The Stock Room

The stock room, often referred to as the inventory storage area, serves as the central space within the library dedicated to managing and organizing physical collections of books, journals, and other materials. In this essential part of the library infrastructure maintenance of an efficient storage system, and ensuring that items are readily available for circulation or reference is done.

In library stock room, LIS staff engage in tasks such as shelving, organizing, and inventory management (stock-taking) to optimize the accessibility of materials. This area plays a vital role in supporting the overall functioning of the library by providing a systematic and well-maintained storage space for the diverse range of print resources available to library users. Efficient organization within the stock room is crucial for quick retrieval of items when requested by patrons, contributing to a seamless borrowing and return process. 

Organization of the Stock

• Classification Scheme: All books in the stock room are meticulously arranged following a classification scheme adopted – i.e., Dewey Decimal Classification (DDC) scheme. Each subject is assigned a unique shelf-mark for easy identification.
• Locating Print Library Resources: To find a book efficiently, a user can consult the library catalogue using a physical shelf-mark guide at https://mmu.ac.ug/ or the Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) at  Mountains of the Moon University Library catalog
• The remaining shelves accommodate student research reports and dissertations, journals, periodicals, and storage box files for the archives.

Further Assistance: In case of any challenges locating any physical information resource, our user service section staff at the issue desk will be ready to assist you.

Public Health Book Bank

The Faculty of Health Sciences book bank is a vital resource designed to support our students with easy access to some essential textbooks, reference materials, and learning aids. This is done to ensure that every learner, regardless of distance can access both up-to-date print and electronic scholarly resources, and ample reading shelter. The Book Bank therefore plays a key role in improving academic success and promoting equity within Library and Information Services.