Senior Information Scientist

Introduction

This Guide is a brief introduction to the lay out, organization, contents of the reference Library and documentation centre, and the reader services provided. It gives directions where to find major textbooks and whom to see if you cannot find a reference or when you require further information on a subject. It tells one how to get a reference and briefly describes the book catalogue, which is a key to the centre stock. In stock, we do have Law Reports, HCBs, Journals, Magazines, Seminar Papers, Reports, Unreported cases, Photocopier, computers, Textbooks including Reference books on Law, Law Dictionaries, Laws, Gazettes, Supreme Court Judgments and Rulings from high Courts, News papers, general reference books, Encyclopedias, forms and Precedents and Dictionary.

The Stock: The Center has about 1500 volumes 95% of which are on law. Arrangement of the stock: The center materials are arranged according to a Universal Scheme called Dewey Decimal Classification. A call number is given to each book, which designates its relative position. The numbers for law run from 340-348. Subject arranged textbooks while Journals and reports are alphabetical by titles. Close access system is being used in order to eliminate thefts of materials.

The Catalogue: We do have a print out in book form, which act as a catalogue, for it a key to the center's materials in stock. It is in three entries i.e. Author, Title and Subject. You can get required reference by using any of the above mentioned. Title, Volume, Number, Part and Year could also be used to request for Law Reports and Journal. For example,

1. All England Law Report, Vol. 2, or Part 2, 1967.
2. The East African Law Report Journal, Vol. 3, 1975
3. Court Judgments on the other hand are requested for by the type, number, year and names of the parties involved e.g. Criminal Appeal No. 10 of 1998, Bogere Charles Vs Uganda.

Directory of Information and Special Services

Enquiries: the staff at issue desks may deal with general enquiries such as the availability and location of materials. The SIS/Librarian at your service can deal with specialized ones.

Hours of Opening:
Mondays-Fridays: 8.00am - 5.00pm
Saturdays and Sundays: Closed

Head of Section:
The Senior Information Scientist - Mr. David G. Kiirya.

Newspapers and Magazines: We do subscribe to the New Vision, Monitor, Bukedde, East African,Red Paper, Weekly Observer, BBC focus on Africa, Newsweek Magazine, Economist etc.

New Acquisitions: All new acquisition are duly published on the notice board after they have been processed.

Photocopying: The service is available in the center.

Internet Services facility in place.

Rules and Regulations: Use of the center materials are conditional upon strict observance of rules and regulations. Ignorance of the said rules will not be acceptable as an excuse for their nonobservance.

Silence: This is PARAMOUNT WHEN IN THE DOCUMENTATION CENTER.

1. Users are asked to exercise care in handling D/C & Library materials
2. All users must leave the center if asked to do so and in event of an emergency.
3. All cell phones should be switched off or to "silent ring" when you are in the center.
4. Writing, mutilating and underlining in the books are strictly forbidden.