LAGOS STATE POLYTECHNIC LIBRARY Sagamu Road, Ikorodu, P.M.B. 1007 Ikorodu, Lagos State.

LIBRARY GUIDE

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CONTENT

 Foreword i  Library Floor Map ii  Library Organogram iii  Introduction 1  Opening Hours 2  Eligibility to Use the Library 2  Admission into the Library 3  Registration Procedure 3 - 4  Borrowing of Library Materials 5  Penalties on Late Return of Books 6  Damaged Library Materials 6  Library Collections and their Locations 7 – 8  Arrangement of Books on the shelves 8 - 10  Section in the Library and the Services Rendered 11 – 12  General reading Room 13  How Materials can be Accessed with Ease in the Library 13 - 15  Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) 15 - 17  Other Vital Services 17 - Dissertation / Project 17 - Bindery 17 - Past Questions 18  Photocopying Service Unit 18  Branch Libraries 19 - Isolo Campus Library 19 - Surulere Campus Library 20  Library Rules and Regulations 20 - 21  Professionals and Paraprofessionals (Staff list) 22

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FOREWORD

The Library of any tertiary institution is a distinct intellectual centre.

All other activities within the Polytechnic revolve around the Library: teaching, learning and research which are the basis for the establishment of a citadel of learning.

To enable new students to settle down quickly to independent study activities, the Library orientation lecture is usually given within the first few days of resumption. However, not all new students are present for this very important contact programme. Hence this Guide.

The Guide contains all information you need to know about the library: opening hours, access to resources, location of these resources, services rendered by the staff, the rules, regulations and conduct guiding proper use of library books, journals, computer systems etc. Why not visit the library and enter into the world of knowledge? Whether you are a fresh student or returning, this guide will be an invaluable tool to exploiting the vast resources of LASPOTECH library system.

The Polytechnic Libraries at Ikorodu, Isolo and Surulere join the rest of the Polytechnic to formally welcome all new staff and students to the Lagos State Polytechnic.

Happy reading.

Polytechnic Librarian

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INTRODUCTION

The Lagos State Polytechnic Library commenced operation at Isolo on 3rd March, 1978 in one of the classrooms at Management Block.

The library was started with the acquisition of 882 titles in the areas of Technology, Mathematics and Management from the then British Council Library.

On 21st May 1986, two branch libraries at Surulere and Ikosi campuses began operations. As a result of the Lagos State Polytechnic movement to a permanent campus at Ikorodu, the main library was therefore moved to Ikorodu campus.

Like all academic libraries, the Lagos State Polytechnic Library is the pivot on which all academic activities in the Polytechnic Institution are hinged and it is vital to the academic needs of users in many ways:

- It enables you take maximum advantage of the available library resources and services. - Helps you to develop a life long learning skill for research and private works as well as - Helps you to develop reading skills not only for functional but for recreational purposes.

The Lagos State Polytechnic operates in three campuses viz: Ikorodu, Isolo and Surulere and each of these campuses has its own library. The main Library is located in the library complex at Ikorodu campus of the Polytechnic.

The main Library coordinates all the activities of the various unit, divisions and other branch libraries.

All the campuses provide seating accommodation for up to 3000 readers.

The total collection in the Polytechnic library at the three campuses is about 450,000 volumes including journals and other special collections.

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OPENING HOURS

During Session Monday – Friday 8.00a.m. - 8.00p.m Saturdays and Sundays 9.00 a.m. - 6.00p.m Environmental Saturday 12.00noon - 6.00p.m.

During Vacation Monday – Friday 8.00 a.m. - 6.00p.m. Saturday 8.00a.m. - 6.00p.m. Sunday and Public Holidays - Closed

ELIGIBILITY TO USE THE LIBRARY No person may make use of the Library until he has registered and has been issued with a library ticket. Admission to and use of the library is restricted to registered users only.

The following are eligible to be registered as readers in the Polytechnic Library; with the privileges of borrowing books and making use of reference materials.

a) Members of Lagos State Polytechnic Governing Council b) Members of Academic Staff of the Polytechnic as well as eligible senior members of Administrative and Technical Staff. c) Full Time Registered Students of the Lagos State Polytechnic

The following may use the library for reference only:

(a) Alumni of the Polytechnic and any other outsiders may be permitted to use the library on a temporary basis for purpose of study and reference only by the Polytechnic Librarian. (b) Part-Time students of the Lagos State Polytechnic

ADMISSION INTO THE LIBRARY

At the entrance of the Library, students are required to show their library tickets to the Porter on duty, who will check it to ensure that they are registered members of the

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Library and that their cards are current. Without the library tickets students will not be allowed into the library.

