UNIVERSITY OF DAR ES SALAAM
DAR ES SALAAM UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF EDUCATION (DUCE)

Library Readers and Technical Services

The Department has three units including Readers Services, Technical Services and Acquisition Services.

It deals with promotion of Library user’s welfare services, archives, special collection, environment and sanitary services. The Department ensures that user information needs are effectively achieved through shelf management, reference services, circulation of information resources, user guidance on how to use available Library resources and abide to the rules and regulations of the College Library. The Department keeps different Library users' statistics related to the inter-library lending services, stocktaking, Library collection, evaluation and marketing of information services and products. In addition, the Department engages in the development, management, and planning of Library collection, weeding Library information resources as well as preserving and conserving library information materials. To achieve this goal, the Library offers technical supports services including books repair, binding of copies of newspaper and office gazettes.