Pentecost University College, Ghana

E-LIBRARY AND MULTIMEDIA CENTER

This is an integral part of the PUC hybrid Library program. The facility provides seating accommodation for 26 users. It provides access to the internet, a wide range of online journals and other multimedia information sources such as e-books, CD-ROM, CD’s, DVD’s. The entire library space has wireless network connectivity for users with laptops (that with appropriate wireless configuration) to hook onto the internet.

TERMS OF USE, E-LIBRARY

In order to ensure fair and effective usage of the resources at this center, access is regulated by the following rules.

Use of the facility is for academic purposes only.
Registered users are allocated time and a password by the library staff in charge
Users must sign in and out any time they wish to use the facility.
Use of the facility for word-processing or any office program is forbidden.
Use of the facility for viewing pornography s forbidden and punishable by outright dismissal from the university.
Printing services at the center is charged at a fee to be determined from time to time
A user must log off the machine after use.

Library Offences and Sanctions
(Summary)

Offense: Use of E-Library facility for viewing pornographic material.
Penalty: Outright Dismissal

Offense: Use of E-Library facility for downloading i.e. movies, music.
Penalty: Suspension from use of Library / University or Dismissal.

Offense: Indecent dressing
Penalty: Disallow entry into the Library. If repeated, suspension from use of library/University.

Offense: Use of mobile phone within the library.
Penalty: Confiscation of phone and suspension from use of Library /university

Offense: Loss of borrowed material
Penalty: Borrower shall pay twice current cost inclusive of handling fee of missing item.

Offense: Unlawful acquisition of Library material/stealing
Penalty: Suspension from the University/outright dismissal.

Offense: Malicious damage to library material including writing, defacing books, /furniture equipment etc.
Penalty: Replacement of material and or suspension/dismissal.

Offense: Failure to pay library fines or return borrowed library material.
Penalty: Withholding of clearance for academic results/certificates until the fines are paid or item returned/cost recovered.

Offense: Noise making within and around library.
Penalty: Suspension from use of library.

Access to E-Resources

http://www.inasp.info/peri/eleectronic.html

1. GLOBALTEXTPROJECT
http://globaltext.terry.uga.edu/books
(Use google search engine to access)

2. EMERALD PRESS
http://www.emeraldinsight.com

3. EBSCO
http://www.search.epnet.com

4. OXFORD UNIVERSITY PRESS
http://www3.oup.co.uk

5. AGORA
http://www.aginternetwork.org/en/journals.php

6. GALE
http://infotracc.london.galegroup.com/itweb/uniedu?db-AIM

7. OARE
http://www.oarescience.org

8. INSCRIBE
http://www.inscribe.iupress.org

9. http://scholar.google.com