Bags, umbrellas and other personal effects must be dropped at the cloak.

Valuable items should however be removed from the bag before dropping at the cloak. The library will not be responsible for any loss of library users’ personal effect.

REGISTRATION PROCEDURES

1. All students, academic and other eligible senior staffs are expected to register in the library on admission and appointment, respectively. 2. All newly admitted students must undergo the compulsory library orientation before they are registered in the library. 3. Registration of students takes place at the Circulation desk immediately, after the library orientation. 4. Students must collect registration cards at the circulation desk. Students who fail to complete library registration formalities during the exercise may not enjoy borrowing facilities. 5. Students must present their admission letters and receipts for payment of school fees before being issued with library registration card. 6. Student should complete the registration card and give to his Head of Department for endorsement. 7. The endorsed card should be returned to the circulation desk in the library with students’ passport photograph. A library ticket will thereafter be issued to the student by the circulation librarian. 8. For freshers, the following items are required for library registration:  Clearance form from the school  Payment receipt(s)  2 recent passport photographs  Registration number Registration is done at the beginning of each session for all students. To renew your library registration, you need to produce:  Your old library ticket  School fees payment receipt(s)  Confirmation of your studentship by your HOD

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Library Complex at Ikorodu Campus

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Shown below are samples of Library Registration card and ticket:

THE LIBRARY THE LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION LAGOS STATELAGOS POLYTECHNIC STATE POLYTECHNIC (By Head of Department) REGISTRATION CARD Reg. No: ------I certify that Mr/Mrs/Miss:------SURNAME (In Capital):------is a student of this Department, and is eligible

Personal Names:------to borrow books from the Library Department: ------School:------Course: ------Lagos Address: ------Signed:------Home Address: ------I wish to be registered as a borrower in the LSP Library Position Held:------for the current session I agree to obey all Library rules Date:------and regulations.

Signed:------Date:------Library Registration Card Library Registration Card (Front page) (Back Page)

LAGOS STATE POLYTECHNIC This is to certify that the bearer whose L STUDENT LIBRARY CARD picture appears on this card is a bonafide registered Library User. NAME:------REG NO.:------This card is not transferable,

DEPARTMENT:------Please if found return to the Polytechnic EXPIRES ON:------Library Ikorodu Sign. Polytechnic Librarian SIGNATURE:------NEXT OF KIN:------This card admits to the LASPOTECH Libraries ADDRESS:------

Library Card/Ticket Library Card/Ticket (Front Page) (Back Page)

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BORROWING OF LIBRARY MATERIALS

(a) Regular Loan - A full-time student is entitled to borrow two books for a period of two weeks. While a staff is entitled to borrow two books for a period of one month. (b) Short Loan (Reserve books) - Books can be recommended by lecturers to be placed on reserve. These books can be borrowed on a short term loan. Any library user is eligible to borrow one reserve book for a period of two hours, renewable thereafter if no other reader has requested for the book. Reserve books are to be read within the library. (c) Week-end Loan - Books on reserve can be borrowed for the weekend. Weekend loans starts from 5.00pm on Saturdays in each of the three libraries. Reserve books borrowed for the weekend must be returned by 9.00am prompt on the following Monday. A fine of #20.00 per hour shall be charged for lateness in returning reserved books. Recall i. Any library book or material loaned out may be recalled at anytime if need arises. It must be returned promptly on the day requested. Failure to comply with such a request is an infringement of library rules and regulations and shall be dealt with accordingly. ii. All books should be returned to the library before going on vacation or recess. (d) Reference Materials - Periodicals, Journals and books stamped “Reference” are regarded as Reference materials and must be used strictly in the library. (e) Renewals - Any library book, when borrowed, may be renewed provided the book is not in demand or had not been put on reserve for another reader. For renewal, the book has to be returned to the assistant at the circulation desk who will check and re-issue it. (f) Overdue Books - All borrowers must return materials as and at when due. No borrower will be allowed to borrow any book if an overdue tag is already attached to his borrower’s card and not until the overdue book is returned. Borrowers, who persistently return materials late, will have their library privileges withdrawn.

