Library FAQs
Frequently Asked Questions
All books in the Library are arranged according to their subject, based on the Library of Congress Classification system.
Alphabets representing subjects are pasted on top of the racks for easy identification.
Call numbers are printed on the spine of books.
LB
2343.32
.G68
1994
(Example of a call number)
The library is computerized and uses a Library Management Software called “Destiny”. You can look into this software to find whether or not the library holds a copy of the book that you want. You can access Destiny from the site http://library.qf.org.qa and click on the link to ABP.
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Books for reference, books for borrowing,
periodicals & electronic databases
All students, faculty and staff with a valid ABP identification card are eligible to borrow materials from the library. Members of the Education City can also borrow on Inter-library loan.
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You may also borrow books from other libraries in the Education City through the ABP librarian on inter library loan.
Click here to Sign Up for How many books can I borrow from the library?Yes, you can use your laptop or other such PDAs for accessing internet and the library catalogue. However, you will not be able to access the electronic databases in your personal devices because these are accessible only from the ABP computers.
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High speed internet connectivity is available in the computers and Wire Free internet access is also available throughout the LAS building.
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