Regrettably the library had been
closed and its contents relocated
to the Faculty library.
The
Library of the archaeology department
had a collection of valuable reference
books in the field of classical
archaeological studies which was
unavailable for public use in general
because of the loss of some, After
several years the department was
thinking to establish a specialized
library containing books mentioned
earlier, and in indeed the Library has
been established as a result of a
collective effort by the secretariat of
the Department of Archaeology and the
encouragement of the Secretary of the
Popular Committee for the Faculty of
Arts.
The
primary goal of the Library was
providing the atmosphere for the
students of the department in terms of
the appropriate place for studying and
review in addition to providing all the
possible books, references and the means
to help them develop knowledge and
increase educational attainment.
The books
and references were provided through the
contribution of the secretariat of the
Department and of outside sources till
it gradually become integrated in terms
of organization and the number of
references and periodicals. The
department thanks all those who
contributed to building this library and
the provision of reference, namely :
1-Center
of Libyan Jihad and Historical in
Tripoli and Benghazi.
2-Garyounis University central library.
3-Al-Dar
Al-Jamahyria for publishing and
distribution Benghazi.
4-National Library of Libya.
5-Department of antiquities - Cyrene
6-The
center of development and management of
the old city of Tripoli.
7-Research Center Green Book Benghazi.
8- The
complete Library of martyr Awad Mustapha
Sadwya.
9-Staff
members and students of the department.
10 - Part
of the library of Ali Salim Latrak Najim.
11-Society of Libyan Studies in London.
12-Dr.
Mohamed Mabrouk Edweb as secretary of
the Popular Committee for the Faculty of
Arts.
13-Students and professors from outside
the department.
The
department library has the leadership in
terms of the quantities of books that it
possesses compared to the College’s
departments’ libraries and it acts as a
support and an extension to the
college’s library providing the
department with appropriate references
in the field of archaeology.
The
library had individual private tables
and collective tables with standard
specification and under suitable reading
lighting with the presentation of some
antiques and photographs of
archaeological sites, moreover, the
library is provided with computer for
the registration and maintenance of
books and servicing all the
correspondence, statements and the
library is on its way to a modern ways
of indexing classification.
In the
interest of the independence the Library
the department has designated a
secretariat to be responsible for all
affairs to serve the students,
researchers and readers.
The
library contains over 1000 books and
this number is increasing because many
new books arrive to the library
frequently.
In
addition to books in the field of
antiquities and history, the library
includes books in the humanities along
with other large numbers of Arab and
foreign periodicals and rare references.
In
recognition of the family of martyr
Awad Mustapha
Sadwya for their contribution
with his full private library, a special
corner has been allocated for these
books.
The
library officially opened on 18 April
2004, where it was commissioned by Dr.
Faraj Alrashdi on the occasion of the
World Day of archaeological sites.
