UG launches online library service with access to over 65,000 books

By Stabroek News On In Guyana News |
In picture are members of the University of Guyana team who attended the launching of the Univerity’s Online Library Service, Turkeyen Campus. From left is Dr. Marlene Cox, Vice Chanceellor (ag), Mrs. Gwyneth George, University Librarian, Mr. Sheldon Tappin, Assistant Systems Librarian, Mr. Sekhar Mallampati, Manager, Departement of Software Engineering and Ms. Debra Lowe, Deputy Librarian.
In picture are members of the University of Guyana team who attended the launching of the Univerity’s Online Library Service, Turkeyen Campus. From left is Dr. Marlene Cox, Vice Chanceellor (ag), Mrs. Gwyneth George, University Librarian, Mr. Sheldon Tappin, Assistant Systems Librarian, Mr. Sekhar Mallampati, Manager, Departement of Software Engineering and Ms. Debra Lowe, Deputy Librarian.

The University of Guyana yesterday launched its Online Library Service at the Turkeyen Campus to facilitate online access to over 65,000 books for students, staff and members of the public, while access to another 120,000 is expected soon.

A similar programme was launched at the Tain Campus in Berbice last year, where the Online Public Access Catalog (OPAC) service was unveiled as a pilot project for the university’s library services.

According to the Manager of the Department of Software Engineering, Sekhar Mallampati, the service is one of a kind, since the University of Guyana Library is the first library in the Caribbean to