Our library is equipped with state of the art books and tools to help you achieve your goals during your stay in our college.Our staff will be glad to sincerely help you gain the maximum benefit through using the Library resources. Should any of you have an inquiry, problem or any sort of inconvenience when attempting to use any of the Library resources, feel free to contact any of the Library team for help and support, you will all witness incredible growth and development of the Addis College Library.The book items are organized by subject using Classification Numbers.

The Library services play a significant role in the teaching, learning, research and consultancy activities of the College. The library has excellent spacious building, which accommodate nearly 300 students at a given time.  The library has its own Circulation, Reference, and Periodicals sections to provide effective and efficient services. Currently the number of physical collections (Books and Documents) reached 6, 500. Apart from these physical collections, the library has a collection of 3,000 electronic books in different thematic areas of the College curriculum.

Our library is equipped with state of the art books and tools to help all achieve their goals during the stay in our college .Our staff will be glad to sincerely help all gain the maximum benefit through using the Library resources. If anyone has an inquiry, problem or any sort of inconvenience when attempting to use any of the Library resources, feel free to contact any of the Library team for help and support, you will all witness incredible growth and development of the Addis College Library.

LIBRARY OPENING HOURS:

Regular Time (Monday to Friday)

8:30 A.M. - 6:00 PM.

Holidays

Closed

Classification and Cataloging

The Library uses the following standard Classification and Cataloguing Tools

• Anglo-American Cataloging Rules (AACR2) for Cataloguing.
• Sears’ List of Subject Headings, to assign Subject Headings.
• Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC), to classify books and other resources.

 SERVICES BEING OFFERED IN CIRCULATION SECTION

• Reserve book & loan service
• Reference Services,
• Documentation services,
• Current Information  Services
• Electronic Resources Services (E- BOOKS)
• Wired and Wireless Internet Services,
• Reading & Study service
• Disciplines of the Library  

All users are required to

• Show their ID cards at the library entrance (checkpoint).
• Silence shall be strictly observed in the library.
• Smoking and chewing gum`s in the library are strictly prohibited.
• Leaving behind books, personal belongings or/and any other materials on reading tables is prohibited.
• Marking with pen or pencil on the books of the library is strictly forbidden.
• Reserving chairs, extended conversation and group discussion is not allowed in the library.
• Checking out materials for others is forbidden.
• Detaching and disfiguring of a part of a book is strictly prohibited.

All users are required to return library materials whenever a hold is placed.

A book that is heavily damaged and cannot reasonably be expected to give its usual service is reported as a lost book.

User should report to the circulation desk and fill out a ?Lost Book? form. As soon as he/she came to know that she/he has lost a book.

When one pays for a lost book, he/she should make sure that he/she has received an official University receipt.

The book card and personal ID card will be kept together at the circulation desk until the user returns the material.

Violation of these rules will result in serious disciplinary measures based on the general regulations of the University.

All users are required to get clearance from the library when they leave the University for one or another reason.

 Overdue Fines and Conditions

 Fines are charged on all lost or heavily damaged materials.