{"id":3235,"date":"2024-02-28T07:50:58","date_gmt":"2024-02-28T07:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ksu.ac.ke\/?page_id=3235"},"modified":"2025-11-25T11:10:52","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T11:10:52","slug":"library-sections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ksu.ac.ke\/index.php\/library-sections\/","title":{"rendered":"Library Sections"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3235\" class=\"elementor elementor-3235\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d22361e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"d22361e\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d30f320 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d30f320\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ba5886b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Library Sections<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4790ab1 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"4790ab1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-66c9cda elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"66c9cda\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>A library is an establishment that allows its members and those of affiliated institutions to utilize its collection of books and maybe other materials and media<\/strong><strong>. <\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dd7a7e3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dd7a7e3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The KSUC Library offers digital (soft copies) and physical (hard copies) resources. It can be a physical site, a virtual environment, or both.<\/p><p>It has multiple sections, including the following:<\/p><p><b><u>Circulation Section<\/u><\/b><\/p><p>This is a section in the library that provides circulation of documents to the users of the library. This section acts as a bridge between users and books. The following tasks are performed by this section: <em>Location, virtual space, or both<\/em><\/p><ul><li>Membership Registration.<\/li><li>Issue\/Return.<\/li><li>Reserve\/Renewal.<\/li><li>Overdue fine Collection<\/li><\/ul><p>Alert services such as overdue, collect notice, etc<\/p><p><b><u>E-Library Section<\/u><\/b><\/p><p>This section enables clients to have access to e-resources from authorized databases to which the university has subscribed. Referencing and research tools are also available. It is located on the ground floor of the building.<\/p><p><b><u>Reserve Section<\/u><\/b><\/p><p>This section houses books, which are in demand and limited in copies. Also, in-process books and newly acquired books. It adopts the \u201cclose shelf system\u201d.<\/p><p><b><u>Technical Section<\/u><\/b><\/p><p>This section is at Ground Floor and is responsible for processing procured information resources and acts as a bridge between the Acquisition and Circulation Sections. This section classifies the documents, catalogs them, and finally sends these books for display in the New Arrivals Display area for 7 days. After one week, the displayed documents are then placed on the bookshelves.<\/p><p><b><u>Reference Section<\/u><\/b><\/p><p>This section houses a collection of extensive general reference materials, which are intended to be consulted for a particular question or query, rather than read thoroughly.<em> Collections include<\/em><em>\u00a0<\/em><em>Dictionaries, encyclopedias, Yearbooks, AND Almanacs.<\/em><\/p><p><u><b>Periodical section<\/b><\/u><\/p><p>This section is on the Ground Floor and is responsible for procurement of magazines and print journals. The following tasks are performed by this section: <em>Magazine Subscription, Bound Volume Management<\/em><\/p><p><b><u>Archive Section<\/u><\/b><\/p><p>This is a section that houses materials of a historical nature. records providing information about a place, institution, or group of people. 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