Department of Group Development

Department

Group Development

Classification of the Department

Technical √

Administrative

General competences

Choosing, acquiring and developing paper and digital information resources.

Position in the organizational structure

Dean of Library Affairs

Vice Dean for Technical Affairs

Library Director

The main tasks of the department

• Preparing selection lists of information resources: paper books, e-books, references and encyclopedias, periodicals, databases, scientific theses, manuscripts, and courses.
• Indexing checklists for information resources.
• Implementing the automated supply system.
• Preparing security audits and checking security compliance.
• Pricing scientific paper resources.
• Preparing the necessary reports and lists.
• Contacting publishers to subscribe to journals and information bases.
• Involving departments in the selection process.
• Evaluating current references.
• Providing the Department of Finance with the proposed lists to create provisions.

The strategic goals of the deanship that the department contributes to achieving

• Raising the efficiency of institutional performance by ensuring comprehensive quality standards.
• Securing access to information resources and services for beneficiaries, with high efficiency and quality.
• Providing services that support scientific research and enhance knowledge exchange.
• Developing information resources effectively, in line with the needs and aspirations of the different beneficiaries and in accordance with the directives of the Saudi Vision 2030.2030

Competences required for the department

• Managing paper and digital information resources.
• Search and retrieval skills for different resources.
• Reporting skills.
• Executive planning skills.
• Building information resources, according to the needs of the beneficiaries.

Performance indicators that the department contributes to achieving

• The number of subscriptions to publications and magazines on the Internet as a percentage of the number of programs presented.
• The number of information bases available through the library.
• Beneficiaries' satisfaction with the access and availability of digital content.
• Beneficiaries' evaluation of digital content in terms of modernity and efficiency.
• Growth rate of paper clusters.
• Growth rate of digital library items.