The Main Library includes the departments listed below. The departments of the Rare Books and Special Collections Library are listed separately.
Resource Acquisitions and Management
Location: Garden level + First Floor, LLT Building
The resource acquisitions and management department places orders and processes payment for all print and electronic resources, including monographs, audio-visual materials, maps, periodicals and databases. This unit also manages the processing of donations and the bindery process.
Staff Members
Lamia Issa El Nakib
Associate Director, Resource Acquisitions and Management
Email: lnakib@aucegypt.edu
t 20.2.2615.3196
Other Contacts: See Library Directory
Administration
Location: Second Floor, Library and Learning Technologies
The AUC Library’s administration is overseen by the dean of libraries and learning technologies (LLT) and is executed by her office management and administrative staff members.
Staff Members
Daniel Ortiz
Dean of Libraries and Learning Technologies
Email: daniel.ortiz@aucegypt.edu
t 20.2.2615.2360
Lamia Eid
Associate Dean of Libraries and Learning Technologies
Email: lamiaeid@aucegypt.edu
t 20.2.2615.3043
Heba Sayed
Director, LLT Planning, Assessment and Business Development
Email: heba_sayed@aucegypt.edu
t 20.2.2615.3501
Dina Hussein
Director, LLT Administration and Operations
Email: dinah@aucegypt.edu
t 20.2.2615.3647
Automated Systems
Location: First Floor, LLT Building
The Library automation systems exist to provide direction and support to the computing needs of the AUC Libraries. It supports almost 470 PCs and laptops and manages more than 10 servers. It is responsible for coordinating, installing and maintaining all computers, software, and related equipment in both the Main Library and the Rare Books and Special Collection Library. Moreover, it manages the integrated library system and discovery layer.
Staff Members
Huguette Yaghmour
Director of Library Automation Systems
Email: huguette@aucegypt.edu
Tel: 20.2.2615.3616
Other Contacts: See Library Directory
Cataloging
Location: First Floor, LLT Building
The cataloging department organizes the knowledge contained in the resources, both print and online, collected by the library so that it is easily accessible to the users looking for this information, and presents this via the online Catalog.
Staff Members
Usama Salama
Cataloging and Metadata, Manager
Email: usama.s@aucegypt.edu
t 20.2.2615. 2864
Other Contacts: See Library Directory
Circulation
Location: Plaza Level, LLT Building
The Circulation and Reserve department, provides circulation services, such as book checkout, book searches, fees and recalls. The department also administers the course reserves and handles reserve requests for faculty members.
Staff Member
Mary Shoukry
Associate Director, Library Services
Email: marys@aucegypt.edu
t+ 20.2.2615.3776 )
Collections
Location: First Floor, LLT Building
The collections department's role is to ensure that current and future faculty and students have access to the scholarly content they require to successfully complete their learning, teaching and research. Collections consist of cataloging and resource acquisition and management.
For further information visit our Collection Development Policy. Statistics about our Library holdings can be found in the current issue of the AUC Factbook.
Staff Members
Peter Philps
Director for Collections
Email: peter.philps@aucegypt.edu
t 20.2.2615.3608
Other Contacts: See Library Directory
Research and Instruction Department
Research and Instruction Services provides assistance to all AUC Main Library users in accessing and using library materials and services. See the reference assistance guide for details on the services and resources available.
Location: Plaza Level, LLT Building
t 20.2.2615.3778
library@aucegypt.edu
Other Contacts: See Library Directory
Planning, Assessment and Business Development
Location: Second Floor, LLT Building
The Planning, Assessment and Business Development functionality is responsible for managing LLT strategic planning activities, its evaluation and decision support system. In addition to LLT internal and external assessment activities of its offered services, collection and facilities to provide recommendations based on users' needs and latest trends to improve the operational performance. Furthermore, managing partnerships and external agreements through promoting LLT's resources and cultural heritage beyond the AUC community via supervision of LLT marketing, digital communications and outreach activities.
Staff Members
Heba Sayed
Director of Planning, Assessment and& Business Development
Email: heba_sayed@aucegypt.edu
t 20.2.2615. 3501
Other Contacts: See Library Directory
