By Humeyra Ceylan Izhar, Librarian ISLAMIC FOUNDATION LIBRARY INDUCTION October 2009

By Humeyra Ceylan Izhar, Librarian INTRODUCTION Set up in 1973 as a special collection in Leicester Became academic library in 2000 One of the biggest Islamic special sources in Britain

By Humeyra Ceylan Izhar, Librarian THE COLLECTION 1. English Section (23,441 Books and Reference Sources) Qur’an, Hadith, Seerah Qur’an, Hadith, Seerah Politics, Democracy and Islam Politics, Democracy and Islam Islamic Economics and Finance Islamic Economics and Finance Islamic Banking Islamic Banking Islamic Law Islamic Law History (Arranged By Countries) History (Arranged By Countries) Interfaith and Pluralism Interfaith and Pluralism Social Studies Social Studies Economics and Management Economics and Management Islamic Art Islamic Art Chaplaincy Chaplaincy Qur’an translated in 42 languages Qur’an translated in 42 languages Main Reference Section Main Reference Section

By Humeyra Ceylan Izhar, Librarian 2. Arabic Section (4880 Books and Reference Sources) Qur’an, Hadith, Seerah Qur’an, Hadith, Seerah Politics, Democracy and Islam Politics, Democracy and Islam Islamic Economics and Finance Islamic Economics and Finance Islamic Banking Islamic Banking Islamic Law Islamic Law History (Arranged By Countries) History (Arranged By Countries) Interfaith and Pluralism Interfaith and Pluralism

By Humeyra Ceylan Izhar, Librarian 3. Urdu Section (3980 Books and Reference Sources) Qur’an, Hadith, Seerah Qur’an, Hadith, Seerah Politics, Democracy and Islam Politics, Democracy and Islam Islamic Economics and Finance Islamic Economics and Finance Islamic Banking Islamic Banking Islamic Law Islamic Law History (Arranged By Countries) History (Arranged By Countries) Interfaith and Pluralism Interfaith and Pluralism

By Humeyra Ceylan Izhar, Librarian 4. Journal Section (358 Titles, 96 of which are current) Unique Titles Unique Titles * The Islamic Review ( ) * The Crescent ( ) * Islamic World ( ) Journal Alerting Board Journal Alerting Board Current Journals on Display Current Journals on Display Arranged in Alphabetical Order Arranged in Alphabetical Order

By Humeyra Ceylan Izhar, Librarian 5. Documentation Unit 2274 Articles on Islamic Studies 2274 Articles on Islamic Studies 2201 Articles on Islamic Economics and Banking 2201 Articles on Islamic Economics and Banking Arranged by Subject Arranged by Subject 6. Annual Reports and Statistics Reports from Islamic Banking and Finance Institutions Reports from Islamic Banking and Finance Institutions Statistics on Banking, Stock Exchange, Foreign Trade etc. Statistics on Banking, Stock Exchange, Foreign Trade etc.

By Humeyra Ceylan Izhar, Librarian ELECTRONIC RESOURCES 1.DATABASES Islamic Finance Information Systems (IFIS) Islamic Finance Information Systems (IFIS) Oxford Islamic Studies Online (OISO) Oxford Islamic Studies Online (OISO) 2.LIBRARY WEBPAGE Online Catalogue Online Catalogue Journal Article Index Journal Article Index Virtual Islamic Index Virtual Islamic Index Reading Lists Reading Lists Past Exam Papers Past Exam Papers 3. CD-ROMs Index Islamicus Index Islamicus The Crescent and the Islamic World The Crescent and the Islamic World Encyclopaedia of Hadith CD-ROM (Arabic) Encyclopaedia of Hadith CD-ROM (Arabic) Seerah an-Nabawiyyah CD-ROM (Arabic) Seerah an-Nabawiyyah CD-ROM (Arabic)

By Humeyra Ceylan Izhar, Librarian HOW TO USE THE LIBRARY The Library Catalogue (OPAC) The Library Catalogue (OPAC) * Available in English, Arabic and Urdu * General Search * Advanced Search Arranged by Subject (Dewey Decimal System) Arranged by Subject (Dewey Decimal System) Subjects Guides Subjects Guides Easy to use Easy to use

By Humeyra Ceylan Izhar, Librarian BORROWING FACILITIES 10 Books at a Time 10 Books at a Time Short Loan (One Week), Standard Loan (A Month), Reference Books (To be Used in the Library) Short Loan (One Week), Standard Loan (A Month), Reference Books (To be Used in the Library) Renew Renew * By , Phone, in Person * Fine for Overdue Books (30p for Short Loans, 15p for Standard Loans) Reserve Reserve

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