Liwa College, LC, has established an adequate library at two campuses (Abu Dhabi & Al Ain). The purpose of LC library is to provide students, faculty, and staff with information resources, services, and advanced infrastructural facilities, required to support the educational programs. LC library provides modern facilities and equipment for all its users. Around 200 users can be present in one time in stack and reading area of the library Abu Dhabi campus library and fifty users can be accommodated at Al Ain campus library. The circulation and reference desks are available just inside the entrances. LC library provides Internet facilities to all its users. 

Library Holdings

LC library provides adequate library collection, including books, periodicals, databases, and other learning resources in both traditional and electronic forms to support the educational research and academic programs.

1. Printed Resource: Reference Books, Periodicals, and Faculty Research Publications.

2. Electronic Resources: LC library subscribes to the four commercial databases, EBSCO, GALE, Al Manhal, and E book central.

3. Textbook: Library provides E-textbooks and Print textbooks for all subject areas. The textbooks are from international level multi-publishers.

Library Staff and Contact

Library Working Schedules (Abu Dhabi and Al Ain)

LRC General Rules and Policies

For the smooth and systematic operation of the libraries, in coordination with different stakeholders, the library has designed the below Policies and Procedures,

1. LRC Code of Conduct Policy
2. LRC Collection Acquisition Policy
3. LRC Collection Circulation & Use Policy
4. LRC e-Resources Usage Policy
5. LRC Reproduction & Copyright Policy
6. LRC Collection Weeding Policy

The complete details of the policies are available in the below link,

Library Policies and Procedures

External Agreements

LC libraries have an agreement to the Abu Dhabi University library to enable the inter-library loan services, article requests, and library space usage.

Scope of Agreement

1. Use of library facilities including reading spaces, reference services, and internet
2. Interlibrary loan including books and articles from printed journals.
3. Collaboration in library staff professional development programs
4. Access to databases while users are physically on campus.
5. Sharing the best practices to stakeholders in areas of mutual interest
6. Annual meeting between the institution library heads to discuss the matters of mutual interest and the operation of this MoU

Cross Campus Borrowing Procedures

The LC library user can borrow the reference books from the other LC library (Abu Dhabi and Al Ain) if the books/s are not available in own campus library. The below mentioned are the procedures.

• Check the required book/s availability through OPAC or from the library circulation desk.
• If the books are not available, please request the same from the librarian.
• Librarian to co-ordinate with each other to avail the book to the students.
• The books can be issued and returned in KOHA by the requested library.
• Once the book/s is available on campus through internal shuttle, the user will receive an email or call from the librarian.
• The user should collect the book within three days once the user gets the call from the library.
• A user can hold the book according to the library borrowing policy.
• The books can be returned on their own library.