Continuing Education unit Central Library Periodic meeting of branch libraries

The Continuing Education Unit was held on Monday, 10/10/2022, under the auspices and supervision of the Central Library's Secretary-General, Mr Ali Muhair Karim, and in the presence of the technical unit directors. The following topics were discussed during the meeting.

1- Adoption of the digital library system in branch libraries in accordance with the orders of Basra University's recognized President.

2- Adopting an electronic cataloging system (Koha) to harmonize the systems used in our university libraries.

3- Emphasis on attending specialized courses and seminars, rather than those given by the central library for librarians working in branch libraries.

4- Emphasis on using the Dewey Decimal Classification to categorize sources and books in sub-libraries.

5- Sending specialist committees of central library librarians to branch libraries to train employees, overcome barriers, and provide advice.

6- Handling damaged, lost, or obsolete books in branch libraries.

Due to a dearth of specialized cadres working in their libraries, the university presidency approached the provision of a number of library specialists in branch libraries.