Library Presentation
The Library of the Faculties of Economics and Law is a new library that opened its doors in January 2023, and it brings together two faculties: the Faculty of Economic Sciences, Commercial Sciences and Management Sciences, and the Faculty of Law.
Location : The library is located in the fourth lot, on the western side of the Faculty of Economic Sciences, opposite amphitheater No. 10.
Library Building
The library contains:
- A reading room: with a capacity of 250 seats,
- And an internal reading room with an open shelf system.
- A space dedicated to traditional and electronic bibliographic research.
- A lending desk including external lending
- The storage room
Library Services
Administration
It is managed by the library manager who supervises all operations related to the library, whether administrative or technical, in coordination with the faculty management, such as:
– New acquisitions
• External relations
• Welcoming students and listening to their concerns.
Lending Section
It carries out the following tasks:
• Monitoring library registration for teachers and students.
• Monitoring internal and external lending for teachers and students.
• Issuance of clearance certificates for graduated students.
The following categories benefit from the lending service:
• Teachers
• Faculty students.
• External students
Library Services
Services offered by the library:
• – Internal and external lending
• – Computerized bibliographic search
• – Bibliographic search via various descriptive catalogs.
• – Descriptive catalogs of dissertations and theses.
• Computerized search:
• This includes using the library’s computerized catalogs to search for information sources inside and outside the library. Users can perform computerized searches from inside or outside the library via the Internet, in Arabic and French, across all library collections.
The library includes two main services:
- Orientation and Bibliographic Research Service
- Documentary Collection Management Service
Faculty Library Opening Hours
From Sunday to Thursday from: 08:00 to: 16:30, except on holidays and religious and national occasions.
On-duty service on Saturday from: 08:00 to 15:30 without interruption.
Borrowing Books from the Library
- Borrowing books or catalogs requires presenting the library card.
- Personal presence of the cardholder or their representative, except in exceptional cases.
- For students, teachers, or researchers from other universities, it is mandatory to present a student card or any other document (e.g., ID card or driver’s license) plus an authorization endorsed by the sending institution (letter of acceptance).
Loan Duration:
The loan duration varies according to user categories and must be respected:
- Teacher: 04 books for one month.
- Postgraduate students (Master’s, PhD): 04 books for one month
- Undergraduate (Bachelor’s) + Master’s (Year 1 & 2) students: 03 books for 10 days.
Note: The student is allowed to renew the loan only once for a period of 5 days, except for documents in high demand or available in a small number of copies (they are not renewable).
Late Return of Books:
In case of delay in returning the borrowed item within the specified period, the holder is subject to a penalty of suspension from borrowing for a period equal to twice the delay duration. The penalty is doubled in case of recurrence.
Contact the Library
For any questions or concerns regarding the library, you can contact us by email or via the library’s Facebook page.
Email address: bib.eco@centre-univ-mila.dz
Facebook Page: Library of Economic Sciences and Law – University of Mila