in Ghana (CARLIGH).
• Other online database subscription are also available, for patron
use.
• Online database are more dependable for research and various
literature assisted activities such as assignment and project
works.

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LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Journals (Continuation)
• The list of online database subscriptions can be accessed via the
library section of the university website, where patrons can
clicked on desired database and be redirected there to the
journals that make up that database. Currently, the university
subscribes to ten (10) of these databases with CARLIGH.
• The ensuing screen show some popular database subscribed to
by the university:

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SERVICES

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
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LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Journals (Continuation)
• Most of the database do not require the use of login credentials,
as they are made available via our campus networks. See the
librarian for any issues with usernames and passwords when
asked to provide such.

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
SERVICES
LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Magazines
• The library subscribes to a few magazines, in various academic
areas available in both print and electronic versions for patrons.
• You may view the current status of magazines from the library
section of the university website.
• Kindly contact the library for details on these.

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SERVICES
LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Newspapers
• The library subscribes to local newspapers as follows:
• Daily Graphic
• The Ghanaian Times
• The Pioneer
• Business and Financial Times
• Graphic Business
• Africa Watch Magazine

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
SERVICES
LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Academic Publications: Repository
• There are two main academic publications of the university and
these are:
• Faculty and Staff Publications
• Students’ Final Thesis and Dissertations
• Faculty and staff on campus have publications, which have been
accepted as an addition to knowledge by different journal
publishers, in different areas of study.
• At the of a student’s program here in the university, you are
usually required to construct a write-up (research work) in a
particular area of interest.
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LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Academic Publications
• All such publications are deposited into the university’s
repository and may be accessed by the anyone, for the purpose
of further research or acquisition of knowledge.
• To access the University Repository log on to ir.csuc.edu.gh and
have a screen like the one ensuing:

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SERVICES

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LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Academic Publications: Repository (Continuation)
• You may use the University Repository without the need to log in
with any credentials. Logging in is for those who work on the
repository, to update it.
• There are other university documentations such as handbooks,
brochures and archival documents that may be found at the
repository. You will find other documents of the library here as
well. Download your Library Handbook, Library Newsletter and
other library documents from the university repository.

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SERVICES
LIBRARY RESOURCES
• Academic Publications: Repository (Continuation)
• If you are a writer and could write something interesting for
inclusion in our repository, send such (together with your details)
to [email protected] and you will be contacted.

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
LIBRARY SERVICES SERVICES
In order to effective use the library resources, some
services are provided by the library as listed below:
• Personal Librarian Service
• Library Training Sessions
• Literature Assistance Services
• Research Assistance Services

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
SERVICES
LIBRARY SERVICES - PERSONAL LIBRARIAN
SERVICE
• Service provided under this is meant to give a patron a
university life-time assistance in information search and
use.
• Your personal library will help you throughout your stay
here at CSUC.
• Personal Librarians are assigned every year, so that each
student will have a different personal librarian in a year.

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LIBRARY SERVICES - SERVICES
PERSONAL LIBRARIAN SERVICE
(CONTINUATION)
• To know your personal librarian, kindly contact the
librarian. It is important that students show a need for a
personal library, otherwise they are not assigned one. Thus
even though you may be registered automatically to use
the library, you may not have a personal librarian.
• Personal librarians will help with information searching and
general library use. They will also take you through topics
that have been treated in training sessions if you need
further assistance.
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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
SERVICES
LIBRARY SERVICES - TRAINING SESSIONS
• The library organizes periodic training sessions for the
entire CSUC academic community.
• Students are organized into levels and departments for the
training sessions.
• A timetable, indicating the details of the training, can be
seen on campus notice boards and can also be downloaded
(in PDF) from the library section of the university website.

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
LIBRARY SERVICES - SERVICES
TRAINING SESSIONS
(CONTINUATION)
• Training sessions cover topics in the following major areas:
• Information Literacy
• Basic Computer Skills for Research
• Reference Tools for Research
• Academic Integrity

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
LIBRARY SERVICES - SERVICES
TRAINING SESSIONS
(CONTINUATION)
• Information Literacy (IL): IL seeks to give an overview of
how to search for information, in our contemporary world
of IT advancement and new discoveries.
• Basic Computing Skills for Research: This is meant to have a
hands on training on the use the computer in today’s
information search.

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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
LIBRARY SERVICES - SERVICES
TRAINING SESSIONS
• Reference Tools for Research: This training session
(CONTINUATION)
introduces patrons to three groups of software for research
as follows:
• Research Organization and Reference tools such as Zotero and
Mendeley.
• Research Data Analysis tools such as SPSS and the R Statistical
Software.
• Academic Integrity: This trainings session is mean to give
students an appreciation of academic integrity. Tools such
as Turnitin and Dupli Checker are used here.
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 LIBRARY RESOURCES AND
LIBRARY SERVICES - SERVICES
LITERATURE ASSISTANCE
• Literatures Assistance services is where the library assist
SERVICES
patrons with seeking relevant information sources for their
literature review. A step further is taken in giving patrons
direct literature, according to their needs and
requirements.
• To use our literature assistant service, kindly fill the online
form for this found at the library section of the university
website.

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LIBRARY SERVICES - SERVICES
RESEARCH ASSISTANCE SERVICES
• Literatures Assistance services provides patrons with their
research work, be them final thesis or staff publications, as
their needs and requirements may be.
• To use our research assistant service, kindly fill the online
form for this found at the library section of the university
website.

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 LIBRARY AUXILIARY SERVICES
DEFINITION
• Auxiliary Services are accessory services, that on a whole
contribute to your comfortable stay at CSUC. At the library,
auxiliary services include:
• Photocopying • Binding
• Printing • Type Setting
• Scanning • Video Editing
• Lamination
• Auxiliary Services come at a fee. Please consult the library
for details on this.
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 LIBRARY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
MEETING NEW GENERATIONAL NEEDS VIA SOCIAL MEDIA
• The world today has many who depend on Information
Technology tools for virtual all aspects of life.
• Indeed the world today is oiled by technology.
• An aspect of Technology on the rise is use of social media.
• To better serve our patrons, the library uses a variety of
social media tools in reaching out to patrons.
• Social media tools include Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and
WhatsApp.

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CONNECTING VIA WHATSAPP
• The library connects with different groups of patrons via
the WhatsApp platform.
• The library has commenced a WhatsApp training platform
for the entire CSUC community of workers and students.
The categories for students are as follows:

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 LIBRARY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
CONNECTING VIA WHATSAPP
• Library with Post Graduate Students
• Library with Undergraduate Students – Level 100
• Library with Undergraduate Students – Level 200
• Library with Undergraduate Students – Level 300
• Library with Undergraduate Students – Level 400
To join any of the groups, please send a message to
0243223022.

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 LIBRARY AND SOCIAL MEDIA
STAFF AT THE CHAPMAN LIBRARY

LIBRARIAN ASSISTANT LIBRARIAN CATALOGUER

IT MANAGER USER SERVICES / REFERENCE SECRETARIAL

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THANK YOU