1. Central Library

2. Presented By Shakil Ahmad Deanship of Library Affairs Imam Abdulrahman Bin Faisal University

3. * Lecturer at Deanship of Library Affairs * Master from Aligarh Muslim University, India * 20+ publications * Conducted many trainings on Information literacy. 3

4.  Introduction to the course  Online information searching techniques (Boolean and Advance search; advantages of using online searching techniques)  Search strategy  Evaluating of type and format of information sources (relevancy and reliability)  Searching of Electronic Resources and IAU Digital Library (Summon search Engine, library.iau.edu.sa, Google, Google Scholar, Google dataset, TALK TO BOOK, IEEE Explorer, ACM Digital Library, ProQuest Engineering Collection, Springer Materials, Taylor and Francis E-Journals, Science Direct.  Free Online Electronic Resources related to Engineering  EndNote software for reference Management  Plagiarism and Turnitin software for Plagiarism detection  Critical reading 4

5. * Introduction; Techniques of search in a college library * Development of a search strategy, * Allocation and evaluation of material in a variety of sources and formats, * Preparation of a written bibliography of sources 5

6. Student can determine the extent of information needed. Student can access the needed information effectively and efficiently. Student can evaluate information and its sources critically. Student can incorporate selected information into one’s knowledge base. Student can use information effectively to accomplish a specific purpose. Student can understand the economic, legal, and social issues surrounding the use of information, and access and use information ethically and legally.

7. Central library building

8. Working Hours of Library

9.  Circulation Desk  Computer Lab  Leisure Seating  Books and Reading  Group Study Room  Reference Books  Research Journals  OPAC  Photocopy  Scanning  Self Check-out  Reference Librarian  ILRC

10.  Ask a librarian  Liaison librarians' program Liaison librarian for College of Engineering (Shakil Ahmad, Tel: 32816, E-mail: shahmad@iau.edu.sa)  Inter-library loan  Group study rooms  Wifi Internet  Online queries: library@iau.edu.sa  Library service hours: 8:00 am – 10:00 pm (Sunday to Thursday) 10.00 am 3.00 pm (Saturday)

27.  Libraries:19  Printed books: 635195+  E-journals:158,295  E-books:652,098  E-Thesis 4,543,001  Printed journals:13  E-databases:342