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PENALTIES ON LATE RETURN OF BOOKS 1. Regular Loans - Books borrowed under the regular loan system which are not returned on the date due shall attract a fine of #20.00 per day. 2. Short and Weekend Loan - Books charged out under the short and weekend loans system which are not returned at the specific hour shall attract a fine of #20.00 per hour. Note: Any full-time student who has borrowed the total number of books to which he is entitled is still eligible to borrow reserve books either on the short- term loan or on the weekend loan. 3. Reservation - A borrower may reserve any book that is on loan by completing reservation slip to be collected from the Circulation Desk. When the book is available, notice will be on the Library Notice Board to inform the intended borrower. The book will be held only for one day after the notice has been pasted. If the borrower who requested for it does not call after a days notice, the book shall be given to the next person on the reserve list or returned to the regular shelf. 4. Damaged Library Material - If a borrower damages any library material he will have to pay the estimated cost of repair (if possible) but not exceeding the current cost with 10% administrative handling charges of the material. At times, the defaulter is allowed to buy the exact replacement if he can. 5. Lost Materials i. If a borrower looses a library material he will have to pay the current price which will be determined from the appropriate library sources. ii. In addition, ordering and processing fees shall be charged on all lost materials which is usually 10% of the price of the lost item. iii. When lost item has been paid for, the overdue fines will be dropped. iv. If a borrower locates an item after these charges have been paid, the borrower may keep the item. The library will not refund the money paid for the lost materials. Please note that the privileges to borrow from and use the library will be denied to users who fail to clear outstanding charges. If such charges remain outstanding by the end of the session in which they are incurred, the Polytechnic Librarian will make recommendations for further action to the appropriate committee of the Polytechnic.

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Reading Room at the Ground Floor

LIBRARY COLLECTIONS AND THEIR LOCATIONS

Materials that can be found in the main library consist of textbooks, journals, magazines, newspapers, government documents, special collections, reference materials, past projects/dissertation, past questions, e-resources on all disciplines and inaugural lectures series. All these are materials that have been acquired based on the Polytechnic curriculum. General collections in the following disciplines with their subject reference materials are housed in the reading room at the ground floor: 1. Engineering 2. Environmental Sciences 3. Social Sciences

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Circulation Desk at the First Floor

While the following General Collections with their reference materials are also housed at the reading room at the first floor: 1. Agricultural Technology 2. Mass Communication 3. Hotel Management 4. Leisure Management and Tourism 5. Applied Sciences 6. Technology General encyclopedias are arranged on the low cubicle opposite the Circulation desk.

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Reference Section at the Ground Floor

The reference materials such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, bibliographies, handbooks and manuals, yearbooks and directories, atlases and gazetteers, are arranged by type and within each type by call marks. These books are marked “NOT FOR LOAN” on their inside covers since reference materials cannot be borrowed but can only be consulted in the library.

The Current Journals The current Journals in all disciplines are displayed on the display racks directly opposite the Circulation desk, with the backset of the journals displayed on the shelves at the extreme end of the serials unit against the wall.

The Past Question papers and Newspapers These are arranged on the low cubicle opposite the serial librarian’s desk.

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Inaugural Lecture Series These are shelved at the serials section on the shelves at the extreme end of the unit, against the wall.

Reserved Collections These collections are placed behind the circulation desk. It houses core titles that are in short supply but on high and constant demand by users. This is to ensure that all readers have equal chance of reading them.

Some expensive or rare books are also withdrawn from the open shelves and placed on reserve. Books are sometimes placed on reserve at the request of lecturers for consultation by their students or at the discretion of the Polytechnic Librarian. Books here can be requested for by filling in the appropriate register, the author and title of the books, the borrowers name, signature, time out and time returned.

ARRANGEMENT OF BOOKS ON THE SHELVES In each of the reading room, books are arranged on the shelves according to their subject classification, each subject being represented by one or two letters of the alphabet in accordance with the library of congress (LC) Classification Scheme with some numbers e.g. S – Agriculture, TP - Chemical Engineering. See the synopsis of Library of Congress classification scheme below:

Library of Congress Classification Scheme

AZ - History of Scholarship and Learning B - Philosophy, Psychology CT - Biography D - History DA - History of Great Britain DK - History of Russia DT - History of Africa E - American History G - Geography GB - Physical Geography GE - Environmental Science GF - Human Ecology, Anthropology

