Welcome Message from the Director of the El Hassan Library
It gives me great pleasure to welcome the visitors of the El Hassan Library and those who surf its website; you are the focus of our interest, and your satisfaction magnifies our joy and happiness.
At the El Hassan Library, we strive to go beyond the traditional and stereotypical role of the university library, and to continuously review its assigned role. In order to keep abreast with the continuous development of the teaching and research process at the University, we are working hard in collaboration with PSUT’s various Schools to accommodate the academic plans and programs and support them with academic materials classified according to their fields of knowledge.
Our desire is that the Library be the heart of the University, beating with knowledge, and for it to extend beyond the boundaries of the place to find its soul wherever one might go in the University. In order to achieve our goal, we are always in need of your constructive suggestions which can lead us to serve you in the best possible manner. We assure you that the staff of the El Hassan Academic Library is ready to serve you by answering your inquiries or holding training workshops about the Library’s services with the aim of helping you to benefit from them to the fullest extent.
Dr. Khaldoun Al-Tarawneh
Director of the El Hassan Library
Mission, Vision, Values and Aims
In its mission, El Hassan Library endeavors to play a major supporting role in the creation of a suitable academic environment where students can achieve the best results in their chosen programs of study. The Library also encourages scientific research and supports the local community by providing various types of information sources, working continuously to enhance its development in collaboration with the users according to their needs and suggestions.
The vision of the Library is to be creative and innovative in making its services and information sources readily available to as wide an audience as possible, in accordance with local and international quality standards.
The Library values are expressed as follows:
- Excellence in its provided services,
- Accountability, clarity and objectivity,
- Entrepreneurship, innovation and excellence,
- Leadership and teamwork.
The aims of the Library can be summarized as follows:
- Providing excellent services that are continuously developed to meet the needs of beneficiaries and their expectations.
- Developing a well-rounded and balanced print and non-print collection.
- Organizing the administrative structure and raising the efficiency and performance of human resources.
- Developing the library quality management to ensure continuous development and excellent services to beneficiaries.
- Support scientific research at the University, as well as the development of strategic partnerships with other universities and institutions.
About The EL HASSAN Library
Princess Sumaya University for Technology Library was established in 1991, when the institution was still a college granting only a BSc in Computer Science. The library was located in the premises of the Royal Scientific Society.
In 2002, the institution’s name changed from Princess Sumaya College for Technology to Princess Sumaya University for Technology, and a new degree program in Computer Engineering was introduced. This change positively reflected on all university departments and services, including its library. As a result, the library was allocated its own independent building and named “El Hassan Library and Media Center”.
El Hassan Library is strategically located, and offers its services through its main and branch libraries that cover a total area of 1260 m2. The library building is considered a model building of collegiate libraries in the Middle East because of its unique internal design and aesthetics, and is well supported by the university to be a leading research library with top quality collections, resources, and services.
El Hassan Library currently has ten (10) full-time employees and offers its services to the entire PSUT student community, faculty members, and administrative staff. El Hassan Library also tries to be actively engaged with members of the local community by making the library and its services available to them during working hours throughout the day, and by providing book donations to schools, associations and public libraries.
The library is open for about 67 hours a week and offers the following services: Lending and recalls, library instruction and guidance, book reserves, photocopying, in addition to the access and use of electronic resources.
The library subscribes to eleven (11) different databases which are accessible through twenty-eight (28) computers available at both libraries, of which (16) are located at the “Electronic Library”, which is part of the branch library. It is fully equipped and serviced with computers, telecommunication devices, and photocopying and printing services.
El Hassan Library has many exchange and book donation programs with various Jordanian, Arab and foreign institutions. It is also a member of the Jordanian Library and Information Association (JLIA), American Library Association (ALA) and the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA). The library also carries out a mutual lending program with the University of Jordan.
Perhaps what best distinguishes the El Hassan Library is that it provides group study rooms, which is not very common in the Arab world. Free internet service is also available.
EL HASSAN Library Main Building:
The Main Library building is located at the back entrance of Princess Sumaya University, near the IT parking lot. The building consists of two floors, with a total space of 660 square meters.
