The university is participating in the second Qassim Book Fair held at the International Center for Exhibitions and Conferences with a pavilion that introduces visitors to the contents of the university library of paper and electronic sources of information.
The number of books in the university library is estimated at 553,586 titles, while the number of periodicals and volumes reaches 14,110, in addition to 2,834 university theses and 25 rare manuscripts. On the electronic side, the library hosts more than 146 databases, 310,963 electronic periodicals, 51,422 electronic books, and 1,824,480 electronic university theses.
The university's participation is represented in displaying and selling its publications of books and peer-reviewed scientific journals, in addition to displaying the works of faculty members, as well as introducing the university and its shared electronic services through the Deanship of Library Affairs, which include information databases, electronic programs, documentation programs, plagiarism detection programs, journal classification programs, and other electronic programs that serve the university's affiliates.
For his part, the Dean of Library Affairs at the university, Dr. Sattam Al-Otaibi, said that the university is keen to participate in the community participation in the oasis of science and knowledge represented in the book fair, where the efforts of the university and its affiliates are reviewed through the special pavilion participating in the fair, by introducing visitors to the number of branch libraries at the university, the number of research papers published in university journals, the number of supported research, in addition to the number of university theses and manuscripts and the number of graduate programs (master and doctorate) in all faculties of the university through graphics shown on the sides of the university's pavilion.
Al-Otaibi added that the university was keen to make its pavilion at this year's exhibition one of the best and most attractive pavilions for visitors, interested people and intellectuals by displaying the group of faculty members and peer-reviewed scientific journals in all their parts.