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GT - Manners and Customs GV - recreation, Leisure H - Social Science HA - Statistics HB - Economics HC - Economic Geography HD - Management HE - Urban Planning, Public Transport PN - Literature PR - English Literature PS - American Literature Q - General Science QA - Mathematics QB - Astronomy QC - Physics QD - Chemistry QE - Geology QH - Biology QK - Botany RA - Biochemistry RC - Communicable diseases RD - Speech Disorder RG - Contraception RJ - Pediatrics RM - Pharmacology S - Agricultural Science SB - Horticulture SD - Forestry SF - Livestock SH - Aquaculture, Fisheries, Hunting, Sport T - Technology TA - Civil HF - Accountancy, Advertising HG - Banking and Finance HJ - Taxation

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HM - Sociology HQ - The Family, Marriage, Women HT - Urban Planning Policy HV - Socio Pathology, Criminology J - Political Science K - Law LB - Theory and Practice of Education LC - Educational Psychology M - Music N - Fine Art NA - Architecture/Landscape NB - Sculpture NC - Graphical Design ND - Printing NK - Textile and Design NX - Culture P - Planning PA - Philology, Greek Language, Latin Language PC - Roman PE - English PL - Language of Asia, Africa TC - Mechanics TD - Chemistry for Environmental Science TE - Traffic Engineering TF - Power System Engineering TH - Quantity Surveying, Building Technology TJ - Mechanical Engineering and Machinery TK - Electrical Engineering, Electronics, Nuclear Engineering TL - Motor Vehicle, Aeronautics, Astronautics TN - Mining Engineering, Metallurgy TP - Chemical Engineering TR - Photography TS - Manufacturing Technology TT - Woodwork Decorative Z - Librarianship

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SECTIONS IN THE LIBRARY AND THE SERVICES RENDERED

The followings are the sections available in the Library: 1. Acquisition Section - The Acquisition section is in charge of Library Stock development. It seeks and enjoys the cooperation of Academic staff as well as students in its crucial task of stock building. Recommended titles for acquisition are usually forwarded to the Acquisition Librarian with approval from the Polytechnic Librarian.

2. Technical Section - The Cataloguing section takes care of getting the library materials ready for use of the library patrons by processing, cataloguing and classifying the materials. This section is “OUT OF BOUND” to non library staff.

3. Circulation Section - This section is in charge of Circulation of library materials. It oversees the general reading area as well as the open access collection. Registration of users, borrowing and returning of books and other materials are carried out at this section. The Circulation Librarian and Library Assistants are always around to assist you with all of these activities. This section is an image maker of the Library.

The Main Circulation Desk

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4. Reference Section - The reference section provides reference services to staff, students and researchers. The reference section is headed by a Reference Librarian whose duty is to assist readers in getting information from the Library resources for study, research and teaching. This section renders the following services: a) Provides answers to specific enquiries b) Instructs readers on the use of the library and the catalogues, abstracts, indexes and local and Foreign University calendars. c) Guides users in locating materials d) Conducts an extensive literature search for library users with research of project proposals and e) Provides inter-Library Services by issuing Letters of Introduction to registered members of the library to use other libraries when required materials are not available in this library.

5. Serials Section - The Serials section contains current and back issues of both foreign and local journals, magazines, newspapers, special collections such as Government publications, Inaugural Lecture Series, Rare books and other significant collections. To consult any journal, the reader must first consult the Serials Librarian who will check the Kardex in order to obtain the call mark and to know the holdings of the journal. Newspapers can also be read in this section of the library. After the materials have been received the reader is expected to register his name in the Serials Register on the type of materials to be consulted e.g. journal, or any other document and submit his library ticket. After use, he should sign off and retrieve his library ticket before leaving the section.

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Serials Unit

6. E-Library - The electronic library of the Polytechnic is located at the main library complex of the institution. Here, library users have access to a wide variety of electronic resources (online repositories, online databases, e-journal sites etc) where they can get information to assist them in their academic researches (projects and assignments). The facility has 90 workstations, 36 of which are reserved for lecturers. With the e-Library, library users have biggest advantage of doing research online with immediate accessibility to information and access to huge databases in various fields. Online research also gives the researcher the advantage of being able to follow a hunch and look up information on the fly. The information can later be verified or discredited when researched in greater depth.

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E-Library for staff & Students

7. General Reading Room - The General Reading Room is located by the entrance of the main library complex at Ikorodu campus. The room is 143 sq. meters and accommodates about 96 (ninety-six) library users. This reading room is created to accommodate more students especially during the peak periods i.e. examination period, when the available space in the library might not be enough for library users. Moreover, the reading room serves as an area where students can hold discussions so as not to disturb other library users. Library materials cannot be used at this reading room.

