Photocopiers

There are three machines in the library to provide printing, copying, and scanning services, available to students and employees, according to the rules in force in the college. Where the materials may be copied, printed, and circulated in accordance with the specific instructions (please see the Regulations and Instructions section).

Workshops

The library organizes training and awareness courses in relation to the services that are provided, especially the services of electronic resources, the library catalog, and others. These courses are organized within the framework of the activities that enhance the curriculum and the academic process in the college. The following link presents the various activities offered by the college to enhance the curricula, including library activities:

Discussion Room

The library provides two separated rooms for study and group discussion, where students who work in groups for graduation projects, projects of subjects, assignments or study collectively, can book one of these rooms and use it according to the rules and conditions followed  (please see the regulations and instructions section) .

Learning Center

The library provides a learning center containing 20 computers connected to the Internet, so that students can use the devices for educational purposes and access the electronic library and digital resources at any time. The center is also used to hold training courses and awareness seminars, in addition to the possibility of using it to organize some lectures from different disciplines.

Book a library tour

This service is available for all OCMT faculty staff to book a library tour for their students. Library tour will guide them through the study spaces, library information resources, collections, E-resources, services, and facilities available to library users. To help them find their way around.

Photocopiers

There are (3) printing , Copying and Scanning machines at the library which can be used by the users. The users are requested to follow the copyright guidelines. This guideline is developed to ‘fair use’ of the works of authors, publishers and others permitted by copyright law. To achieve ‘the fair use’ in terms of photocopying resources, library users are permitted to make copies of copyrighted works for preservation and circulation under the following rules:

• 5% of a book at a maximum could be photocopied.
• 10 pages of short story at a maximum could be photocopied.
• Use is limited to educational and personal purposes.
• Library users must ask for the librarian help if they face any problems in photocopying and do not take blank papers from the photocopying machines.
  
• It is forbidden to use the photocopied works for commercial purposes.
• It is forbidden to hide or remove copyright mark from resource.

*These guidelines are developed based on the document of Oman Law of Copyrights and Neighboring Right.

Borrowing Privileges

Students:

• 7 textbooks for a full semester. 
• 3 General books for 2 weeks.

Academic Staff:

• 5 textbooks for a full semester. 
• 3 General books for a full semester

Admin Staff:

• 3 General books for 2 weeks.
  

Library Notification

The library notifies the users about the new loans and the items that are due or overdue by email. If a book is due soon, you will receive due date reminder. You will then be given three days to return the book. On the due date you will receive an overdue notice. If you do not return on the due date, your borrower account will be suspended. You are then excluded from further college electronic services.
Email Notification Schedule:

Discussion Room

Discussion room is used for group work and discussions, at a maximum limit of 4 students at a time. The reservation rules are as following:

• Students should contact the library staff to book the discussion room.
  
• Reserve a discussion room is available during library opening hours.
  
• Students must bring their ID cards to get card of the room number and fill the reservation form. 
• Students can book a discussion room for one hour only – extendable if not on demand –. 
• Once finishing the students must return the card of the room number and take their ID card.
• keep the room clean, don’t toy with library facilities. 
• Don’t eat and drink (except water) inside the room.  
• Don’t leave personal belongings inside the room. The library is not responsible for the loss personal items.