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Location:Oman Collection

The Special Collections are housed in the Oman Room in Room No. 2008 on the second floor of the Main Library.

Collection:

The Special Collections consists of the following: Omani Collection comprising of monographs on Oman or written by Omani nationals; Serials containing regular or irregular publications brought out by various Ministries and Departments of the Government of the Sultanate of Oman; Periodical articles on Oman which appear in Arabic and English periodicals from time to time; Master and Doctoral dissertations on Oman or written by Omani nationals; Geographical and City maps on Oman which are produced by the Directorate of National Survey in Oman and those purchased elsewhere.

The Collection also includes Omani National Standards and a few overseas ones; as well as the College Catalogue Collection which is normally available on microfiche and can be read and printed through microform reader/printers available in the Oman Room. Some College Catalogues on hard copy are also available. For inquiries, please call 1531.

Special Collections Catalogue:

Materials in Special Collections are mostly recorded in the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC). Three publications entitled Special Collections, Oman Collection and Guide to Omani Thesis have also been compiled in both Arabic and English to serve as additional tools in identifying and locating materials in the Special Collections. These publications are also available at the Reference Desk and in the Oman Room.