HOW MATERIALS CAN BE ACCESSED WITH EASE IN THE LIBRARY The only way by which library materials can best be accessed and retrieve with ease is by using the library catalogue. A library catalogue is a finding list of books and other materials available in the Library. It follows therefore that no meaningful use of the resources in the library can be attained without an understanding of the Library catalogue. The following Library catalogues are available in the Library: - Manual Catalogue: Consists of “3 by 5” cards which contain information about each and every book in the library. The catalogue consists of Author, title and subject cards for every book The Author and Title cards are arranged together in alphabetical order from A – Z thus forming the Author/Title catalogue and the subject cards are also arranged in alphabetical order.

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Manual Catalogue

Author/Title Catalogue: This is an alphabetical listing of all books and related materials (except serials) in the library according to their authors and/or titles. The author of a publication may be a person or a corporate body while the former can be traced under his surname, a corporate body like institutions, societies, government can be traced by the first word of its name without A, An, or The. Where the authors are more than three or the authors name is not known, such book can be traced using its title. A reader can therefore locate a Library book by its author/s or title. The Authors Corporate name and title entries are inter-filed or arranged together in the Author/Title Catalogue in an alphabetical order. This approach allows a reader to easily identify all the works of a given author and the different edition (if any) of the works held in the Library. Below are samples of Author/Title Card, Corporate Author Card and Subject Card

HF Chryssides, George AUTHOR Essentials of Business Ethics/George Chryssides, John Kaler. – New York, McGraw-Hill, 1996.XI.,201p.:illus.25cm Main entryISBN: Card Author/Title0-07-707856 -X i. Business Ethics ii. Kaler, John H iii. Title

38504/05

Author Card

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HF ICAN Examinations 5001 Business Management; questions and I 2 answers. Compiled by I. E. Johnson 1985 Algeria, Evans, 1985

128p; 24cm

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Corporate Author Card

HF Commodity trade of the third 1413 world. Edited by Cheryl Payer C58 (London) Macmillan, 1975

192P. 22cm

1. Developing area – Produce trade 2. Developing areas – Commerce 3. Developing areas – Raw materials Payer, Cheryl 1940 8682/3 3814/5 Title Card

HF Management - Purchasing 5437 Purchasing and Supply Management: With 50 .A3 Supply Chain Cases/Michiel R. Leenders .P8 P. Fraster Johnson., Anna E. Flynn, Harold E. Fearon – 13th ed. – New York; McGraw-Hill, 2006. XIX, 564p.: illus;23cm ISBN: 0-07—111738-5

1. Management – Purchasing 2. Management- Supply i. Lenders Michiel R. ii. Johnson P. Fraster iii. Flynn Anna E iv. Fearon Marold E. v. Title

37514/5

Sample of Subject Card

Subject Catalogue The Library has simplified the retrieval process by classifying books according to the subjects they treat, this catalogue is an alphabetical listing of all the subjects covered by the books and related materials (except Serials) in the Library. Books and other related

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materials on a given subject are found listed under the appropriate subject headings and arranged alphabetically by author or by title where there is no author.

Thus, a reader who does not have a particular author or title in mind but wants to write a paper on a given subject with which he is not quite familiar with is advised to use the subject approach. All subject entries are arranged in the Catalogue in an alphabetical order to enable a reader see at a glance, the books that are available in the library on a particular subject. Note the sample of the subject catalogue above.

AUTOMATED CATALOGUE

ONLINE PUBLIC ACCESS CATALOGUE (OPAC)

The Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) is at the Circulation Desk, it is an automated catalogue on which all the Library data base are inputted. Accessing Library materials through the OPAC is faster and easier than through manual catalogue. Koha is the software on which the Lagos State Polytechnic Library database runs.

Users’ Access Guide to Koha To Access the Library materials using koha, follow the steps below:

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Step 1: Click on the OPAC interface in the circulation desk Step 2: Input your USERNAME and PASSWORD given to you in the library Step 3: Click on Login Step 4: Type the title or the Author of the material you want and click on search. You can search by Title, Keyword, Subject, Author, Editor etc Step 5: Click on Checkout to borrow the material.

OTHER VITAL SERVICES

DISSERTATION/PROJECTS The Library receives a copy of every student’s project being part of which the institution awards a diploma. These projects can only be consulted by students, for few hours, but patrons are not allowed to copy the projects verbatim. The projects can be collected at the serials section. To collect the project, the patron should drop his/her library ticket with the library staff and complete the necessary documents.

