Accession of Library Material
When
the library receives books, CD’s, audio-visual
material and other non-book material in the library, the
material is entered in the printed accession register
and sent to the Processing Department.
Cataloging and Processing
The Cataloging / Processing Department is responsible for
adding new materials for the cataloging and preparing
them for the shelves.
The Cataloging area serves the IBA community by adding
and updating the bibliographical records. These include
records for books, serials, and audio-visual material.
The Library uses the Dewy Decimal Classification
(DDC) scheme and L.C. cutter mark system as author mark
for the classification of all library material.
Processing
area
The Processing area is responsible for preparing all
cataloged material for the shelves. This involves adding
call number labels, stamping, embossing, inserting
security strips, and adding gift plates. This area also
assumes responsibility for repairing damaged material.
Repair techniques include spine rebinding, text and
loose page reattachment, corner reinforcing, adding
T-pockets for loose materials, and creating protective
encasements for fragile material.
Organization of Library Materials
The IBA Libraries have more than
30,000 volumes in Business Management, Economics,
Accounting, Marketing, Human Resource Management,
Finance, Statistics, and Banking related fields. Its
collection also includes back issues of the various
international and national scholarly journals,
periodicals and magazines for the faculty, students and
researchers. A very important part of the library
collection is the publications of the Government of
Pakistan, serials and reports.
The Library is subscribing to more than 80
scholarly journals on various subjects in the print
format for the faculty, students and researchers. The
current journals are on the display racks and back
issues of the same journals are in the store room, and
all journals have been arranged in alphabetical order.
Shelves
Arrangement
The library books are
arranged on the shelves by Dewey Decimal Classification
(DDC) system. The DDC has divided the entire scope of
knowledge into 10 broad classes beginning with 000 and
ending 900. The library has an open access system for
library users, so that they can find and locate their
desired book(s) on the shelves easily.
Information Technology
The
Information Technology Department is responsible for all
aspects of technology in the Library.
Information
Technology provides the technical support to the staff
of the Library for computer lab, equipped with 20
workstations, and 5 staff systems. The department is
also responsible for the Library Automation System (LMS),
and authentication system for access to electronic
resources.
