Welcome to AUB Library
Allama Abdul Khalaque Library (AUB Library), established in 1996, is the heart of the university. AUB library offers its users a full range of information and enquiry services with the help of state-of-the-art techniques and technologies. The library's vision is to offer a strong partnership with the university's teaching and learning community to enable a more direct contribution to the educational mission of the university.
The mission of the library is to enable and enrich the teaching, learning and research endeavors of the university by delivering flexible access to relevant information resources and by providing quality services and facilities.
Useful Links
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Library Objectives
>> To support the mission of the university for emerging as a premier academic university, embracing traditional values of higher education as well as the knowledge required for the global community in the 21st century.
>> To identify, acquire, organize, store, and provide on-demand access to the available intellectual and research products of scholars and to support teaching, learning, research and creative endeavors.
>> To provide increasing access to digital collections while continuing to build and improve access to collections in all formats to meet the research and teaching needs of the university.
>> To foster information literacy by working with the AUB community to think critically, create new knowledge, and be life-long learners.
Library Location
AUB Library is now located on the 1st floor of the Academic Building of the permanent campus at Ashulia. It is going to be shifted on the 6th floor (Eastern side) of the academic building which will be quite spacious (about 10,000 square feet) and modernized with all digital facilities.
Circulation Desk
The Circulation Desk is now located on the 1st floor of the Academic Building No.1. Lending and borrowing services, users' guidance, reference services, referral services, in-house telephonic response and any query regarding library services are maintained by Circulation Desk. A team consisting of young and dynamic library professionals work for the Circulation Desk.
Library Collection
The library collection has grown steadily. At present, the total number of library books, journals and audiovisuals are about 1, 12,000and 1350 and 350 respectively.
The Collection of AUB Library comprises books and periodicals related to the field of business studies, economics, liberal arts, social sciences, humanities, electrical and electronic engineering, physics, pharmacy, computer science, mathematics, English language and literature and Bangladesh studies.
The library also stocks reference publications such as atlases, dictionaries, encyclopedias, Banglapedia, annual reports and publications, survey reports, census reports, country reports, statistical yearbooks and other publications.
E-Books, E-Journals and digital contents are also available on the AUB website.
Library Timing
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Day |
Time |
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Monday to Friday |
9.00 am to 5.00 pm (Without any break) |
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Saturday and Sunday |
Closed |
Library Committee
The library is advised by a committee consisting of representatives from different faculties and departments of the university. The vice chancellor acts as the chairperson of the library committee. On the other hand, the librarian of AUB Library acts as the Member-Secretary of the committee.
The responsibilities of the committee are to advise the library personnel in formulating library policies, procuring library materials, improving library and information services, operational matters, and so on.
Library Administration and Personnel
Library Administration
The overall library administration is the responsibility of the librarian.
Library Personnel
To meet the growing demands of users, professionally trained personnel are responsible for taking care of the AUB Library and its contents, including the selection, processing, and organization of materials and the delivery of information, instructions, and loan services to meet the needs of its users.
Library Rules
For the users and the management personnel there are library rules approved by the library committee.