BINDERY

Bindery Unit

There is a mini-bindery which services all the branches of the Polytechnic Library. The Bindery does all the binding of back issues of journals, magazines, newspapers and

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carries out basic repairs on library books and booklets. It also does the spiral binding of documents and binding of students projects at a stipulated amount.

PHOTOCOPYING SERVICES UNIT

Photocopying Unit

Photocopying is part of the services rendered by the library and is being effected under the following guide: - N5.00 per print for non-official documents - Requests for photocopying regarding the above category of materials should be directed to the staff on duty in the photocopying room. - Users are requested to bring the exact amount of money required to avoid delays. - Patrons should please request for a receipt.

Priorities Photocopying will be done according to the following priorities:

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a) Internal requests from the library b) Requests from other departments c) Requests from individuals

Hours of Service Staffs at the photocopying unit are normally available between 9.00a.m. – 4.00p.m. (Monday – Friday.) A same day service is usually available provided work is handed over to the staff at the photocopying unit not later than 2.00p.m. Monday – Friday.

PAST QUESTIONS Past question papers on each examination conducted in the institution are sent to the library for spiral binding and thereafter made available to the library patrons. This can be requested for at the serials section of the library.

BRANCH LIBRARIES As noted earlier, the main Library at Ikorodu with the two branch libraries at Isolo and Surulere form the Lagos State Polytechnic library systems.

(A) ISOLO CAMPUS LIBRARY

Isolo Campus Library

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Lagos State Polytechnic, formerly Lagos State College of Science and Technology came into functional existence on 2nd October, 1977. On 3rd March, 1978, the Library began loans operation in one of the classrooms of the Management Block at Isolo, the only campus of the institution at the time. Gradually, it expanded to occupy the whole upper floor and half of the ground floor of the block now Library Block: it occupies a total floor of 1320.566 sq.m. Later, the Ikorodu campus was established as the main campus of the institution and the main library came into being at the campus. The Isolo campus library consists of books, journals, reference materials and other collections which cater mostly for disciplines in Business and Management Studies. The Library also caters for part- time and regular students of the Lagos State Polytechnic. The library is headed by a Professional Librarian.

(B) SURULERE CAMPUS LIBRARY

Entrance to Surulere Campus Library

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The School of Part-time Studies (Day) Surulere was established in 2004. It started with the National Diploma (ND) in 2004/2005 session with three departments namely: Accountancy, Business Studies and Banking and Finance. In 2005, the Higher National Diploma (HND) programme began in the following departments: Business Administration, Banking and Finance, Accountancy, Computer Science and Marketing. National Diploma in Computer Science started the same year. The decision to set up the library was reached in 2008 to provide information services in support of the teaching and research needs of the school. In 2011, there was a call for the creation of more departments in the school which brought about the establishment of National Diploma in Marketing. The library is located behind the Director’s office. It consists of two large halls which are designated as reading rooms for students and lecturers.

Porters Desk Surulere

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Reading Room Area Surulere Library

LIBRARY RULES AND REGULATIONS The following rules and regulations are applicable to all categories of users and must be observed at all Lagos State Polytechnic Libraries.  All readers must enter and leave the Library through the main entrance  Readers must produce their current library tickets at the entry point for verification by the Porters before they can enter and use the Library.  Silence must be maintained at all times, in and around the library. Therefore GSM handset must be switched off before entering the library.  Personal belongings such as bags, brief cases, folders, umbrellas, cameras etc. must be deposited at the cloak behind the Porters desk at OWNERS RISK.  Readers must submit themselves to search at the exit point.  No library material (book, pamphlet, and journal) must be folded, defaced, torn or damaged in anyway. Readers are held responsible for damages of books in their care and may be required to replace or pay for damaged materials.  Loss of library materials in a readers care must be reported to the Library, the reader may be required to replace or pay for such lost materials.

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 Actions that can result in damage to library buildings, equipment, furniture or materials are forbidden.  Smoking, eating, drinking and use of naked light including candles are strictly forbidden in the Library.  Sleeping or reservation of seats is not allowed in the Library.  Stealing library materials is absolutely prohibited. Apprehended culprits would be expelled from the Polytechnic.  All borrowed materials should be returned as and at when due.  Fighting or use of derogatory or offensive language against other library users or library staff/officers is forbidden.  Staff and students who are leaving the Polytechnic finally, are required to clear themselves in the Library.

The Polytechnic Librarian is empowered to suspend or withdraw the library privileges from users who contravene these rules and regulations, and may report offenders to the appropriate authority for appropriate sanction(s).

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