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It also has a collection of periodicals, journals, audio and video tapes. The library also subscribes to two local newspapers. The library is open to the teaching staff, support staff, students of St. Andrew’s College and external users upon payment of registration fee.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Vision</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">To be leading resource centre for learning and research in business and theological education and other related disciplines.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Mission</b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">To offer access to information resources to support learning, research and other endeavours that support academic excellence.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">Objectives</b></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span class="" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">         </span><!--[endif]-->To provide information resources and facilities in line with the college’s academic and research interests. </span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l3 level1 lfo1;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span class="" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal;">         </span><!--[endif]-->To organize and disseminate the information resources in support college’s mission.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">Services offered</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">These include:</span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span class="" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">Provision of general or specific information</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l0 level1 lfo4;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span class="" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">Assistance in the use of information tools available in the library such as card catalogue </span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l2 level1 lfo3;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span class="" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">Assistance in locating documents in the library.</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span class="" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">Conducting user education, which includes orientation, use of information tools, information retrieval and usage etc. </span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span class="" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">Inter library loan services with other member libraries.</span></span></p><p class="MsoListParagraphCxSpLast" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; text-indent: -.25in; mso-list: l1 level1 lfo2;"><!-- [if !supportLists]--><span class="" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">·<span style="font-stretch: normal; line-height: normal;">         </span></span><!--[endif]--><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">Current awareness services (CAS) i.e. mailing lists of new books to various departments and displaying them on specific shelf meant for new arrivals.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">Arrangements of Books</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .25in; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Books are arranged according to the Dewey Decimal Classification Scheme (DDC).  In this classification scheme, each book has a specific corresponding number. Each book is examined individually and its subject content determined. The book is then assigned a class number that most closely fits the subject content. The class number is therefore an abbreviated description of the subject content of the book.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: 9.0pt; text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="line-height: 115%;">Locating of information resources</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The information materials are arranged according to Dewey Decimal Classification System. This classification system runs from class 000 – 999.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">The main classes are as follows:</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">000                                           Generalities</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">100                                          Philosophy &amp; Psychology</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">200                                          Religion</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">300                                          Social Sciences</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">400                                          Languages</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">500                                          Natural Sciences &amp; Mathematics</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">600                                          Technology (Applied Sciences)</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">700                                          The Arts</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">800                                          Literature &amp; Rhetoric</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: justify; text-justify: inter-ideograph; tab-stops: 2.0in;"><span lang="EN-AU" style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">900                                          Geography &amp; History</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="line-height: 115%;"> </span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">LIBRARY OPERATING HOURS.</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">MONDAY      -           FRIDAY</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">8.00 A.M.        -           1.00 p.m.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">2.00 p.m.         -           10.00p.m.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="text-align: center;" align="center"><span style="font-size: 16px; 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font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">SUPPER: 7.00P.M.    -           8.00 P.M.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">NB: THE LIBRARY IS CLOSED ON SUNDAYS AND PUBLIC HOLIDAYS.</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;"> </span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><b style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">CONTACTS:</span></b></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">TEL: O726-083904</span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span class="" style="font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif; font-size: 16px;"><span style="line-height: 115%;">E-mail: </span><a href="mailto:samowuor73@gmail.com" target="_top" data-target="_top"><span style="line-height: 115%;">samowuor73@gmail.com</span></a><span style="line-height: 115%;">.</span></span></p><p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left: .5in;"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Times New Roman', Times, serif;">Postal address: P.O. 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