The AECS's libraries Division of Since its establishment have sought to introduce the various sources of information as well as organize and preserve them and facilitate maximum use of them in order to meet the scientific research needs of the AECS's employees.

Library Sections

Acquisition Section:
Providing the libraries Div. with various sources of information (Books - Reports - Theses - Periodicals - Databases...etc.)

Classification & Indexing Section:
Classification and indexing of publications received into the library (Books – Standards – Reports - Theses & Patents ....etc.) and handing them over to the Computer Section to enter their data into the automatic index.

Loaning & Service Section:
- Facilitating the Loaning of publications
- Arranging publications on shelves and making them easier to access
- Providing assistance in using the automated index and various databases.

Computer Section:
- Entering the publications received from the library
- Maintaining and developing of library catalogs
- Follow up and update the loan database
- Updating the database in the halls and branch libraries

Sub Libraries

- Deir Al-Hajar Library: Nuclear Engineering and Agriculture
- Dobaya Library: Physics
- Dobaya Library : Chemistry
- Homs Library : for the Hydro-Mining Office

Library Collection

- Printed Materials (Journals, Books, Scientific Reports, Articles, Patents, Theses & Standards)

- Databases (CD-ROMs, Internet)

- Microfiche

- Scientific Catalogs (Materials, Equipment, Companies)

- Video Tapes

- AECS's Documents (Delegates Reports…etc.)

Library Services

Loan Service :
- Employees of the AECS are allowed to borrow ten Books for a period of two weeks
- Two types of loan are available: Normal loan and Permanent loan
- The loan can be extended if the item is not requested by another beneficiary
- Reference Books and Periodicals are not loaned outside the library
- Reports and Theses are loaned only in exceptional cases and when more than one copy is available

Reference Assistance Service
Reference services are provided to beneficiaries by the library's specialists

Database Search Service
- There is a possibility to search in many databases through the Internet.


Internet Service
- There is currently 4 devices with an internet connection in the reading room of the central library in addition to internet halls in other centers.

Providing Articles and Loan Exchange Service
- A special form for this service is available in the AECS's libraries Div. and through the AECS's internal network
- Most applications are provide by the British Library
- Books can be borrowed from the British Library
- Some papers are provide by INS liaison officers in other countries

Photography service
- Beneficiaries can request photocopying of Articles from Periodicals or Reference Books available in libraries
- Books that are borrowed are not photographed except in special cases

Ordering & Buying d new publications
- Libraries encourage the request and purchase of new books
- New books arrive approximately few Weeks after order date
- Periodicals Subscription is renewed once a year

Selective Dissemination of information (SDI) Service
- The library provides a service of SDI through its available lot of Databases its had
- Any Researcher can develop a research strategy in his field of interest Through this service in cooperation with the library

Library Publications

The library publishes the following bulletins in electronic form and sends them to the scientists in the AECS via the intranet

- Monthly bibliographical bulletins of New publications accessed to the library

- Annual bibliographic bulletins of all publications from Books, Periodicals, Scientific Reports..etc. received by the AECS's Libraries Div.

Regulation and Standards used

- The Library uses the UDC Decimal Classification System & LCSH subject headings

- Follow Anglo-American Cataloging Rules

- The Library uses the WinISIS & WebISIS to Automation of publications

International Nuclear Information System (INIS)

This system provides a comprehensive informational reference service on the literature related to the field of nuclear science and technology for peaceful uses

INIS secretariat products and services available to members

INIS's website : http://www.iaea.org/inis
The INIS website is the information and news service provided by the INIS Secretariat at the International Atomic Energy Agency, on the scientific production of the peaceful applications of nuclear energy, The database contains about 4.4 million records

Non-Conventional Literature (NCL):
This literature is not commercially available in the market and through publishers (eg: scientific reports, theses, conference papers). It is available as a full-text as a PDF file through the INEES database via Internet