College Library

The library of the College of Education / Ibn Rushd was established in 1958, with the first library being the History Library, which featured prominent books from Queen Alia's library. This was followed by the establishment of libraries for other departments. The library consists of several sections, which are as follows:

1. Arabic Language Library: Contains more than 6,000 books in the fields of language, literature, rhetoric, criticism, and novels.
2. English Language Library: Contains 4,000 books in English language and literature, as well as novels, plays, and educational curricula.
3. History Library: Contains 3,020 books on ancient, Islamic, modern, Iraqi, Arab, and European history, as well as biographies and memoirs.
4. Geography Library: Contains more than 320 books on geographical thought, population, agriculture, trade, transport, etc.
5. Quranic Sciences Library: Contains more than 2,422 books on Islamic studies, religions, jurisprudence, and the biography of the Prophet.
6. Educational and Psychological Sciences Library: Contains more than 9,020 books in educational and psychological sciences in both Arabic and English.
7. Periodicals Library: Contains 6,720 periodicals in Arabic and 7,254 periodicals in English.
8. Reference Library: An important section with more than 6,700 references, including the biography of the Prophet, interpretations, encyclopaedias, biographies, and memoirs.
9. Theses and Dissertations Library: Contains more than 1,120 theses and dissertations by college students from all departments.
10. Electronic Library: Contains more than 11,000 electronically archived CDs of theses and dissertations by college students from all departments.

The library administration and its staff made significant efforts to reorganize and classify books after the events of 2003. The books were classified according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system, and the cards were arranged in catalogues to facilitate students' search for books across all disciplines quickly.

The library is working on entering all the books into the Koha system. All theses and dissertations have been catalogued and classified according to the Dewey Decimal Classification system, in addition to being electronically archived. The library has also issued a special guide for theses and dissertations up to 2022.

The college administration, along with the library administration, has made great efforts to provide the sources and references needed by professors and students through:

1. Purchasing books using funds allocated by the college.
2. Continuous cooperation with the central library at the University of Baghdad, other universities and colleges in Baghdad, and across all Iraqi provinces to regularly provide books and periodicals.
3. Awarding a letter of thanks to those who donate copies of their published works, including faculty members from the college and other universities, and those who donate their personal libraries to serve science and its students.

The library administration issues a special library ID for borrowing purposes exclusively to students and faculty members of the college. The library operates two types of borrowing services:

• Internal Borrowing: Allows students to borrow references, periodicals, theses, and dissertations within the college premises.
• External Borrowing: Permits students and faculty to borrow books for a period of 3 days for undergraduate students and 5 days for graduate students and faculty members.

Among the qualitative services provided by the library are:

1. Book Rehabilitation Campaigns: The library regularly conducts campaigns to rehabilitate books and resources, repair wear and tear, and re-bind them to ensure their preservation and availability in good condition.
2. Library Facility Rehabilitation: The library administration coordinates with the facilities department to periodically rehabilitate the library hall and bookstores, ensuring proper lighting, air conditioning, library furniture, and refurbishing and painting walls.

1. Book Exhibitions: The library collaborates with college departments to organize book exhibitions in the library hall.
2. Publisher Book Exhibitions: Publishers can organize book exhibitions in the library hall.
3. Golden Jubilee Celebration: The library celebrated its golden jubilee establishment anniversary.
4. Support to Mosul University Library: The library donated a significant collection of books, periodicals, and university theses to Mosul University Library due to damage and destruction caused by terrorist organizations.

These activities and services reflect the library's commitment to providing comprehensive resources and quality services to support academic and research endeavors within the college community.