About the Central Library In spite of what the Library went through, it was constantly in service as a cultural office for knowledge. After the Kurdish uprising 1991, with the efforts of to learn teachers, loyal figures of Sulaimani city, and the courage of Kurdistan Regional Government, the library had been re-established with the re-establishment of the University of Sulaimani. Starting from the beginning, the library has become a private center that contain more than sixty thousand academic sources in different languages as Kurdish, Arabic, English, Persian, French, Russian, etc. with the university of Sulaimani, press and publication offices and organization of KRG, the library had been enriched with sources of humanitarian and natural science. The Central Library of the University of Sulaimani is composed of units such as: Borrowing, Index, Classifications, Dictionaries, Magazines, Journals, Newspapers, Periodicals, Theses, Internet and Electrical Store, Personal, and Accountancy units, also several reading Halls. Around forty staff members of Librarians, Accountants, and Administrators are serving Lecturers, Students, and Readers. With the establishment of the Library, many scientific and educational activities have been held such as: Book fairs, Exhibitions, holding Seminars and Scientific Courses, participating in local and international conference and sessions. With the efforts of KRG and the University of Sulaimani, a four-leveled Building has been built in the new campus of the University which has a new design and system. the Library has been systematized scientifically, and (KOHA) software is being used for the international connections. This office will serve Scholars, Lecturers, Students and Readers. Consequently, this center is going to be an important domain in Kurdistan Region and Iraq. farther more, the Library will be running with the “Open” System that is a crucial Source of Knowledge and Education. |