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The College of The Bahamas :: Oakes Field :: P.O. Box N-4912 :: Nassau, The Bahamas :: Tel (242) 302.4300 :: Email cob@cob.edu.bs
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A network of five facilities scattered across New Providence and Grand Bahama, the Library system of The College of The Bahamas is the largest public repository of general information in The Bahamas. As the premier academic library in the country its mission is to deliver quality information resources and services through a variety of means, including state of the art technology, to support the teaching and research needs of The College and the wider community.
The total library holdings comprise around 75,000 volumes in print, electronic and non-print formats. Among the collection are Caribbean dissertations and other regional publications, legal documents, nursing and medical materials, hospitality and tourism resources, periodicals in print, microforms, CD-ROM and online formats, audio visual software, deposit collections from the United Nations, the International Labour Organization, World Health Organization, Pan American Health Organization and IICA. Online databases include EBSCOhost, CARILAW, HeinOnline, Quicklaw, HapI, XREFER, Caribbean Trade and WorldCat. All branches have access to audiovisual and database resources.
The largest collection, general and specialised materials in all disciplines and formats, is housed at the Main Library, located at The College's Oakes Field Campus. The Instructional Media Services Unit is also located within this branch and provides audiovisual software and hardware to support faculty and student instructional activities, as well as administrative functions. The Northern Bahamas Campus Library, at the Northern Bahamas Campus, provides general services, collections and facilities to support instruction and research on a smaller scale than at the Main Library. The collection is primarily in print form but access to the Internet is available and databases and resources in Nassau libraries are accessible online.
The Hilda Bowen Library, located at the Grosvenor Close Campus is the repository for resources and services related to nursing and allied health professions. Deposit collections from the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) are available.
The Law Library located in the Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute Complex supports the L.L.B. programme, a joint initiative between The College of The Bahamas and the University of the West Indies. The collection comprises law reports, digests, statutes and general resources.
The Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute Library, also situated in the Culinary and Hospitality Management Institute Complex, provides resources in the hospitality and culinary areas. The national World Trade Centre was established at this site in 2003.
LIMS also supplies supporting resources for programmes offered at the various Family Island sites either through provision of small reference collections or meeting the needs through interlibrary loans. The Exuma Resource Centre in Georgetown, Exuma has the largest such collection.
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The College of The Bahamas :: Oakes Field :: P.O. Box N-4912 :: Nassau, The Bahamas :: Tel (242) 302.4300 :: Email cob@cob.edu.bs
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