Collections and Subscriptions

• E-books: an ever-growing collection of ebook titles from major scientific and commercial publishers in science and technology. Currently, we have over 690,000 titles.
• Journals: over 128,000 scientific journals from major scientific and commercial publishers in science and technology.
• Databases: over 230 scientific databases contain articles, citations, standards, protocols, reports, theses, videos, and images.
• The print collection consists of approximately 9000 titles.
• Magazines & Newspapers:
  • 30 print titles in English and Arabic from Saudi Arabia, UAE, UK, and USA
  • Libby offers online magazines - 85 titles from around the globe
  • PressReader offers 1700+ newspapers from 92 countries in 48 languages
  • We also offer NYT, The Chronicle of Higher Education, The Financial Times, and others for individual use
• Special collections: Red Sea coral collection

Facilities

• Nearly 14,000 square meters of space on three levels.
• Comfortable, attractive seating for 200 people.
• 64 computer workstations throughout the building.
• 13 group study rooms that offer large flat-screen display panels.
• 33-seat computer learning lab equipped with advanced software for various science and engineering subjects.
• Printing and Stationary Shop where users can print, copy or scan documents.
• Exhibit and display areas.
• Faculty Lounge

Services

• Staffed information desk during regular work hours.
• Personal research consultation with a KAUST Science Subject Librarian.
• Scheduled individual, class, or group training on the use of library resources.
• Document delivery.
• Textbook ordering and distribution.
• Reference assistance chat, in person or by e-mail.
• Workshops on information literacy, literature research, reference management, plagiarism, open access, profiling, and many more.