Specialized Library

NCW library established February 2001 with UNESCO’s & UNDP’s technical and financial support is a special library in women literature.

Library Collection:

    The library contains a large number of books, files, reports, periodicals and training manuals for women’s development issues in addition to NCW’s publications.
    To consolidate the library’s holdings a number of text books, conference documents, and research papers which have been downloaded as printed material from official women websites.
    Library collection catalogued according to the Anglo American Cataloging Rules (AACRII), a bibliographic database built using (aLIS) the most library information system LIS widespread in Egypt. The library holdings are classified & shelved in open stake.
    The library provides a list of Egyptian laws and legislation concerning women obtained from the Legislation and Development Information System (LADIS).
    Cooperation between NCW library and other corresponding Egyptian libraries are made to serve users, contacts have been established with Cairo University main library and The Information Network at Ain- Shams University to obtain a list of titles and bibliographic data of theses concerning women. The library provides abstracts for theses in compliance with the rules of the world’s intellectual property rights (WIPO).

Library Services:

- The Library offers its services to users in all fields related to women. The library offers the following services:

1) Answering queries:
The library will answer all queries concerning:

    Addresses of specialized centers on women’s affairs and means of contact.
    Information about other libraries where the required specific data is available.
    Dates and Venues of conferences and meetings on women’s issues, as well as speeches delivered and papers presented.
    NCW’S mandate, composition and field of specialization of NCW’s standing committees, as well as NCW branches.
    Any other relevant queries to women.

2) Supplying Documents Service:

    Supplying documents is provided by the library through downloading documents from the Internet or getting it from other libraries.

3) Photocopying:

    Photocopying is available (for a minimal fee), with respect to the world’s intellectual property rights (WIPO).

4) Internal Reading:

    A comfortable reading area is available for all users. Reading facilities with no restrictions are well equipped for multi- media display.

5) Borrowing:

    To protect library holdings from loss or damage this service is limited to NCW members, standing committees, and employees.
    Library policy permits two week renewable borrowing period, renewals can be made in person or by phone.
    The library policy allows reserving specified books, and informs the reserver of it’s availability.
    In case of loss or damage of a borrowed book, the borrower will have to provide another copy, and will loose the right for further borrowing.

6) Internet service:

    The library offers online search on the Internet to help obtain up to date data on women’s issues.
    Each user is allowed one hour on the Internet with no restriction on time if there is no waiting list.
    External users are allowed against paying minimal fee to printout material from the Internet with no restriction on the number of printed pages.

7) Audio- visual materials:

    The library has a comprehensive collection of video tapes, cassettes of all NCW conferences, TV spots, as well as documentaries on women issues.
    Working Hours:
        Open daily from 10 am– 3:30 pm.
        Closed Fridays, Saturdays and Official holidays.
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