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The University of Haifa's Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library is a central academic library, among the largest in Israel. It is one of the most progressive Israeli libraries in the realm of services and technology and library information systems. From its founding in 1963, the Library has operated under one roof and is managed by a central administration. The Library offers academic information expertise for locating the wide range of material in its holdings and accessible via the Internet. The Library's role in the University's academic activity is based on professional specialization, which enables provision of information services in a wide variety of disciplines and information types. The Library devotes resources to the development, preservation and digitization of special collections, such as dissertations, research publications, historical photographs of the Land of Israel, and archives of theatrical and performing arts. The collections, which are compiled and displayed in the "Digital Media Center", contribute to instruction and research in the University and beyond. Special emphasis is placed on ensuring accessibility in both the short and long term to the academic community and to the general public interested in matters of heritage preservation. An additional distinctive project is the production of the "Index to Hebrew Periodicals," a database of Hebrew-language articles and periodicals. ==The Collection== The Library collection comprises over two million items, including books and periodicals (in printed and digital formats), online databases in a variety of disciplines, maps and other cartographic material, films, audio recordings, pictures and archival material. All Library items may be searched and retrieved by means of "OneSearch" - a unified search box in the Library web site. The Library's central collections include: * General Collection – Most books are located in this open-shelf collection, and may be borrowed for two weeks. * Reserves Collection – Numbers over 15,000 items, including: books for instructional use transferred to the collection by request of lecturers; a collection of psychological evaluation tests; and lecturers’ private books made available for student use. Most items in this collection may be borrowed for three days, some for one night only, and some are for in-house use. * Periodicals Collection – This collection is divided into Loazi (i.e., non-Hebrew) titles, Hebrew titles and microforms. Periodicals may be borrowed for one week, by University staff members and Ph.D. students only. As of 2011, the Periodicals Collection held over 45,000 titles, including over 20,000 electronic journals. * Media Collection –Holds audio-visual library materials, such as video, audio, music scores, discs, maps, satellite images, aerial photography, atlases, globes and historical maps. Along with these items are the tools enabling use of non-print material (stereo, video and DVD systems). In addition, there are special collections of books in the fields of art, photography, geography, environmental studies, music, archeology and cartography, as well as relevant printed material accompanying the non-print collections. *Law Collection –Contains print and electronic materials, including legal literature from Israel and other countries: books, periodicals and legal encyclopedias. There are also reserve books, required readings for courses in the Law Faculty, by request of the lecturers; Israeli and foreign legislation and court decisions; and legal databases. *Psychological Test Collection – Contains questionnaires and assessment instruments in a variety of fields, such as psychology, occupational therapy, physiotherapy and learning disorders. To facilitate development of the collection, the Library maintains ongoing contact with the various departments that make use of it. In addition, every questionnaire in dissertations – whether original, translated or adapted – is cataloged. *Dictionary Collection – Includes dictionaries for many languages, which may be borrowed only for the purpose of examinations. *Children’s Literature Collection – Holds about 22,000 books for leisure and informational reading, some 20,000 in Hebrew and 2000 in Arabic. The books may not be borrowed. Various activities in the areas of information literacy and encouragement of reading take place in the collection, for public-school and special-education pupils. The “Subject Index to Children’s and Youth Literature,” developed by the Library, makes it possible to search the collection by topic. *Rare Books Collection – Contains over 3000 books, including special items that can no longer be purchased, books issued in limited editions, and books that are important due to their binding. Among the items in the rare books collection are works of Judaica, single pages from the Geniza, and Spinoza’s “Theological-Political Treatise,” including the author’s handwritten notes. *Abba Khoushi archive – Holds many documents, lectures, protocols, pictures, and some personal items of Abba Khoushi from the years 1919-1969, which accumulated during his years in Israel as a public figure and party activist, as secretary of the Haifa Workers’ Council and mayor of Haifa from 1951-1969. In addition to the above, varied collections of digital photographs, as well as the Database for Israeli Theater Archives, are accessible through the Library’s “Digital Media Center.” 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Younes and Soraya Nazarian Library, University of Haifa」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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