• Research services – The academic researcher can access the online library catalog via the internet from anywhere in the world, and use it to search among all the library collections. In addition to a range of search options in the online catalog, there are options to “Renew my materials”; “Recommend to order” and ask for online help through “Ask a Librarian”. The library also provides a special research department with six computers connected to the internet in the main reading room.

• Reference service and guidance – The Library meets the needs of patrons by responding to inquiries and provides guidance on accessing information to meet their scientific needs, either by direct contact with the Department of Information and Circulation, or through telephone calls or via email. The library also provides a special section for Reference, including various resources such as encyclopedias, dictionaries, guides and atlases.

• Electronic resources – The Library provides a collection of electronic resources that include eBooks, articles and theses, in both full texts and abstracts. These resources also cover different specialties taught at the university.

• Training sessions – The library organizes training sessions for patrons throughout the academic year when these are requested by a Professor/Tutor/Department head. These sessions cover how to use the online catalog and to search across all the internet information resources.

• Daily newspapers and periodicals – The library provides a wide range of academic journals, periodicals and scientific magazines in hard copy, covering all the different specialties at the university, and the collection grows according to educational needs. In addition, the library receives the majority of Lebanese newspapers and the Official Government Newspaper.

• Loan service – Internal loan or access to library resources while inside the library is free of charge and available for any visitor from outside the university. External loan allows beneficiary members of the Library a loan of a specific number of documents for a specific period. Loans for the semester: A professor may borrow one or more documents for a whole semester.

• Reservation – Academic reserve allows a professor to reserve an article, book, or any other document to be used by his students inside the library or to be loaned for a specific period. Public reserve allows a borrower to make a reservation if the book has already been checked out or is at another library branch. The reservation (hold) can be made via the Circulation department at the library or via the User Online Account on the online catalog.

• Photocopying and printing – The library provides this service to university students and to visitors from outside the University for a Fee set by the library’s administration.

• Free WIFI service – The library provides free WIFI that visitors can connect to via their portable devices.

• Social networking – The library staff have created accounts on major social network (Facebook; Blogger; Twitter; YouTube) in order to post updates, to enhance communication among associates, scholars and students, and to facilitate information access for all.

The library of the Islamic University in Lebanon participated in the workshop held by the International Federation of Library Associations “IFLA” at the Holy Spirit University – Kaslik entitled: IFLA Global Vision 2019 by training the member of the Federation’s administration, Dr. Marwa Al Sahn.

 

With the aim of improving office services and the permanent development of the work team, the Islamic University Library, being a member of the Unified Arab Index, represented by the ladies Lama Yassin, Maya Omar, and Sajida Sabity, participated in the training course organized by the Unified Arab Index in the Central Administration of the Lebanese University between 24 and 26 of June.

IUL also conducts conferences, diplomas, lectures that are open to the public, among them are:

In 2017, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the Islamic University of Lebanon organized a symposium entitled: Launching a Green Economy in Lebanon. The symposium was sponsored by the Lebanese Ministry of Economy and was attended by the Director General of the Ministry of Economy, Professor Alia Abbas, the President of the Islamic University, deans of faculties, heads of scientific departments, professors, interested people from the Faculty of Information and Agriculture at the Lebanese University, and a group of students in the Islamic and Lebanese universities.

 

In 2018, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the Islamic University of Lebanon held a symposium under the title: Emerging Business Opportunities in Light of Technological Changes, under the auspices of the President of the Digital Transformation Network in Lebanon and the President of the Association of Professional Informatics Professor Rabie Baalbaki.

 

In 2019, the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration at the Islamic University of Lebanon held a symposium under the title: Business Ethics and Social Responsibility. Under the patronage of the President of the Digital Transformation Network in Lebanon and the President of the Association of Professional Informatics Professor Rabie Baalbaki.