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WELCOME TO ADUN LIBRARY

ADUN Library, now Emeritus Professor Augustine Esogbue Library, is an important educational center of Admiralty University of Nigeria (ADUN) centrally situated at the North-East angle of the University main campus and directly opposite the Faculty of Science complex. The Library is driven by the need to "provide users the bedrock to 'Learn, Explore and Connect' in ways that promote excellence in their academic pursuit." 

  


The University Library is fully air-conditioned and unlimited internet connectivity is provided to staff and students. The University Library has volumes of information resources (print and non-print) in all the courses offered in the University and other areas of human and societal knowledge. Click here - ADUN Library Databases to discover millions of scholarly works cutting across various disciplines.

The Library has adopted the KOHA ILS (Library Software) for the effective retrieval of information, management of users and resources in the library. With two Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) stations at the Circulation Area, users are able to search through the library’s catalogue. The e-section of the University Library is equipped with computers running on the Thin Client framework providing users access to electronic resources (books, journals, etc).

LIBRARY OPENING HOURS 

The Library is opened for users six days in a week and the hours are as stated below:

Mondays – Fridays      -           8:00am – 9:00pm 
Saturdays                     -           12:00noon – 06:00pm

 

LIBRARY SERVICES

Services rendered in the Library are accessible only to registered users and are tailored to satisfy their information needs. The services of the University Library are clearly represented in the radial cycle below: 


 1.    Readers’ Services

2.      Literacy and Personal Development Programmes

a.  Computer Literacy/Appreciation

b.  Library Literacy (including GST Lectures)

c.  Book Club/Personal Development Activities 

3.      Reference Services 

4.      Current Awareness Services

 

5.      Internet Service

6.      Lending Service

7.      Reprographic and Print Services

 LIBRARY REGISTRATION

All members of the University as may be defined in the Statutes are qualified to register. The 3 main Categories of Library Users are Students, Academic Staff and Non-Academic Staff.

If you are a student/staff and would love to register with the library,
Click to fill Online Registration Form here.

Upon completion, please visit the University Library for verification and collection of your Borrowers tickets/ID.


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