John Harris Library, University of Benin, Benin City, Edo State, Nigeria. P.M.B. 1154
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The University of Benin Library known as John Harris Library is an academic resource centre established to cater for the research, learning and teaching needs of the academic community. Since its inception in 1970, the Library has grown in leaps and bounds in response to new developments in information science and technology and other developments in the University.
John Harris Library is situated at Ugbowo Campus along the main drive between the students’ complex popularly called "Basement", and the students’ Halls of Residence. Also, it stands directly opposite the Clinical Students Hostel, popularly called "Medical Hostel".
The John Harris Library building has three levels namely:
- The Basement
- The Ground Floor and
- The First Floor
The Basement houses the Bindery, the Reprography, the Audio-Visual Section, the Archival Section, and the Canteen.
The Security Post, Journal Unit, Waiting Area, Readers' Conveniences, Checkpoint, Catalogue Cabinets, Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) points, Reference Desk (Ask-a-Librarian), Reference Section, Circulation Section, Acquisitions Section, Serials Section, Cataloguing and Classification Section (Workroom), and the administrative offices are all located on the Ground floor. While the Open Shelves, Special Collections Section, Reserved Unit, popularly called Textbook Collection Unit or TC, Pharmacy Library, Management Sciences Library and Study Carrels are on the First floor.
John Harris Library comprises:
- the Main Library
- the Library Extension, which houses the Donald Partridge e-Learning Centre, the MTNF UniversitiesConnect e-Library, and a reading area
- Faculty Libraries, and
- the Ekehuan Campus Library