- The first floor houses the printed book collection and reading area, computer stations and circulation desk.
- The second floor houses reading and stuying area, group study rooms and staff offices.
Branch Library:
The Branch Library is located at the Royal Scientific Society (RSS) campus, with a total space of 600 sq m.
- Book and periodicals collections (current and back issues) , reading and studying area.
Electronic Library
Electronic Library is located at D building,
- It includes 16 computer and a printer to support users needs including electronic resources search, printing and other related needs.
Branch library at King Talal School for Business Technology
This branch library is located at King Talal School for Business Technology, it includes:
- Business books collection.
- Fiction collection.
- Two reading areas.
Library Sections
1. Technical Services Section, which carries out the following functions:
- Acquisitions
- Technical Services
- Periodicals
2. Users Services Section, which carries out the following functions:
- Users Services
- Instructions and Training
- Development and marketing
- Electronic services
Regulations
All users should abide by the general library regulations and act accordingly.
Lending Regulations
All employees at Princess Sumaya University and the Royal Scientific Society, whether academic or administrative, in addition to students, are entitled to use the library, provided that they hold a valid PSUT and RSS student or staff ID card.
Loan Periods
Group |
No. of books |
Duration |
Members of: Board of Trustees, academic staff, and full-time lecturers |
15 |
One semester |
Part-time lecturers and lab supervisors |
10 |
One semester |
PSUT and RSS administrative staff |
10 |
2 weeks |
Graduate students |
10 |
One month |
Undergraduate students |
3 |
2 weeks |
Others * See general regulations |
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- Any user who has a history of repeatedly returning books late will have his/her lending privileges suspended.
- Should any user lose a borrowed item, he/she is liable to pay 3X the price of the lost item.
Important Instructions
- Books should be charged out through the circulations desk. All books are secured and any attempt at theft can be detected through the security gate.
- Users should return borrowed books on or before the due date to avoid paying overdue fines.
- Users can ask for a loan extension by calling, emailing or by visiting the library.
- References, periodicals, graduation projects and theses cannot be taken outside the library. These resources are available for in-house use only.
- You can search for books in the online catalogue. Search capability is also available outside campus.
- To know the library's electronic subscriptions, check the Library Webpage, or go directly to the .e-resources link.
- Students are allowed to print up to 150 pages when using library electronic resources.
- Members of the academic staff are allowed to print up to 250 pages from items that do not circulate, taking into consideration copyright law.
- Students are allowed to copy a certain number of pages, in accordance with copyright law.
- The consumption of food and drinks, and smoking is prohibited inside the library. Mobile phones should be turned to silent mode upon entry into the library.
- All users are expected to maintain quiet and order while in the library.
- Users are permitted to take advantage of the group study rooms. Please find regulations of use here, and you can reserve a room by filling out this form.
El Hassan Library Staff
Name |
Position |
Address |
Dr. Khaldoun Al-Tarawneh |
Library Director |
Email: library@psut.edu.jo Tel. Ext.: 5101 |
Dr. Shadi Humaidat |
Head of Technical Services Section |
Email: humaidat@psut.edu.jo Tel. Ext.: 5110 |
Yara Nafe |
Head of Periodicals Services Technical Services Section |
Email:Yara@psut.edu.jo Tel. Ext.: 5103 |
Salsabela Omran |
Librarian - Technical Services Section |
Email: Salsabela.Omran@psut.edu.jo Tel. Ext.: 5104 |
Bayan Abu Sini |
Users Services Librarian |
Email: bayan@psut.edu.jo Tel. Ext.: 5107 |
Nissreen Abu Hussein |
Head of Electronic Services User Services Section |
Email: nissreen@psut.edu.jo Tel. Ext.: 5106 |
May Abu Ajameah |
Head of User Services Section |
Email: m.ajameah@psut.edu.jo Tel. Ext.: 5108 |
Tasneem Al Hattab |
Librarian - User Services Section |
Email: t.hattab@psut.edu.jo Tel, Ext.: 5109 |
Library Phone |
+96265359949 |
Email: elhassanlibrary@psut.edu.jo |